Go Samsung

Again, I really love MWC. Check this out:

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It's the Samsung OmniaHD, the successor to the current Samsung Omnia. First drool-worthy point: the screen is 3.7" and is AMOLED (Active Matric Organic LED). Now quick aside: I'm a materials science major, and I've made OLEDs before. Think of how bright an LED is. That's exactly how bright an OLED is. 

Now OLEDs can be made thin, making them pretty ideal for screens. The awesome part of an OLED vs. an LCD screen though is that the OLED produces its own light AND color, whereas the LCD relies on an energy hogging backlight. This should (hopefully) mean the Omnia HD will have some pretty sweet battery life. No mention on whether the display is capacitive or resistive, but it's supposed to run S60, which means there might still be hope (Windows Mobile doesn't have any capacitive touchscreen support).

Second drool-worthy point: It shoots video in 720p! And it has a 12 MP camera! And it can store 8 gigs or 16 gigs (dependant on model) of media! This thing really packs in the tech. Apparently it can also wireless broadcast to compatible HDTVs in HD. Samsung's clearly looking to appease the technophiles with this one.

I am REALLY hoping this phone is coming stateside. It just dethroned the iPhone in terms of which phone I want to get next.

Toshiba's Got Game

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Oh wow, I love MWC and the weeks preceding it. So stumbling about the internet, I came upon Toshiba's announcement of the TG01. This thing is about as close to overkill as a cell phone gets, I think. It has a 4.1" screen. To put that in perspective, think of the iPhone. Pretty big screen, right? Well, this screen is 0.6" bigger diagonally. It is a MONSTER.

Toshiba's also apparently built it on the Snapdragon platform, clocking the TG01 at nearly a GHz. There's all sorts of pictures available over at TechOn of the device's performance in 3D rendering and GPS navigation. The UI's a bit odd, though. It has a number of of (I believe 3) vertical stripes, that can then be flicked through. The device runs on Win-Mo, though, which means that the massive, beautiful 4.1" screen... is a resistive one. Get out your stylus, and check this phone out.