Mobile Phones

The Samsung Galaxy S III is set to be one of the Android smartphone stars of 2012 with its stunning design and high-end features.

It's based around the spectacular 4.8 inch Super AMOLED HD touch screen, giving you incredible colours, detail, smooth motion and ultra-fast response times.

There's plenty of power under the hood, with a 1.4 GHz quad core processor and the latest Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system.

The Samsung Galaxy S III's 8 megapixel rear camera lets you capture great photos and video - it can even take a burst of 8 shots and choose the best one for you.

The Samsung Galaxy S3 is incredibly in tune with what you're up to thanks to Smart Stay - for as long as you look at the screen, it maintains a bright display and if you want to call someone you've been messaging, simply lift the phone to your ear and it will dial automatically!

If you've been away from your phone, a vibrating nudge lets you know about missed calls or messages.

You can customise your phone by downloading apps from more than 400,00 available at the Android Market.

The Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone responds to your words with S-Voice: you can tell it to wake up, answer, even take a photo. The handy S Beam feature also lets you place 2 Samsung Galaxy S III smartphones back-to-back to wirelessly transfer pictures, music and more.

Useful info:

• 4.8 inch Amoled HD display (720 x 1280)
• 8 Mp rear camera; 1.9 Mp front
• Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich OS
• 1.4 GHz Quad Core processor
• 16GB internal storage, expandable via MicroSD card slot
• Cloud storage: 50GB Dropbox for 2 years
• 1Gb RAM
• WiFi, 3G, Bluetooth
• MP3 player and FM radio
• 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.55 mm
• Weight: 133 g
• Samsung Galaxy S3 smartphone

The Samsung Galaxy S III is set to be one of the Android smartphone stars of 2012 with its stunning design and high-end features.

It's based around the spectacular 4.8 inch Super AMOLED HD touch screen, giving you incredible colours, detail, smooth motion and ultra-fast response times.

There's plenty of power under the hood, with a 1.4 GHz quad core processor and the latest Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system.

The Samsung Galaxy S III's 8 megapixel rear camera lets you capture great photos and video - it can even take a burst of 8 shots and choose the best one for you.

The Samsung Galaxy S3 is incredibly in tune with what you're up to thanks to Smart Stay - for as long as you look at the screen, it maintains a bright display and if you want to call someone you've been messaging, simply lift the phone to your ear and it will dial automatically!

If you've been away from your phone, a vibrating nudge lets you know about missed calls or messages.

You can customise your phone by downloading apps from more than 400,00 available at the Android Market.

The Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone responds to your words with S-Voice: you can tell it to wake up, answer, even take a photo. The handy S Beam feature also lets you place 2 Samsung Galaxy S III smartphones back-to-back to wirelessly transfer pictures, music and more.

Useful info:

• 4.8" Amoled HD display (720 x 1280)
• 8 Mp rear camera; 1.9 Mp front
• Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich OS
• 1.4 GHz Quad Core processor
• 16GB internal storage, expandable via MicroSD card slot
• Cloud storage: 50GB Dropbox for 2 years
• 1Gb RAM
• WiFi, 3G, Bluetooth
• MP3 player and FM radio
• 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.55 mm
• Weight: 133 g
• Samsung Galaxy S3 smartphone

The new Galaxy S 2 smartphone is packed with amazing features as well as giving you access to over 10,00 apps through the Android™ Market a slim and lightweight powerhouse of an Android phone.

Thinner than the original Galaxy S and the iPhone, the new Samsung Galaxy S II is light (only 117g) and packs the latest version of Android (2.3 Gingerbread).

The Galaxy S II boasts a massive 4.27 inch WVGA (480 x 800) Super AMOLED Plus screen display despite being only 9 mm thick, as well as an 8 megapixel camera with LED flash, 1080p full HD video recording and a dual-core processor, with each running at a blistering 1.2Ghz.

The screen is 4.27 inch display gives you impressively bright and vivid colours, plus outstanding contrast, that's superb for both gaming and video watching. And it even manages all this while consuming 18% less energy than the previous display, making it one of the thinnest, longest lasting smartphones available.

Samsung have also made improvements to the user interface, with 4 hubs to help you make the most of your Galaxy S II; Social, your chatting life in one place, Readers, Samsung's new ebook reader area, Game, the easiest way to download and play the best games, and Music, with access to over 12 million tracks.

Useful info:

• 2.3 Android smartphone (Gingerbread)
• 4.3 inch Super AMOLED Plus touch screen display
• 8 megapixel camera with LED flash and video calling
• Dimensions: 66 x 125 x 9 mm
• WiFi, 3G, HSPA, Bluetooth
• 3.5 mm headphone jack
• microUSB slot
• microSD card slot up to 32GB
• GPS with A-GPS support
• Stereo FM radio with RDS
• Colour: White
• Galaxy S II 2 smartphone SIM free

The new Galaxy S 2 smartphone is packed with amazing features as well as giving you access to over 10,00 apps through the Android™ Market a slim and lightweight powerhouse of an Android phone.

Thinner than the original Galaxy S and the iPhone, the new Samsung Galaxy S II is light (only 117g) and packs the latest version of Android (2.3 Gingerbread).

The Galaxy S II boasts a massive 4.27 inch WVGA (480 x 800) Super AMOLED Plus screen display despite being only 9 mm thick, as well as an 8 megapixel camera with LED flash, 1080p full HD video recording and a dual-core processor, with each running at a blistering 1.2Ghz.

The screen is 4.27 inch display gives you impressively bright and vivid colours, plus outstanding contrast, that's superb for both gaming and video watching. And it even manages all this while consuming 18% less energy than the previous display, making it one of the thinnest, longest lasting smartphones available.

Samsung have also made improvements to the user interface, with 4 hubs to help you make the most of your Galaxy S II; Social, your chatting life in one place, Readers, Samsung's new ebook reader area, Game, the easiest way to download and play the best games, and Music, with access to over 12 million tracks.

Useful info:

• 2.3 Android smartphone (Gingerbread)
• 4.3 inch Super AMOLED Plus touch screen display
• 8 megapixel camera with LED flash and video calling
• Dimensions: 66 x 125 x 9 mm
• WiFi, 3G, HSPA, Bluetooth
• 3.5 mm headphone jack
• microUSB slot
• microSD card slot up to 32GB
• GPS with A-GPS support
• Stereo FM radio with RDS
• Colour: Blue
• Galaxy S II 2 smartphone SIM free

Sleek, stylish and lightweight, the new BlackBerry Curve 9360 on Vodafone is a must-have for socially active lives.

Weighing only 99g and just 11mm thick, the BlackBerry Curve 9360 still manages to house a full QWERTY keyboard and the latest BlackBerry 7 OS for powerful graphics, smoother scrolling and improved online browsing.

Keep in touch with friends and family thanks to secure messaging and the ease and accuracy of the classic QWERTY keyboard. Get real-time social alerts even when you're not logged into an app.

Keep loved ones close with BBM and your friends updated with Facebook chat. Use one-click social messaging to share pics, lists and party dates. And merge all your events into one single calendar so you're always in the know.

Tap into the world around you with Near Field Communication (NFC). Use your Smartphone with another NFC-enabled device to do anything from printing a document to buying lunch in a rush.

Other top features from the BlackBerry 9360 include a 5 megapixel camera with flash that lets you capture great footage of all your adventures.

Personalise your BlackBerry Curve 9360 smartphone by downloading apps from the huge range available on the BlackBerry Market and download your favourite tunes from the BlackBerry Music Store.

Useful info:

• BlackBerry 7 OS
• 2.4 inch colour display
• 5MP camera with flash
• Wifi, 3G, Bluetooth
• QWERTY keyboard
• Lightweight: 99g
• Dimensions: 60 x 109 x 11 mm
• Near Field Communications
• BBM
• Colour: Black
• BlackBerry Curve 9360 smartphone on Vodafone

The stunning Xperia Arc S smartphone comes with a superbly powerful 1.4GHz turbo processor and amazing 3D photography.

Throw in the latest Android 2.3 OS, a spectacular 4.2 inch touch screen and a top-of-the-range digital camera – the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S is no ordinary smartphone.

The Xperia Arc S's 8.1 megapixel camera includes an LED flash, face detection and image stabilisation – now you can take stunning shots of all your adventures, while framing and reviewing them through the 4.2" LED-backlit display.

With 3D sweep, you can capture stunning panoramas and show them off on a 3D or HD TV. Record 720p video and watch it on your TV via the mini-HDMI port, which can also be used for gaming on your TV.

The Xperia Arc S features the latest Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS for a superb range of features, fantastic usability and a beautifully smooth experience.

Customise the home screens of your Xperia Arc S smartphone to suit your lifestyle, giving you quick and easy access to the features you love the best. There's more than 100,000 apps to choose from on the Android Marketplace.

Keep all your social networking, including Facebook and Twitter, at your fingertips with the Xperia Arc, so you're always up to date with what's going down.

Useful info:

• 1.4GHz turbo processor
• Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS
• 4.2 inch LED-backlit screen
• Powered by mobile BRAVIA Engine
• 8.1Mp Camera with LED flash and autofocus
• HD video with HDMI out cable
• microSD card slot expandable to 32GB
• Dimensions: 125 x 63 x 8.7 mm
• Sony's 3D Sweep Panorama
• Track ID application
• Quad band phone for worldwide roaming
• WiFi, GPRS, Bluetooth, DNLA
• Colour: Blue
• Xperia Arc S smartphone

The BlackBerry Bold 9900 is a stunningly fast smartphone featuring incredible new Near Field Communications technology.

With a 1.2Ghz processor, 768MB RAM and the latest BlackBerry 7.0 OS, you'll be amazed by how quickly this smartphone can power through any job.

Then there's 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, a fast processor, a 5 megapixel camera and a long-lasting battery - the BlackBerry 9900 is seriously packed with features inside a compact and stylish frame.

The new BlackBerry 7.0 OS and gives you faster, richer web surfing and superbly integrated social networking - while Near Field Communications means you can exchange data or make simple payments with just the press of a button on the Blackberry 9900. Making quick payments via your smartphone is set to undergo massive growth in the next few years - make sure you're ahead of the curve!

The Bold 9900 boasts a smoothly integrated touch-sensitive trackpad and a highly tactile, fretted QWERTY keyboard that makes emailing and texting simplicity itself.

The 5MP camera comes with variable zoom, autofocus, flash and video recording.

If you're using the BlackBerry Bold 9900 to listen to music, the chip slows down so it lasts longer, giving you 38 hours of playback.

With 8GB memory, and the potential to expand this to 32GB via microSD card, there's plenty of storage for your music or videos.

Useful info:

• 1.2Ghz processor
  
• BlackBerry OS 7.0
  
• 2.8 inch TFT display (640 x 480)
  
• Near Field Communications
  
• 5MP digital camera with flash and autofocus
  
• Full QWERTY keyboard
  
• Access to BlackBerry App Market
  
• Weight: 130g
  
• WiFi, 3G, GPS and Bluetooth
  
• Blackberry Maps
  
• BlackBerry Bold 9900 smartphone
  

The Curve 9300 is a sleek new smartphone from BlackBerry, keeping you in touch and up to date wherever you go.

The large, user-friendly QWERTY keyboard makes it easy to type messages, while 3G and WiFi make web browsing and emailing as quick as on your PC. Trackpad. Slim, simplified design. Large, bright, colourful screen.

The BlackBerry Curve 9300 comes with BlackBerry Messenger built-in, giving you instant chat with friends and work colleagues also on a BlackBerry phone.

Other top features include a 2 megapixel camera with video recording, a media player and a rubber finish to keep your mobile phone secure in your hand.

The BlackBerry Curve 9300 has a choice of connectivity options, including Bluetooth 2.0, USB, 3G, EDGE, GPRS and WiFi.

The inclusion of GPS removes any hassles from finding your way to a new client's offices or to a mate's birthday celebration in a restaurant you've never visited before.

Useful info:

• 2.4 inch colour display
• 2 megapixel camera
• Full QWERTY keyboard
• Dedicated media keys
• 3G/ Wi-Fi/ GPS
• microSD card slot
• BlackBerry Messenger for instant messaging
• Weight: 105g
• Standby/talk time: 456 hours/270 minutes
• BlackBerry Curve 9300 smartphone on T-Mobile

An affordable BlackBerry for everyone from Vodafone. The BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone has the WiFi connectivity to keep you in touch with your e-mails while you're on the move.

The 2.6 inch, 320 x 240 pixel screen gives you crisp on-the-go video, images, text, maps and more. Combined with a compact but impressively user-friendly QWERTY keypad and a trackpad, this is the perfect device for mobile e-mailing.

Other top features include a 2 megapixel camera with 5x magnification, an MP3 player and a heavy duty battery.

You can talk to your friends or colleagues using BlackBerry Messenger, AIM, Google Talk, ICQ, Yahoo Messenger or Windows Live Messenger with the apps already on the handset.

The BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone's apps also let you view Word, Excel, PDF and image files on the move.

It weighs just 108g and fits easily in the palm of your hand. With 256MB of flash memory, plus a 2GB micro SD card - with the potential to expand this to 16GB - there's plenty of storage for your music and videos.

The video player supports DivX and XviD, giving flicker-free playback on the high-quality LCD display.

Dedicated media keys make the BlackBerry Curve 8520 incredibly user-friendly, so you can pause the music while you take a call, mute in-coming calls, skip tracks and much more.

Useful info:

• Get amazing apps from Blackberry App World
• Perfect for social networking
• Full QWERTY keyboard
• Instant e-mail
• Dedicated media keys
• Precise and responsive trackpad
• Wide choice of ringtones
• 2MP digital camera with 5x magnification
• Bluetooth
• Weight: 108g
• WiFi support
• Colour: Black
• BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone from Vodafone