The latest thin phones are so ultra-thin that it's hard to see how they can be so loaded with all the features we have come to expect from mobiles. But thin is the trend for cell phones, with Motorola and Samsung taking the early lead.
Which Is Thinner - Your Cell Phone Or Your Cedit Card?
When your cell phone begins to look more like your credit card in size, it gets your attention. Never mind that your cell phone and your credit card may very well be one and the same thing in future; but that's another matter for another trend - see Tickets & Coupons By Cell Phone. One thing is clear about thin cell phone trends - big things come in small packages.
The SGH-t519 Trace Phone is Samsung's latest thin phone. Overall, the new slim phones by Samsung average slightly less than half-inch thick, addressing consumers' desire for thinner handset designs without sacrificing advanced multimedia features.
Samsung t509 Cell Phone
It's so thin that it fits easily in the coin pocket of a purse or pair of jeans. Yet the eye-catching Samsung t509 comes packed with premium multimedia features. To be exact, the Samsung t509 is 9.8 mm slim. Thin is definitely in. [more...]
Samsung t809 Cell Phone
The t809's sleek, flat design and large, full-color screen evokes the look and feel of high-end plasma televisions, according to Samsung. The 0.58-inch thin slider phone, available through T-Mobile, features a 1.3 megapixel camera/camcorder, Bluetooth wireless technology, an MP3 player with external stereo speakers support, 70MB of internal memory and a flash memory card. [more...]
Samsung A900 Cell Phone
Samsung's A900 thin phone is made of lightweight, industrial magnesium. Marketed by Sprint as the MM-A900, the multi-media thin phone allows full-music track downloads over the air. The A900 also features a 1.3 megapixel camera, camcorder with a flash and zoom, pictBridge-enabled printing, Bluetooth wireless technology and phone-as-modem functionality. [more...]
Samsung d807 Cell Phone
Samsung's d807 slim slider-designed multimedia phone gives users the flexibility to travel internationally with GSM quad-band networks. Featuring a 1.3 megapixel camera with a flash, an MP3 player, and a memory slot that provides up to 512MB of storage, users can easily access their digital music and imaging files.
As it drives towards seamless mobility, Motorola seems to have cornered the market for trendy thin phones. And as the race tightens, Motorola's latest slim phones continue to help define the thin standard - thanks to multiple releases of the original razor RAZR phone and the newer sliver SLVR phone. Motorola has also announced plans for a new range of slim phones dubbed SCPL for Scalpel.
Motorola SLVR Cell Phone
With release of the SLVR L7 phone, Motorola has taken another crack at a music phone loaded with iTunes. This newest of the thin phones by Motorola is available at Cingular Wireless. [Ultra-Thin Motorola SLVR Plays iTunes]
Motorola RAZR V3 Cell Phone
The Motorola RAZR V3 is perhaps one of the most elegant phones ever designed. CNET's review calls this phone "more than just a pretty face." RAZR was the first out of the chute for ultra-thin phones, and is still - by most accounts - the one to beat. [more...]
For the European market, the Samsung Z510 and the Z540 are the thinnest 3G phones. Each features a 1.3 megapixel camera, 4X digital zoom, video telephony and messaging and real-time streaming video.
The Z510 includes an MP3 player, while the Samsung Z540 features 150MB of internal memory, Bluetooth wireless technology and USB connectivity.
Another made-for-Europe Samsung model is the P300 multimedia phone. Nicknamed "The Card" for its credit card-style form factor, the P300 is 0.35 inches thin and features a 1.3 megapixel camera with a flash, a music player and advanced video recording capabilities.