Kogan Agora / Samsung i780
"This Blackberry-like device looks very familiar to one of the Samsung business smartphones - although many devices share this form factor, Kogan Agora stays very close to its Korean brother. However, Kogan designers tried to do make their product somehow different - thing that very rarely happens. One of the biggest differences between Kogan Agora and Samsung i780 is the operating systems they run. While Samsung is powered by Windows Mobile, Kogan Agora runs on a new Android OS from Google. Keeping in mind that number of Android devices is very limited by today, such choice of the manufacturer can become the main selling factor of this device. Kogan Agora comes with 3G (UMTS / HSDPA), EDGE support, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, 128 MB RAM, 256 MB ROM and 2.5 inched QVGA screen. Memory can be expanded with microSD cards. This phone is a good example of a ripped-off design but good hardware inside, so if you are looking for a cheap QWERTY smartphone on Android, check this one. Recommended price is 195 dollars for simple version and 260 dollars for extended Pro version, which has 2.0 megapixel camera and Wi-Fi."
MID 2008 / Nokia N800Mobile
"Internet Devices, a hybrid between PMP and Tablet PC, was recently populated mainly by Nokia with their N8xx models. This time, Chinese manufacturers presented their own MID - MID 2008 (what a lack of fantasy). While it looks just like the Nokia N800, it also has the same retractable stand as its Finnish brother. It has big display with 800 x 480 resolution, powerful 628 MHz Marvell CPU, 128 MB of RAM and support for adding up to 16 GB external memory. Of course, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are included too. While Nokia had Linux inside, there is no information about this Chinese brother, maybe it uses Linux too. If not, it will be a pain to the users when they will decide to install some games or applications on it. There already is a lot of software preinstalled: Firefox, MS Office and PDF document viewer, YouTube Player, English - Chinese Dictionary and some games. Manufacturer claimed about phone functions included, so maybe it will work in GSM / UMTS networks. It looks interesting, if only there were more information about it - especially the price."
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