The Nokia 5230 is a sleek, stylish phone for the fashion conscious consumer It’s a colourful phone with the necessities you want and need in a mobile phone

If you are a real “girly girl” and you’re looking for a phone that is frivolous and fashionable with fun features and functions, then the Samsung Diva is just the phone for you It looks good but doesn’t have too much gadgetry

Nokia has once again come up with a slim and attractive design feature phone Phone users, regardless of gender, age and class, will find that Nokia 7230 suits their everyday needs

If you are looking for an affordable little phone with a bright, vibrant touchscreen, then the Acer beTouch E200 might be the phone for you This impressive phone is built for durability and looks and looks more expensive than it is

The current market isn’t too impressive, with a sense of monotony in the phones that are on offer In the current day and age, it seems that they all have touch screens

Also known as the Motorola CLIQ (in the USA), this frumpy-looking little mobile phone with its plain, grey appearance and rounded corners is actually better than it looks It’s an Android smartphone with a slide out QWERTY keyboard which is powerful, responsive, and will suit those whose social integration ranks high in importance in their daily lives

The HTC Pure was one of the first phones in HTC’s fleet to receive the Windows Mobile 65 treatment when it was released in October

RATING: 4/5 – It is fair to say that we like the sound of the Elm, but cannot give it full marks until we get to grips with the handset It really is something different and it pleases us to see that massive companies (like Sony Ericsson) are willing to take risks that the consumer market may brutally reject, especially when these chances are taken in a bid at improved sustainability

Available only with Vodafone from around £35 per month (this is for a 2-year contract), the Samsung H1 handset has been specially built around Vodafone 360 Designed to be a Contact-Centric Connectivity aid, the H1 handset has a completely different approach to how mobile phones work

Despite a few minor setbacks, this phone is definitely worth the money overall The media applications are undeniably impressive, and the glossy finish is one to admire

The HTC Touch HD2 was announced in October 2009 and released just a month later in November For the hefty price tag of £500 (or - five new wheels for your car) the HD2 is undoubtedly the best Windows Mobile in existence and will drive you anywhere you want to go

With each new mobile that rears its shiny head on the marketplace today, it seems as though we are drifting away from phone calls and voicemails and more towards mobile features that interact with online applications As these features grow more popular, mobiles are becoming compatible with all sorts of convenient programs, whether it’s accessing Google Maps to help us navigate through an unfamiliar area or automatically uploading the picture you just took with your phone onto your Flickr account

Announced in August and Released in November 2009, the latest in the Nokia family of Internet Tablets is sure to please those who longed for cellular GSM ability in their QWERTY handsets It still bears the same no-nonsense Nokia appearance, any colour, so long as you like black, but in overall impression it still looks sleek and professional

Following on from the high end N97 announced earlier, Nokia have produced the N97 Mini - a smaller, lighter version of the N97 with less internal memory, smaller display and battery, at a not-much-smaller price Nokia appears to be focusing on optimisation with this series of phones rather than announcing new features

For a beginner - the computer giant Acer is already showing its ability in the mobile phone market Just one step behind the Toshiba TG1, the Acer neoTouch S200 (announced under the codename of F1) trots the world using it’s whomping 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor

If you have an Acer PC under your desk, you will look upon the first ever mobile phone (released April 2009) offering by the computer giant with more than a little interest At first glance it very like the E-TEN (which Acer recently bought) smartphone, leading to thoughts that Acer has simply bought the company for the purposes of rebranding a product and making an entrance into the mobile phone arena As first entry the Acer DX900 is not a bad handset, offering good features as well as duel SIM capability

Sprint is currently offering a limited service of 4G to some states in the USA The past few years have seen the technological development that surrounds mobile phones propel to new levels New features have been introduced that have since become standard and include faster Internet connectivity, email services, social-networking and the opportunity for your mobile phone to double up as a camera, a music player or both

Touch screens, touch screens, touch screens

…And from the RIM stable, along comes the Blueberry Bold 9700 - hot on the heels of the Tour (which it definitely relates to) - heading it’s way to ergonomic excellence and surfing on the go Announced only in October, RIM does not waste any time getting the latest models onto the market - in this handset’s case - it was scarcely a month later, in November of 2009

If conserving your battery life and skimping on your handset use is important to you, then the Nokia N97 could possibly the answer to your needs The fantastic battery backup allows talk time of up to 9 h30 min (2G) and up to 6 h (3G)

The Supernova series that Nokia has released over the past few years has been met with a variety of reactions from mobile phone reviewers, with the most prevalent feeling being one of disappointment Well, the Nokia 7510 Supernova is the latest model and it appears at first glance that Nokia has learned from its mistakes

The Nokia 6260 Slide is one of the latest additions to the Nokia mobile phone handset family and also one of the most modern Nokia has a reputation for keeping up with technology but sometimes not as quickly as its competitors and often at the expense of other features that mobile phone users demand

Behind all of their market competitors they may be but Nokia have now introduced their very first touch screen phone It has been a long time in coming but by all accounts it has been worth waiting for

The one thing that most Sony Ericsson phones have in abundance is good looks No matter what lies beneath the surface, they all tend to have unique and beautiful appearances that can enhance the style factor of everyone using them

Sony Ericsson is known the world over for their amazingly functional and stylish mobile phones It is easy to see why when you take a look at some of the handsets that they have produced over the years and one of their latest additions to the Walkman range can be added to that illustrious list

Every time a new mobile phone handset is released into the public domain, its features seem to get bigger and better than ever before With technology advancing at a rapid rate, it is difficult to think of how the next phone might top the last

Nokia is undoubtedly one of the most popular mobile phone manufacturers out there today, although it is fair to say that it has produced just as many misses as hits in the last few years However, their latest offering is out to redress the balance in favour of the hits and, if all the reports are to be believed, the Nokia N85 does just that

The CyberShot range of mobile phones was undoubtedly a stroke of genius from some Sony Ericsson designer but it may have surprised the leader of the mobile phone world in relation to just how successful the range would actually be As with every range, there is a phone to suit every budget and if you are on the lower end of the affordability scale then the latest offering may well be your handset of choice

Samsung is one of the premier mobile phone manufacturers and providers out there at the moment as a direct result of their willingness to listen to their customers When the Tocco was originally released, there were a few complaints about various elements of the handset

The iPhone is the one model of mobile phone that has essentially took the world by storm As soon as it was launched, it flew off the shelves because everyone wanted one and the hype about the new and improved Apple iPhone 3GS has seemed to reach new and unprecedented levels

As a competitor to the Nokia 6600 Slide or the Samsung Soul, the Sony Ericsson C510 (Released Feb 2009) holds its own and is one of the best in its price range With 3G HSDPA internet access, the C510 puts Sony Ericsson back on track when to comes to delivering a phone of decent reliability and features for the price

Weighing in at only 98g, the Sony Ericsson W705 (released October 2008) is suitable for the person who likes to go out to do their exercising - only don’t get lost when you’re out and about, as the phone does not have GPS It does have a lot else to offer though, and for a price tag of around £270 (or free with some networks) you could own a phone which has good function and which - dare we say it - good looks as well

From the grand-master company of mobile phones comes the Nokia N85 (announced August 2008) - a member of the N series multimedia mini-computers specifically designed for “sharing, gaming and connecting” - created to set new standards for mobile entertainment Described by Juha-Pekka Sipponen, (Director, Nokia Series Finland) as “created to be more than the sum of its parts, offering a complete mobile entertainment package designed for connecting, sharing and discovering

If a music phone with touch screen is what you are after, then the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic will probably be near the top of your list, depending on the price you are prepared to pay for this facility Typically priced at £350 (SIM-free), the XpressMusic is an expensive little box with an absolutely average Nokia exterior and a sometimes unresponsive touch screen which on occasion requires a stylus to function accurately

Hot on the heels of the Nokia 6600 comes the Nokia 6260 Slider This is a very up-market little phone with similar features to the Nokia N95

At the price of a brand new high-end gaming PC, or a blade-server capable of running a whole department - the Apple iPhone 3GS has a lot to live up to Even when forming part of a contract, the 3GS comes in at a whopping £190 (upfront) for the 16GB model, and nearly £280 for the 32GB

Nokia's first entry in the touch-screen phone market holds promise, but has a ways to go before it can truly compete with the industry giant, Apple's iPhone It's a gorgeous phone with a fairly rich set of features, but again, not when compared with iPhone

The LG GT500, also known as the Puccini, is a mobile that has a little something for everyone While it’s not as flashy some of the other big name phones on the market today, its feature-packed camera, speedy internet connection, and large touch screen are all well-loved characteristics that will make it a highly enjoyable phone for many

The HTC T-Mobile G1 is a dinky little phone Despite the ugly (for some) little lip on the front, and its weight, this is a compact, sturdy little social assistant that is sure to please the person who spends a lot of time surfing the web as part of their social scene

It appears that the mobile manufacturers and mobile service providers are finally paying attention to the end user - we are now able to buy the ultimate (for some) in smart phones as a SIM free version, with no need to sign up to lengthy contracts Given a choice, this is the phone that many of us would prefer to own, it has top quality features which are very suitable to the business person desiring a compact Smartphone

As always - Samsung has produced a beautiful looking phone with a smooth-action slider Housed in a brushed metal casing, this mobile oozes classical elegance in a very neat format

The HTC Touch Diamond 2 is an upgraded version of the HTS Touch Diamond Weighing in at 117 grams, it measures 108mm x 53mm x 14mm, and includes a large WVGA LCD screen measuring 81mm which displays 65,000 colours at a maximum resolution of 450 x 800 pixels

From the LG stable - in conjunction with Prada - emerges the LG KF900 Prada II - a mobile phone which reeks of fashion and stylishness Also known as the LG Prada 2, this sleek, black mobile phone offers a variety of features to the phone user with a sense of chic

The BlackBerry 8900 is the successor to the BlackBerry 83xx series Despite retaining a full-QWERTY keyboard, it is slightly slimmer, but otherwise the same size and weight as the 83xx,

From Taiwan comes the HTC Magic - and at first glance it appears that this phone is a bit of a misnomer While everyone coos and aahs about the Apple iPhone, the HTC Magic quietly goes about its business - that for which it was designed, and which it performs with impeccable ability and seamless ease

Regarded as one of the best value for money phones available, the LG KC780 Reina is very useful for the Euro-traveller This is a tri-band phone, so using it in the States is out of the question

The LG KP500 is a cute phone with a cute name Despite its low price, it has a wide assortment of goodies that are sure to delight and impress

Samsung F400 Opus is a wonderful phone for music lovers of all sorts However, this mobile is not just a music phone—with a speedy internet connection, an awesome camera, and lots of memory, it has features that will satisfy everyone

LG is one of the most forward thinking mobile phone manufacturers on the market today Never a company to stand in the background, they have always been prepared to take chances in order to design the biggest and best mobile phone out there year after year

Sony Ericsson is well known for the fantastic array of mobile phone handsets that it introduced to the market over the last decade or so Of all the phones though, the Walkman range is arguably the most ground breaking