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axxxr
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| Europe : 3, the UK’s first video mobile network, today announces the launch of six new handset models ahead of the Christmas trading period. The additional models bring 3’s handset portfolio to twelve, effectively doubling 3’s range of video mobiles and enhancing the customers’ choice of features and functionality across a range of prices.
The six new models are supplied by some of the world’s leading 3G handset manufacturers - Motorola, NEC and LG - and will also be on offer in the other worldwide markets where 3 operates.. All the new models support the full range of 3’s video mobile services and will be on sale across UK from November.
The new range will complement 3’s existing portfolio of leading handsets, namely the LG U8110 and the LG U8120, 3’s flagship contract handsets, and the NEC e616V and the NEC e228, 3’s best selling handsets on ThreePay.
Motorola is delivering three models. The Motorola A1000 is the most advanced 3G video mobile on the market, with Symbian operating system and an integrated 1.2 Mega-pixel camera. The Motorola E1000 is a fully featured high-end video mobile with 1.2 megapixel camera, built-in MP3 player and Bluetooth. The third is the Motorola C975 which will be available on ThreePay, 3’s great value pay-as-you-go offer.
NEC introduces the smallest and lightest 3G video mobile to go on sale in Europe - the new slimline NEC e338 -which is exclusive to 3. This follows on from the launch in October of the NEC e616V the most advanced handset available on ThreePay and brings the total number of NEC models available on 3’s great value price plans to four.
LG boosts its range with the addition of two new models, the LG U8130 and LG U8138. These handsets are enhanced versions of the two top selling LG handsets this summer.
Bob Fuller, 3 UK CEO said, “3 is the fastest growing mobile network in the UK. With these six new models, we’re doubling our portfolio and offering customers an enhanced choice of video mobiles in the run up to Christmas. Our portfolio of twelve leading handsets combined with our great value and top quality services, makes 3 an unbeatable proposition for the Christmas market. We believe this is going to be a 3G Christmas.”
The range of new handsets that will be available on 3 from November are :
New Handsets
Exclusivity
LG U8138 Exclusive to 3
LG U8130 Exclusive to 3
Motorola A1000 Exclusive to 3 at launch
Motorola E1000 -
Motorola C975 Exclusive to 3 at launch
NEC e338 Exclusive to 3
This range of models ensures that 3 offers the most extensive choice of 3G handsets in the UK market.
About 3
Hutchison 3G UK Limited delivers third-generation mobile multimedia and communications services under the 3 brand in the UK, offering a convergence of media, information and telephony to enable live video calls, multimedia content and entertainment while on the move.
3 services are available from sister companies in Australia, Austria, Denmark, Hong Kong, Italy and Sweden. 3 also holds UMTS licences in Ireland, Israel and Norway.
On August 19 2004 Hutchison Whampoa Ltd announced updated trading information for the 3 group of companies:
3 globally had over 3.2 million customers
3 UK had over 1.2 million customers [exactly 1,201,029]
In July 3 UK added 274,658 customers
3 UK's ARPU for the first seven months of the year was £43.22 per customer, per month
Three facts about 3:
3 is the UK's first video mobile network, and the only network offering 3G services to all its customers.
3 is the UK's fastest growing mobile network and was the fastest UK mobile network to a million customers. Over 1.2 million customers in the UK now have access to 3's range of 3G services, from video messaging and video calling to watching full-length music videos and goals from Barclays Premiership football.
3's network offers national coverage for calls and texts, and over 79% population coverage for video mobile services. |
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Rough specifications of the NEC E338 have been around for a few months, but NEC only recently announced the handset officially, and despite the fact that it is on sale, both NEC and the network 3 (who are selling it) have kept remarkably quiet about the handset, with just a single press release from 3 at the end of October.
It's clear that the NEC E338 is a conventionally good looking handset, on the small side for a 3G unit, but much larger than most 2.5G handsets at 130 grams and 94x47x24mm in size. There's a single rotating camera in CIF resolution (352x288 pixels) which is OK for video calls but pretty poor for any kind of still photograph. The E338's screen is a standard 3G resolution of 176x220 pixels in 65,000 colours.
There's no Bluetooth on the NEC E338, nor is there any removable memory, and the internal memory is just 17Mb, which is a shame because the NEC E338 can play back a wide variety of media formats.
Usefully the E338 also supports tri-band GSM and GPRS in addition to 3G UMTS voice and data, so it can be used pretty much anywhere. There's also the usual features with a 3G phone such as video calls, a WAP 2.0 browser, email client, MMS, Java, PC synchronisation and polyphonic ringtones.
Styling on the E338 is unfussy and minimalist. It manages to look smart, and is certainly an improvement over many 3G handsets. There's no external display however, but internally the phone is well laid out with simple to use controls.
The NEC E338 can be seen as a clamshell counterpart to the NEC E228 candy-bar phone. It's pretty basic as 3G phones go, but it's still better specified that it's 3G rivals. It's hard to see the unique selling point of this handset though, as most handsets on the 3 network are so heavily discounted as to make price a fairly minor factor. Available from mid-November 2004 on Hutchison 3 contract and pay-as-you go in the UK, and roughly the same time on 3 in other regions.
NEC E338 at a glance
Available:
Q4 2004
Network:
UMTS (3G) + Tri-band GSM
Data:
UMTS (3G) + GPRS
Screen:
176x220 pixels, 65,000 colours
Camera:
352x288 pixels, rotating
Size:
Large candy-bar
94x47x24mm / 130 grams
Bluetooth:
No
Infra-red:
No
Polyphonic:
Yes
Java:
Yes
Battery life:
2 hours talk / 7 days standby
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Dang... Double dang
They tempt me such much
They are really cheap
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ordered the A1000.
I'll compare it to the P series since it uses Symbian UIQ
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Nec 338 3G Handset Launch for 3
Available in glossy black and silver, this stylish clamshell handset weighs only 114g and measures 93.8x47.1x23.3mm. The phone allows customers to access the full range of 3's services including live person-to person video calls, multimedia downloads and video messaging. Memories can be captured as video or photography using the rotating camera, which incorporates 2x digital zoom feature.
Downloading and streaming content is simple as customers can browse exclusive and regularly updated content and other 3 services. This includes full-length music videos, Barclays Premiership action, the latest games or comedy clips. The handset is dual-mode (2.5G and 3G) and the inbuilt JAVATM technology also supports all of the latest games and applications. 3 customers can also benefit from the 'Play All List' feature with the in-built media player allowing continuous streaming of selected video content and MP3 files.
The handset can be personalised by setting one of the forty channel polyphonic ringtunes or by downloading one of over 2000 available on the 3 portal.
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