14 DAY TRIAL // Vodafone has announced its range of Christmas 2006 handsets, offering a wide selection of mobile phones from major brands and a variety of exclusive designs.
The extended range includes 24 Vodafone live! 3G handsets, all offering Mobile TV services; 14 Vodafone live! 3G handsets offering Vodafone Radio DJ, Vodafone's music service; 6 3G broadband consumer handsets from Motorola and Samsung, allowing fast access to multimedia services such as mobile TV and full track music downloads and 10 Vodafone exclusive 3G handsets which include well known European, US and Asian manufacturers.
Five of the Vodafone exclusives will be offered at entry level pricing, including Vodafone's first own branded 3G handset - the Vodafone 710. This range also includes Vodafone live! with 3G handsets manufactured for Vodafone by LG for the first time. The two handsets are the LG KU800 and the LG L600V, at entry level pricing. Both LG handsets support Vodafone live! with 3G services, including video telephony and full track music downloads.
"This attractive range of handsets extends Vodafone's lead in 3G and offers a wide diversity of choice for our customers. We have secured good exclusivity with the leading handset manufacturers from the US, Europe and Asia, and we are delighted to offer our first phones from new vendor LG as well as our first own branded 3G handset for consumers. These new 3G handsets for Christmas are smaller, have improved functionality and extended battery life," said Frank Rovekamp, Global Chief Marketing Officer, Vodafone Group. "We are offering handsets at a range of prices enabling more customers to enjoy Vodafone's music, television and email services on their mobiles this Christmas."
Following, is Vodafone's line-up of phones:
Vodafone exclusive handsets:
Nokia 6234 - the first exclusive handset from Nokia with a 2 megapixel camera and stereo music speakers Motorola V1100 - a 3G broadband phone with HSDPA and sporty design Samsung ZV40 - a multimedia clamshell phone Samsung ZV50 - a compact clamshell with 3G broadband Sony Ericsson V630i - a phone for music lovers with dedicated music keys and 256 MB memory card included
Vodafone will also be marketing 5 entry level exclusive Vodafone live! with 3G handsets during the Christmas period:
LG L600V - a clamshell phone supporting video telephony and mobile TV at entry level price Sagem my600V and my800V - two compact candy bar phones supporting video telephony and mobile TV at entry level price Sharp 770SH - a slim clamshell phone with a high quality display Vodafone 710 - first single branded Vodafone 3G handset with 1.3 megapixel camera and music services
Exclusive 2.5G handsets:
Sharp GX29 - slim clamshell phone with VGA camera
3G broadband handsets:
Motorola V1100 Motorola MOTORAZR maxx V6 Motorola MOTORAZR V3xx Samsung Z560V Samsung Z720V Samsung ZV50
Non-exclusive handsets:
LG KU800 Motorola MOTORAZR maxx V6 Motorola MOTORAZR V3xx Nokia N73 Nokia 6151 Nokia 7390 Nokia 6288 Samsung Z400V Samsung Z540V Samsung Z560V Samsung Z720V Sony Ericsson K610i Sony Ericsson K800i Sony Ericsson W850i
2.5G handsets with Vodafone live! at premium level:
Motorola MOTOKRZR K1
2.5G handsets with Vodafone live! at entry level:
Nokia 6070 Sagem myC5-3 Samsung X510V Samsung X680V Sony Ericsson K310i