O2's "Ice" first European handset with uiOne

by Chris Ziegler, posted Sep 5th 2006 at 12:51PM

Sprint's been working with Qualcomm on uiOne-enabled handsets for the better part of a year now (you know, Qualcomm's solution for skinning handsets' user interfaces with themes) but Europe's been left out of the fun -- until now, that is. Coming it at a fairly reasonable £0 on contract, O2's clever looking "Ice" candybar isn't exactly high end, but it still manages to pack a reasonable punch with 3G data, Bluetooth, video and music players, and microSD expansion. It seems to lack GSM 850, but if cheap 3G suits your fancy and you've always wanted that, uh, "tropical look" in your phone's menus, the Ice might be right up your alley; it's available now on O2's site.

[Via Slashphone]

Filed under: Handsets, Others, O2, GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS

Tags: candybar, ice, o2, qualcomm, uione

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V�ga v�gra cykelhj�lm! @ Sep 5th 2006 1:20PM

So is this phone exclusive to one provider
in one country? It's a great looking phone with nice features. It would desirable if it was available to a larger market.

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secretdark @ Sep 6th 2006 4:42AM

Some of the other interesting features the Ice has are 'progressive downloads' for video - i.e. displaying videos as you download them - and the ability to save streams.
Already there are rumours a black version is planned...

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jamielawther @ Dec 31st 2006 11:17AM

i got 1 for my birthday and i went to put music on it and it wouldnt let me into the sounds folder in gallery so i sent it to the factory and its been a month and i still havent got it back !!!!!!

ps. theres a blue version in woolworths(UK) for only 56 pounds

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