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Top 10 phones for January



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6.  Nokia E51    
 
CNET Asia rating: 8 out of 10
The good: Slim, solid design; stainless steel construction; multiple dedicated buttons and shortcut keys; excellent tactility; HSDPA, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth stereo A2DP; generous 130MB of onboard memory; snappy performance.
The bad: Rose Steel version attracts fingerprints easily; preinstalled Quickoffice is read-only version; no front-facing camera for video calls; average image quality.
The bottom line: Simple is good, and that's what the E51 is. It may not have a fancy design, but the E51 excels in nearly all other aspects with a truckload of connectivity features, good performance and attractive price point for an enterprise phone.

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7.  Nokia 6500 classic
 
CNET Asia rating: 7.3 out of 10
The good: Chic design; solid feel; dualband 3G; Bluetooth stereo A2DP; 1GB onboard memory.
The bad: Single micro-USB connector prevents multitasking; not autofocus camera; video calls not possible even with main camera; lacks FM tuner.
The bottom line: The 6500 classic is truly a great-looking model for users who just want a good and simple handset that works.

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8.  Nokia 5610 XpressMusic
 
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The 5610 is a sexy slider handset that comes in red and blue editions. It's a bit larger than the its little brother the 5310 (99mm tall by 49mm wide by 17mm thick; 110g), but it's still small enough to take on the go. It doesn't have the same side-mounted music buttons, but it does have a sliding control above the navigation toggle that activates the music player with one swipe. Also, the camera lens on the 5610's rear face has a flash.

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9.  Nokia 5310 XpressMusic
 
CNET Asia rating: 8.0 out of 10
The good: Slim, chic design; good sound reproduction; onboard 3.5mm audio jack; dedicated music controls; A2DP Bluetooth stereo; microSD card slot; crisp image quality.
The bad: Slow camera performance; average battery life; no 3G/HSDPA.
The bottom line: Despite its less-than-impressive camera performance, the 5310 XpressMusic is still one of the best-equipped music-phones in the market today.

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10.  Sony Ericsson K810i Cyber-shot
 
CNET Asia rating: 7.9 out of 10
The good: Auto-focus and xenon flash on camera; new and improved camera cover.
The bad: Keys are a little too small on the keypad; Web browser could be better; no killer extra features over predecessor.
The bottom line: It's a good camera phone, but it lacks the wow factor of its predecessors. If you already own a K800i then it's not worth upgrading, although others will want to check it out.

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    Talkback
avinashgoks says...
what about a rating of the best PDAs

Feb 22, 2008 19:43
 
 
damiankoh says...
The list for top 5 pda-phones is coming right up next week :)

Feb 23, 2008 00:01
 
 
FishSM says...
What's going on around here... It's like Ericsson and Nokia world only...

Feb 24, 2008 12:33
 
 
damiankoh says...
Well, we don't decide the results of the monthly Top 10 lists.. The ranking you see here is based on readership as well as data collected from retail outlets (Mobile Square and WhyMobile) and the major mobile operators in Singapore..

Feb 25, 2008 15:02
 
 
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