Nokia and Motorola have presented yesterday at the 3GSM show in Cannes two new smarphones that will battle this year to conquest the leadership in this segment of the market.

Nokia and Motorola have presented yesterday at the 3GSM show in Cannes two new smarphones that will battle this year to conquest the leadership in this segment of the market. They have similar characteristics, but they use different operating system, but overall finally we will have two smartphones with not only GPRS but WI-FI too.

Who of the two will win this final battle Symbian or Microsoft?

The one from Nokia is the new Communicator 9500 that will arrive on the market in Q3/04 at an estimated price of about 800 euros.? The 9500 is a triband GPRS/EDGE and utilizes the Symbian 7.OS, it has WI-FI integrated (IEEE 802.11b) and his weight is 222 grams .? Double display, 65k colours both: the internal one has a resolution of 640x220, the external 128x128 and uses the same user interface of the Series 40.

VGA camera integrated, full Bluetooth connectivity (connectivity to a pc is also possible via USB utilizing the DKU-2 cable), e-mal client POP3 and IMAP4, browser HTML/XTML, HTML 4.01 with Javascript compatibility and support for secure protocols SSL/TLS ? Ipsec VPN. ? The Nokia 9500 will come with a full range of applications to handle documents, sheets, multimedia presentations. ? There will be a full range of accessories too: the Connectivity Desk Stand to synch and recharge, the Mobile Holder to install the 9500 in the car and a line of covers to personalize the exterior of this smartphone.

Key Features

• Full QWERTY keyboard and two 65,536-color displays
• Tri-band operation on five continents
• 80 MB built-in memory, support for additional memory with memory card (MMC)
• High-speed data connectivity with EGPRS (EDGE)
• Wireless LAN access
• Email, Personal Information Management (PIM), HTML 4.01 / xHTML browser
• Business applications like word processor, spreadsheet, and presentation editor, and viewer
• Office tools: Documents, sheets, presentations (Microsoft compatible, MS Office 97 onwards)
• Security solutions: SSL/TLS, VPN, Ipsec, WPA
• Integrated VGA camera, video recorder, MMS
• Symbian 7.0 OS (series 80 platform), Java MIDP 2.0 and Personal profile
• Advanced voice features: Integrated handsfree, conference call
• Bluetooth technology and Pop-Port interfaces for versatile enhancement support

On the other side, Motorola has officially announced the new smartphone MPx that will become the top of the Motorola?s line of cellular phones with Microsoft Smartphone 2003 and will be available in the second half of this year. ? It is a tri-band GSM 900/1800/1900 and GPRS phone.

The MPx will be a PDA phone, a real Pocket PC with integrated IrDA, Bluetooth and WI-FI connectivity, one camera 1.3 mega pixel with flash, a multifunction QWERTY keyboard, and an innovative system to open the flip: it can? works vertically to be used like a normal cellular phone or it can works horizontally to be used to works with PDA applications and to play.

The display is obviously touch-screen type, 2.8? with a resolution of 240x320 and 65K colours. There is also an external colour display.

The MPx is fully compatible with all Pocket PC applications and supports SD and MMC till 1GB of capacity.

With the Windows Media Player, the Motorola MPx also provides users with essential entertainment options to balance out the busy workday. In a snap, executives on the road can take pictures using the MPx?s integrated camera with flash and send them home to family and friends.1 Powerful messaging capabilities and the large dual-hinge internal landscape and portrait display also make sending and receiving movie or video clips a breeze via e-mail, MMS, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth.
"Mobile email is the "hero" application for mobile professionals looking to stay in touch in real time. This revolutionary compact form factor combines powerful hardware and software enablers and Microsofts Windows Mobile software, to create a true mobile assistant helping mobile professionals stay ahead of the curve," Tom Lynch, executive vice president and chief executive officer, Personal Communications Sector, Motorola, Inc. "The MPx expands the MOTOPro portfolio, enabling businesses and mobile professionals to leverage the power of mobility and convergence."

The Motorola MPx offers:

• Microsoft Windows Mobile software: Making the Motorola MPx truly an extension of your desktop, this cutting-edge device supports a multitude of business applications including Microsoft Outlook e-mail and PIM, Microsoft Word, Excel and more.