Any time fresh mobile handsets enters the mobile phone industry, if it has loads of up to date features and functions, it will get massive amounts of attention. However, we should and you should bear in mind, that these handsets are only ever the latest, hottest gadget for a very short time. The Nokia N97 was all the rage a year ago and now that has been discontinued. The Sony Ericsson Satio received so much attention in the mobile phone related blogging area - this has now been withdrawn after less than a year.

As the handsets are so today, and that is the finest USP, the technology will become old fast. Consequently, rather than having a review of another top end handset, this post I will look at giving some attention to a stable mid range handset, which will give you all you need and won't date before i write again. Consequently, let us have a look at a Samsung device known as the Samsung Monte S5620.

The Samsung Monte S5620 carries a 3 inch capacitive touchscreen to bring messaging, photos, videos and the World wide web alive. The TouchWiz user interface employs intuitive graphics to guide the user from menu to application easily. Social network integration together with live updates assures the most recently released chat and photos are only a touch away, while texts, emails and Palringo instant messaging give you a complete communication package. Access to the internet is fast and smooth thanks to HSDPA, Wi-Fi and a full HTML internet browser. Along with browsing, multiple applications obtainable to personalise how you really want the Monte to work for you.

This mobile works in both landscape or portrait views the 3.2 mega pixel camera offers quality imaging. The usage of the digital camera is further expanded as it includes functions like smile detection, geo-tagging, self timer, night mode, image editor and QVGA video capture at 15 frames for every sec. Once your media is captured it might be stored upon the 200MB memory, which can be expanded up to 16GB using a microSD card. It's media player deals with all popular music as well as video formats, and can be enjoyed using the built-in audio system, via a Bluetooth head set or on your own headphones connected to the standard 3.5mm audio jack. The audio quality is outstanding and boasts 3D sound effects and DNSe (which is digital natural sound engine). Live music 24 hrs on a daily basis can be acquired using the built-in stereo Radio and also RDS.

Further notable capabilities include Google Maps 3, A-GPS support, Wi-Fi, a document viewer and quad-band overseas roaming. The S5620 weighs in at only 92grams and has dimensions of 109x54x12mm. It's battery power life of up to 760 hours is great and matched up by the talk-time of almost 6 hours. The Samsung S5620 is almost unsurpassed for functionality and has a sporty design with its visually striking colour stripe.