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Samsung, as one of the leading roles in the large Android market, announced the Galaxy series to successfully transform itself into a more high-end brand. We believe Samsung will continue to go towards this direction, as it launches the Vibrant T959 to further mark a place in the market.

Inside the box you’ll find a Samsung Vibrant T959 phone, a battery, a charger, a handsfree, a stylus and a user's guide.

Samsung Vibrant T959 has a 4-inch Super AMOLED screen and a 1 GHz application processor under Android 2.1 OS, enabling vibrant HD videos, and rich reality content through Layar Reality Browser. You can see the image in the super-large screen appeals very realistic.

It also packs a 5MP autofocus camera with video-shooting enabled. Nevertheless, it supports Wi-Fi, GPS and 3G inside an ultra thin body.

The audio jack and data transfer slot are at the top of the phone. It supports advanced Location Based Services.

In the big and competitive Android market, Samsung Vibrant T959 can still stand out with its 4-inch super-large AMOLED touchscreen and the most popular Android OS. Other features like the camera and enhanced connectivity make it sound even more appealing.

Galaxy 5 (i5503) is an entry-level Android-driven smartphone on the Galaxy series of Samsung. Although it is of basic level, it still operated under Android 2.1 OS, to let beginners to explore the fun and joy of Android.

Inside the box, there is a Samsung I5503 phone, a standard battery, a charger, a stereo handsfree and a user's guide.

Galaxy 5 comes with a 2.8-inche 240 x 320 pixels TFT capacitive touchscreen. For beginners, it is quite enough with it to have great fun under Android system and various apps from Market. Apart from Android, Galaxy 5 can also be operated under Samsung homemade TouchWiz which marks the signature of the brand.

Together with the Samsung logo on the black shiny rear of Galaxy 5, there is a little Android logo, which is a cute one. And it has got a 2MP camera with video-capturing.

The audio jack is at the top, and it supports all kinds of connectivity such as Bluetooth, Wifi, GPS etc.

Overall speaking, the Galaxy 5 (i5503) is neat and basic, suitable for Android or smartphone beginners to explore one of the most popular smart mobile systems.

The newly released HTC G2 has easy-to-carry design, upgraded features including a slide-out keyboard, a 5 megapixel digital camera and a bright 3.7" S-LCD WVGA touchscreen.

You can find a HTC G2 phone, a battery, a charger, a handsfree and a user's guide inside the package box.

HTC G2 looks more masculine and professional than its predecessor with cool silver-and-black design. A featured 3.7" S-LCD WVGA capacitive touchscreen is perfect for everything. Under Android OS 2.2 (Froyo), you can enjoy apps from Market, messages and most importantly emails. Most importantly, users can enjoy a full range of Google services with G2.

The slide-out keyboard is of course another hot feature of HTC G2. When you pop open the keyboard, the screen will automatically turn to a landscape view.

Four touch-sensitive virtual keys – Home, Menu, Back, and Search – are placed right below the screen and the optical trackpad is kept also.

The keys are nicely spaced and raised for fast comfortable typing, giving you great comfort from casual texting to serious business emails.

The rear design is quite different from its predecessor, with a heavily metallic feel. At the top left corner houses the 5MP camera which enables flashlight and supports video-shooting.

The volume rocker and charge slot are on the same side.

And the Power/Lock key and audio jack are located at the top.

If you are used to HTC products, you will think the new G2 has not gone through big changes besides the slider-out keyboard. But in fact, it has some more to explore; and for those who don’t like virtual keyboard, HTC G2 may be your choice.

The innovative power of Motorola should never be underestimated. With the announcement of Flipout, Motorola has already created noise in the market by this Android-driven, Motoblur and flipout keyboard featured mobile phone.

Let’s look at what are inside the box: a Motorola Flipout phone, a battery, a charger, a handsfree, a CD-ROM and a user's guide.

Flipout comes with a 2.8-inch TFT capacitive touchscreen with a display size of 320 x 240 pixels. Operated by Android 2.1, Flipout can easily surf in the Android Market to download the hottest apps for business or entertainment. What’s more, Flipout is built with Motoblur, a service that syncs your friends, messages etc with continuous updates and back-ups.

The rear of Flipout is cool. Not to mention its interchangeable shell with at least 4 colours, but also the well-designed camera.

The rear camera of Flipout is a 3.1MP one using CMOS CCD. Though the resolution is quite small, it still supports video-shooting.

The audio jack and the Power/Lock key lie on one side of the phone.

The most appealing feature of Flipout is of course its flip-out keyboard. Its swinging motion is quite smooth and stylish. If you still have no idea of how it flips-out, you may take a look at the video-ads online.

The keyboard of Flipout is a full QWERTY four-lined one that makes messaging or texting more convenient.

Overall, the design of Flipout is certainly a creative and innovative one. And under Android OS and Motoblur, operation becomes easier; with the full QWERTY keyboard, communications is enhanced. But for some users, the 3MP camera may sound quite insufficient.