3G and GSM unlocked cell phones and mobile technology has already been taken to a very advanced level. A typical multi-media cell phone or smartphone as we know it is completely based on 3G. Video calls, wireless Internet, wireless voice calling through Bluetooth and HSDPA are just a few of the mentionable features. The major advantage 3G networks offer is the fast speed of data transmission. iPhone, mentioned above, is a perfect example of how 3G has changed the entire cell phone experience, literally allowing cheap unlocked phones to be used as portable desktops. The runaway success of the GSM iPhone (featuring applications like weather widget for iPhone 3G)  and its famous App Store, has prompted many leading manufacturers and operators like Blackberry Storm, Nokia, Orange, and T-mobile to come up with their own App Store versions. The Google phone or G phone as it is known is another strong competitor with GSM capabilities and breakthrough applications like Google Earth, Google Maps and Gmail - thus harnessing 3G to the nth degree.

4G technology

The future of unlocked cell phone networking and telephony is very dynamic. It is set to offer everything faster, bigger and cheaper: Faster speed wireless Internet; larger bandwidths to watch high definition television; faster uploading of videos as they are being shot and streaming large volumes of data in no time at all. Doing all these things while on the move is even more fascinating.

4G has arrived and with a bang. Although the technology will be available to all of us around 2011, it is absolutely important for seamless unlocked cellular phone computing. The expected maximum transmission speed is about 140 Mbps, way faster than 3G based prepaid or postpaid phones. It is not only the speed that is making news; 4G technology is also being considered as the cutting edge green technology since it consumes less power than 3G. Therefore, it promises to be relatively cheap. There is a lot of hope that voice calls may be free in the 4G GSM and CDMA phones because the providers are planning to use the same operational technique as the VOIPs or Voice Over Internet Providers use resulting in very little consumption of bandwidth. There will be almost unlimited storage so your data will follow wherever you go. WiMax and LTE or Long Term Evolution are the two 4G technologies trying to find their footing in the US cellular market. T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon back Long Term Evolution or LTE while WiMax is supported by Sprint. Naturally all this will be available on Blackberry prepaid, Nokia prepaid or any other pay as you go service.

Other future trends in the unlocked cell phone industry

4G is not the end of it. There more things coming into the US cellular markets than the mind can fathom. Unlocked cell phones and related technology is spreading its wings in all directions. While 4G is still developing there are already manufacturers harnessing the natural resources, thereby making some really impressive innovations by going green. Samsung Blue Earth is a solar powered touchscreen unlocked mobile phone that uses a large solar panel at the back. You can gather enough power to attend an emergency call when your phone is on the verge of being switched off because of low battery. Chinese Group ZTE is introducing a cheap solar powered cell phone for low-income strata. LG is also making a foray in this field by sticking solar panels at the back of its low cost or cheap unlocked cell phones. There is a completely new model as well waiting to be released. The mobile manufacturers have agreed on providing a common mobile charging platform through the use of universal chargers. The universal chargers will be compatible with all the handsets and will help in cutting out emissions produced during manufacturing of these chargers as less number will be produced due to reusability. Different cell phone manufacturers are adopting the universal standards like Android operating system. Android, open source platform is giving makers plenty of opportunities to use the unlocked mobile phone to the best of its capabilities. Project Android and the Prepaid mechanism about to change forever may help you understand the widespread influence of Android. Samsung, Archos and operators like T-mobile are coming up with their versions.

We at Ensquared, a well known name in selling of unlocked cell phones, are making an effort to create awareness of the latest technological developments. We foresee that the cell phone industry is going though major positive changes and the future cannot be more promising in any other field than mobile telephony.