STOCKHOLM, Sweden, May 7, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Vodafone Sweden (NYSE:VOD) (Other OTC:VODPF) is introducing the prize-winning cameraphone Sharp GX10i through its consumer-concept package Vodafone live! The Sharp GX10i is a mobile phone with a tasteful and compact design that has been an incredible success among other Vodafone operators in Europe since last year's launch of Vodafone live! The Sharp GX10i gives users access to some 30 Java games from the game collection of Vodafone live! and smooth picture-communication via its multimedia messaging service (MMS).
The Sharp GX10i is the first cameraphone from Sharp Japan in the Swedish market, and Vodafone will be distributing it in Sweden through its concept package Vodafone live!
The Sharp GX10i is optimally adapted for the colour, sound, and picture services offered in Vodafone live! It has a built-in digital camera and a fantastic colour screen that displays over 65,000 colours. The telephone supports sound and picture communication via MMS plus Java, which means users can download programs and services to their phones. About 30 Java games have been adapted to the Sharp GX10i from the extensive game collection of Vodafone live!
"We are delighted to offer the Sharp GX10i in Vodafone live! The Sharp GX10i is a camperaphone that has been hugely successful among mobile users in Europe and has been our bestseller there in the live package. It has also won first prize at the GSM trade fair in Cannes in February this year for the best mobile telephone on the market," said Goran Mannerstrale, Director of Consumer Affairs at Vodafone Sweden.
When you buy the Sharp GX10i with a new subscription or prepaid card, you automatically get access to all the services in Vodafone live! This also applies to customers who already have prepaid cards or subscriptions with Vodafone. Supplemented with the phone, they can take advantage of the services in Vodafone live! Panasonic GD87, Nokia 7650, and Nokia 3650 started participating in the concept package earlier this year, and during 2003, Vodafone will be offering even more phones from a range of manufacturers in Vodafone live!
About Vodafone live!
Take pictures, send and receive colour images, download and play games, send e-mail, download polyphonic ring tones, and get the latest news, information and pictures in colour on everything from sports and weather to the best restaurants and current movies with Vodafone live! You can, of course, also make and receive calls.
The concept is sold as a package in which cameraphones are pre- programmed for all the services and are ready to use from the moment you leave the store. You can easily access the services through the user interface of Vodafone live! straight from your phone. Press photos of the Sharp GX10i are retrievable at http://www.vodafone.se/pressbilder.
Cameraphone Sharp GX10i Prices
Recommended prices for the Sharp GX10I from Vodafone are: SEK 1 295 with a Vodafone subscription, monthly fee SEK 200 with a trial period of 24 months, and SEK 5 500 for a phone without a new subscription or prepaid card.
Sharp GX10i Specifications Triband (GSM900/1800/1900) Digital camera 110 k pixel TFT screen 65,536 colours Built-in IrDA-port GPRS WAP 1.2.1 MMS Size: 27 x 94 x 49 mm Weight: 110 g Clamshell shape Supports JAVATM technology 16-part polyphonic ring tones
For more information, please contact: Goran Mannerstrale, Director Consumer Affairs Telephone: +46 708 33 18 45, e-mail: goran.mannerstrale@vodafone.se
David Erixon, Marketing Director, Consumer Affairs Telephone: +46 709 61 47 77, e-mail: david.erixon@vodafone.se
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