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Nokia 2330 Classic allows Mail on Ovi

Jayvee Fernandez — Fri, 22 May 2009 18:10:45 +0000

Last week I came from the launch of Ovi Mail in the South East Asia with debut in the Philippines. The concept is pretty simple — email with utmost simplicity from a S40 phone. This is definitely targeted to those who don’t have need for a high end S60 or enterprise phone, but still need to use email. Rather, be introduced to email. The Nokia 2330 was one of the units launched simultaneously to complement the rollout of Mail on Ovi.

The Nokia 2330 allows for Bluetooth connectivity and only uses GPRS to connect to the Internet, which is sufficient for Ovi’s Mail app. It comes with an FM radio and MP3 player as well.

[Photos from Bridges PR]

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LG KU 380 entry level slider

Jayvee Fernandez — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:06:32 +0000

The LG KU 380 is a follow up to LG’s “3G for All” line. It isn’t exactly new, but it’s what telcos could oftentimes bundle as really affordable mobile phones with their entry level line. The phone comes with a 1.3MP camera and 3G connectivity, 60MB of shared memory, microSD expansion, T9 text input and Bluetooth. The device syncs via USB.

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Motorola W388: low end W230 successor

Jayvee Fernandez — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:32:21 +0000

With the great success of Motorola’s first low end music phones in the W230 and W270, Motorola has unveiled a slightly upgraded version for 2008 Q3 release, the Motorola W388. This phone will be priced higher than the W230 and will cost roughly PHP 3,200.00 or roughly USD $80.00. Note that this is an estimated price based on the press conference and not the real SRP. The main difference between the W388 and the W230 is the inclusion of a VGA camera and a bigger memory bump.

We must note that the VGA camera does not come with video capabilities. Phone memory has been increased to 7.5MB for 750 SMS and 1,000 contacts to be saved on memory. There isn’t really a huge upgrade to the previous phone and quite frankly, Moto may have a make or break for this particular model. It really depends on how much more people are willing to pay for a camera and bumped up memory when the previous model already served them well.

Other features:

FM Radio
2.5mm audio jack
MP3, MIDI, imelody, AMR compatibility
VGA camera (no video)
CrystalTalk Technology

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