Check it out for yourselves below and take our word for it that the Samsung Wave looks even better in the flesh. Samsung’s first SUPER AMOLED phone is set to launch in April which is only a matter of weeks away. Click here to register for updates and keep an eye on the blog for more information as soon as we get it.

Aesthetically, the C5 bears a striking resemblance to the 6300, one of Nokia’s most popular and successful launches in the companies history. Sporting a candybar form factor, the C5 boasts a large finger-friendly keypad and sharp 2.2 inch display. So on the outside, the C5 could easily be mistaken for yet another Nokia candy-bar feature phone but on the inside it’s a totally different story.

The C5 runs Symbian series 60 pitching it as a fully functional smartphone only with a feature phone design, size and, most important of all, price. Download apps from Ovi Store, pull in Facebook status updates to your contacts list and launch instant messaging conversations from your home screen. As a Symbian smartphone, the C5 also benefits from Nokia’s free SatNav initiative with Ovi Maps pre-installed, offering free voice guided in-car and on foot navigation.

The premium features don’t stop there. The C5 includes HSDPA connectivity ensuring the aforementioned app downloads and web browsing are lightening quick. Nokia have also found room for a 3.15 Megapixel camera with Flickr support, MP3 music player and FM radio, a 3.5mm audio jack, Bluetooth and expandable memory. Throw in up to 12 hours talk time and a staggering 26 days of standby and it’s obvious Nokia are on to a winner with the C5.

Expected to launch in the second quarter of 2010, click here to register for updates and keep an eye on the blog for more information as soon as we know more.

For the 16GB Wi-Fi enable version this will cost you £389, £439 will bag you the the 32GB Wi-Fi variant, whilst if you have a spare £489 why not splash out and go for the 64GB Wi-Fi Model.

At first glace, these prices appear to be rather high; if you convert the US prices directly into sterling, the prices for these devices come in at £326, £391 and £456. If you consider that the US prices exclude VAT and international shipping costs, it doesn’t make our UK prices seem too bad.

There are no details yet about 3G device prices. Keep an eye on the blog for updates.

The Desire is HTC’s in-house version of the Google Nexus One meaning what we get here is a stunning smartphone running the very latest version of Google’s Android operating system (v2.1 or Éclair for those still keeping count). In addition to the updated OS, the Desire (formerly known as the Bravo) also boasts HTC’s own Sense user interface which pulls in updates from Facebook and Twitter, updates your friends status in your contacts list, lets you upload photos to Flickr and offers seven customisable home screens. Add shortcuts, live web feeds and more to one of the home screens and flick between them or pinch on the screen to see all 7 screens at a glance.

Powering the phone is a 1GHz Snapdragon processor which ensures flicking between home screens, launching apps and opening web pages is ultra smooth not to mention great looking on the stunning 3.7 inch AMOLED touchscreen. Capacitive technology allows for multi-touch which enables such features as pinch to zoom in the web browser and maps and also makes for one of the most fluid, responsive touchscreen’s ever seen in a mobile phone. AMOLED technology makes for one of the brightest displays on offer whilst at the same time saving battery life and space allowing for the phone to measure a mere 11.9 mm thick.

Throw in a 5.0 Megapixel camera, HSDPA and Wi-Fi connectivity, GPS and expandable memory up to 32GB and it’s easy to see why the phone is an early contender for phone of the year. Available to pre-order now on Vodafone and T-Mobile, click here to check out some of our fantastic tariffs. With first stock expected in the last week of March, pre-order yours now to be one of the first to get your hands on the incredible new HTC Desire.

Coming in at 13.4mm thick and weighing only 105g, the beTouch E110 is a nice size and is ideal for when you are out and about as it is not too bulky. The 2.8inch touchscreen dominates the front of the phone, making this the key visual feature. This is a good enough size to be able to read text on screen easily and for images to appear sharp and clear.

With 256 MB internal memory there is plenty of room to get you started but for those of you who need that extra bit of storage, you can take advantage of external memory that comes in the form of a microSD card.

Running on the Android OS, users can benefit from downloadable apps available from The Android Market, and the beTouch E110 also has support for Google services including Google Maps, Google search and Gmail. Interactive shortcuts are present on the homepage, allowing users to be one click away from their favourite content.

Social networking integration is also present, so you can always keep up to date with your friends latest statuses or photos. The beTouch E110 can also be used when you are out of the office, as ‘Pocket Office’ is employed which includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote and PDF Viewer.

With a 3.15 megapixel camera on board as well, you can capture your favourite moments in no time and keep them stored to the phone or you have the option to email them to your friends or share them over blogs.

With built in HSDPA you can send files and open applications in a matter of seconds, so you do not waste any time accessing the different features of the handset. GPS is also built in which allows you to locate your current position and plan your next journey, and just generally use the beTouch E110 as a Sat Nav device.

The Acer beTouch E110 is now available to pre-order at Mobiles.co.uk. With first stock expected to arrive next week, click here to check out our fantastic offers and reserve yours now.

Running on the Symbian operating System, customise the phone to suit your personal needs. Download and install a range of different apps and create interactive shortcuts on the homepage to give you one touch access to all of your favourite and most relevant content, whether its your music player, photo gallery or social networking sites.

The 8.0 megapixel camera with auto-focus, face detection and a powerful flash takes very impressive photos. Share your pics with your friends by email or upload them online onto blogs.

The biggest and most impressive feature of the Vivaz however is the HD video capture. Record your special moments in brilliant high definition with 720p HD video recording. This video recording is simple to use, too. Give the dedicated video capture key one press and the camera will roll with continuous auto-focus, giving you absolute clarity in your results. With outstanding results you will not want to keep them to yourself on the Vivaz; share your work on YouTube and other sites online to boast to others!

Also sporting a 3.2 inch touchscreen, built in Wi-Fi- HSDPA and GPS, the Vivaz looks as though it benefits from an overall package of great features.

Available in both black and silver variants, stock is expected towards the end of next week. With great deals from Vodafone such as 600 minutes and unlimited texts for only £30 a month with 16 months half price and Orange with 400 minutes, unlimited texts for only £25 a month with 11 months half price, you will find it hard to resist, so order yours today from mobiles.co.uk to bag your great deal on the Sony Ericsson Vivaz.

The star of the show was undoubtedly the HTC Desire, the phone we first met as the Bravo. On first inspection, save for some subtle differences, the Desire appeared to be a very similar proposition to the HTC manufactured Google Nexus One. However, after a closer look, those subtle differences all add up making for a radically different device. The design of the phone is a marked improvement on the Nexus One with physical keys and an optical track pad replacing touch sensitive keys and a track ball making for a more responsive means of navigation. The touchscreen, a 3.7 inch AMOLED monster, looks amazing but is even better to use. Make no mistake, the iPhone’s days as the number one touchscreen are numbered.

Unquestionably a stunning phone on the outside, the Desire follows a similar trend on the inside with the latest iteration of Google’s Android operating system, v2.1 or Éclair, paired up with HTC’s Sense user interface, the highlight of which is the excellent new Friend Stream feature which pulls in updates from friends on social networking sites. The Desire also has the processing muscle to ensure apps, menus and web pages loaded quickly and smoothly thanks to the 1GHz processor on board. Expected in late March, HTC easily unveiled an early contender for phone of the year at this years MWC.

Just pipped to the top spot by the desire was the Samsung Wave, the first phone to run Samsung’s Bada OS. Whilst the new operating system was a big talking point, it was the display that really captured all the headlines. Utilising new Super-AMOLED technology, the Wave’s touchscreen is undoubtedly the best we’ve ever seen. Colours are bright and vivid, images are crisp and everything seems to leap off the screen. Having set the trend with AMOLED displays, Samsung have once again raised the bar with the new Super-AMOLED technology and it’s now up to their rivals to catch up. At a compact (compared to the Desire’s of this world) 3.3 inches, thankfully the Wave employs capacitive technology with multi-touch for an ultra responsive touchscreen experience.

Sony Ericsson took MWC as the opportunity to introduce the world to their new Mini range of Xperia handsets, the X10 Mini and Mini Pro, as well as a QWERTY version of the HD shooting Vivaz (the Vivaz Pro) and a public outing for the original Vivaz and Xperia X10. An impressive line up and, from our brief play test at least, no notable bugs, slow down or software issues. Promising when we consider that these devices are still some way off the finished article. Here’s hoping Sony Ericsson are back on track and can have a successful year, headlined by the exciting Xperia X10.

Microsoft had a strong offering at this years Mobile World Congress despite not having any actual devices on show (so sadly, still no Zune phone). The software giant finally announced the long awaited update to its much maligned Windows Mobile operating system, going under the official title of Windows Phone 7 Series, and the transformation was quite remarkable. The operating system is unrecognisable from previous offerings with multiple home screens now on offer, customisable with what MS refer to as tiles, interactive shortcuts that can be used to access on-phone and online content, and not a start menu in site! Drawing inspiration from Microsoft’s other products, the new Windows Phone OS will boast Xbox Live compatibility with the ability to play games across different phones and even against Xbox 360’s whilst retaining achievements and updating gamer scores. Similarly, the multimedia side of 7 Series will be skinned in a similar style to the Zune which promises an extremely user friendly experience. In short, the future looks positively exciting for Windows Phone 7 Series.

In a similar move to Microsoft, Nokia had no new phones on display at this years MWC and very little presence at the event, some what disappointing for the worlds number one mobile phone manufacturer. Nokia did however make an announcement that could pave the way for a slew of exciting new releases in the coming months and years. The announcement we’re referring to is of course, Nokia’s partnership with Intel resulting in an all new open source operating system based on the Linux platform. The collaboration sees Nokia’s Maemo operating system combined with Intel’s Moblin OS resulting in MeeGo. Promising to bring the best parts of both worlds, the OS should thrive thanks to the support from these two giants in their field. Most exciting of all, MeeGo is not just restricted to mobile phones, with netbooks and other devices all supported.

True to form, Apple were also conspicuously absent from the years event, meaning we must wait a little longer to get our hands on the upcoming iPad and longer still to see what the Cupertino outfit have planned for their next iPhone offering. What we do know is that with strong offerings from Android, Samsung and the reinvigorated Windows Phone 7 Series all on the horizon, Apple certainly have their work cut out for them, now more than ever.

So, yet another Mobile World Congress has been and gone. Billed as the premier mobile phone exhibition, the likes of HTC, Samsung and Microsoft all ensured the event lived up to expectations. The onus is now on Nokia, Apple and co. to show the world how they plan to compete with the exciting new releases that debuted at MWC 2010.

Unveiled at Mobile World Congress 2010, the new software for ‘7 Series’ offers a fresh approach to smart phones, by bringing together applications and content from the web to give the user a very personal and relevant experience. With this news, HTC builds on its Windows Phone leadership and extends its commitment to offering customers the most innovative mobile phone experiences available.

“Windows Phone 7 Series is a significant milestone for Microsoft, the industry and ultimately people looking to do more on their phones. HTC is working closely with Microsoft to bring the unique HTC experience that customers love,” said Peter Chou, chief executive officer of HTC Corporation. “Microsoft has clearly listened to feedback from people and brought a new, fresh approach to the smartphone experience that is beautiful, powerful and compelling.”

For the first time ever, Microsoft will bring together the Xbox LIVE games and the Zune music and video experience to the mobile phone, exclusively on 7 Series phones. The design for Windows Phones 7 Series concentrates on every aspect, from its visually appealing layout and motion to its function and hardware integration.

On the Start screen, dynamically updated “live tiles” show users real-time content directly, breaking the mold of static icons that serve as an intermediate step on the way to an application. Create a tile of a friend, and the user gains a readable, up-to-date view of a friend’s latest pictures and posts, just by glancing at Start.

Every Windows Phone 7 Series phone will come with a dedicated hardware button for Bing, providing one-click access to search from anywhere on the phone, while a special implementation of Bing search provides intent-specific results, delivering the most relevant Web or local results, depending on the type of query.

“People are moving faster than ever, juggling more priorities and turning to technology to manage it all. Windows Phone 7 Series simplifies common tasks by bringing together related content from the web, applications and services into a single view to make life easier,” said Andy Lees, senior vice president of Mobile Communication Business at Microsoft. “We are pleased to work closely with HTC, a global leader in mobile phone technology and design, to bring new Windows phones to customers around the world.”

Keep an eye on the blog for further information on 7 Series handsets and release dates.

The Vivaz Pro is almost a carbon copy of the standard version (which we’ve managed to take a look at previously) save for two notable differences; the inclusion of a full slide out QWERTY keyboard and downgrading the camera from 8 to 5 Megapixels. HD video capture is still present though along with the added extras such as continuous autofocus and easy uploads to your favourite sharing sites such as YouTube. The addition of a QWERTY keyboard to a Symbian touchscreen device puts the Vivaz Pro in direct competition with the Nokia N97 Mini but the extra multimedia capabilities should edge the Sony Ericsson phone ever so slightly ahead.

The design of the phone is nice with a good in-hand feel thanks to Sony Ericsson’s new Human Curvature ethos (curves to match the human form). Better still, the slide mechanism feels reassuringly robust whilst the keyboard itself is comprised of good sized keys that offer good feedback. On to the software and for better or worse, the Vivaz Pro follows its QWERTY-less sibling in running Symbian. Sony Ericsson have made navigation to key areas of the phone more user friendly with the addition of tabs to the home screen, as seen first in the Satio. Let’s hope Sony Ericsson can avoid the software fiasco that blighted the Satio’s launch when the Vivaz and Vivaz Pro launch next month.

On to the first of three upcoming Android phones now and the Xperia X10 Mini. First things first, Sony Ericsson certainly aren’t kidding with that name, the X10 Mini is absolutely tiny and when held next to the full fat Xperia X10 looks even more so. Sony Ericsson are keen to promote the one handed usability of the X10 Mini and accordingly each corner of the touchscreen houses a customisable shortcut. Easy to set up (this does run Android remember), this makes navigation to key areas of the phone that much simpler. On to the subject of Android. The X10 Mini runs version 1.6 of Google’s OS and while you’re hardly going to be running SatNav on the diddy screen, the Sony Ericsson rep pointed out that the 2.55 inch display met Android’s minimum requirements and so should run pretty much all of the apps available in the Android Market app store.

With a range of colourful customisable covers, the one word that describes the X10 Mini is definitely cute. Sony Ericsson are clearly after the youth market with the Xperia X10 Mini and you wouldn’t bet against it being a huge success (once you’ve had a play and fallen for its charms of course). Our only complaint was the difficulty with messaging. Understandably, a 2.55 inch display is hardly big enough for a QWERTY keyboard so the X10 Mini makes do with an alpha numeric keyboard which does slow down text input. But before you text addicts moan, Sony Ericsson have an ace up their sleeve. If you’re only happy when your tweeting, pinging friends with instant messages or chatting on Facebook, Sony Ericsson has an X10 Mini for you; the X10 Mini Pro. It does exactly what its stable mate does but packs in a slide out QWERTY keyboard too! Perfect.

Now onto the device we’ve been waiting for for what seems like an eternity; the Xperia X10. Well, the device is slated for launch some time next month and from our briefest of hands on, Sony Ericsson definitely seem to be headed in the right direction. Concerns of unstable software and unresponsive menus can be put down to early samples because the device we played with was sharp enough to be the finished article. The 4.0 inch touchscreen not only looks great but is equally impressive to use and despite the full bodied design, the X10 never felt too big. The design itself is also a master stroke; this is a phone you’ll want to get out and show off. We won’t go into too much detail concerning specs because chances are you already know what the X10 is all about. All that we need now is for Sony Ericsson to actually launch the device to an increasingly impatient fan base. Click here to register for updates for the X10 and keep an eye on the blog and we’ll be sure to let you know as soon as it’s available to order.

We had the privilege of a practice run for our Desire encounter a few weeks ago when we had some time with the Google Nexus One. The Nexus One, manufactured by HTC, sports similar design cues and near enough as makes no difference dimensions so, from the outside we weren’t expecting to be blown away. Despite this, our first impressions on picking up the Desire is how much more, err, desirable it is over the Google branded phone. The Desire looks and feels more mature than the rougher-round-the-edges Nexus One. Comprised of a matte plastic finish and brushed metal casing that surrounds the display, the darker colours used are more fitting for the device (in my opinion at least) and the smooth curved edges make for a smartphone that sits comfortably in your hand. The re-placement of the shortcut keys to the main frame gives the touchscreen an uninterrupted dominance whilst the switch to physical keys and an optical trackpad (over touch sensitive keys and a trackball on the Nexus) will be purely down to preference.

The touchscreen on the Desire is a 3.7 inch AMOLED display that, first and foremost, looks stunning. The use of AMOLED technology really shines through and, despite my best efforts at capturing on camera, really needs to be seen in the flesh. The bright vivid icons leap of the screen and reading text in messages/ emails/ web pages etc. is a doddle. Obviously we were restricted to use in doors so no word on how the display fares out in direct sunlight, something AMOLED display are often criticised for, but here and now the Desire looks stunning from every angle. On to actually using the touchscreen and as expected the Desire employs a capacitive unit which unlike the Nexus One (at launch at least) supports multi-touch in the web browser, maps and photo gallery (as well as some apps to boot). Pinch to zoom is a great addition but one that, in every day use, you’ll probably end up using quite sparingly what with the double tap to fit to screen in the web browser. The important aspect is of course the general navigation and please don’t read this as an over statement; the touchscreen on the Desire is fantastic.

The home screen is your first encounter with the touchscreen; using it so swipe between one of the seven customisable home screens is ultra responsive and switches effortlessly. The smooth transition is thanks in part to the 1GHz processor on board but the touchscreen itself deserves the lion’s share of the praise. It’s a similar story when opening up the main menu; scrolling through icons is so slick it’s arguably a smoother and therefore more enjoyable experience than the iPhone. In short, the touchscreen on the Desire is easily the best Android has to offer, both in the looks department and usability and from my brief play test, better than the iPhone 3GS, the phone that’s widely regarded as the best touchscreen phone.

On to Android and the desire, like its stable mate, runs version 2.1 of the operating system. However, as this is an HTC device rather than a Google experience phone, we’re treated to Sense UI. This sits on top of Android so, rather than the 5 home screens of the Nexus One, we’re treated to 7. The first is a shortcut hub with all your favourite apps, local time and weather though these can all be customised with a long press on the home screen. From here the Sense user interface takes over. It’s pretty much a carbon copy of the experience found on the HTC Hero with the addition of a few tweaks, the best of the bunch being Friend Stream which brings in the latest Tweets and status updates from friends. From here you can search for friends and also post comments of your own without having to launch a dedicated Facebook or Twitter app. The powerful 1GHz processor keeps the Desire ticking along at an impressive speed and, despite the HTC rep stressing that this wasn’t the finished code, we experienced no instance of lag or slow down. Everything we asked the phone to do was actioned almost instantly and the addition of Sense UI has done nothing to hamper the Desire’s performance.

With a rather large queue building behind us, our time with the Desire was drawing to a close but we just found time to fire up the web browser and have a poke around at life online with the Desire. The web browser loaded pages nice and quickly and the aforementioned pinch-to-zoom is a nice addition though for text heavy pages you’ll be better off double tapping so that the text fits the screen. The other welcome addition in this latest incarnation of Android is that the Desire was able to load Flash content meaning we were able to watch an embedded video, in the browser, without having to open any sort of separate video player. For most people, you won’t realise what a big miss Flash is until you stumble across a site that uses it so the fact that the Desire is Flash ready out of the box is a big coup for HTC.

Before we arrived at MWC, the Bravo was easily top of our list of phones we simply had to check out. And, apart from getting used to the name (I must admit I wasn’t sold on Desire but it’s definitely grown on me), we were instantly won over. The Desire is, hands down, the most exciting Android launch since the G1 first surfaced way back when. A much more polished device than the Nexus One, HTC’s Quietly Brilliant ethos means you’re bound to still be finding new and exciting little features long after you’ve first picked up the Desire. Slated for an early April launch, the HTC Desire has become the one to watch for 2010. Click here to register for updates and head on over to the official site to check out press photos of the Desire. Be sure to keep an eye on the blog as we hope to track down a Desire in the coming weeks to give it a full on review.