Awesome Cellphones

Samsung’s SCH-W760 is a fairly standard slider phone, but its killer feature is a night-vision IR camera that lets you teleconference in the dark–nefarious purposes notwithstanding.

An answer to the Dash 3G and Snap, Verizon Wireless’ HTC Ozone smartphone has similar features–WinMo 6.1, 3G, Wi-Fi and full QWERTY–but its best feature is the price: $50.

Sporting a “high-class finish,” Sony Ericsson’s T715 is a mid-range slider phone; specs include a 2.2″ display, 3.2 MP camera, 3G, FM radio, Bluetooth 2.0 and built-in Google Maps.

With a 3.2″ screen, 3.5 mm audio jack, and 5 MP camera, HTC’s Hero is a svelte HTC Magic; it’ll also run the slick Sense UI and Flash when it debuts in the US later this year. Thanks, Nate!

T-Mobile’s all-touchscreen MyTouch 3G is finally official: it can be preordered starting 7/8 and will feature a 3.2″ touchscreen, Android 1.5, 3.2 MP camera and come in three colors.

Charge your phone and burn calories, too: every minute your foot pumps air with the Orange Power Pump, it spins a turbine up to 2000 rpm and creates enough power for a 5 minute call.

Due out in July, T-Mobile’s trusty Dash smartphone gets bumped up to 3G speeds and features a new trackball; otherwise, it keeps its full QWERTY keyboard, Wi-Fi and WinMo 6.1.

Pinch yourself, Layar is real and now available for Android (iPhone 3GS soon); it uses your phone’s camera, GPS and compass to ID surroundings as an augmented reality browser.

Essentially the Omnia Pro sans keyboard, Samsung’s Jet packs a blazing fast 800 Mhz processor, a 3.1″ AMOLED screen, 5 MP camera, Samsung’s 3D Cube UI, Wi-Fi and 2GB storage.

Nokia’s slim E71 is barely out the door but the E72 is already official: this upgraded version gets a 5 MP camera, optical navigation pad, 3.5 mm headphone jack and 10.2 Mbps HSDPA.

Designed with the seeing-impaired in mind, Zhenwei You’s B-Touch phone concept turns the touchscreen into a dynamic braille pad, includes voice feedback and uses image recognition.

A smaller, more affordable version of the 5800, Nokia’s 5530 XpressMusic is 3G-less but still features a 2.9″ touchscreen, 3.5 mm audio jack, and 3.2 MP camera with LED flash.

The crown jewel of Samsung’s Omnia II is a giant 3.7″ AMOLED resistive touchscreen, perfect for WinMo 6.1; it also has Wi-fi, a 5 MP camera, 480p video recording and HSDPA/HSUPA.

Double trouble with the BlackBerry Tour 9630, announced by both Sprint and Verizon; it’ll run on EV-DO and HSPA networks, which means 3G connectivity both in the US and abroad.

Now official, above is the Samsung Omnia Pro, aka the Samsung Louvre B760; it’ll feature an 800MHz CPU, 3.5″ AMOLED resistive screen, 5.1MP camera and slide-out QWERTY.

Much of its tech is still in the future, but we like the Mobile Script; this solar-powered concept phone sports two screens, one of which unfolds and can stiffen when a voltage is applied.

It’s not coming to the States anytime soon, but Samsung’s Solar Guru could be ideal for hikers; its entire back is a solar panel, charging 5-10 minutes for every hour of charging.

We’re a decade or so away from the Trou Phone, but it’s fun to dream: when not in use the screen is a vacant hole, but when activated it projects holographic images and data.

If you liked Casio’s Japan-only W63CA, Verizon will get a slightly watered-down Casio Exilim C721; it features a swiveling display, but with a smaller 2.3″ TFT screen and 5.1MP camera.

Likely due out June 15th, the Samsung Omnia II improves heavily on the outgoing Omnia: a 3.7″ resistive AMOLED touchscreen, 8.1MP camera w/dual LED flash, and video recording.

Oh, how far we’ve come: Kyle Bean’s Mobile Evolution is a 21st century take on Russian Matryoshka nesting dolls, progressing from the classic brick phone to today’s iPhone.

iPhone 3GS not revolutionary enough? Kambalaphone is not only a hybrid headset and cellphone but can camouflage itself to your face, all thanks to a flexible screen and sensors.

The “S” is for speed: Apple’s iPhone 3GS is out 6/19 and gets a faster CPU, better battery life, a 3MP autofocus camera, 30fps video recording, voice control, compass and 7.2Mbps HSDPA.