By Damian Koh, CNET Asia
27/11/2009
URL: http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/mobilephones/0,39050603,20002149,00.htm

Whenever you're shopping for a cell phone--or any high-tech item, for that matter--it's good to know what products are on the horizon. That way, you won't end up wishing that you'd waited a few weeks for that next-generation model the salesperson conveniently forgot to mention. Thus, we've come up with our handy list of release dates for mobile phones, complete with some of the key specifications and photos.

Bear in mind that manufacturers and service providers usually don't set firm dates for when new models will hit the market. These dates have a tendency to slip and may differ for individual countries. You should also be aware that a handful of other new phones are due to be released over the next few months. As soon as we can write about them, we'll update the list. If you want to be the first to know when it's been revised, sign up for the Mobile Tech newsletter.

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What's hot in November/December 2009

HTC HD2	Nokia X6	Samsung CorbyTXT (B3210)

Phones to lookout for
Here are some of the most anticipated handsets coming your way.

Acer Liquid	BlackBerry Bold 9700	Sony Ericsson Xperia X2

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10	Nokia X3	Samsung Blue Earth

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Model name Availability Specifications LG GW620 Nov 2009 Google Android operating system 3-inch touchscreen Hardware QWERTY keyboard Nokia 3710 fold Nov 2009 (Not available in SG) Quad-band GSM with tri-band WCDMA S40 platform 2.2-inch QVGA display 3.2-megapixel camera with flash A-GPS, Bluetooth 2.5mm audio jack Nokia X6 End-Nov 2009 Quad-band GSM / tri-band WCDMA 3.2-inch 640 x 360 display 32GB onboard memory 5-megapixel camera Onboard Wi-Fi, HSDPA, USB, Bluetooth with A2DP and A-GPS Samsung CorbyTXT (B3210) Nov 2009 Quad-band GSM 2.2-inch screen Physical QWERTY keyboard 2-megapixel camera 3.5mm audio jack Bluetooth stereo Samsung Blue Earth Nov 2009 Built-in solar panel HSDPA, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3-inch 400 x 320-pixel touchscreen 130MB internal memory and microSDHC expansion card slot Onboard pedometer Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness Nov 2009 See-through display Candy-bar form factor

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Model name Availability Specifications HTC HD2 Dec 2009 1GHz Snapdragon processor 448MB RAM / 512MB ROM Quad-band GSM with 7.2Mbps HSDPA and 2Mbps HSUPA Wi-Fi, Bluetooth A2DP, GPS 4.3-inch WVGA touchscreen 3.5mm audio jack 5-megapixel camera with LED flash Nokia X3 Dec 2009 Quad-band GSM 2.2-inch QVGA main display 46MB onboard; microSD card slot 3.2-megapixel camera USB and Bluetooth

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Model name Availability Specifications Samsung I7500 Q4 2009 (only in selected markets) Quad-band GSM with HSDPA and HSUPA Android operating system 3.2-inch 320 x 480-pixel AMOLED display 5-megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, micro-USB and 3.5mm audio jack Built-in 8GB memory with microSD expansion card slot Samsung CorbyPRO (B5310) Q4 2009 Quad-band GSM with HSDPA 2.8-inch QVGA screen Physical slide-out QWERTY keyboard microSD expansion card slot 3.2-megapixel camera 3.5mm audio jack Sony Ericsson C901 GreenHeart Q4 2009 5-megapixel camera with Xenon flash and video light Bluetooth stereo FM radio 2.2-inch QVGA TFT display Memory Stick Micro M2 expansion card slot Quad-band GSM with UMTS/HSDPA Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 Q4 2009 3.2-inch WVGA touchscreen 528MHz processor 512MB ROM / 256MB RAM microSD card slot 3.5mm audio jack 8.1-megapixel camera Windows Mobile 6.5

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Model name Availability Specifications Acer Liquid Jan 2009 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor Android 1.6 operating system 800 x 480-pixel touchscreen 3.5mm audio jack mini-USB connector Samsung Omnia Pro B7610 Mid-Jan 2010 Quad-band GSM with 3.6Mbps HSDPA 3.5-inch 480 x 800-pixel AMOLED display Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional 5-megapixel autofocus camera Bluetooth stereo 800MHz processor Wi-Fi DLNA 1GB onboard memory with microSDHC expansion card slot

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Model name Availability Specifications Nokia 6700 slide Q1 2010 Symbian S60 HSDPA/HSUPA and quad-band GSM 5-megapixel autofocus camera with dual-LED flash 2.2-inch QVGA display microSD expansion card slot Bluetooth Nokia 7230 Q1 2010 Series40 Tri-band WCDMA 2.4-inch QVGA display 3.2-megapixel camera FM radio Samsung Diva Q1 2010 2.8-inch QVGA touchscreen 3.2-megapixel camera FM radio microSD card slot Bluetooth Tri-band GSM Samsung Diva folder Q1 2010 2.2-inch QVGA display 3.2-megapixel camera FM radio microSD card slot Bluetooth Tri-band GSM Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Q1 2010 Android 1.6 8.1-megapixel camera with LED flash Bluetooth stereo Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync Assisted-GPS 1GHz Snapdragon processor 3.5mm audio jack Wi-Fi 4-inch 854 x 480-pixel touchscreen 1GB onboard memory with microSD card slot Quad-band GSM with HSPA

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Model name Availability Specifications BlackBerry Storm 2 TBC 3.25-inch 360 x 480-pixel touchscreen UMTS/HSPA, Quad-band GSM Wi-Fi 3.2-megapixel autofocus camera 256MB flash memory 2GB onboard memory with microSDHC expansion card slot 3.5mm audio jack Bluetooth stereo Built-in GPS BlackBerry OS 5 BlackBerry Bold 9700 TBC 2.44-inch 480 x 360 display Physical QWERTY keyboard Touch-sensitive trackpad Wi-Fi 3.2-megapixel autofocus camera BlackBerry OS 5 Built-in GPS 3.5mm audio jack 256MB flash memory microSDHC expansion card slot UMTS/HSPA, Quad-band GSM i-mate 810-F TBC Capable of withstanding temperatures from -10 degrees to 60 degrees Celsius. 111 x 66 x 15.5mm; 150g Lifetime warranty subject to warranty terms and conditions Full QWERTY keyboard Touchscreen QVGA display GPS Wi-Fi 2.2GB built-in storage Motorola Dext TBC Android 1.5 Quad-band GSM with HSDPA 3.1-inch 320 x 480-pixel touchscreen with QWERTY keyboard 3.5mm audio jack Bluetooth stereo Wi-Fi 5-megapixel camera Assisted-GPS 1GB onboard memory with microSD card slot Motorola Milestone TBC Android 2.0 Quad-band GSM with HSDPA/HSUPA 3.7-inch 854 x 480-pixel touchscreen 3.5mm audio jack Bluetooth stereo Wi-Fi 5-megapixel camera with dual-LED flash Assisted-GPS Nokia N900 TBC (Not available in SG) Quad-band GSM with tri-band WCDMA Maemo 5 operating system 3.5-inch 800 x 480-pixels touchscreen 32GB onboard memory with support for microSD cards up to 16GB 5-megapixel camera with dual LED flash Wi-Fi, Bluetooth stereo, integrated FM transmitter Onboard A-GPS 3.5mm audio jack ARM Cortex-A8 600MHz processor 256MB RAM and 768MB virtual memory Full Flash and AJAX support in Web browser Samsung Galaxy Spica (I5700) TBC Android operating system microSDHC expansion card slot Quad-band GSM with HSDPA Wi-Fi Built-in GPS 3.2-inch 480 x 320-pixel touchscreen 3-megapixel camera 3.5mm audio jack