The Samsung S275 and the LG F4n are making the rounds in Canada. Both take a page out of the 1990′s and are probably selling incredibly well with its $100 price tag. The Samsung S275 has now found its way onto the Bell and Solo Mobile lineup for $99.95 – this entry-level flip has a 1.77-inch display and a 1.3 megapixel camera. As for the LG F4n, this was recently released on Eastlink and Videotron and will soon be making an appearance on SaskTel. This flip is also $99.95 outright and barely has a camera (1.3MP).

Source: Bell & Solo, SaskTel

This device is truly meant for texters. The keyboard is somewhat tight, but the more you text the more you get used to using it. With overall dimensions of 6.1(w) x 1.3(h) x 11.23(d) cm it’s lightweight and weighs in at only 106 grams. One of the key features of the Link is that it can hold up to 16GB of memory with a microSD card. So you can put all your music in their (great speakers and 3.5 mm headset jack), all your pictures – this comes with a 1.3 megapixel camera (self portrait mirror).

Some other key notable attributes are the 2.2 inch LCD screen, Bluetooth 2.0, assisted GPS, Speakerphone and MP3 player. honestly though, if you want a texting device at an affordable cost, this should be one to consider. It looks good, feels light and is available at Bell, Virgin and Solo.

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The Rumour 2 feels solid in the hand as it only weighs 117 grams with overall dimension of 4.41 x 2.05 x 0.70 inches. The main difference with this device is that it’s much more curved in style, the directional pad is now square and this has a slide-out 4-row QWERTY keyboard with designated emoticon key and dedicated directional left, right, up and down keys now added. The keyboard is nicely spaced out and the keys feel great too, somewhat raised on the keyboard and also raised on the front of the device. The dedicated keys make this a breeze to text/IM with.

This has a 2-inch QVGA display with a 240 x 320 and has can hold a surprisingly 16GB of memory. The speakers are ok when it comes to the music, but what we would have like to have seen is a better camera. This only has a 1.3 megapixel camera (can take video also) and the picture quality is decent but nothing to impressive. As this does come with a music player where you can throw all your music in, it has a 2.5 mm stereo headset jack (would have like to see the standard 3.5mm installed).

You can check out the video below for further details, but one more concern we have for the Rumour 2 is the web. We found it slow and a bit of a challenge to use as it relied on the directional pad (or the new dedicated arrow keys) and the website text links to get around… we had to remember why this phone is such a great seller and it’s because it’s mainly a texting device… and as a texting device it’s one of the best out there.

Bell for the following price plans: 3-year contract: $39.95; 2-year contract: $119.95; 1-year contract: $219.95 and Outright/Prepaid: $269.95. This is also available with Solo here outright for $160 or $50 on a 2-year term.

In order to get the $0.00 deal you must sign up for a minimum $25 data plan – which gives you 4.0 MB (if you go over this it is $12 for each additional MB). If you are unsure of what a 1 MB gets you these days, Solo kindly tells you:

• 250 e-mails (200 words each)
• 20 e-mails with attachments
• 20 pages of an Excel spreadsheet
• 10 web pages

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Here you have a minimum monthly fee of $40 and gets you 1000 “anytime”, includes Call Waiting, Call Forwarding and 3-way calling. The kicker of a plan like this is the extras though: $0.15 text messages (incoming/outgoing), additional minutes are $0.30, long distance is $0.30 a minute.

Also, with the standard one-time activation charge of $35.00, monthly system access fee of $6.95 and 9-1-1 service fee of $0.50. The totals really add up – Base plan of $40, plus $42.45 for first month charges, plus any additional charges = go for another plan.

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The SPH-M510 is Samsung’s latest multimedia phone and is only at Bell Mobility. This gem integrats music, photos, movies, and the Internet. In addition, the M510 features a 1.3-megapixel camera, speaker independent voice recognition, GPS capability and Bluetooth wireless connectivity. This phone is 0.7-inches and lightweight at 3 oz. This comes in a silver black, purple or grey.

This entry phone can be found through Virgin Mobile and PC Mobile. The M300 has a mirrored finish and is surrounded with dark silver trim. The M300′s has a hidden external 65k color, 96×96 pixel display for info on inbound calls or messages and time and battery status. Here are more features:

Nokia 6275i is available through Virgin Mobile and now PC mobile and can be bought at all major retail stores. Apart from the regular features a phone has (calendar, caller ID, phonebook etc…) Nokia has put together a solid phone – inside this comes with Bluetooth wireless technology, a 2.0-megapixel camera with flash, video, a built-in digital music player and a 2 GB microSD memory card. The Nokia 6275i is sexy as it comes with a stainless steel case.

• Dimensions: (H) 116 x (W) 64 x (W) 11.5 mm Weight: 115 g
• Runs on the data optimized high speed mobile network
• 2.4″, 65,000-colour TFT
• QWERTY keypad with 5-way and thumbwheel navigation
• 64 MB SDRAM/128 MB Flash ROM
• 1.3 megapixel camera with flash
• Tethered data support
• E-mail- and Web-enabled
• Outlook® Mobile
• Media Player 10 Mobile
• Internet Explorer Mobile
• Pocket MSN including MSN Hotmail and MSN Messenger
• Bluetooth-enabled (2)
• Stereo Bluetooth Support
• Messaging and Security Feature Pack (MSFP)
• Speaker phone
• Calendar
• To-do list
• Alarm clock
• Calculator
• Text Messaging

The Motorola KRZR is another attempt to launch a phone that has some serious style with it. The KRZR is certainly slim as its previous model RAZR, however it comes in a bit bigger (RAZR is .54″ thin and the KRZR is .67″). The KRZR comes with a 1.3MP camera, a MicroSD card slot for memory expansion, voice dialing, a speakerphone, Bluetooth and music player. Distributed by Bell, Rogers, Fido & Telus the model comes in black, gray and dark pearl gray… with a reflective mirror on the back. Quite nice.

The actual battery life is good (reaches about 5 hours of talk time) and outlasts previous Motorola models as this is loaded with a generous 880 mAh Lithium Ion battery.