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In the spirit of famed touch-phones such as the Apple iPhone and LG Prada comes Samsung's latest: the F490. At 11.9 mm, it's thin, but manages to pack an good array of features into that slim body.

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Still, there's support for HSDPA 2100, microSD expandable memory (130 MB onboard), Bluetooth 2.0 (A2DP supported), and of course, that touch-screen.

The best part of the Samsung F490, however, might just be the battery: even with a tiny 880 mAh capacity, it still manages to crank out (up to) 6 hours of talk time.

But on a phone like this (and at this price point!), we'd like to see an actual OS, GPS, and WLAN.]]> tag:www.phonematchup.com,2008://1.41 2008-05-26T14:20:59Z 2008-05-26T14:20:59Z

What's the best way to sell a $1700 cell phone? Exclusivity. And the Nokia 8800 Sapphire Arte oozes exclusive like that pile of green goo in Ghostbusters.

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But these are just the little touches that add to the exclusivity. Gadget freaks will more likely appreciate the inclusion of 3G, 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus, and 1 gigabyte of internal memory. Alas, battery life is a mere 3 hours even with a high-powered 1000 mAh battery.]]> tag:www.phonematchup.com,2008://1.40 2008-05-26T14:20:59Z 2008-05-26T14:20:59Z

Sony Ericsson's Walkman series of phones have always been right smack in the middle of the midrange market. The W380i is no exception, but it does introduce some novel features.

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And now the fun parts: the W380i includes "Gesture Control" - Sony Ericsson's term for a feature that recognizes hand movement. In plain English, that means that with a wave of the hand, you can switch to Silent mode, or snooze the alarm clock.

There's also an OLED display that's built into the external flip - a nice touch of class. And finally, we have the TrackID application, which lets you identify a song by its audio - whether it's from the car radio or your own inner Britney Spears.]]> tag:www.phonematchup.com,2008://1.39 2008-05-26T14:20:59Z 2008-05-26T14:20:59Z

You'd think the Nokia 7900 was part of Nokia's L'amour fashion line of uber-cool devices, but it's not.

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The Vertu Ascent doesn't have a camera. It doesn't have a browser. Connectivity is practically nil. Did we mention it also retails for $3850?

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How do you go about improving a thin touch-screen smartphone? If HTC's Touch Dual is anything to go by, the answer would be "transform it into a slider and throw in a QWERTY keyboard."

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Even though Samsung was one of the first players in the slide phone arena, it never delivered that "hit" slider that rocked the industry much like LG's Chocolate or Nokia's N95.

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It may look like a slider, but don't be fooled: HTC's Touch Cruise is a high-end candy bar with a touch-screen that replaces the keypad, a la LG's Prada or Apple's iPhone.

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Since the release of the N95, Nokia has continually one-upped itself with newer, more technologically advanced phones - the N95 NAM, N95 8GB, and now - the N82.

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At the forefront of Nokia's late-2007/early-2008 line of high-tech phones is the Nokia N81.

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