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Looking for a new phone?

If you're in the market for a new phone that can do everything you want it to do and a hell of a lot more then may I recommend you take look at the HTC Kaiser (Orange: TyTn II O2: XDA Stellar Vodafone: v1615).

• 400 Mhz Processor
• 3G (HSDPA/HSUPA)
• GPS
• 3 Megapixel Camera
• 256MB ROM/128MB RAM
• Wifi (b/g) / Bluetooth
• 112mm (L) x 59mm (W) x 19mm (T)
• Windows Mobile 6
• QWERTY keyboard

I don't have time to conduct a lengthy review of the phone I'll highlight some pros and cons:

Pros:

• Full QWERTY tactile keyboard making typing text messages and e-mails incredibly easy
• GPS allows the installation of Tom Tom negating the need to purchase a separate device (you'll need to buy a car holder though - leaving it lying on the dashboard or the passenger seat isn't ideal since the back speaker is muffled. Google maps works with GPS too.
• 3G allows for fast Internet browsing. Even better when used with Opera Mini bypassing that awful piece of crap that is pocket IE
• Reads .pdf files and you can edit Word/Excel documents and view Powerpoint presentations

Cons:

• Can be sluggish at times and slow to update the screen (easily seen when changing the view from portrait to landscape by sliding out the keyboard)
• Camera doesn't have a flash associated with it so low light images are sub par
• Battery life short when using GPS (bigger batteries are available)
• Cannot withstand being run over by a small car on a gravel track

Price: Contract £89.99 + (£35pm for 600mins, unlimited texts and free evenings and weekends internet) for 18 months on the Orange network with the Dolphin plan.