
ASIA
: Another
wave of video mobile communications has arrived. 3 Hong Kong announced
today that two state-of-the-art handset models - the Motorola E1000
and the Nokia 6630 - will soon join its strong line-up of 3G video
mobile phones, bringing 3’s handset portfolio to 17. 3 Hong
Kong currently provides the widest range of 3G video mobile phones
in the city. It takes the lead again by allowing the public to try
out the Motorola E1000 tomorrow, ahead of its launch, at 15 designated
3Shops. Pre-orders of the two new handset models will also start tomorrow.
The Motorola E1000 is the first video mobile phone on the market to
feature a 260K colours display with 240 x 320 pixels and a 1.23 megapixel
camera. It offers a strong video and photographing function and a
high-quality screen display. Apart from video calling, a standard
function, the Motorola E1000 features an advanced 3G mobile system
in UMTS mode, Tri-band GSM capability, video/audio streaming, a stereo
speaker and Bluetooth. It supports an up to 256MB TransFlash memory
card, the Global Positioning Satellite (AGPS), the download of Java
applications and games, POP3 and the IMAP4 email protocol. With this
new model and the exclusive Motorola A1000 that has already been launched,
3 Hong Kong offers the widest range of Motorola video mobile phones
in Hong Kong.
The Nokia 6630
is Nokia’s first 3G video mobile phone in the world. It features
a high-quality 1.23 megapixel camera. Its stylish design is complemented
by an advanced 3G mobile system in UMTS mode, Tri-band GSM capability
and 65K colours display. It supports the Symbian system, a reduced-size
MMC for expanding memory, video/audio streaming, Bluetooth and the
download of Java applications and games.
“3 Hong
Kong has endeavoured to provide the best quality 3G video mobile phones
for customers since its launch of the city’s first 3G service.
The two new handsets have given another strong boost to 3’s
handset portfolio, already the widest 3G video mobile range in Hong
Kong, bringing it to 17 3G video mobile phones of five brands, fully
catering for the customer’s needs,” said Ms Agnes Nardi,
Managing Director of 3 Hong Kong.
“We are
the first to allow customers to try out the E1000 at 15 designated
3Shops starting tomorrow. We will continue to bring forth more advanced
3G video mobile phones and rich 3G content, and let customers experience
the fun of video mobile communications,” she added.