Sarah Latour

In the United Kingdom, 02 has already been established as one of the leaders in the mobile phone industry since 2001. At the present, O2 has made a mark in this field by manufacturing their series of stylish and smart XDA phones. Also, o2 mobile, a division of the O2 group that operates across Europe, provides wireless services for businesses and individuals. O2 provides subscription plans and affordable mobile phone packages in the UK.

Here are some interesting statistics about mobile phone usage in the United Kingdom from the recent years that you may want to know. According to a 2003 report by O2, the telecommunications and mobile phone industry has made a great impact on the economy of the UK. Within that year, over £22 billion was added by mobiles to the gross domestic product of the country. As of 2004, O2 has been included within the top 10 mobile service providers in Europe, with more than 13.6 million o2 mobile phonessubscribers.

To date, O2 provides mobile phone services with affordable rates as well as a wide range of nifty and stylish handset models to choose from. Some of their best selling mobile phone brands are the Nokia N95, LG Viewty, and several models of Sony Ericsson Cyber-Shot digital camera phones like the K850. Models from Samsung are also top picks, as well as the Walkman phones offered by Sony Ericsson. Every purchase of O2 mobile phones gives the consumer the privilege of availing of convenient O2 mobile services online and wherever they go.

One of the top rated phones manufactured by O2 is the O2 XDA Stellar, which has 3G connectivity, Bluetooth, as well as Wi-Fi among many excellent features. Other best selling models are the O2 XDA Argon and O2 XDA Orbit. The newest XDA phones are installed with Windows Mobile 6.0 as the operating system, so internet access as well as document viewing for spreadsheets, word files, PDF docs, and power point presentations can be a breeze.

O2 has affordable mobile phone subscription plans for individuals as well as businesses. You can choose from their tariffs with reasonable rates inclusive of free minutes for voice calls and text messages. You may also select services with voicemail and mobile internet access as you wish.

You can get downloads for music, games, applications, as well as updates on news and sports from O2 straight to your mobile phone. Most mobile phones from O2 can also be bought online. If you run out of credits for calls or text messages, you can also top up from their website. Plus, O2 provides excellent customer services for their clients, including insurance for lost or damaged phones, as well as a branch locator to help interested buyers.

David Webster
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The Nokia N96 as everyone knows is the successor of the most successful Nokia mobile phones ever the N95. Being a descendent of a great phone there was a large amount of expectation from the Nokia N96. Unfortunately the Nokia N96 couldn’t keep up the glory of its predecessor.

The time when Nokia Mobile Phones released Nokia N95, it was the giant in the market, and there wasn’t any potential threat to Nokia N95 in design, features or performance but now the things are totally different. The N96 uses Dual ARM 9 264 MHZ CPU which is a slower than that of N95’s CPU. There doesn’t seem to be any valid reason for this downgrade, though on second thoughts it looks like it was done to improve battery life but the battery life is worse than that of N95. No to worry too much the mediocre battery and the CPU don’t affect the performance of the phone. The user interface is very smooth, quick and just maybe some very demanding application or game can show the difference between the performance of the two mobile phones.

The design of N96 has been inherited from the Nokia N81 and is very attractive; the build quality however is not up to the standard of a high end mobile phone. The cheaper plastic employed in Nokia N96 is susceptible to scratches.

The form factor of N96 is dual slide i.e. you can move the top slider either way up and down; pushing the panel upwards will reveal the numeric keypad and pushing it down will reveal the 4 dedicated keys used for music and games.

As far as memory is concerned the Nokia N96 is excellent. It has a large internal memory of 16GB and provides room for further expansion using a micro SD memory card. In short, you can extend the memory of N96 to 32GB. The 2.8 inches screen of N96 is marvellous; It is brilliant even under direct sunlight, no complaints from display section too.

The inbuilt 5 megapixel Carl Zeiss lens camera complemented by powerful dual LED flash captures superb pictures producing a far better quality than the pictures taken by other phones boasting a 5 mega pixel camera. The pictures are excellent in all lighting conditions, this camera can capture even moving objects with great precession. However, the capture button can be difficult to press but it isn’t a major problem.

The Nokia N96 Mobile comes with a good DVB – H tuner, enabling it to receive digital TV broadcasts. Moving on to one of the main entertainment functions of the Nokia N96 – the mp3 play, which does not disappoint with excellent all around sound quality. The loud speakers are placed on the right side, top and bottom of the phone. In landscape mode you can use the kickstand to place the phone on the desk at the best angle for watching TV / video. The loudspeakers will now be on the top left and right of the phone giving a feel of mini television, looks very attractive.

The N96 wasn’t really intended to take the market by storm and turn the world around. Maybe it was meant to quietly update the top multimedia gadget of the house. Almost every phone manufacturer has a good range of mobiles that can challenge Nokia N96 and most of them have Touchscreen, mp3 players and video playback functions. Nokia is not yet concentrating on Touchscreen which is the latest trend in mobile world. Moreover Nokia N96 has a heavy price tag compared to other mobiles with similar functionalities however the Nokia N96 has a great software package that comes in an utterly user-unfriendly shell.

Compare the best deals on Nokia N96 and other Nokia contract phones and Nokia pay as you go phones at ThePhoneNetwork.co.uk

Mike Smith
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Camera phones have metamorphosed the way we see, perceive and recollect the fleeting everyday life. Owing to its portability, compactness and multitasking capabilities, camera phones have gradually overshadowed the utility of the traditional camera. And camera phones these days are not mere imaging devices but have literally evolved into digital studios!

The upward trend in the sales chart of mobile phones with camera capabilities has been simply phenomenal. Brilliant high-resolution display, top notch image management softwares, multitude of sharing options – shutterbugs couldn’t have been more delighted. Just how many bloggers blog about camera phones – news, reviews, rumours, ratings etc – itself would make for some interesting stats.

The figures released by Flickr shows that Camera Mobile Phones from Nokia and Sony Ericsson are the most popular among users and the K750i constantly features as the numero uno. The imaging prowess of the CyberShot K800i from Sony Ericsson has been a visual revelation. Excellent colour saturation, crisp detailing and the inclusion of auto and macro focus have boosted the popularity of the CyberShot Series.

The multimedia heavy N-Series phones from Nokia too are hugely popular. The technological expertise of the N-Series family – the N73 & N93 in particular – gives you comprehensive imaging solutions. The branding with Carl-Zeiss optics was a masterstroke as it has reinforced the brand value of Nokia. Having trailed in the race so far, LG have recently announced their partnership with Schneider-Kreuznach and their forthcoming handsets will feature the German company’s world leading lenses.

Samsung’s SGH-D900, LG’s KG920 and the SL91 from BenQ-Siemens also deserve mention. The Nokia N95 and the LG KG920 sport 5 megapixel cameras and the Samsung SCH-B600 is loaded with a colossal 10 megapixel shooter. The future will see camera phones with incremental technological advancement. Stay alert, shoot sharp.

Bradley Ben
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