New Panasonic GSM / GPRS Camera Phone

Panasonic unveiled the X70 mobile phone, its new stylish clamshell camera phone for 2003. Following the highly successful GD87, the Panasonic X70 is 20% smaller than its predecessor and packed with enhanced features. Shipments for the European market are scheduled to begin this autumn.

The Panasonic X70 takes full advantage of its 65,000 colour, Thin Film Transistor (TFT) display screen with clear photo messaging via Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS), e-mail or bluetooth. With its built-in camera, the Panasonic X70 keeps your friends close-by wherever you go. It takes great digital photos and allows you to store them, view them or send them---anytime, anywhere. The Panasonic X70 is also equipped with a photo light to assist you when taking photos under dark conditions.

The Panasonic X70 is small and light, measuring 87.3 x 47.1 x 24 mm and weighing only 95 grams. It supports up to 5 hours of talk time and up to 290 hours of stand-by time*, as well as a 16-tone polyphonic ringer that produces a high quality tone sound.

By introducing this new clamshell design into the very popular mobile camera phone market, Panasonic aims to strengthen its camera phone line-up, and become one of the world’s leading manufacturers for mobile phone technology

System GSM / GPRS class 8
Frequency Range 900 / 1800 / 1900MHz
850 / 1800 / 1900MHz (for USA)
Dimensions 87.3 x 47.1 x 24 mm
Volume / Weight 80cc / 95g (Target)
Talk / Stand by Time Up to 5 hrs / Up to 290 hrs* (Target)
Browser WAP Browser 2.0 & WAP protocol 1.2.1
Messaging SMS / MMS / Email
Display (main) 132 x 176 pixels, 65K Colour TFT
(sub) 96 X 28 pixels, Black&White
Camera CMOS 110K, QCIF, Photo Light
Ringing Melody 16 Polyphonic
JAVA Subject to agreement with network
Memory Size 4MB dynamic for user use
Connectivity Bluetooth / IrDA

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