Spice D 88 is India’s first phone with dual network. Now enjoy the power of two mobiles in this single power-packed gadget called the Spice D88. Though not an extremely popular brand when compared to some others, this mobile too exhibits a few benefits.
Key Features
It features both GSM and CDMA network which gives the convenience of two numbers in the same phone. It allows you to switch between the two phones whenever you want to. It lets you make and receive calls and messages from any SIM card. It features a decent 1.3 mega pixel camera and 262k color screen. The device does not have any inbuilt memory but comes with a 1 GB micro SD card.
People maybe wonder about, how to use Spice 88 which has dual networks in it. If at a time, you select both the networks, then the device will ask you which network you prefer to use. All you should to do is select one, either GSM or CDMA, and the call will be connected to your preferred network. Even if you are busy on your CDMA network and there is a call on your GSM connection you can receive the new call, and you can place previous one in call waiting mode, and then swap between the calls at any time you wish. But this is not as easy at it sounds. There are some freezing issues while transferring calls and you also lose out on both calls. It will take time till Spice deals with this issue completely.
Entertainment Features
Spice D88 Mobile phone has the normal features like call waiting options, phone book memory, call register and lot of ring tones to choose from. Spice 88 has many preloaded games and accessories like alarm clock and calculator to choose from. The best part is that this Spice D88 comes with multimedia features like a camera and music player. But connectivity options are limited to USB.
Conclusion
The design looks and feels good. The user interface may take some time to get used to. Overall Spice D88 is a value for money feature packed phone. The battery life of the device is not impressive, but an additional battery is included in the package. Spice D88 is a good phone to buy as it gives a lot of options to choose from and has a dual network feature, which is one its kind.
By: Pooja Lapasia
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A Review Of The CECT P168 Plus Quadband – The New Quad Band Version Of the iClone
March 9th, 2010
Well, the wait is finally over. The Quad Band version of the iClone has finally arrived. Like the previous iClone model, this phone can do virtually anything you need it to. It looks and functions amazingly similar to the iPhone, while allowing you to use any provider you chose. You aren’t forced to go with AT&T with this phone. With it’s touch screen, you can surf the web, download and listen to music, record and play video, etc. This phone also has a removable battery (unlike the iPhone) and has TWO sim slots allowing you to basically have a phone for business and leisure.
Here is how the new version quadband CECT P 168 Plus compares to the old version:
The major upgrade is obviously that it is quadband, which makes it literally plug and play. It works with any network worldwide. (GSM GPRS 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz). They have also: upgraded the Bluetooth features; upgraded the firmware; added a slide unlock (which means anyone can unlock this phone in one swipe); added a webcam; and upgraded the phone with surround sound. (Complete list of specs below).
The touch screen on the quadband version feels a bit firmer (and more like glass) than the original. The cost of this model if very competitive, coming in between $100 and $150.
The videos floating around for this phone (link at the end of the article) can really demonstrate what this phone can do. Here are a list of the features:
Quad Band: GSM GPRS 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz;
Display: 3.5″ TFT Touch Screen display with 26k colors, 240 x 320 pixel resolution;
Ring Tones: Polyphonic (64 channels), Monophonic, True Tones, MP3;
Music Player: Support MP3 player, with mp3,midi,wav format;
Movie/Video Player: Support 3GP/MP4 movie player with full-screen;
Camera: Camera with 2.0 MP, 1024*1280 pixels, Video Recorder;
Speakers: 6 3D Surround Sound;
Interface: USB 2.0;
Blue Tooth: 2.0 Enabled;
Dual Sum Card Slots;
Supports JAVA 2.0;
Internet Browser;
Handwriting Recognition;
Messaging: SMS, MMS;
Memory Type: Built in 128MB, Expandable to 2GB (Trans-flash, Micro SD);
Cell Phone Directory: Phone Book Memory supports 300 records;
Supports Caller Ringing / Caller Video Player;
Game: Two games already built in: More downloadable;
Calculator/world time/stopwatch;
Unit Conversion/Currency Conversion/Calendar and more;
Support Service Area: USA, UK, Europe, Australia, Canada, Asia;
Supports: English (Default), Chinese, German, Italian, French, Spanish, Arabic, Vietnamese, Russian;
Stand-by time: Up to 150h;
Talk time: 180min-300min;
Size: 117*57*16mm.
All in all, this is a great phone that is chock full of features for the low price you will pay for it. I would definitely buy it again and would not hesitate to recommend it.
By: Rae Edwards
