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March 27th, 2009, 08:11 GMT · By

ZTE's Vairy Touch Added to T-Mobile's Pre-Pay Offering

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T-Mobile to sell ZTE's Vairy Touch phone
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According to the latest news on the Web, T-Mobile UK will soon add to its offering a new mobile phone that is manufactured by the Chinese company ZTE. Dubbed Vairy Touch, the new handset comes with touch-screen capabilities and is expected to soon make it to the carrier's PrePay lineup of mobile phones.

Vairy Touch includes a PDA-style touchscreen, is able to provide connectivity with GSM GPRS 900/1800 bands, while also including a 1.3-megapixel photo snapper, as well as Bluetooth connectivity and FM Radio functions. The new device features a rather stylish design, as well as voice, SMS, MMS and Multimedia Entertainment capabilities. The device is said to include a battery able to offer up to 180 minutes of talk time, as well as up to 180 hours of standby time.

“The T-Mobile Vairy Touch, with its elegant mini PDA design, touch screen, and FM radio, is bringing a style and affordable pre-paid phones to our customers” said Daniel Meredith, head of Device and Handset Marketing at T-Mobile UK.

“Gartner has recently predicted that ZTE could break into the global top 5 of handset manufacturers by the end of the year, demonstrating ZTE's strength in this market. Our partnerships with tier one operators, such as T-Mobile, is a testimony to our commitment to delivering attractive, exciting and affordable devices to consumers worldwide,” said Mr. Kevin Y Qi, managing director of ZTE (UK) Limited.

As many of you might already know, ZTE is a global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions. The company intends to become one of the largest mobile phone makers in the world in a five years’ time. Its touchscreen Vairy Touch mobile phone is now available for T-Mobile users in the UK on a pay-as-you-go basis, featuring a price tag of £59.99 ($87.80).

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Comment #1 by: ash on 05 Apr 2009, 09:41 UTC reply to this comment

any other software available for this phone? the t-mobile platform is not that great!

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