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Specifications

Weight: 107g
Standby battery time: 2 weeks

3.15 Mega Pixel Camera

The smallest single component of an image is the definition of a pixel. This camera has 3.15 Megapixel or 3.15 million pixels. The more the pixels the clearer the image.

3.5 mm Audio jack

Standard sized audio jack for listening on headphones.

Autofocus

This phone has an autofocus function allowing you to take pictures without the need to focus

Bluetooth

Bluetooth allows users to pair with other Bluetooth devices. This allows a wireless connection to a Bluetooth headset or carkit so that you can carry out a conversation without the need to hold your handset. Particularly useful for conversing whilst driving.

Calculator

This phone has a calculator built in.

Calendar

This phone has an organiser which includes a Calendar

Camera

Almost all mobile phones now come with a built in camera and their quality is increasing to rival many stand alone point and shoot cameras. For example, the HTC Desire HD has an 8 megapixel camera, which enables you to take great photos, on the go.

Take a look through the mobile phone deals we have by camera quality or feature:

8 megapixel cameras
5 megapixel cameras
Image stabilizer 
Flash

Document viewer

Allows you to view Documents

EDGE for high speed data access

High speed data access

Email

This phone is capable of sending and receiving email

FM Radio

Allows you to tune into FM Radio channels, the headset is used as the antenna.

GPRS

Stands for General Packet Radio System. This basically allows you to browse internet websites using your phone. GPRS is mainly used for text based information - getting football results, checking train timetables, reading the news etc. GPRS is not bad at downloading pictures, however it is slower than 3G.  You can use GPRS to received and send Multimedia messages such as a text with a picture.

It is advisable to choose a 3G handset for decent download speeds of videos and pictures rather than GPRS, however GPRS is pretty good for text based information and pictures with lower definition.

Instant messaging

Instant messaging (often abbreviated simply to IM) offers real-time communication. 

Internet

You can browse the Internet using your phone. The speed of browsing is dependent on the handset in question for example if the phone is 3G then your browsing speed will be significantly higher than a GPRS phone.

Java compatible

This phone is Java compatible

MP3 Player

The phone includes an MP3 player which allows you to play and store music. Works in a similar fashion to normal MP3 players in that you can upload Music onto the phone's memory or onto an external memory stick (size of memory slot dependent on phone). Once the music is loaded you can listen to it either on the phone's speakers or using a pair of headphones that is compatible with the handset.

MP4

MPEG4 is most commonly used to store digital and digital video streams, including those defined by MPEG. It can also be used to store other data such as still images. MPEG-4 Part 14 allows streaming over the Internet and carries an officiall filename extension of .mp4, thus the container format is often referred to simply as MP4.

Multimedia Service MMS

Allows you to send and receive picture messages

Photo/video editor

This phone has a photo and video editor

SMS - text messages

Short message service - allows you to send and receive texts

Stereo speakers

Plays music in stereo

T9 Predictive Text

You can select predictive text on this phone

Touch sensitive

This phone has touch sensitive keys

USB

A USB port allows you to connect your phone to your computer

Video player

Plays videos

WAP 2.0

Wireless Application Protocol, allows you to browse text based Internet sites

Wi-Fi

Allows you to connect to wireless internet connections that are available in some public places such as airports and cafes