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Panasonic VS2 Cell PhonePanasonic burst onto the mobile scene with the launch of their VS2 flip phone. The VS2 comes with a QVGA (Quarter VGA, 320x240 pixels) screen and at 98 g, it's pretty light as well. The screen dazzles with 16 million colors and has a 1.3 megapixel camera (for both pictures and videos) to boot.

One of the things I like foremost: the arrangement of keys. It is so simple that newbies shouldn't have any problem in understang what each key is for. As for the spacing between the keys, it's just right if you ask me. It supporst Java MIDP 2.0 and comes pre-installed with Sonic The Hedgehog game.

That said, the VS2 lacks Bluetooth (and I wouldn't touch a Bluetooth-less phone with a 15-foot stick). It does have an Infrared port, but umm, okay, I don't know how useful this could be given the penetration of Bluetooth right now. The other option of connectivity, of course, is with a bundled USB cable.

The VS2 also comes with a built-in MP3 player, but with 32 MB of shared memory and no external card slot, there's not much use for this. panasonic.com

Panasonic VS2 Cell Phone Features Include:

  • Slim Clamshell Design
  • One push auto open button
  • Infrared Compatibility
  • Games preloaded on Handset
  • Download Capability - Java and S60
  • 40 Polyphonic Ringtones
  • Pre-installed Wallpapers
  • Vibration Alert
  • Speaker Phone
  • MP3 Player
  • Predictive Text Entry (T9)
  • Java MIDP 2.0
  • USB port
  • Voice memo
  • Messaging Illumination
  • Data: GPRS Class 10 (4 + 2) WAP 2.0 Built in MMS - Multimedia Messaging Service and SMS

    Panasonic VS2 Cell Phone Specifications:

    Size: 2.2-inch colour LCD (QVGA 320 x 240 pixels)

    Resolution: Approx. 16 million TFT Colour Display

    Camera:

    1.3 Megapixel CMOS Camera (1152x864 pixels)

    4x Zoom

    15-Frame Continuous Shooting

    Macro Mode

    Video with audio Capability (record playback and send)

    Video Capture: H.263 format

    Panasonic VS2 Cell Phone