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Orange To Launch With 2 3G Phones

16th September, 2004

Europe : Orange UK has confirmed that it will offer 2 3G Phones at the time of its launch of 3G for phones. In July, Orange launched its 3G network with the 3G Mobile Office Card that made accessing the Internet and email on a laptop up to seven times faster than with a standard dial-up connection.

The timing for launch of the 3G Phones is Autumn 2004 and is classed as "Coming Soon". 2 handsets will be available - the Sony Ericsson Z1010 and the LG U8150. A comparison of the two is detailed below.

Orange's 3G network currently covers 66% of the UK population - including London, Manchester, Bristol, Edinburgh, Sheffield, Birmingham, Liverpool, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Leeds.

Sony Ericsson Z1010	LG U8150

SE Z1010	LG U8150
Size: 99 x 50 x 22mm	Size: 99 x 50 x 22mm
Weight: 144g	Weight: 126g
Clamshell design	Clamshell design
Dual mode UMTS/GSM	Dual mode UMTS/GSM
Dual screen (65k colour internal screen and mono external)	Dual colour screens (262k internal and 64k external)
Dual integrated cameras	Integrated swivel camera
Video calling	Video calling
Video download and streaming	Video download and streaming
Photo and video messaging	Photo and video messaging
MemoryStick Duo compatible	32MB user memory
MP3 player	MP3 player
Java MIDP2.0 for gaming	Java MIDP2.0 for gaming
Bluetooth, Infrared and USB connectivity	Infrared and USB connectivity
Email (POP3 and IMAP4)	Email (POP3)
Standby up to 300 hours	Standby up to 200 hours
Talk time 3 hours (UMTS) and 4.5 hours (GSM)	Talk time 2 hours (UMTS) and 3.5 hours (GSM)
Up to 2 hours video calling	Up to 2 hours video calling

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