Mobile Phones

Sagem has improved things with the new VS3 and have overhauled its styling to become a flip phone. It is quite small and compact and fits easily into the palm of your hand, so those who were disappointed with the large size of the previous model will be pleased with these changes.

The handset itself is quite bland, fitting in line with the "Simply" theme. It's a plain silver plastic finish with a strip of chrome down the centre on the front of the unit. There is no aerial or annoying handles and an external screen present as well. It is always refreshing to see such simple design aspects carried out; you'd be surprised how many phone companies make it overly complicated when it just doesn't need to be.

The external screen is monochrome and displays the current time, reception indicator, battery life and whether or not you have vibration turned on. It also displays caller ID information when someone is calling. Conveniently, when you miss a call, the Contacts logo is displayed on the external screen and the small light above the screen flashes blue.

Sporting a rubber design and targeted specifically at tradesmen, Telstra's F158 has been built to take a beating. Shock, dust and water resistant, the F158 may be a worthy option to throw into your toolbox, but its large size and the fact that it has little to offer in terms of features means there is plenty of room for improvement.

The ruggedised candy bar design of the F158 certainly isn't very attractive, but it does the job.

The design itself is notable, but the sheer size of this handset may be a hindrance. But despite the size, the display is quite small and there aren't really many other outstanding features. The controls are impressive though - they are well spaced, comfortable and easy to press, making general browsing and messaging a pleasant affair.

Being a Next G handset, the F158 is naturally a HSDPA capable device, and supports speeds of up to 3.6Mbps on the Telstra network.

Effortlessly combining personal navigation with communications — the HTC Touch Cruise.

No matter where you are the HTC Touch Cruise™ helps you navigate seamlessly through your life. With all the functionality you require in a fully featured phone, the HTC Touch Cruise has all you need and more with inbuilt GPS navigation and TomTom® software.

By putting your fingertips firmly in control, you can quickly set your route using the unique touch screen. With both landscape and portrait views supported, you can view the route information in a way that best suits you.

Glide your fingers across the screen and the innovative TouchFLO™ interface responds to your every movement. Effortlessly scroll through your calls, emails, messages, music, images and more.

With worldwide high speed connectivity options and instant status updates for email, calendar, messages and missed calls on the HTC Home™ screen, it's easy to stay in touch with friends and family.

Navigate your way through a world of new experiences with the HTC Touch Cruise.