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3 Mobile Skypephone

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3 Mobile Skypephone 4.00

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RRP

$179.00

Review Date

Tuesday, 12th of February, 2008

Features

Form Factor : Candybar

What's Hot

Skype integration, compact size and design, ease of use, decent phone features

What's Not

Build quality, battery life

The Final Word

At this asking price, the Skypephone is certainly great value for money. It's not perfect but the Skype integration is superb and easy to use and the rest of the phone works well.

Audio & Speakers

Number of speakers

Audio Type

Stereo

Data Services

Messaging Capabilities

Email, SMS, MMS

Applications

Skype

Data Services

GSM, GPRS, WAP, EDGE, 3G, UMTS

Email Protocols

POP3, IMAP4

Digital Camera

Video capture

Yes

Digital Camera Effects

Black & White, Negative, Sepia

Camera Resolution

2.0 MP

General

Available Colours

Black, White

Length (mm)

Width (mm)

100

Height (mm)

13.6

Weight (g)

Hard Drive

Storage capacity

12 MB

Input Devices

5-way Navigation, Buttons

Main Display (Internal)

Display Technology

LCD

Colour Support

262k Colours

Screen size

2.0 in

Screen Resolution

176x208

Multimedia Features

Wallpapers/Screensavers

Wallpapers, Screensavers

Ringtones Type

Digitised Audio

Inbuilt Camera

Yes

Voice Recorder

Yes

Picture Viewer

Yes

Video Player

Yes

Speakerphone

Yes

Keypad lock

Yes

Profiles

Yes

Predictive text input

Yes

Ringtone Composer

GPS

Handwriting Recognition

Voice dialling

Vibrating Alert

Yes

Java enabled

Yes

Video calling

Organiser

Stopwatch

Yes

Alarm clock

Yes

Calculator

Yes

Calendar

Yes

Currency converter

Phonebook

Yes

Notes

Yes

To-do list

World time

Yes

Games

Yes

Cradle

Case

Headphones

Yes

FM tuner

Video Recorder

Yes

Text Viewer

Remote Control

Antenna

Internal

A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)

Yes

Phone Networks

Mobile Networks

3 Mobile

Phones

Form Factor

Candybar

Talk Time (minutes)

199

Standby Time (hours)

202

Video Talk Time (minutes)

118

Call Lists

Missed calls, Received calls, Recently dialled calls

Power Options

Power Supply

Battery

Battery Type

Rechargeable - (Li-Ion)

Battery Size

Proprietary

Supported Media

Supported Memory Media

Micro-SD

Supported Audio File Formats

AMR NB, AAC+, eAAC+, AAC, MP3, WAV, WMA, MIDI

Supported Picture File Formats

JPEG

Wired Connections

Wired Terminals / Ports

USB 2.0

Number of USB 2.0 Ports

1 (microUSB)

Wireless Connections

Wireless technology supported

Bluetooth 2.0

*Specifications are subject to change without notice. While every attempt has been made by GoodGearGuide in the production of these specifications, possible errors or omissions may still occur. GoodGearGuide neither assumes legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any product specifications supplied.

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