Next 12 Months Of Mobile Phones

Nokia 9300

QWERTY keyboard, suite of office applications, internet connectivity. Available now in Canada; Can$1,050 (US$860)
www.nokia.com

Samsung P207

Sleek and glossy black design with voice-to-text capabilities. Available Q2 2005; $199 (estimated) www.samsung.com

Motorola Slvr V8

"Motorola has finally hired some
talented designers — and they’re creating sizzling handsets that have
four-letter names with as few vowels as possible," Mobile Mag says. Available Q3 2005; $350 (estimated) www.motorola.com

UTStarcom CDM-180

The internal display’s landscape orientation makes typing and
reading text messages easier on the eyes. Available Q2 2005; $200 (estimated) www.utstar.com

Kyocera SoHo/KX1

Angles everywhere. Available now; $200 www.kyocera.com

Samsung A800

2-megapixel camera phone, 3D
graphics chip, built-in MP3 player and the A800 can take a photo of a
business card and automatically extract the relevant data . Available Q3 2005; $299 www.samsung.com

Nokia 7280

"If
your magnetic personality isn’t getting you the kind of attention
you’re looking for during a night out on the town, just whip out this
stylish phone and the barflies will start swarming around you," Mobile Mag says. Available now; $560 www.nokia.com

Sony Ericsson W800i

The phone that Mobile Mag said we should all lust for. The "Walkman
phone", bring your music in on a Memory Stick, or listen to the
integrated FM radio. Available Q3 2005; $700 (estimated)

Mobile Magazine Review (including others too ugly to feature on this page)