Drop it, Drown it, Smash it. Which ruggedized phone is going to withstand them? Popular Mechanic is taking Motorola Tundra VA76r, Sonim XP3, Verizon G’zOne Boulder to the test. You’ll be surprised when a clamshell survived. Video after the break. Read more…

Motorola has released a its 3G full-touch music phone “ROKR” in Korea. It has a full touchscreen while remain the traditional keypad. The phone comes with T-DMB, a 3.0-megapixel camera, VOD, mp3 player, Bluetooth, phone navigation system and more. It comes in two different models, the black & red model and blue & white model. Will be priced at between 700,000(KRW) and 800,000(KRW).

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Are you Buddhist? If you are, here’s a phone that you might want. It is the C91, a luxury gold and round shaped phone with Buddhist design. It comes with a 2.0 inch display screen, 1.3-megapixel camera, FM radio, dual SIM support, audio and video player, microSD slot and it includes a buddistic music box too. The C91 Buddha phone is available at $123. More pictures after the break. Read more…

This is the Sony Ericsson’s Kiki, a concept obviously. It has a unique transparent glass display that allow images to be projected on both sides of the handset. It has a smooth surface keypad where numbers appear only when the phone is turned on. Apart from that, there’s no other info about this phone.

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Samsung Electronics in Korea, has released a new handset Infrared Video Telephony the SCH-W760 which that users to hold video calls even in complete darkness. It features a 2.8-inch WQVGA AMOLED display, the SCH0W760 features a 3M camera, S-DMB, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, Bluetooth connectivity and a microSD card slot, The Samsung SCH-W760 comes with a suggested price of 580,000 KRW. Read more…

Today, SKY Korea has announced its IM-U460K handset. It is a pretty basic phone with 3MP camera, T-DMB function and DAP and PMP features. It also comes with electronic dictionary, subway map, and its unique feature called “Sky Neon Message Feature” that display any message you want on its 3” LCD (something like the scrolling LED). Check out the full specs and more pictures after the break. Read more…

C92 is a mini phone that comes in Winnie the Pooh shaped phone. Obviously it is not originally from Disney but everyone knows that’s Winnie the Pooh. The C92 is a clamshell dual SIM card phone with 2.0-inch display screen, integrated MP3/MP4 player, 1.3-megapixel camera, FM radio, dual speakers with 3D sound effect, Bluetooth, and a microSD slot. It measures 80×75x26 mm and weighs 95g. It is available at $121. More pictures after the break. Read more…

Toshiba is going to launch a 9.9mm-thick smartphone called T-01A in Japan. The phone is based on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon platform, featuring a 4.1-inch wide touchscreen with 800 x 480 resolution, the T-01A features HSDPA, GPS and Wi-Fi support. No pricing and availability announced.

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Yes, the JN 1048 mobile phone comes with Bruce Lee figurine in the package. The JN 1048 is running on GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz network, it is a dual sim supported phone that comes with 2.8-inch touchscreen, mp3 player, 1.3-megapixel camera, FM radio, Bluetooth, and other basic functions such as calculator, calendar, memo, alarm, voice recorder etc. It measures 100 x 54 x 15 mm and weight 130g. The JN 1049 is available at $111. More pictures after the break. Read more…

LG has released its new business phone in Korea, it is the ‘LG-LV7400′ which features global roaming service in 210 countries. The phone comes with 2.8-inch LCD screen and a large keypad plus a non-glossy finish and red LED light. Besides those, it also includes ‘Mobile Franklin Planner’, web browser, mobile messenger, text viewer, Outlook Sync and more. The ‘LG-LV7400′ is available in black, white and pink, priced below 500,000(KRW).

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