Although only two years old, the pioneering Nokia N95 has still aged well in today’s fast paced blink-and-you’ll-miss-it mobile world but it doesn’t stop this classic needing a 2008 MOT. Of course, you could quite easily sight the N96 as its tour de force successor but Symbian fans will know the new N85 as the rightful heir, bringing a certain new streamlined sophistication to the Nseries posse.

There is a familiar look to the N85, with its glossy noir finish reminiscent of the N81 but this Symbian smartie manages to house the N95’s impressive feature set in a sleeker softer-lined shell. And this means accommodating a five-megapixel Carl Zeiss-toting camera lens, HSPDA and Wi-Fi rapido download connections, VGA quality video capture at 30fps, GPS for sat nav and a built-in 3.5mm headphone jack. It definitely feels less clunky than the original and certainly less defining in the trouser pouch.

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If you could level one criticism at the leading touch phones like the Apple iPhone 3G, T-Mobile G1 and BlackBerry Storm, it’s their camera and video offering is pretty woeful. The same can’t be said of LG’s KU990 Viewty, with its sharp five-megapixel snapper and Hollywood slick video capturing chops. But, if that’s impressive wait until you tickle its follow-up, the KC910 Renoir.

Continuing LG’s track record for snigger-inducing monikered phones, the HSDPA enabled Renoir not only ups the megapixel count to eight but also weighs in with built-in GPS for sat nav, rapido Wi-Fi connectivity and some Dolby audio magic to brighten up the audio.

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Thanks Sony’s strong links to the Bond franchise machine, Sony Ericsson is licensed to fill its handset range with 007 branded items - the next on the list being a limited edition C902.

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Nokia’s new 6220 may come from the Classic clan but this ‘mid-range’ Symbian smartphone rocks up with a mighty feature set that wouldn’t look out of place on the Finnish giant’s uber-elite Nseries flock.

It’s unassuming, compact but smart design doesn’t hint at the power within; harboured away is a five-megapixel snapper with Xenon flash, built-in GPS for sat nav, rapido HSDPA download speeds and DVD-like VGA-quality video capture chops. Admittedly Wi-Fi and support for N-Gage gaming have gone AWOL but it’s a mouthwatering line-up considering its ranking.

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