The LG GD900 Crystal is the latest masterpiece to hit the markets. In a rather innovative and eye-catching design, the GD900 comes in a sleek silver casing, but its slide-out keypad is transparent.

LG GD 900 Crystal

The touch sensitive keypad illuminates when it is initially slid out, although the glow does dim after a short period. Created from colourless glass, the keypad is highly responsive and is an efficient input addition to the touchscreen.

The device has a 3”inch touchscreen, and is compact enough measuring 105mm long, 52.5mm wide and 13.5mm deep, but weighs 127 g. It supports 1.5GB of memory, which is expandable by up to 16GB through the use of a microSD card.

Aside from the coolness factor of being transparent, the LG GD900 Crystal comes complete with a range of user-friendly features and the latest technology. It has an amazing 8 megapixel autofocus camera at the back of the phone. An LED flash enables the user to take photos in lowlight environments. It also supports video recording, as well as 3G video calling through the use of a second camera.

The GD900 has a built-in music player as well as an FM radio, both of which emit music quality of a very high standard.

Unsurprisingly, the Crystal comes complete with WiFi technology and Bluetooth. The document viewer feature allows the user to view Word, Excel and PDF files.

For those users who are after a unique-looking phone, with a host of functions, this is a superb choice.

The Nokia N96 is a pretty nifty 3G phone comprising a host of gadgets including GPS satellite navigation and a five megapixel camera and features a 2.8” screen.

Nokia N96

The phone is slightly larger than its predecessor and weighs 125g, measuring 103mm long, 55mm wide and 18mm deep. This classy phone has 16GB of built-in memory and users can increase the amount of storage as this phone supports a microSD memory card.

The Nokia N96 is fitted with a good quality five megapixel camera, complete with a Carl Zeiss optics Tessar lens and features an auto-focus function as well as an LED flash.

This smart phone also supports video footage capture and features a light for brightening up footage taken in dark surroundings. The user can play back their recordings on the large display screen. A second camera allows the user to engage in 3G video calling.

Live TV is an additional feature on this phone, although due to the compatibility with the broadcasting systems in the UK you will not be able to watch television on your phone. However the BBC’s iPlayer is compatible with this phone, allowing you to stream BBC TV and radio programmes to your phone.

The built-in FM radio comes complete with RDS, and has the ability to allow the user to create playlists. A built-in GPS receiver and a navigation system also form part of this well-designed phone. It comes complete with WiFi technology as well as Bluetooth and USB connections.

Get the Nokia N96 for £30 per month which gives you 600 minutes of talktime and Unlimited text messages at  your Nokia N96 shop