Top 5 reviews in June

We'll start off with the HTC Touch Diamond. For the record, the Touch Diamond was announced in early May, but it wasn't until June that it started to retail in Asia. Samsung's Omnia SGH-i900 marched in with some heavyweight features and a custom-built widget interface--the first of its kind running on the Windows Mobile 6.1 platform for the Korea chaebol.

Then we have one of the most leaked handset ever from the Finnish--the Nokia E71 with a full QWERTY keyboard and a superslim chassis. Sony Ericsson didn't let up, either with the launch of its 8.1-megapixel C905 Cyber-shot offering built-in HSDPA and GPS. And let's not forget Motorola's promise to bring superior image quality and better experience to its ZINE ZN5.

Last, but not least, we have the Apple iPhone 3G which will be available in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan and New Zealand come July 11, while Macau, the Philippines and Singapore will get the handset later this year. All right, so we busted the "5" figure, but, hey, these are hot items we're talking about here. So get your mouse clicking on our hands-on reviews.

	1.	HTC Touch Diamond   CNET Asia rating: 8.2 out of 10 The good: Opera browser; YouTube application; TouchFLO 3D interface; sharp VGA display; compact and attractive design; 4GB internal storage. The bad: No microSD card slot; poor battery life; no dedicated audio mini-jack; occasional slowdowns in interface. The bottom line: The Diamond brings much innovation to the Windows Mobile platform and is a great handheld for both business and entertainment. Review | See full specs | Rate this
	2.	Samsung Omnia SGH-i900 (8GB)   CNET Asia rating: 8 out of 10 The good: Full range of wireless features; haptic feedback; improved text input methods; navigation software included; attractive design; excellent battery life; Opera 9.5 browser included. The bad: Some apps may not work properly; finger scrolling not consistently implemented; use of microSD slot requires battery removal; no stylus slot. The bottom line: The Omnia is a good alternative to the HTC Touch Diamond with a competitive price and a truckload of features, though Samsung does need to work on the interface to improve its consistency and usefulness. Review | See full specs | Rate this
	3.	Motorola ZINE ZN5   First take Camera-phones are aplenty in the market and what some manufacturers have done to up their quotient has been to incorporate renowned lenses like Carl Zeiss to improve the image quality. Motorola has gone a step further and got Kodak into the game as well. The result is the ZINE ZN5 with a 5-megapixel sensor developed for mobile devices, onboard Xenon flash and a whole slew of built-in editing features announced in Beijing today. First take | See full specs | Rate this
	4.	Nokia E71   First take Rumors about the E71 have circulated on the Web long before the handset was officially announced. At the Nokia Connection event Monday this week, the Finnish company came clean with the QWERTY smart phone to put all speculation to rest. First take | See full specs | Rate this
	5.	Sony Ericsson C905 Cyber-shot   First take Sony Ericsson has once again upped the ante in the camera-phone business with the latest announcement of its highest-resolution and most feature-packed camera-phone to date, the C905 Cyber-shot. From an industry-leading 8.1-megapixel camera and loads of imaging functions to connectivity options that include Wi-Fi, HSDPA and GPS, the Cyber-shot phone certainly has it all. Suffice to say, it looks really good on paper in terms of specifications, but can it deliver on its promised features? Well, here's what we have to say after a short hands-on session with a prototype C905 model at the recent Sony Ericsson press event held in conjunction with CommunicAsia. First take | See full specs | Rate this
	6.	Apple iPhone 3G   First take Almost one year after the original Apple iPhone went on sale in the US, Apple CEO Steve Jobs has announced a 3G version of the device, finally putting to rest months of rumors and speculation. While some of the rumors panned out, other rumors, like the addition of a 32GB model, fizzled. But even with the long list of basic features that Apple still is denying us (hello multimedia messaging?), the addition of 3G support is a big win. If data speeds hold up as Jobs demonstrated (more on that later), the new iPhone really will put the Internet in your pocket. We also approve of the new price: US$199 for the 8GB model and US$299 for the 16GB version, a pleasing price for all but the poor souls who shelled out nearly US$600 a year ago. The new iPhone will go on sale July 11 in selected countries including the US, Japan, Hong Kong and Australia. First take | See full specs | Rate this