LG KF600

SPECIFICATIONS:

Navigation pad works like a charm
Handwriting recognition works great
Camera quality is quite good

FEATURES:

The design of the handset is cute. This sleek slider is smooth, sexy and though it's a bit heavy at 107g, that’s no bad thing. It provides a comfortable feel with a slight macho touch. It has a superb 2 inch display with a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels and 256K colors. The unique feature with this phone is the lower touch-sensitive 1.4 inch display that sports the same resolution and color.

Instead of using normal navigation systems like most handsets, LG has gone with a touch-sensitive (with Haptics) virtual interface for navigation and accessing various options. It's called the InteractPad. The first handset to have a feature like this was Samsung’s U900 Soul, though that's not as vibrant.

While navigation option much better, which may take a bit of getting used to if you have fat fingers, I’m tempted to toy with the idea of LG bestowing the KF600 with a full-length display. It would increase the size of the viewing space. The bottom portion could still be made touch-sensitive. Then again, would the handset be able to support that technology? Hmm... maybe, maybe not. All told, the InteractPad is a very intuitive system and works with virtually no hitches.

On one side of the handset is a proprietary USB/handsfree/charging port. Under that is a dedicated camera key that can also be used to unlock the navigation pad. A music player shortcut key is located on the other side, just below the volume/zoom keys. The most disappointing thing with the design is the lack of a hot-swap slot for the microSD card, though oddly enough it has one for the SIM. There’s also a stylus that can be attached to the handset via a string and, like the Viewty’s, this one too looks rather like a lipstick.

HTC Touch Diamond mobile

specifications:

Faster than earlier Touch phones
TouchFLO is snazzy and functional
Plenty of great features
3.2MP autofocus camera

Battery life needs to be improved
Some more RAM would be nice
No expandable memory slot

features:

The interface is refreshingly new and chic. The phone is one of the thinnest in the Touch stable, and will hence appeal to the style-conscious. It’s important to keep in mind that the Diamond has an internal memory of 4GB, which really works to its advantage.
At 102 x 51 x 11.5 mm, this phone has shed a lot of bulk, and is easily the lightest Windows Mobile phone in the market at 110g. The front comprises the 2.8-inch touchscreen with the lower band housing the four function keys and the navigation button.
Though not raised, the buttons are not touch-sensitive. Having no clutter to bother with, the buttons work as they should, even if the nav-pad can be a bit off. Without nails, you might just end up hitting the Cancel or Call button.
The earphone jack, USB and the charging slot can be found at the bottom. The socket housing the stylus has accommodated a refreshing change with the inclusion of a mild magnetic effect, to ensure that your stylus doesn’t fall off.