The LG GW620 is LG’s first Android Smartphone available on the market. A logical step, as many brands have chosen this relatively young operating system. In the meantime, the Android platform has become indispensible in the mobile communication world. Such an operating system is of course very important. It determines everything. If the phone runs smoothly and quickly, if Flash support is possible, and can applications be developed and installed? These are questions that not everyone thinks about when they make a new purchase, but they certainly help in making a good choice.

• Read our full LG Android review.

Since Sony was founded in 1946, the company has supplied a wide range of electronic devices. Besides BRAVIA TVs, VAIO computers and, of course, the Sony PlayStation game console, Sony has also worked on audio from day one. The Walkman trademark has been marked on portable digital media players for a long time now. Sony offers a number of product lines within the Walkman series: the W-, A-, S, and B-series. Recently, Sony launched a new line: the X-series. The first edition of this line is the Sony Walkman NWZ-X1050.

• Read our full Sony Walkman review.

After a previous collaboration between Samsung and Giorgio Armani, about two years ago with the Samsung P520, the companies have once again joined forces to develop another cell phone together. This time, it is the Samsung Armani 2 B7620 phone. The difference between the previous Samsung Armani and the Armani 2 lies mainly in the functionality. As with other brands, we find the Samsung design phones often have to compromise somewhat when it comes to specifications. However, the Samsung Armani 2 is considered a high-end mobile phone.

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It did not come as a surprise that the first mobile phones equipped with Windows Mobile 6.5 software were HTC phones, since HTC is considered market leader of Windows Mobile Smartphones. The HTC Touch 2 and HTC HD2 are the first HTC models featuring this system. Although several models were already launched onto the market earlier with the ability to download a free update to Windows Mobile 6.5. When it comes to HTC, the design of the menu has greatly improved. We have taken a closer look at the HTC HD2.

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Operating systems play an increasingly more important role when choosing a new mobile phone. Besides the design and the speed, many of its functionalities strongly depend on the phone’s operating system. Nokia always uses Symbian OS for high-end mobile phones. Symbian enables installing applications, and also managing your agenda and email account is easy and straightforward. Besides Symbian, Nokia also uses a further developed Open Source operating system, the Linux-based Maemo. The Nokia N900 is the first phone to make use of this operating system, where it is called Maemo 5.

• Read our full Nokia N900 review.

LG really cares about quality, innovation and design. Recently, we saw the LG Crystal make its appearance, featuring a unique transparent keypad; and now the LG GD910 is being selectively introduced in a growing amount of countries. During the CES 2008, held in Las Vegas, a first version of the LG GD910 could already be admired. With the availability of this phone, making a call by using your watch is no longer a thing you just see in the movies. According to the LG, the GD910 WatchPhone is "more than a prototype with a price tag".

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With the latest top hit, the Nokia N97, still on the store shelves, the Nokia N97 Mini complements the range. Not all that long ago, the Finnish phone manufacturer Nokia launched the first mobile phone with touchscreen onto the market; the Nokia 5800. After testing it, the Nokia 5800 left us with a positive feeling. With the recent launch of the Nokia N97, the first touchscreen phone from the multimedia N series became a fact. Besides this kind of large all-rounder, a smaller version is now available for the enthusiast.

• Read our full Nokia N97 Mini review.

Satmap launched its first product, the Active 10, at the end of 2007. The launch in itself was a good initiative, while there are not that many suppliers for this type of GPS devices, and it is always good to have a bit of a competition. Reading on the Internet about the Active 10, particularly at the time the business was just taking off, we find many complaints, partially correct and partially caused by the greater comfort other devices offer. Gradually through time, the tone of the comments has changed, although this did require several updates and a price cut.

• Read our full Satmap GPS handheld review.

On Wednesday, 19th of November, Sonim proudly presented its new partner concerning the product launch of a new rugged mobile phone. The brand is known for its great reliability, and introduces the phone in collaboration with car manufacturer Land Rover. During an event at Land Rover, which took place in Beesd, the Netherlands, Roy Vervenne, Sonim's General Manager in the Benelux, admitted to be very happy to have Land Rover as its partner. Especially while the car manufacturer Land Rover produces products which are extremely skilled, and are able to function under the very toughest of conditions. In short; a perfect match with the robust mobile phones of Sonim.

High resolution digital cameras are no longer an exception on mobile phones. It started a few years ago with an integrated VGA camera, which we thought to be very innovative at the time. Currently, however, there are phones on the market featuring an 8.0 or even 12.0 Megapixel camera. Yet the difference in quality does not go unnoticed. Whereas all the attention seems to go to the snapshot camera, the video capture function seems to have been pushed into the background a little bit. However, the Samsung HD now changes this, and actually emphasizes a HD video function.

• Read our full Samsung HD review.