PIX: The 9 BEST Samsung and Nokia phones!

Check out some of the most exclusive handsets by two of the leading mobile manufacturing companies.

Long before iPhone and Blackberry hit the market, there were only two phones that many of us used -- a Samsung or a Nokia.

Tech2Date.com looks at some of the best models of the two companies.

Samsung has made their mark in India in the mobile industry also, as they have made their brand name stand tall in many of the other electronic devices also. They have always approached their customers via their innovative, reliable products and services, talented work force employers, who are responsible for both local and global approach.

Here are some of the best Samsung mobiles making great demand in the Indian mobile market.

Samsung I5510 Galaxy 551:

This is one of the best smartphones that weighing not more than 117 g, and has an attractive side sliding QWERTY keyboard with a TFT capacitative touch screen. Some of the other attractions in the design of the phone are the accelerometer sensor for UI rotate, and exclusive Samsung TouchWiz 3.0 UI. The phone comes with a 3.2" screen is being backed with Android 2.2 and supports 3G connectivity. The phone has a 3 MP camera with 3X digital zoom, and some of the other connectivity solutions will Bluetooth, USB port, internet, Wi-Fi, GPS and PC synchronization. The phone has 160 MB internal memory, besides the expandable 32 GB memory.

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If you are looking for a perfect smartphone to give as a gift then Samsung 5570 Galaxy pop is the right phone for the welcome party Rookies that they have, showing off your identity and is being operated by the Android 2.2 OS.

The phone has full touch bar screen and weighs not more than 106.6 g, with QVGA resolution screen. The phone has a 3 MP camera, with auto focusing ability, FM radio, Quick office for viewing Microsoft documents, and with connectivity solutions being met by Bluetooth, USB, Wi-Fi and Internet HTML browser.

The internal memory of the phone is 164 MB with expandable 32 GB microSD card slot memory.

While this phone is on demand as is probably will be discontinued of their service with the availability of Samsung S5263, some of the worth mentioning specifications of this phone will include: weighs not more than 100 g, ultra light phone with dimensions of 109 55 11 mm, having a pixel resolution of 240 320 pixels, a 3 MP camera supporting MP3 player, and expandable memory using microSD card. The phone also supports Bluetooth.

As the name suggests the phone has many of the specifications of the Galaxy S phones, in addition, will have an internal memory of 4GB, and has been known as the successor of Galaxy S phones.

The major difference between these two phones will include the phone harnessing the potential of 1 GHz TI OMAP 3630 processor, instead of the humming bird processor on Samsung Galaxy S.

The phone runs on Android with 3G connectivity and other connectivity solutions being Bluetooth, WAP, USB and Wi-Fi. The phone is also equipped for business use like Think free document viewer, mobile printing and FM radio.

If you are looking for a phone, which is vivid, fast and slim, with Super AMOLED display screen, then Samsung Galaxy S II is the phone that you will be purchasing.

The phone has a dual core processor, which supports multi tasking, smoother UI, faster browsing and highly efficient gaming.

Besides the connectivity solutions for this phone is that this also supports HSPA+ other than Samsung's Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

Samsung has also introduced the new concept of Kies 2.0 and Kies air, which allows synchronisation via Bluetooth with your PC.

The mobile phone giant Nokia, known for its low price and durable mobiles in India, has recently transformed into a high-end smartphone producer.

The overriding formula of the suceess of Nokia in the Indian market has been its low price, durability alongwith excellent battery that offers longer backup time to average users and moreover the simple interface for the users.

Below is the list of the Nokia mobiles at the top of the charts:

Nokia C7

This device has been designed with a stunning curved body that has really attracted a lot of attention lately. It has a 3.5 inch large AMOLED display, The device runs on a 680 MHz ARM 11 processor making it really fast. It is preinstalled with the Symbian 3 opearating system. It offers a 9.6 hours long talktime and has a 18 days standby time.

This one is a full touchscreen mobile that offers you unlimited power. It has a 12 MP camera with Xenon flash and Carl Ziess lens.

It has a 16 Gb in built memory that is expandable to 48 GB with microSD card, for storing your images and your files.

It comes handy with a HDMI adaptor, WLAN, USB, A-GPS, GPS and many others. Simply said it is one of the best Nokia phones ever created.

This one has an attractive touchscreen that is 4 inches large, for providing a clear view.

The dimensions of this handset is 123.7 62.4 13.6 mm, with a slide-out QWERTY keypad. The device runs on the Symbian 3 operating system, offering a great user interface.

The devices comes equipped with a 8 MP camera providing high quality images and videos. The device also provides a fantastic photo and video editing feature. The device also provides a a 16 GB internal memory that can upgraded to 32 GB with a memory card.

Another new smartphone from the stables of the Nokia is the E5, which comes equipped with a full QWERTY keypad.

The device runs on 600 MHz processor, with a 256 MB RAM for multitasking. The OS is the Symbian S60 (3rd edition) and also has a 2.36 inch touchscreen and has a QVGA display with a resolution of 320 240 pixels. It also has a 5 MP camera at the back of the device.

This also supports OVI Maps v3.04 and has lifetime free navigation. It also has Ovi Chat and Communicator With Contacts.