Best 5-megapixel camera phones of Mobile World Congress

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	Best 5-megapixel camera phones of Mobile World Congress	By Sindre Lia, 12 February 2008

Face detection, optical zoom and geo-tagging are among the features found in upcoming camera phones. Plus, touch sensitive focusing.

Face detection, Xenon flash and geo-tagging:

When: June 2008 Worth: $500 Carrier: Unlocked

The new high-end CyberShot C902 has GPS location and facial-recognition auto focus. Time to throw out the point-and-shoot? Check out our hands-on gallery.

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Carl Zeiss lens and geo-tagging:

When: October 2008 Worth: $770 Carrier: Unlocked

The Nokia N96 recently got approved by the FCC, and will start selling with U.S. 3G support later this year.

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Touch sensitive focusing:

When: June 2008 Worth: $500 Carrier: Unlocked

You might come for the stickies, but you'll stay for the impressive camera, with touch sensitive focusing. Read more about the G900 and check out our pics.

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Carl Zeiss lens and Xenon flash:

When: July 2008 Worth: $420

The Nokia 6220 classic phone is anything but a throwback. This 5-megapixel cameraphone has some bona fide snapshot potential. Check out our hands-on pics.

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Optical zoom, face detection, geo-tagging and Xenon flash:

When: June 2008 Worth: $530 Carrier: Unlocked

The Samsung G810 is a Symbian OS slider with some advanced optics on board, including (drumroll please) real optical zoom. Check out our pics of this heavy-duty cameraphone.

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Best Multimedia phones

Name	Score	Price	Carrier	C
Sony Ericsson W760	72%	$180	AT&T
Samsung Instinct	72%	$230	Sprint
Nokia 5310 XpressMusic	70%	$50	T-Mobile
LG Chocolate 3	70%	$100	Verizon Wireless
Samsung Highnote	68%	$100	Sprint
Nokia 5610 XpressMusic	67%	$100	T-Mobile
Motorola Zine ZN5	67%	$100	T-Mobile
Sony Ericsson W580i	66%	$80	AT&T
Samsung Eternity	66%	$150	AT&T
LG Decoy VX8610	65%	$180	Verizon Wireless

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