The Panasonic X700 is now shipping in Singapore (screen capture), for S$898 sim-free, and S$698 with a line. (bluetooth headset included) This is the second Series 60 flip phone on the market, the first being the Nokia 6260; which was entirely too big, flimsy, and unergonomical for it's own good. (Read More)
Price Conversions:
S$ 898 = US$ 547 = £283
S$ 698 = US$ 424 = £219
The Panasonic X700 is now shipping in Singapore (screen capture), for S$898 sim-free, and S$698 with a line. (bluetooth headset included) This is the second Series 60 flip phone on the market, the first being the Nokia 6260; which was entirely too big, flimsy, and unergonomical for it's own good.
Price Conversions:
S$ 898 = US$ 547 = £283
S$ 698 = US$ 424 = £219
The Panasonic X700 seems to be available from all the major networks in Singapore, including Singtel, Starhub, and M1. M1 has the worst deal; it is giving nothing away. Singtel is giving a Christmas hamper and a bluetooth headset, while Starhub is giving away a portable DVD player.
The Panasonic is a tri-band phone which is lighter (107g as opposed to 130g), smaller (97 x 49 x 23.9mm, 89cc as opposed to 102 x 49 x 23 mm, 109 cc) and has a second outer 4096 screen. It is shipping with a 16mb mini-SD card, and supports bluetooth, infrared, and, dissapointingly, a VGA camera. It also sacrifices the radio, and there is no mention of whether stereo MP3 playback is supported. I would actually doubt that it is, since the Panasonic X700 supports
Symbian OS v7.0s, similar to the 6600, 6260, 6620, 7610 and 6670, which provide niceties like theme support, but has no stereo mp3 playback capability.
Look at full specifications here.
However, it is poised to become the Symbian Series 60 smartphone of choice, given the preference many consumers have for flip-phones (clamshell) , and the wide functionality the Symbian OS provides.
The bluetooth headset on the right is probably the one shipping with the phone.
We shall review this phone soon.
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