FCC has just approved BenQ's new clamshell phone, the M580a, so folks in the US can look forward to this one. It's a triband GSM phone, compatible with GSM 850/1800/1900MHz networks. I liked the keypad on this phone right away - they look large and comfortable (it's in the manual, no photos yet).

The M580a sports two displays, a smaller external sub display and big internal display. The sub display is for showing signal strength, battery remaining, current time and profile in use. The phone is also compatible with GPRS to get online using the built-in WAP browser.

One of the interesting features on this phone is a dedicated Bluetooth hot key - which means you don't have to go through annoying menus to turn on/off Bluetooth. The phone also has a camera on the front, which also has a dedicated key on the device.

Pricing and availability will be announced later. Further details to be made available on BenQ's website.