Tech Shout!

Vodafone has announced a wide range of consumer handsets that will be available just before the holiday season of Christmas 2007. Along with this, the company also announced its new and unlimited music download service for mobile phones called MusicStation.

Vodafone’s Christmas 2007 range of consumer mobile phones includes:

Three premium 3G Broadband (HSDPA) handsets

Nokia N95 8 GB

Samsung SGH-F700V

Sony Ericsson W910i

Two sleek and slim BlackBerry handsets from RiM namely the BlackBerry Curve 8310 and the BlackBerry Pearl 8100

Other consumer handsets that are part of the Vodafone Christmas 2007 range include

Six exclusive 3G handsets from leading suppliers, made especially for Vodafone customers who want value and quality

13 3G broadband (HSDPA) consumer handsets that allow faster access to data services

Frank Rovekamp, global chief marketing officer for Vodafone Group, said: “Vodafone has one of the widest ranges of the very best internet ready handsets offering technical superiority, sleek design and optimised services at high 3G speeds for our customers this Christmas. Customers can simply and quickly get what they want on the internet, communicate with friends and family in whichever way they wish, as well as access their favourite music and entertainment services from a great range of mobile phones, with prices to suit everyone”.

Vodafone said the range of Internet ready mobile phones will meet a variety of customer preferences, from advanced mobile phones such as the premium touch screen Samsung SGH-F700V or the Samsung SGH-i640V to mid-tier priced handsets in classic ‘candy bar’ design such as the Nokia 6120c .

The Christmas line-up also includes new Vodafone branded 3G phones. The Vodafone 810 is a stylish slider in luxury metallic-silver finishing and packed with latest multimedia features. The Vodafone 720 comes in a modern clam shell design with a hidden display and super flat keypad.

For customers looking for some of the best music devices, the Vodafone exclusive Sony Ericsson V640i will be available in a fresh new candy bar design offering 3G broadband (HSDPA) to support faster downloads of music services.