Versace Unique ; touch and fashion

Yet another fashion brand joined the luxury mobile phones bandwagon today. Versace announced their Unique touch-driven phone, which was developed in cooperation with ModeLabs Group and LG.

The face of the hand-crafted (did you really expect something else?) Versace Unique is constructed from ceramic or handmade lacquers, while the frame options include 18K yellow gold finish or 316L grade stainless steel inlay.

The leather back is embossed with the all too familiar Medusa head logo. The Versace Unique sapphire crystal screen is the largest single piece of this high-tech material ever produced for consumers. Scratch-resistant and all, it should provide the ultimate protection for the Unique 3-inch touchscreen of yet unknown resolution.

The other features of the Versace Unique, which geeks might find interesting are its 5 megapixel camera and 3G support. The (probably ridiculously overpriced) handset will start shipping next month.

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Samsung Champ C3300K

Samsung isn't letting high end gadgets like the Galaxy S to go to their heads. The newly announced Samsung C3300K Champ will bring affordable touchscreen experience to developing markets and Samsung hopes it will become as popular as one of their bestsellers - the Samsung S5230 Star.

The Samsung C3300K Champ takes the Corby formula and simplifies it even further. The Champ is relatively compact and has a 2.4" QVGA resistive touchscreen - marginally smaller than the one on the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 mini. The phone runs TouchWiz Lite, which features a homescreen with widgets arranged in a 3x3 grid.

The Samsung C3300 Champ is an affordable touch phone

Another part that seems integral to the TouchWiz experience lately is the social networking integration, so it's included in the Samsung C3300K Champ UI too along with Samsung Apps integration and Java support.

The Samsung C3300K Champ packs a 1000mAh battery, which is enough for 666 hours of standby and 12 hours of talk time. The durable battery will last hours of multimedia playback - radio or music, with 3D sound effects through the stereo speakers.

A microSD card slot for cards up to 8GB and a 3.5mm audio jack complement the multimedia features of the Champ.

The Samsung C3300 Champ is goot at playing music

As far as connectivity is concerned, the C3300K Champ offers the necessary basics - quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, Bluetooth 2.1 and USB. It also features a 1.3MP camera, which can also record QCIF videos at 15fps.

The Samsung C3300K Champ will launch in June and it will be available in Middle East, Latin America, Asia and Europe. The Champ will come in deep black, espresso brown, sweet pink or chic white color versions. There's no mention of price though, besides it being "affordable".

LG Panther Shows Up again

Another good picture of the WP7-powered LG Panther surfaced today. It shows nothing new, but finally get an image under some proper lighting.

The phone date points 12 May, which means this LG Panther is as close to the final version as it gets at this stage. The design of the keys below the display has slightly changed over the previously leaked hands-on materials. The Panther meets the WP7 Chassis 2 specs requirements and will pack a sliding QWERTY keyboard.

Here is a quick refresh on the LG Panther rumored specs: 1GHz or faster processor, WVGA or better capacitive display, at least 5 megapixel camera with LED flash, possible HD video recording, sliding full QWERTY keyboard and an all-round connectivity package.

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Another Corby Will Runs Android: Samsung I5500 Corby

Samsung Corby phones in a variety of shapes and sizes, but now rumor has it that a new member of the group - the Samsung I5500 Corby - will run Android and become the first Corby to earn a smartphone degree.

I don't know much about this new Corby, except that it recently got a Wi-Fi certification for the b/g/n protocols. It received FCC certification as well, so we're looking at 3G, Bluetooth and GPS for the Samsung I5500. The camera resolution is unknown, but it probably won't be more than 3MP.

The rumors add Android 2.1 Eclair and Corby branding to the mix and an expected price of 200 euro putting it at the low end of the price range for an Android phone.

I don't have a photo of the Samsung I5500 Corby yet - the photo on the left is a quick mockup. In-the-wild photos can't be far behind though.

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HTC Mondrian Will Pack 1,3GHz Processor and Run WP7 ??

Not so long ago, mobile phone CPUs reached the 1GHz milestone, but HTC is already looking ahead. Info on a new device called the HTC Mondrian showed up, presumably powered by 1.3GHz Snapdragon processor.

Over at the XDA-Developers forums, people have been digging through files from a leaked ROM for a Windows Phone 7 device, called the HTC Mondrian. Inside are references to some pretty amazing stuff.

For one, the CPU listed is QSD8650A or B - a Snapdragon clocked at 1.3GHz and with support for both GSM and CDMA 3G - HSDPA and EV-DO. Continuing through the potential specs for the HTC Mondrian, there's screen is 4.3" with WVGA resolution - the same as the one on the HTC HD2 and the HTC EVO 4G.

There's also a mention of a Qualcomm Wi-Fi adapter, an FM radio and a digital compass.

Another interesting thing that came out of the ROM is the picture on the left. It's obviously a render and not a photo, and probably a generic image for a Windows Phone 7 device, rather than the HTC Mondrian. Either way, the final design probably won't be too different - big touchscreen and the keys mandated by WinPho 7.

The ROM is for a Cingular USA device, but with GSM/CDMA support, we'll probably be seeing the same device on GSM carriers too. Unlike the HTC Wildfire, which was announced today, the info on the HTC Mondrian is not official, so take it with a pinch of salt.

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