T-Mobile USA will release Motorola W450 sometime this fall. Though official announcement has not been released yet, the handset has recently been spotted in live images on the TmoNews forums.
Motorola W450 might also be named MotoACTV or Motorola W6 by T-Mobile.
According to the new leaked images, the new W450 will come in two color versions: orange and yellow.
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LG SV300 Wine should be released on October 3 by Bell Mobility, the second largest carrier in Canada.
Available in South Korea since last year, the SV300 clamshell brings the following features: a 2.2 inch TFT internal display with 260K colors and 240 x 320 pixels, a smaller external screen, a 1.3 Megapixel camera with video recording, Music player, SMS and MMS capabilities, Bluetooth, 45MB of internal memory, an 830 mAh battery that should provide up to 3 hours of talk-time or up to 200 hours of stand-by time and a range of basic features, such as, world clock, alarm clock, calendar, calculator, notebook.
According to Mobile in Canada, LG SV300 Wine costs for 79.95 CAD (75 USD) with a three-year contract agreement, or for 279.95 CAD (262 USD) free of any contract across the North American country.
The SV300 Wine weighs 93 grams and, when not open, it measures 99 x 49 x 16.2 millimeters.
BlackBerry Pearl 8220 (aka BlackBerry KickStart) will apparently be more expensive than initially rumored. According to recently leaked images at CrackBerry, Rogers Wireless, seems to have set the price of Pearl 8220 to $149.99 with a contract agreement for three years.
However, the new price is not confirmed by the Canada’s largest mobile carrier.
Being the first ever clamshell smartphone created by Research in Motion, the Pearl 8220 smartphone brings an internal display with 240 x 320 pixel, a external screen with 128 x 160 pixel, a SureType QWERTY keypad, a 2 Megapixel camera with flash, trackball navigation, a 3.5mm headset jack, 80MB of internal memory and a new BlackBerry OS.
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Motorola W6, a new entry-level clamshell, will soon be released via the T-Mobile USA. According to CellPhoneSignal, the new W6 might be available on September 3 under the name MotoACTV.
Unveiled by Motorola back in July, the MotoACTV should bring the following features: external and internal displays (of unknown sizes and resolutions), a 1.3 Megapixel camera with video recording and 8x digital zoom, CrystalTalk technology for a clear audio experience, Music player, GSM / GPRS / EDGE connectivity, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, Instant Messaging, MyFaves, speakerphone, SMS, microSD card support for up to 2GB and a battery can provide up to 6.5 hours of talk-time or up to 350 hours of stand-by time.
For the moment, the price of the Motorola W6 (MotoACTV) has not been unveilded yet.
Motorola Rapture VU30 should be soon released by Verizon in the US. Though the new handset has not been announced yet, some live images have appeared at PhoneArena.
Coming in a clamshell form factor, the Rapture VU30 is a phone that looks nice and should bring internal GPS, a 2 Megapixel camera, Bluetooth and so on.
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Motorola Blaze ZN4 should be soon released by Verizon in the US. Though the new handset has not been announced yet, some live images have appeared at PhoneArena.
Coming in a clamshell form factor, the Blaze ZN4 should bring CDMA EV-DO connectivity as well as a set of mid to high-end features: built-in GPS, full HTML browser, advanced media capabilities and a 2 Megapixel camera.
The clamshell sports a semi-transparent flip cover that protects its internal display, which is not an ordinary one, as it’s touch-enabled, representing the only way that users can interact with the handset’s functions (thus the Blaze is a keypad-less device).
There are no details about Motorola Blaze ZN4’s price and exact release date for the moment.
Sony Ericsson TM506, a new elegant clamshell, was officially presented recently. The handset will be sold only in the States and exclusively via T-Mobile.
Sony Ericsson TM506 is a mid-end handset, it brings the following features: tri-band GSM connectivity (850 / 1800 / 1900 MHz) with GPRS and EDGE, UMTS/HSDPA 2100 MHz and AWS 1700/2100 MHz connectivity, internal GPS, TeleNav Navigator, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, myFaves version 1.5, Music and Video players, a 2 Megapixel camera, Mobile Backup, RSS Feeds, expandable memory and a battery that can provide up to 9.5 hours of GSM talk-time, up to 3.5 hours of UMTS talk-time, or up to 250 hours of stand-by time.
The new TM506 clamshell weighs 3.4 ounces (96 grams) and, when not flipped, it measures 3.7 x 1.9 x 0.69 inches (94 x 48 x 17.5 millimeters).
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Motorola VE20 (or MOTORAZR VE20), a new mid to low-end clamshell, is now available from Sprint.
Weighing 3.5 ounces and measuring 3.9 x 2.0 x 0.6 inches, the new VE20 brings the following features: a 2.2 inch LCD internal screen with 262K colors, a 1.6 inch CSTN external display with 65K colors and 120 x 60 pixels, Music player with touch-sensitive dedicated keys, built-in GPS, stereo Bluetooth, a 2 Megapixel camera (with video), Sprint TV, Sprint Radio, Sprint Music Store, Sprint email and Web capabilities, NFL Mobile Live, a 256MB memory card and a 910 mAh battery that should be able to provide up to 4 hours of talk-time.
Motorola VE20 costs $99.99, with a contract agreement for two years. The retail price is $329.99.
Sanyo Katana Eclipse, a new mid to low-end clamshell, is now available from Sprint.
Presented as a multimedia phone, the new Katana Eclipse comes with “40 different lighting effects,” including pulse, echo, blink and multi-color patterns. These can be assigned to messages, incoming calls, playing music and various alerts.
It also brings the following features: a 2 inch TFT internal display with 176 x 220 pixels and 65K colors, a 1-inch external display, a 1.3 Megapixel camera with video recording, internal GPS, Bluetooth, Sprint TV, Sprint Music Store, Sprint Radio, Web and email capabilities, speakerphone, expandable memory and an 840 mAh battery said to last up to 4.6 hours in talk-time mode.
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Sony Ericsson W980 has been recently awarded by the European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) as the “European music phone”.
The W980 clamshell has been available on the European market since July. It seems to be the best Walkman phone ever released by Sony Ericsson.
The Walkman phone packs 8GB of internal memory, which allows users to store all their favorite music. And it features high-end sound quality, Walkman Player with shake control, TrackID, FM radio with RDS, FM transmitter, dedicated external music controls, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, NetFront browser, IM, email and a 3 Megapixel camera.
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