Rogers Wireless, the largest Canadian mobile carrier, has just released two new handsets: Samsung J706 and a white version of Sony Ericsson W200a. Both phones are available only with Pay As You Go plans.
Samsung J706 is a pretty small slider that brings the following features: quad-band GSM connectivity (850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz) with GPRS and EDGE, a 2 inch TFT display with 128 x 160 pixels and 65K colors, Music player (MP3, AMR, AAC and WMA), Video player, Bluetooth, FM radio, MMS and SMS capabilities, WAP browser, email, USB, Bluetooth, a 1.3 Megapixel camera, calendar, calculator, currency converter and To Do list. The J706 weighs only 85 grams and, when not slid, it measures 99.5 x 48 x 14.9 millimeters.
Users who want to buy a Samsung J706 can find it in Rogers' stores as well as on its website (in the
Pay As You Go section), for prices as low as $114.99.
Sony Ericsson W200a was already in Rogers' line-up of handsets, but now it has a new color: white with a blue pattern. The candybar is said to be Canada's first Walkman handset on a Pay As You Go plan.
Measuring 101 x 44 x 18 millimeters and weighing 85 grams (like the new Samsung), W200a offers the following: a 1.8 inch TFT display with 128 x 160 pixels and 65K colors, Walkman player, external speakers, Mega Bass, access to Rogers Music Store, FM radio, MMS, email and Web capabilities, alarm clock, calendar, stopwatch, PC synch, embedded games, a VGA camera with video recording, tri-band GSM connectivity with GPRS, USB, 25MB of internal memory, a 128MB card and so on.
The Pay As You Go prices of Sony Ericsson W200a in white start at $99.99. Users can find the handset either
online or via Rogers' stores across Canada.
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