Mobile phones

The great value Samsung Chat 355 from Vodafone is a stylish messaging phone with a QWERTY keyboard and large colour screen that are perfect for all your emailing and texting.

The QWERTY keyboard enables faster typing, and with built-in Facebook, Facebook chat, MySpace, Twitter and Flickr you'll always be bang up to date with what's going down with your social networking.

Despite all these great features, the Samsung Chat 355 is a strikingly slim mobile phone at just 11.9mm wide. It looks and feels great in your hand, thanks to the smooth, fluid design and bright 2.4in colour display.

Designed to be easy to use, the Samsung Chat 355 has an optical trackpad that works like a computer mouse, so you can whiz around web pages and scroll through messages.

WiFi gives you internet access and you can capture great shots of all your adventures when you're out and about with the Samsung Chat 355 mobile phone's 2 megapixel digital camera, which also includes video recording.

Useful info:

• Social networking apps
• 2Mp digital camera with video capture
• QWERTY keyboard for faster texting
• Mini USB port
• WiFi; Bluetooth 2.1
• 3.5mm headphone jack
• Takes microSD memory cards up to 8GB
• Standby/talk time: 520/12 hours
• Weight: 93g
• Samsung Chat 355 mobile phone from Vodafone

The HTC Desire C smartphone is stylish, easy to use and packed with plenty of cutting-edge technology.

Combining a durable metal frame with precision engineering, it's ideal for those who want a premium-designed smartphone.

A vibrant 3.4 inch HVGA screen makes it easy to browse the web, view photos or connect with friends and family.

Enjoy superb sound thanks to Beats Audio™ and capture great photos and video of all your adventures with the built-in 5 Megapixel camera. Instant sharing capabilities also mean you can post the results on social websites such as Facebook and Twitter, seconds after it was captured.

Through HTC Desire C’s deep integration of Dropbox and 25Gb of free online space for 2 years, you also have the freedom to securely back-up, browse and share thousands of photos, videos and documents, whether stored locally or in the cloud.

It's also NFC enabled, allowing you to make payments using only your phone or access information and offers.

Useful info:

• 5 megapixel camera with flash and autofocus
• 25Gb dropbox
• Beats Audio sound
• Android 4.0 OS (Ice Cream Sandwich)
• 3.4 inch touch screen
• 3G, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
• GPS with A-GPS support
• MP3 player and FM radio
• MicroSD card up to 32Gb
• HTC Desire C on Vodafone - Black

Experience everything in full HD with the Sony Xperia T smartphone's spectacular 4.6 inch touch screen, along with the latest Android software.

The Sony Xperia T is perfect for web browsing, watching movies, taking photos and playing games - what's more, it's Playstation certified, so you can download games from the Sony Computer Entertainment site straight on to your phone.

Tap into Sony's Video Unlimited and Music Unlimited sites and you'll never be short of entertainment again wherever you roam. You can even share all the fun on your TV straight from your HD mobile via HDMI!The Sony Xperia T features an outstanding 13 Megapixel camera lets you capture everything in stunning detail - and then share it on Facebook or in a message.

The 1.5GHz dual core processor does everything at the speed of light, so download and play games, browse the web and watch videos, instead of watching them load. The Sony Xperia T Smartphone's 4.6 inch LED-backlit HD display comes with a Mobile BRAVIA Engine for enhanced contrast, richer colours and less image noise.

Useful info:

• 4.6 inch HD touch screen (720 x 1280)
• Google Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
• 1.5 GHz dual core processor
• 13 Megapixel camera
• Talk/stand-by time: 7 hours/410 hours
• WiFi; 3G; Bluetooth
• USB 2.0
• Facebook, YouTube and Twitter apps
• MP3 player and FM radio
• NFC
• 16Gb internal memory - expandable to 32Gb via microSD card
• Weight: 139g.

Colours: White.

The HTC 8X is an outstanding Windows 8 smartphone that does everything at incredible speed and shooting first-class photos and video.

The familiar Windows set-up is easy to negotiate via the Windows tiles as you switch between favourite websites, social networks, emails, notifications and much more.

Weighing just 130g and just 1cm thick, the HTC 8X smartphone still boasts a vibrant 4.3 inch screen that makes it easy to browse the web, view photos or connect with friends and family. The matte finish also looks and feels good in your hand.

A 1.5 GHz dual core processor in combination with Windows 8 ensure everything happens quickly and smoothly, while 16Gb storage lets you store plenty of music, photos and video.

Enjoy superb sound thanks to the HTC 8X's Beats Audio™ and capture great photos and video of all your adventures with the built-in 8 megapixel camera with an LED flash and auto-focus. A wide angle lens lets you capture more and you can also record 1080p HD video.

The HTC 8X smartphone's instant sharing capabilities also mean you can post the results on social websites such as Facebook and Twitter, seconds after it was captured. A free SkyDrive account means that wherever you go, so does your content.

Useful info:

• Windows 8 smartphone
• 4.3 inch touch screen (720 x 1280)
• 8 megapixel camera with flash and auto-focus
• 1080p HD video at 30fps
• 2.1 megapixel front camera
• 1.5 Ghz Snapdragon dual core processor
• Wi-Fi, 3G, Bluetooth®
• GPS
• Beats Audio sound
• 16 Gb internal storage
• Weight: 130g
• Dimensions: 132.4x 66.2 x 10.1 mm

HTC helpline: 0844 576 3778. Colours: Blue.

The HTC 8X is an outstanding Windows 8 smartphone that does everything at incredible speed and shooting first-class photos and video.

The familiar Windows set-up is easy to negotiate via the Windows tiles as you switch between favourite websites, social networks, emails, notifications and much more.

Weighing just 130g and just 1cm thick, the HTC 8X smartphone still boasts a vibrant 4.3 inch screen that makes it easy to browse the web, view photos or connect with friends and family. The matte finish also looks and feels good in your hand.

A 1.5 GHz dual core processor in combination with Windows 8 ensure everything happens quickly and smoothly, while 16Gb storage lets you store plenty of music, photos and video.

Enjoy superb sound thanks to the HTC 8X's Beats Audio™ and capture great photos and video of all your adventures with the built-in 8 megapixel camera with an LED flash and auto-focus. A wide angle lens lets you capture more and you can also record 1080p HD video.

The HTC 8X smartphone's instant sharing capabilities also mean you can post the results on social websites such as Facebook and Twitter, seconds after it was captured. A free SkyDrive account means that wherever you go, so does your content.

Useful info:

• Windows 8 smartphone
• 4.3 inch touch screen (720 x 1280)
• 8 megapixel camera with flash and auto-focus
• 1080p HD video at 30fps
• 2.1 megapixel front camera
• 1.5 Ghz Snapdragon dual core processor
• Wi-Fi, 3G, Bluetooth®
• GPS
• Beats Audio sound
• 16 Gb internal storage
• Weight: 130g
• Dimensions: 132.4x 66.2 x 10.1 mm

HTC helpline: 0844 576 3778. Colours: Black.

The Samsung Galaxy S4 is an incredible piece of futuristic technology that slips comfortably into your pocket.

It's based around a stunning 5 inch Super AMOLED full HD touch screen, giving you incredible colours, detail, smooth motion and ultra-fast response times.

There's plenty of power under the hood, with a 1.9 GHz quad core processor and the latest Android 4.2 Jelly Bean operating system.

A 13 megapixel rear camera lets you capture great photos and video and there's also a front-facing 2 megapixel camera for video chats or self-portraits. The dual camera feature lets you video yourself in-screen while shooting footage through the main camera, or letting video callers see you.

The Samsung Galaxy S4's other cutting edge features include Air Gesture to scroll through web pages with a wave of your hand and Smart Pause, which stops video when you look away!

It even responds to your words with S-Voice: you can tell it to wake up, answer, even take a photo. The Samsung Music Hub gives you access to 23 million songs to stream or download.

With 16Gb of internal storage, you can carry plenty of photos, MP3s and video with you, and a microSD card slot lets you add another 64Gb.

Useful info:

• 5 inch Super AMOLED display (1980 x 1080)

• 1.9GHz quad core processor

• 13 megapixel autofocus camera and 2 megapixel front-facing webcam

• Wi-Fi, 3G, Bluetooth® 4.0

• 4G compatible

• Android 4.2 Jelly Bean OS

• GPS

• 16Gb internal storage, expandable by up to 64Gb via microSD card slot

• Size: 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm

• Weight: 130g

SAMSUNG helpline: 0844 5763778. Colours: White.