The iPhone 4S will be loaded with the Apple A5 chip found in the iPad 2. It’s a dual-core processor with a 1GHz clock-speed, bringing Apple into line with competitors such as the Samsung Galaxy SII that also have dual-core processors in their phones. Apple claims the 4S is up to seven times faster than the current iPhone 4 and graphics in games should also be improved.

The camera has been increased for the iPhone 4S from the 5Mp camera in its predecessor iPhone 4 to 8Mp for the new one. The 8Megapixel camera will shoot 1080p full HD video (720p in iPhone 4) and a custom lens with a larger f/2.4 aperture  lets in 73% more light than the iPhone 4.

Apple has upgraded the memory (RAM) of the iPhone 4S to 1GB (up from 512mb in iPhone 4). This should allow it to run more applications simultaneously and improve speed.

The biggest new feature is a new voice recognition system called ‘Siri’. Siri is a voice controlled personal assistant that is able to do many different tasks with a simple command. Users can ask the phone to find a restaurant, check out the weather, perform searches, send messages,  setting alarm, setting up meetings, asking for directions, and plenty else besides. Siri can also dictate messages back to the user. The English, French, and German languages will be supported.

The iPhone 4S  will go on sale on 14 October, will be available in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB models – in both black and white in the UK, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, and Australia in addition to the U.S.

Demo video:

The average time spent using Facebook via web-capable smartphone handsets is one hour and 17 minutes per day in the UK, according to a survey by OnePoll, which revealed the average time spent watching television is just three minutes longer at two hours.

The survey of 3,000 people revealed that the enormous popularity of Facebook has, on the whole, exceeded that of television in the UK, with people spending an average of two-and-a-half hours a day on the social networking site, compared with the two hours they spend on average watching television.

Two of the most telling statistics to come from the survey showed that 70 per cent of Brits have a Facebook account, and 36 per cent own a smartphone. Of those smartphone owners surveyed, 91 per cent said they used their handset to access Facebook.

Mobile manufacturers have been following this trend and are seeking to capitalise on it with the launch of brand new smartphones like the HTC Sensation, which features a dedicated Facebook button below the keypad.

Other new smartphones, like the the hotly anticipated iPhone 5, feature large touchscreens, making life easier for the 15 per cent of Brits who log in to Facebook via their smartphones more than 20 times every day.

OnePoll’s survey was conducted on behalf of online consumer technology retailer EXPANSYS, whose CEO, Anthony Catterson, claimed the results, which also revealed that 49.15 per cent of people are constantly logged into Facebook at home, show a “major behavioural trend”.

He said: “This study shows that the TV is no longer the king of the living room. Even while the TV is on, it seems the nation is still logged on to Facebook and other social networks. People are now using Facebook on their smartphone ortablet computer whilst watching TV. And this major behaviouraltrend is being examined closely by the manufacturers.

“One response, for example, has been the installation of Facebook and Twitter directly onto web-enabled TVs by Manufacturers such as Sony and Samsung. We believe consumers will be the real winners, who will have greater choice, relevance and value”.

Close to a quarter (24.46 per cent) of respondents in the survey admitted to using Facebook via any media for between three and four hours each day, giving a true sense of the scale of the social networking site’s popularity.

Catterson also illustrated the importance of Facebook to people’s lives with another rather revealing piece of data.

He said: “Just to add weight to the argument, 62% also said they’d choose either a laptop or a smartphone as the one piece of technology to take on holiday. The TV only managed just over 4% of that vote”.

The phones pack a 1.2GHz Snapdragon processor that has a 2.8-inch VGA touchscreen 640×480 in resolution with a 287dpi pixel density. On the back is a 5MP camera with 720p video recording and inside is 8GB of internal storage (with microSD expanded up to 32 GB) and Near Field Communication (NFC) technology. At 10.5mm it’s RIM’s thinnest handset yet, featuring a full QWERTY keyboard. And dual-band Wi-Fi®, a built-in compass (magnetometer) and Bluetooth 2.1.

The phones include NFC connectivity for smart tags as well as Augmented Reality features that use a compass and GPS to assess the phone’s position in space. It also supports universal search (including voice activated search) and a much faster browser with “Just In Time” JavaScript compiling.

The only difference between the Bold 9900 and Bold 9930 is that the first has tri-band HSPA+ and quad-band GSM/EDGE connectivity, while the latter supports dual-band CDMA/EV-DO Rev. A, dual-band HSPA+, and quad-band GSM/EDGE networks.

According to RIM, BlackBerry Bold 9900 and Bold 9930 will be available around the world starting this summer. Pricing details have not been unveiled yet.

BlackBerry Bold 9900 and Bold 9930 Specs:

• Dimensions: 115 x 66 x 10.5mm
• Processor:
• Montana / CDMA: Qualcomm 1.2GHz CPU
• Dakota / GSM: TBA
• Radio:
  • Montana / CDMA: 800/1900 MHz EvDO Rev A with Receive Diversity (PCS Only); Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE; Dual Band UMTS (HSPA 7.2/5.76) 900/2100MHz
  • Dakota / GSM: Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE; Tri Band UMTS
• Display: 2.8″ diagonol – VGA 640 x 480, resolution 287dpi
• Camera: 5mp – Flash – Image Stabilization – HD Recording (720p)
• Navigation: Capacitive Touch, Optical Trackpad
• Keypad: Wide QWERTY – Physical Send, End, Escape, Menu, Right Side Convenience Key, Volume Control
• Memory: 8GB – 768MB RAM – up to 32GB MicroSd Card
• WiFi: 2.4 GHZ b/g/n – 5GHz a/n – Mobile Hotspot
• Connectivity: Micro USB – Bluetooth – NFC
• Sensors: Magnetometer – Accelerometer – Proximity

BlackBerry Bold Demo video:

The HTC Sensation comes with a 4.3-inch HD (540×960-pixel resolution) Super LCD touch screen, and an 8-megapixel camera with autofocus, and support for capturing video at 1080p HD and playback. Also features a front-facing VGA camera, support for T-Mobile’s HSPA+ 4G network (14.4Mbps), 768MB RAM, and 4 GB internal storage. The phone is powered by a 1520mAh LiIon battery.

There is no official date or price of the HTC Sensation 4G handset yet, but It’s hitting T-Mobile in the United States this June.

The HTC Sensation 4G specs:
Network HSPA/WCDMA: Europe/Asia/T-Mobile US: 900/AWS/2100 MHz
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
CPU Processing Speed 1.2 GHz, dual core
Platform Android™ with HTC Sense™
Camera 8 megapixel color camera: Auto focus and dual LED flash, HD video recording: 1080p HD video recording.
Front camera: VGA fixed focus color camera
3G: Up to 14.4 Mbps download speed and Up to 5.76 Mbps upload speed
GPRS: Up to 114 Kbps downloading
EDGE: Up to 560 Kbps downloading
Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth® 3.0
Micro-USB 2.0 (5-pin) port with mobile high-definition video link (MHL) for USB or HDMI connection
Internal phone storage: 1 GB microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
RAM: 768 MB
Battery type: Rechargeable lithium-ion battery 1520 mAh
Talk time: WCDMA: Up to 400 minutes, GSM: Up to 495 minutes
Standby time: WCDMA: Up to 400 hours, GSM: Up to 350 hours

HTC Sensation 4G Demo Video

The phone comes with a 2.46 inch high-resolution 640 × 480 (E6 Nokia display using Gorilla famous Corning Glass stronger anti scratches), a full 8-megapixel camera focus with dual-LED flash , 2X digital zoom and 3X in video mode, 720p HD video recording at a speed of 25fps, Bluetooth, WiFi, and 1500mAh battery can last for 9 hours for continuous playback or up to 15 hours talk time.
The new Symbian Anna has lots of optimizations and seems to work seamless inside the E6.
Nokia E6 include QuickOffice applications, World Traveler, JoikuSpot Premium and F-Secure Mobile Security.

Nokia E6 will be available during Q2 2011 (Q3 in North America) for a price of €340 before tax and subsidy in white, silver and black colors.

Nokia E6 Specs:

• Networks: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100 MHz, HSDPA 10.2 Mbps, HSUPA 2 Mbps
• Display: 2.46-inch 16M-color VGA TFT LCD capacitive touchscreen
• Memory: 8GB storage memory, 1GB ROM, hot-swappable microSD card slot (up to 32GB)
• OS: Symbian Anna OS
• CPU: ARM 1176 680 MHz processor, Broadcom BCM2727 GPU; 256 MB RAM
• Camera: 8 megapixel fixed-focus camera with dual-LED flash, geo-tagging; 720p video recording at 25fps
• Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP, microUSB port with USB on-the-go, 3.5mm audio jack, GPS receiver with A-GPS, HDMI port
• Misc: Accelerometer, Stereo FM radio with RDS, Flash support in the web browser, proximity sensor, Battery: 1500 mAh Li-Ion battery
• Dimensions: 115.5 x 59 x 10.5 mm, 87 cc; 133 g

Nokia E6 Demo video

HTC Evo 3D Specs:
Processor MSM8660 (1.2 GHz Dual Core processor) + SQN1210 (WiMAX)
Operating System Android™ 2.3 with HTC Sense™
Internal Memory 4GB eMMC / RAM 1GB
Display 4.3″ inch Super LCD 540×960 QHD resolution 3D display
3D Compatibility 3D Capture and playback for photos and videos; display downloaded content formatted in 3D; stream 3D content wirelessly to 3D TV
Network CDMA2000 1x/ EVDO rev. 0/ EVDO rev.  A network and 4G WIMAX
GPS/AGPS
Camera Two 5 MP Color CMOS with auto focus for 3D; 5 MP Color CMOS with auto focus for 2D; 1.3 MP Color CMOS Front Camera
Connectivity Bluetooth 3.0 + High Speed, Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, 3.5mm stereo audio jack, micro-USB (5-pin micro-USB)
Battery Rechargeable 1730 mAh
Dimensions 5″ (L) x 2.6″ (W) x 0.47″ (T)
Weight 6 Ounces

Samsung Wave II S8530 features a 3.7-inch Super-clear LCD display and a 5 megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash. 3G and Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0, 2 GB of internal memory expandable via a microSD card slot, a 3.5 mm headset jack, and a 1500 mAh battery.

The new smartphone benefits from the enhanced social networking integration via Samsung’s Social Hub which means people can synchronize their phonebook with their social network, Instant Messenger and email accounts.

The Samsung Wave II is available on UK now from O2 , Orange and Vodafone. You can have a better look at the device in the video demo below.

Samsung Wave II S8530 specifications:
* 3G HSDPA 3.6 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps
* Bada OS 1.2
* 1GHz ARM Cortex-A8 processor, PowerVR SGX540 GPU, Hummingbird chipset
* 3.7 inch Super clear LCD capacitive touchscreen display
* 480 x 800 pixels with multi-touch input method
* 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
* 2 GB internal memory
* 32 GB micro SD support
* A-GPS support
* Stereo FM radio with RDS
* FM recording
* Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP
* Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
* MicroUSB 2.0
* 3.5 mm audio jack
* Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
*Stand by: Up to 600 h (2G) / Up to 500 h (3G)
*Talk time: Up to 13 h (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G)
*Dimensions: 123.9 x 59.8 x 11.8 mm
*Weight : 135g

Watch demo video of Samsung Wave II S8530:

LG Optimus Black features a 4-inch NOVA display. LG says that this display is designed to be “the brightest, clearest and most readable” mobile screen. The super-bright Nova display is also energy efficient, and LG claiming up to a 50% reduction in power consumption in comparison to conventional LCD displays.

Other specs include a 2 megapixel front-facing camera, also features the world’s first Wi-Fi Direct for quick and high-quality data transfer between mobile devices, also equipped with a 1500 mAh battery and weighs just 109 grams.

The LG Optimus Black will be available Worldwide in the first half of 2011.

Releasing by T-Mobile on January 19, the Motorola Cliq 2 works on a fast 1GHz processor and comes with a huge 3.7-inch FWVGA touch screen. With a smoothly designed keypad, Motorola, as an attempt to entice customers, claims that this phone “will definitely balance your life”. It is powered by a 1420mAh battery with up to 7.9 hours of talk time and 13 days of standby time.

The Motorola Cliq 2  is equipped with features that will appeal to both business users and the common men as well. It allows access, from its homescreen, to social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace through MOTOBLUR. With a 5-megapixel camera that comes with digital zoom and auto focus, this new Motorola 3G smartphone is all about helping users stay connected to whatever is happening in their world.

The Nexus S features a 4 inch display with curved glass and a 5 megapixels high resolution autofocus camera with LED flash. The phone also has a VGA front camera and 5MP rear facing camera for video calling.  It also has 16GB of internal memory. The Nexus S also supports NFC technology that allows users to interact with other objects,  such as stickers or posters, that are embedded with NFC technology.

The Nexus S will be available in the United States starting on December 16 for $529 unlocked or $199 with a new two year T-Mobile contract. Carphone Warehouse will sell the Nexus S in the UK after December 20 for £549.95 unlocked.

Google Nexus S specs:

* Quad-band GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900
* Tri-band HSPA: 900, 2100, 1700
* HSPA type: HSDPA (7.2Mbps) HSUPA (5.76Mbps)
* 1GHz Cortex A8 (Hummingbird) processor
* Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS
* 4.0″ WVGA (480×800) contour Display with curved glass screen super AMOLED
* 5 megapixels (2560×1920) Auto focus and Flash
* 16GB iNAND flash memory
* Wi-Fi 802.11 n/b/g
* Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
* Near Field Communication (NFC) Technology
* Assisted GPS
* microUSB 2.0
* Size: 63mm x 123.9mm x 10.88mm
* Weight: 129g
* Battery: 1500 mAH Lithum Ion
* Battery Life: Talk time up to 6.7 hours on 3G (14 hours on 2G) and Standby time up to 17.8 days on 3G (29.7 days on 2G)

Demo Video: