Vodafone has announced the release of its most affordable ultra low cost handsets – Vodafone 150 and Vodafone 250. These are the cheapest handsets till date. The handset will soon be available in India and 6 markets in Africa – The Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Mozambique, Qatar, South Africa and Tanzania.The Vodafone 150 and Vodafone 250 offers voice and SMS services, as well as support for mobile payment services. The two devices share most specification features, the main differences between them being that the Vodafone 250’s screen is both colour and slightly larger, and it has an FM radio.
The Vodafone 150 will retail unsubsidised at below $15 USD (INR 690) and the Vodafone 250 will retail unsubsidised at below $20 USD (INR 920), depending on the local market.
Specifications of Vodafone 150
- Black candy bar device with 5-way navigation key
- 1.0” monochrome graphic display 96×64 pixels
- voice and SMS
- GSM 900/1800
- polyphonic ringtones
- vibration
- alarm clock
- calculator
- currency converter
- 2 embedded games
- memory for up to100 entries in phonebook plus SMS storage
- torch
- battery : 500mAh (standby up to 400h, talk time up to 5h)
- mini USB connector
Specifications of Vodafone 250
- Black or grey-blue candy bar device with 5-way navigation key
- 1.45” CSTN display, 128×128 pixels
- FM radio and stereo headset support
- wallpapers; voice and SMS
- GSM 900/1800
- polyphonic ringtones
- vibration
- alarm clock
- calculator
- currency converter
- 2 embedded games
- memory for up to100 entries in phonebook and SMS storage
- torch
- battery : 500mAh (standby up to 400h, talk time up to 5h)
- mini USB connector
