Cingular Wireless L.L.C., T-Mobile USA Inc. and device vendor i-mate were among those introducing new phones to the market.
Cingular said it will sell two new clamshell-style, low-end phones from LG Electronics Co. Ltd. The LG C2000 will sell for $60 with a service contract and features an integrated speakerphone and camera. The LG C1500 will sell for $30 with a service contract and features a color screen and multimedia messaging capabilities.
“Handsets like the C2000 and C1500 represent the core of LG’s promise to the consumer,” said Jon Maron, director of marketing for LG. “These handsets incorporate the latest advances in design and technology from LG and offer robust and feature-rich mobile phones across a spectrum of price points, so consumers always have a choice when they select an LG phone.”
Not to be outdone, T-Mobile USA introduced the new slider-style e635 from Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. The phone features a camera and speakerphone and sells for $150 with a service contract.
Finally, i-mate announced it will sell an advanced Windows Mobile device on its Web site and through its retail outlets starting this month. The device, built by High Tech Computer Corp. and generally referred to as the Universal, looks like a tiny laptop and features a full keyboard and swivel screen. I-mate will brand the device as the Jasjar. The high-powered device features Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Mobile 5.0 software, as well as support for W-CDMA and Wi-Fi networks. T-Mobile International also is scheduled to sell the device in Europe, according to reports.
I-mate is the consumer brand of device vendor Carrier Devices, which is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The company sells rebranded Windows Mobile devices from HTC, and recently set up operations in the United States.
