Vodafone Unveils Handset Line-up for Christmas

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