Get handy with latest mobiles in the city

When it comes to communication, mobile-phones have been regarded as the easiest gadgets to handle right from its discovery. With lustrous and trendy handsets entering the arena in Dimapur, owning a cell phone has now become a fashion statement instead of communication for most of the Dimapurians. From being a gadget for making a phone call, the mobile phone has become a virtual “portable office” which can send faxes, e-mail, and even surf the internet but these facilities are yet to get momentum in the city. Hi-tech, pocket-sized models outfitted with state-of-the-art multi-functional features seem to be the rage when it comes to persuade customers. With the prices of handsets getting sliced week after week, the mobile stores, especially Hongkong market is flooded with an array of latest models to choose from, depending on one’s personal need.Besides, the latest models of leading handset companies such as Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson and Motorola, there are few Chinese mobiles which have already hit the stands. Though these Chinese mobiles do not have a brand-name compared to the popular models available, Raju, a dealer said “these handsets are in great demand as their prices are very less compared to other brand-names.” Branded mobile phones are expensive compared to the Chinese models available here, but the dealer said “there are people for whom the price does not seem to matter.”The most selling Chinese models include “Itel” and “Nektel” featuring VGA and Mega Pixel cameras, Mp3&4, Bluetooth, FM Radio, videos, games, free memory sticks and some have in-built internal memory. However, Raju informed that “you cannot trust these mobiles since these mobiles cannot be repaired easily like the branded ones.” “Due to low price, many people come to buy the Chinese mobiles which does not even have guarantee,” he said and added that “besides Chinese mobiles, they also sell branded mobiles in Hongkong market.”Apart from the Chinese mobiles, there are lots of latest branded models in Hongkong market like Motorola’s newest and latest cell phone ‘ROKR E2,’ which is designed for the music fan who wants to store more than 100 song in 2 GB space. Other features include Mp3 player, Full-Duplex speakerphone, Push to Talk, FM Radio.For Samsung, it is T509, a thinnest phone to date in the world, measuring only 9.8 mm. even thinner than the ‘Motorola RAZR and SLVR,’ with Integrated VGA camera with zoom and one touch video capture and playback, Bluetooth, latest Edge for faster data transfer, 262k colour screen and cool speakerphone.Continuing with its walkman series, Sony Ericsson has introduced W900i Walkman phone that combines all fun for music lovers, with 3G Video calling and streaming 470MB internal memory expandable to 2GB. 2 Mega pixel camera, FM Radio, speakerphone, 3G for high speed data transfer and Bluetooth.Leaving aside the recent burst of batteries, Nokia has come up with ‘6111,’ a latest mobile phone that include GSM Slider a mega pixel camera with flash and video capture, Bluetooth Built-in MP3 audio player and FM radio with 64-chord polyphonic sound engine, speakerphone, voice dialing and games like Rally 3D, Golf Tour, Backgammon II, & Solitaire.