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The ZTE 256. An absolutely crap phone compared to just about any manufacturer on the market bar sagem.
Cheap build quality, tinny sound, ugly.
So how can it be value for money you say?
Well, despite it's crapiness, it actually has some reasonable specs aka hsdpa, gprs modem capable, bluetooth, usb cable, microSD expansion, mp3 player, 176x220 screen, camera button, dedicated media buttons, video recording (only qcif), a reasonable (not great but usable) 1.3MP camera, java support.
The formfactor is clamshell, includes a front colour screen as well.
Nothing about this phone is anything better than "reasonable" ie: it's not completely crap but nothing to write home about either. But it all works as designed.
But what makes this phone good value is not it's features (most midrange SE or Nokia have better), but the fact that the handset itself is only $49! ($35 US)
I grabbed this phone because I needed a cheap handset to operate on Telstra's NExt G network for the odd jaunt into the country, and was pleasantly surprised at the comprehensive features.
Going by my mum's hardy ZTE F156, despite the cheap looks it should be reliable too.
Main features:
Latest 3G HSDPA & UMTS standard - 3.6Mbps support
Bands Supported are 850/2100MHz WCDMA & 900/1800/1900 GSM
Bluetooth® 1.2 - Supports FTP / HFC / A2DP (Stereo Bluetooth Handset Profile)
1.3 mega pixel camera with digital zoom
MP3 player and ringtones
Peer to Peer video calling
Send multi-media videos, pictures and emails
T-Flash memory up to 2GB
Personal organiser / calendar
Speakerphone
Java enabled for games and applications
USB connectivity included
Compatible with wired hands free car kit with external antenna (Model CK850)
Record voice memos
Predictive text for easy SMS
Li-ion battery for long life
Comes in two colours - silver or black
Technical Specifications:
HSDPA / UMTS 850 / 2100 MHz
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz
180 Hrs Standby, 160 Mins Talk Time
64MB Internal SDRAM (User / Application Accessible), 225MHz Processor
Internal display 176 x 220, 262K colours
JAVA MIDP 2.0
Size 98 x 49 x 18.6 mm
Weight 125g including standard battery
Network locked
http://www.zte.com.au/main/F256.htm
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Posted: 2008-10-07 13:48:54
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