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Nokia Lumia 710

   Nokia has finally announced about a week ago, in London at Nokia World event, their first Windows Phone 7 devices. There were rumors, waiting, hopes and are here now. One of the Windows smartphones is the Lumia 710  which appears to be designed for instant social and image sharing. The phone has Internet Explorer 9 integrated for a great web browsing experience.

   Most important technical details are:

-- DISPLAY: 3.7-inch TFT capacitive multi-touch 480 x 800 pixels, gorilla glass, ClearBlack screen.

-- CPU:  Qualcomm Snapdragon Scorpion 1.4 GHz dual-core processor.

-- GPU:  Adreno 205

-- MEMORY:  512 GB RAM.

-- STORAGE:  8 GB for internal.

-- CAMERA:  Primary - 5MP auto-focus led flash camera, video recording up to 720p.

-- CONNECTIVITY:  3G, HSDPA, HSUPA, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, micro-USB port, 3.5 mm headphone jack, A-GPS.

-- SENSORS:  Proximity, Ambient Light Sensor, G-Sensor, Digital Compass.

-- BATTERY:  Li-Po 1300 mAh

-- MULTIMEDIA:  touch sensitive buttons.

-- OS:  Windows Phone 7.5 Mango.

-- APPLICATIONS:  Nokia Maps, social networking, Internet Explorer 9, Bing. 

   Being a Windows Phone 7, the Lumia 710 arrives with Microsoft Office suite but does not have a serious customized user interface as some people may have expected. I also believed that the partnership with Microsoft will allow Nokia to design their own UI just like HTC made with Sense for Android and others. For now this is just a Nokia phone with Windows. The start-up screen can be modified and the back covers are interchangeable in different colors. The price for this phone will start around 270 EUR and will be in stores staring with this month.

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Samsung Galaxy Nexus

   Samsung and Google have announced in Hong Kong the first Ice Cream Sandwich smartphone which is the expected Android version released for phones and tablets. The slim Galaxy Nexus looks like a Samsung and has a huge 4.65 inches display with powerful hardware inside. 

   The main competitor for HTC Sensation XL has the below technical specifications:

-- DISPLAY: 4.65-inch Super-AMOLED capacitive touch 720 x 1280 pixels screen.

-- CPU:  ARM Cortex A9 1.2 GHz dual-core processor.

-- MEMORY:  1 GB RAM.

-- STORAGE:  16/32 GB for internal, micro-SD slot.

-- CAMERA:  Primary - 5MP led flash camera, video recording up to 1080p.

Secondary - 1.3 MP, video chat, video calling.

-- CONNECTIVITY:  LTE, 3G, HSDPA, HSUPA, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP, micro-USB port, 3.5 mm headphone jack, A-GPS, DLNA, NFC.

-- SENSORS:  Proximity, Ambient Light Sensor, G-Sensor, Digital Compass.

-- BATTERY:  Li-Po 1750 mAh

-- MULTIMEDIA:  touch sensitive buttons.

-- OS:  Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

-- APPLICATIONS:  Google Apps, social networking. 

   This is the first phone with a HD Super-AMOLED slightly curved screen. The camera is capable of taking panorama pictures and zoom while video recording. In my opinion the screen is too big and the battery is not enough for it.

   The other features are given by the new Android version like new design for icons, the screen can be unlocked using the face recognition, voice typing input, users can drag icons to create a folder or inside a folder. The new Android Beam allows sharing through the NFC technology, calendar and email applications have been redesigned and have improved features. The contacts application is now upgraded and looks about the same with People from Windows Phone 7. Samsung Galaxy Nexus will be available starting with November.

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