The N900 is what we have come to expect from Nokia the simple, non-obtrusive design houses a device which is a noticeable improvement on current offerings from Nokia, such as the N97. The main points of interest are the 3.5 Inch touch screen, which is more responsive then previous offerings from Nokia, and the incorporation of the new Maemo 5 operating system.

The Maemo 5 operating system has been designed by Nokia as an alternative to Android and Apple’s iPhone operating systems. Like it’s competitors the Maemo system is built for ease of use and to be expandable with additional applications. As it stands the Maemo platform, being the newest of the operating systems, has only a handful of apps compared to the others, but this is likely to change as the system reaches a larger market.

The handset comes with a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard along with a touch screen version(if that takes your fancy) and the ability to input using your own handwriting straight onto the touch screen.

Of course you get all of the usual features of a smartphone such as high-speed mobile internet, BlueTooth and respectable 32 GB of on board memory (with the ability to expand with a further 16 GB Micro SD Card) as well as the ability to connect to the internet in almost any way imaginable (It even has Infrared which is, very erm….. Retro?).

The Nokia N900 is perfect for surfing the web and as more apps are created for the handset it is set to become a real competitor for the iPhone.

The BL40 is the the premium offering to the Black Label series, sporting a very nice 4.01 Inch touchscreen, which completely dominates the front of the handset. The gloss black finish to the device really makes it stand out and is a pleasure to gaze at.

This handset is meant to pave the way for the Black Label series of phones. A show of force by LG, as it steps it’s devices up a notch and doesn’t it deliver! Name a feature and this handset more then likely has it. From an FM Radio to over 1GB of internal storage to Wi-Fi internet access, there is not a lot more you could want(or even name) to put into this handset!

The handset gives you 7.2Mb/s 3G, a 5 megapixel camera and more messaging options then you can shake a stick at. You also get a great media player and motion based games!

Sometimes we are given a handset that is hard to write about because there is little to find fault with, the BL40 is one of these handsets!