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This week's most coveted phonesBy Jørgen Sundgot, 9 June 2006
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Samsung's slim SGH-E900 and SGH-Z510 go head-to-head with the 3G-enabled Nokia 6234, BenQ-Siemens' EF81 slimshell and RIM's 3G-enabled BlackBerry 8707v in this week's most coveted phones.

Samsung SGH-E900

When: June 2006 Worth: €400

Samsung SGH-E900

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Read the full article » The Samsung SGH-E900 is an attractive slider with a clean look, a colorful, high-resolution screen and a robust music player, including Bluetooth stereo headphone support and a full 80MB of internal storage. Unfortunately, the fingerprint-prone phone suffers from so-so call quality, and the touch-sensitive music controls gave us headaches. Read the full article »
Samsung SGH-Z510

When: June 2006 Worth: €450

Samsung SGH-Z510

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Read the full article » 3G with video telephony, a 1.3 Megapixel camera, high-resolution display, music player with 138 MB of onboard memory and office document viewers are all part of the Samsung SGH-Z510. Read the full article »
Nokia 6234

When: May 2006 (Vodafone) - €350

Nokia 6234

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Read the full article » Among Nokia's most advanced phones to date, the 6234 candybar offers 3G video calling via its high-resolution display and 2 Megapixel camera. Also: microSD, an RDS radio and Bluetooth. Read the full article »
BenQ-Siemens EF81

Score: 87% When: May 2006 Worth: €450

BenQ-Siemens EF81

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Read the full article » A no-frills clamshell with an industrial look and sturdy feel to it, the BenQ-Siemens EF81 offers a comprehensive range of features which include a mediocre 2 Megapixel camera; a sub-par MP3 player; and slightly underperforming 3G connectivity with video calling and a limited browser. Its best attributes, meanwhile include the excellent screen, its spacious keypad and the quality design which feels near-unbreakable. As far as clamshell phones go, it comes recommended for those in need of a rounded feature set, and it's also a decent slim phone for the same reason - as well as its anorectic 16 mm thickness. Read the full article »
RIM BlackBerry 8707v

When: June 2006 (Vodafone) - €200

RIM BlackBerry 8707v

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Read the full article » The 8707v is RIM's first BlackBerry for Europe to feature 3G connectivity. Also: quad-band GSM, Bluetooth, a thumbboard and a landscape oriented high-resolution QVGA display. Read the full article »
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