Vodafone Smart U8160 Mobile Review

Vodafone Mobiles India have launched their latest Android mobile phone in India called as Vodafone Smart U8160. The Vodafone 858 Smart comes with Android 2.2 Operating system, 2.8 Inch Capacitive touchscreen, 2MP Camera, 3G Connectivity and Wi-Fi. Its price in India is Rs.6,700. At this price tag Vodafone Smart is a decent phone with decent features. This phone should be preferred over the other cheap android phones. Vodafone recently launched two phones, Vodafone Blue and Smart. Blue is really disappointing but Smart will be able to save the image a little bit, not the best of the android phones, but its still a good phone to buy in low budget.

Size and Design:

Vodafone smart is indeed a smartphone with a smart design. The candy bar design of the phone is kind of ovalshaped, it is by no means the rectangular bar design that we often find in mostof the smart phones these days. The completely curved edge seems to be runningall around the phone from one end to the other. It is 103.8mm long not verywide with 56.8mm width and 12.6mm of thickness. It weighs 104g which is verymuch on the lighter side.

Display:

It features a TFT capacitive touch screen having QVGA 240*320pixels of resolution. The screen size is 2.8 inches supported by 252K colours.Having a 2.8 inch screen on a budget friendly smart phone is certainly a goodaddition.

Camera:

It features only a 2MP camera withmaximum image capturing resolution of 1200*1600 pixels. Most of the smartphones are having at least a 3MP camera; therefore a 2MP one would disappointmany. But again with a budget friendly price tag many would find it acceptable.

Processor and OS:

It features a 524Mhz ofprocessor powered by Adreno GPU and runs Android 2.2(Froyo) OS.

Storage Capacity:

The internal storage capacity ofthe phone is 150MB and does have a micro SD memory card support which cab beinserted as big as 32GB.

Connectivity:

On the connectivity front we have3G, EDGE and GPRS support. There Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP, Wi-Fi with Wi-Fihotspot and micro USB 2.0 support. It also supports A-GPS with Google maps andhas 3.5mm audio jack.

Battery:

The Li-Ion 1200mAH battery iscapable of providing up to 4 hrs of talk time on 3G which is certainly notimpressive and upto 380hrs of standby on 3G.

Vodafone Blue 555 Mobile Review

Vodafone Mobiles India recently launched their Facebook Phone in India known as Vodafone Blue 555. This new QWERTY Mobile phone from Vodafone has been specially designed to keep you in sync with Facebook, or I would say make you facebook addict :) Anyways Vodafone Blue is a disappointment, mainly because its a 2G Phone, what is the point in making a social networking phone which does not support 3G. The slow speed of 2G will kill all your thrill about the likes,comments and shares of Facebook.

Vodafone Blue 555 comes with a QWERTY Keypad, 2.4 Inch TFT Screen, Trackpad and a 2MP Camera. As the specifications are quite ordinary, even the price is not that great. Its Price in India is Rs.4,600.

 

Sizeand Design

From a distance you’ll find Blue 555resembling with HTC chaca but it is infect quiet different. The QWERTY keyboardhas large buttons with hardly any space between them. The phone features thescreen in the conventional landscape format. The shape is not very curvy andhas simple built. Coming to the dimensions it is 110mm long, has width of61.1mm and 12mm thick.

Display:

Being very much a budget facebbok phonethere’s nothing fancy about the display. It features a TFT screen withresolution of 320 x 240 pixels and screen size of 2.4 inches .thepixel density is167 ppi pixel.

Camera:

It features a 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels, with LED flash but lacks the auto focus. Itrecords VGA video and there aren’t any image enhancing features too. The cameramode allows for switching to night mode, four different picture sizes andbrightness adjustment.

Processor:

Blue555 features a 200 MHz MTK 6235 processor.Theoverall performance of the phone is satisfactory. It performs the task quietbriskly.

Connectivity:

Vodafone 555 features a Bluetooth v 2.1with A2Dp and micro USB 2.0. Unfortunately it lacks Wi-Fi which really is adisappointing aspect of the phone. It has the EDGE and GPRS support but lacks3G support.

 

StorageCapacity:

The internal storage capacity of the phoneis 40Mb but it does support memory extension with the help of micro SD memorycard up to 32GB.

 

Battery:

It has 1000mAH Li-Ion battery that is capableof providing up to 3 hours of talk time and up to 324 hours of stand by time.The battery capability is not entirely satisfactory considering that the phoneis aimed to be social networking device.


Our Conclusion:
A Completely wasted phone. Browse for other ones :) 

Unlimited Vodafone 3G in Pune at Rs.599

Vodafone 3G is now in Pune. I know it is too late as compared to BSNL and Docomo, but finally it is here. Vodafone 3G in Pune is available at the same 2G Plan rates. You do not need any special 3G Tariff Plans for 3G. It is very simple to activate 3G on your 3G Enabled phone with Vodafone connection, Steps for the same has been stated below:

How to Activate 3G on Vodafone?

• Send a SMS stating “ACT 3G” without the quotes to 111 (Postpaid Users) or 144 (Prepaid Users)
• You will get a message stating that “Vodafone 3G will be activated within 24 hours on your mobile”
• Vodafone 3G will then be activated on your mobile much before 24 Hours (For me it activated in 3 hours). You will get a confirmation message for the same.

How to Use 3G on your 3G Enabled Vodafone?

• After the activation confirmation from, Switch off your mobile phone for 2 minutes.
• Switch on your phone, Go to Network Selection and select Network type as “UMTS” or “HSDPA”
• Start using Super fast 3G on your phone.

Pricing and Data Plans:

Vodafone 3G data plans are same as its 2G plans, which starts from Rs.199 for 3GB and above that it is 10paise / 10Kb. Rs.300 for 5GB and Rs.599 for Unlimited Data.

Solar powered Vodafone VF247 Mobile

Vodafone has launched a revolutionary Solar Powered Mobile Phone, Vodafone VF247, in India.
Vodafone VF247 is Vodafone's first Solar powered mobile phone in India. This phone comes with an idea of Solar charging, which will specially be beneficial for people in Rural India, as we all know there is lot of power cuts in those areas.Also this phone will get into good books of environmentalists, as this phone will save energy (however not sufficient enough to handle India's power issues). Vodafone VF247 is expected to arrive in Indian markets in the price range of Rs.1500- Rs.1800

Features of Vodafone VF247:

• Solar Powered Charging
• Eight hours of sunlight will be able to charge the phone completely
• Talk time up to 4 hours
• Stand by time up to 8 days
• FM Radio
• Torch Light
• Color Screen

“Reflecting a strong commitment to the Indian market, Vodafone continues to launch affordable products and services to cater to the differentiated needs of consumers.” said Marten Pieters, MD and CEO, Vodafone Essar Ltd. “Vodafone’s solar powered phone is launched for people residing in areas where electric supply is unstable, so that consumers can rely on solar charging to remain connected. This launch is likely to enable more people in rural India to go mobile and thus increase penetration from the current 20%. We will continue to invest to uplift the quality of telecom services and products in India.”

Price in India: 
This phone will be available in India at a Price of Rs.1500 (Approx)

 

Vodafone Launches Blackberry Plans at Rs.15 Daily

Vodafone India has announced special rates for Prepaid Blackberry Users. The Plan is simple and very cheap at just Rs.15 Per day for unlimited usage.

Vodafone's BlackBerry® smartphone customers on the new prepaid service plans can enjoy unlimited access to email, BlackBerry® Messenger, instant messaging, social networking and Internet browsing, as well as access to the BlackBerry AppWorld™ application store, at a pocket friendly price starting at Rs. 15 per day.

Customers can also access as many as ten supported email accounts such as Hotmail®, Yahoo!® Mail, Google Mail™ and chat on popular services including Windows Live™ Messenger, Google Talk™ and Yahoo!® Messenger. As an additional customer benefit, BlackBerry smartphones can display messages from multiple mailboxes in a single inbox and support the viewing of email attachments including Microsoft Word (.doc), Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt), Microsoft Excel (.xls), and Adobe pdf (.pdf) documents, as well as image files (.jpg, .bmp, .png, .gif, .tiff).

Vodafone has announced 4 Prepaid Plans:

Daily Plan at Rs.15 
Three Day Plan at Rs.44
Weekly Plan at Rs.100
Monthly Plan at Rs.399

Kumar Ramanathan, Chief Marketing Officer, Vodafone Essar Ltd. "We are extremely pleased to announce the launch of BlackBerry service plans for our prepaid customers. This segment is highly cost conscious and through the democratization of data services, we are providing an entry threshold at an accessible price point of just Rs. 15 per day. We believe that this initiative will appeal to young professionals, students and a broad spectrum of retail customers who are looking for an exceptional experience for messaging, social networking, email, music and entertainment – on the go! RIM is known for its exceptional mobile communications and strong business reputation and we are delighted to continue our long term alliance. We are certain that our prepaid customers will benefit from the compelling functionality of the BlackBerry solution that’s delivered across our reliable and extensive network in India.”

Frenny Bawa, Managing Director, India, Research In Motion said. “RIM is delighted to work with Vodafone to introduce smart and flexible BlackBerry service plans for prepaid customers in India. Vodafone's prepaid customers will now be able to stay connected with friends, family and colleagues around the world.” 


Source: Press Release

Vodafone to Launch iPhone4 in India

Vodafone India is launching iPhone 4 in India. Vodafone has however not specified any date or price for iPhone 4 launch in India but it is expected to come to India by september at a Price of Rs.35,000

For more details on iPhone 4 Read Here

Vodafone 150 Cheapest Mobile in India

Vodafone has launched their cheapest mobile Vodafone 150 in India. Available at Rs.700 this is indeed India's cheapest mobile phone.Vodafone has released this mobile India as India is a emerging market where low cost devices have a significant positive social impact.
Vodafone 150 will be equipped with services like Mobile Payment Service, Mini USB Connector,Alarm Clock,Torch,Currency Converter,2 embedded games and even more at a astonishing Price of Rs.700

MartenMarten  Pieters, MD and CEO, Vodafone EssarVodafone Essar, told TOI -  “The average user in rural India does not spend as much as mobile consumers in Delhi or in Mumbai. Though the majority still make a revenue streamrevenue stream  for mobile operatorsmobile operators, the idea is to make mobile phonesmobile phones  affordable and achievable for everyone,” he said.

 

Features and Overview of Vodafone 150:

• Cheapest Mobile Phone in India


• Mobile Payment Service 


• Mini USB Connecter


• Torch Light


• Alarm Clock


• Currency Calculator


• 2 embedded Games


• 100 Contacts Phonebook


• SMS Storage


• 500 mAh Battery


• Talk time of 5 hours


• Stand by time of 400 Hrs

Vodafone Launches Application Store in India

Vodafone India has launched their new Vodafone Application Store in India. This is on the footsteps of recently launched Airtel App Store.

Vodafone launches Mobile Applications Store More than 10,000 downloads in the first few days of launch.
Mumbai, March 05, 2010: Vodafone Essar, one of India’s leading cellular services providers, today announced that its recently launched Vodafone Mobile Applications Store in India has already seen thousands of downloads of applications by enthused customers.

The Vodafone Mobile Application store was started on 15th February, 2010 in India, offering over 800 applications under various categories like Entertainment, Utility, Finance, Social Networking, Games, etc.

These are a mix of Indian and internationally developed applications and serve a diverse range of functions from daily utilities to pure entertainment. The Vodafone Mobile application store will be regularly updated and applications will be added continuously. With customer interest increasing, Vodafone Mobile Application store has already introduced improved convenience features such as ‘tabbed browsing’ with Newest Apps, Top Apps and Just for You Apps which offer a customized set of applications as per consumers’ preferences.

While browsing, all the relevant information about the selected application will be mentioned upfront for the convenience of the customer. The store also features promotional banners featuring the hottest apps in the store, while a strong search engine enables customers to quickly locate what they are looking for.

The application store is available to customers through data enabled handsets. Customers can send a message APP to 111 (toll free) and also access the store through the portal Vodafone live! by clicking a link on the home page.

Over 15% of applications are available free of charge while the majority of paid applications are priced in the range of Rs. 5 to Rs. 30. Kumar Ramanathan, Chief Marketing Officer, Vodafone Essar said, “We are delighted to launch the Vodafone Mobile application store which combines an array of facilities for our customers including easy access to information, utilities and entertainment. The mobile applications are affordable and a significant step forward in the growth of mobile data and the future of Mobile internet in India.”

Vodafone Mobile Application store has been launched along with global partners Arvato Mobile, a leading global digital content logistics and service delivery platform provider. About Vodafone Essar Vodafone Essar is the Indian subsidiary of Vodafone Group and commenced operations in 1994 when its predecessor Hutchison Telecom acquired the cellular license for Mumbai.

The company now has operations across the country with over 94.14 million customers**. Vodafone is the world's leading international mobile communications group with approximately 333 million proportionate customers as on 31 December 2009.

Vodafone currently has equity interests in 31 countries across five continents and around 40 partner networks worldwide. For more information, please visit www.vodafone.com. The Essar Group is a diversified business corporation with a balanced portfolio of assets in the manufacturing and services sectors of Steel, Energy, Power, Communications, Shipping Ports & Logistics, and Projects. Essar employs more than 50,000 people across offices in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas.

**Figures from Cellular Operators Association of India, January 31, 2010

Vodafone and HTC Launches HTC Magic smartphone

Vodafone and HTC Corporation have announced the HTC Magic smartphone, Vodafone’s first Android-powered mobile

, which will be available in the spring. The introduction of the HTC Magic is the result of a successful relationship between Vodafone and HTC, and Vodafone’s joining, late last year, of the Open Handset Alliance.

The HTC Magic is an Android™-powered mobile designed to turn heads with its chic design, and command attention with its advanced list of capabilities. Ready to always keep you in the know… it provides the Google suite of services like Mail, Search and Maps geared up for use in the palm of your hand. Further enhanced with video capture and support for tunes via Bluetooth wireless headsets, the HTC Magic is a true entertainment and media powerhouse.
The HTC Magic has -

• a 3.2-inch QVGA touch screen display
• Features a trackball and navigational buttons for quick, easy access
• Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
• Handwriting recognition
• MicroSD card support
• Wi-Fi, 3G, EDGE/GPRS
• Bluetooth only for mono headset, USB (mini)
• 3 megapixel AF camera
• GPS

The HTC Magic includes a variety of email options such as Google Mail, POP3 and IMAP. In addition, Android Market allows for quick and easy downloading of games and applications utilizing Vodafone’s network.
The new handset is exclusive to Vodafone in the UK, Spain, Germany (Black) and France where it’s available in White. It’s also going to be out in Italy on a non-exclusive basis in both colors – Black and White. Customers can ensure that they are the first to receive information about the HTC Magic’s availability, pricing and pre-ordering by registering their interest via their local Vodafone website from today. Full details of availability and pricing will be available in the future in local Vodafone markets.