Vodafone unveil 3G handset line-up for Christmas
October 16, 2006
Vodafone today announces its range of Christmas 2006 consumer handsets offering the widest choice of handsets ever and 3G phones at entry level prices.
Vodafone will now offer 3G handsets to meet a wide variety of customers' needs from premium models to Vodafone's own branded handset at lower prices, thus expanding Vodafone's 3G consumer services to the mass market. The new line-up includes a great selection of handsets from major brands and a variety of exclusive designs. The handsets are smaller, lighter and have longer battery life. Consumers will also have access to the newest music and TV services from the extended 3G handset range.
The extended range includes: 24 Vodafone live! with 3G handsets, all offering Mobile TV services
14 Vodafone live! with 3G handsets offering Vodafone Radio DJ, Vodafone's innovative music service
6 3G broadband consumer handsets from Motorola and Samsung, allowing faster access to multi media services such as mobile TV and full track music downloads, faster download of music and video files and high speed download of emails when the handset is used as a modem for the PC.
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. Vodafone's first own branded 3G handset - the Vodafone 710- will be another phone priced at the lower end to encourage further adoption of 3G services amongst the pre-pay market.
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 - a stylish 3G slider handset with innovative touch keypad - 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.
Frank Rovekamp, Global Chief Marketing Officer, Vodafone Group, said: "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.
"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."
3G broadband handsets
-- Motorola V1100
-- Motorola MOTORAZR maxx V6
-- Motorola MOTORAZR V3xx
-- Samsung Z560V
-- Samsung Z720V
-- Samsung ZV50
Non-exclusive handsets
Vodafone will be marketing a broad range of 3G handsets from premium to entry level:
-- 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
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