Philips W8355 dual SIM Android ICS

Dual SIM Philips W8355 tries to take on Samsung Galaxy Grand i9082

There’s a new Philips smartphone that resembles the recently announced Samsung Galaxy Grand i9082 in some aspects: it has a large display without having a high pixel density, it supports two SIM cards, and it runs Android. The new handset is called Philips W8355. It features a 5.3 inch screen with 960 x 540 pixels, [...]

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Philips W732 Android smartphone with 2,400 mAh battery promises 13 hrs of talk, 10.5 hrs browsing time

Remember Philips? Apparently, it’s still around in the mobile world. What’s more, it’s joined the Android club it seems. Once again, we might add, since we’ve seen some Android devices come from the company in 2009. That was a long time ago, and the upcoming Philips W732 is a decent device, forgettable name aside. The [...]

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Cheap Philips Xenium X116 dual SIM phone announced

Yet another Philips dual SIM phone has been launched in Russia – the Philips Xenium X116. Unlike the Xenium X712 or the Xenium X510 (two other recently released Philips-branded dual SIM handsets), the Xenium X116 is a simple candybar. The new phone’s features include GSM/GPRS connectivity, a 2 inch screen with 176 x 220 pixels, [...]

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LG GD550 and Philips Xenium X712 show up

Two unannounced phones that have one thing in common have recently showed up, one from LG and another one from Philips: LG GD550 and Philips Xenium X712. The LG GD550 is a slider with a 5MP camera and quad-band GSM connectivity. The phone looks a lot like the LG Pure (seen not too long ago), [...]

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Philips Xenium X510 dual SIM

Philips Xenium X510 – new dual SIM phone

Philips is getting ready to launch a new phone from its Xenium range – the Philips Xenium X510, a slider that comes with dual SIM capabilities. Apart from allowing users to put two SIM cards in it, the Xenium X510 has some rather modest features. The handset comes with a 3.1 inch QVGA touchscreen display, [...]

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Philips Xenium X312

Philips Xenium X312 shows up, offers one month of stand-by

Philips Xenium X312 is yet another one of Philips’ phones that come with a powerful battery, being capable of offering up to one month of stand-by time. There are no details about the handset’s other features – however, since the X312 looks almost exactly like the Philips X320, their features might be similar. So we [...]

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Philips D908 with Windows Mobile 6.5 is official in China

Philips D908 is, as far as I know, the first handset to come out under the Philips brand and run Windows Mobile 6.5. The smartphone appears on Microsoft China’s official website (with detailed specs), and we know that it should be launched soon by China Telecom. Looking at its features, we can easily say that [...]

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Nokia 5233, Samsung C3630, Philips X605 and X100 show up

We’ve got four unannounced (and unseen until now) phones to show you today, coming from two giant manufacturers and a not so giant one: Nokia 5233, Samsung C3630, Philips X605 and Philips X100. The Nokia 5233 seems to be yet another version of the Nokia 5230 (joining the 5235 Comes With Music). It’s not clear [...]

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Philips V808 Android

Android powered Philips V808 – official photos and specs

Philips V808, the second Android phone to come under the Philips brand, has just been officially announced and, like the V900, it’s headed to China – most probably to the country’s largest mobile carrier (China Mobile). The V808 features a 3.2 inch HVGA touchscreen display, widget support, GPS, 3.2MP camera, Music and video players, MicroSD [...]

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Philips X806

Philips X806 and C702 touchscreen phones show up

More interesting Philips phones have appeared lately, two of them being the Philips X806 and Philips C702. Both of them are touchscreen phones that will probably be released in China pretty soon. The Philips X806 is a 14mm thick phone that comes with features like: 3.5 inch TFT display with 240 x 400 pixels, 5MP [...]

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Android-based Philips V900 presented by China Mobile

Although it’s not a Xenium phone, the Philips V900 is an interesting device, first of all because it’s the first Philips to be based on Android – more exactly, on China Mobile’s OMS (Open Mobile System). The V900 was recently unveiled by the largest Chinese mobile carrier, and it should be available for purchase pretty [...]

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Philips K700

Philips K700 and X501 coming soon

Two new Philips phones will hit the market in  he near future – the K700 and the X501. Featuring a full touchscreen display, the K700 is one of the few Philips handsets that don’t have an X in their name (although it’s part of the Xenium series). Philips K700 comes with a 3.2MP camera and, [...]

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Philips X650 Xenium

Philips X650 – another everlasting Xenium

In case you are not too bored with those everlasting Philips phones that never gets anywhere outside of Asia and Russia, we have another one for you today. It’s a Philips Xenium X650 slider. Just like any other Xenium, your Philips X650 will last  a month on a stand-by and give you up to 8hrs [...]

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Philips Xenium X830 official

Philips Xenium X830 appears in official photos

First seen at the beginning of June, the Philips Xenium X830 seems to be a really cool phone. Well, at least when it comes to design, because when it comes to features, the handset has some minuses (no 3G, for example). Two official photos of the X830 have appeared now, alongside the phone’s official specs. [...]

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Philips X630

Philips Xenium X630, new candybar with long-lasting battery

Ready for yet another new Philips phone? Well then, meet the Philips Xenium X630, a good-looking candybar that should be available in the near future (probably in China first). The X630 doesn’t have 3G connectivity, and most of its features are mid to low-end. However, users will probably appreciate the fact that the phone comes [...]

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Philips C600

Interesting Philips C600 and W186 unveiled

Philips will soon launch two new mobile phones, the C600 and the W186. The first one, Philips C600, is a dual-mode handset that works on tri-band GSM networks (900/1800/1900 MHz), as well as on CDMA 800 MHz. Interestingly, the C600 has two call keys, one for GSM and one for CDMA. Unfortunately, the rest of [...]

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Philips Xenium X830 comes with a 5MP camera

More and more Philips mobile phones have appeared lately, with this new Xenium X830 being the sixth that gets to be unveiled in 2009. Like the X810 and the older X800, Philips Xenium X830 has a touchscreen display – a 240 x 400 pixels one with 262k colors, more exactly. The new X830 also features [...]

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Durable Philips Xenium X320 with built-in FM antenna on the way

I know that Philips handsets ain’t widely used in the Western hemisphere, but where available, they are liked by those looking for a simple phones with long battery times. With 1 month+ of stand-by and talk times of 8hrs,  Xenium line of phones has stood out on this issue among the peers, for several years [...]

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Philips X550, another phone with impressive battery lifetime

The Philips Xenium family of phones has a new member, a candybar that will be launched pretty soon under the name of Philips X550.   Obviously, one of the new handset’s strongest points is its battery, which should last up to one month in stand-by. Unfortunately, like most of the other Xenium phones, Philips X550 doesn’t [...]

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Philips Xenium X810 comes with touchscreen, long-lasting battery

We’re not sure what’s up with all these Philips phones that appeared lately (X700, X530),  but we’re not complaining. Especially since the latest handset, Philips Xenium X810, is quite different from what we’re used to see coming out under this brand. The X810 features a 240 x 400 pixels TFT touchscreen display with 262K colors, [...]

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