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Coolpad showcases dual-band, dual-SIM handset at CommunicAsia

by Darren Murph, posted Jun 20th 2008 @ 10:50AM


Dual-band? Check. Dual-SIM? Check. One phone? Triple check. Believe it or not, Coolpad has reportedly crafted a phone that's multifaceted like no other -- one that not only includes room for a pair of SIM cards, but includes GSM and CDMA radios. Furthermore, the unit can purportedly switch between GSM and CDMA accounts on a whim, making you wonder why on Earth this didn't arrive before you plunked down for a second handset. The mobile is supposedly going for anywhere between $100 to $1,000 (depending on model and "who you know on the inside"), but you'll have to trek to Indonesia, China or Africa in order to acquire one.

Coolpad 219 spotted with bizarre keypad

by Brian White, posted Jul 11th 2007 @ 12:52AM

With the possibility of an iPhone nano on the way, we were a tad giddy to see another handset with what looked like a rotary dialpad -- though we're still unsold on the concept. Alas, the Coolpad 219 has what appears to be just a normal keypad with music controls and a d-pad in the middle, with a keypad material look reminiscent of the aging RAZR. Retro rules, we suppose, but at leas the Coolpad has a microSD slot, 1.3 megapixel cam and a smaller 220 x 176 display. Now that we think about it, those are pretty standard specs, right? We're not sure what gives with this handset, but see the read link for some close-up pics.

CoolPad re-ups 728 with 728B

by Chris Ziegler, posted Nov 12th 2006 @ 4:33PM

Remember that dual-mode GSM / CDMA Pocket PC out of China a few months back, the CoolPad 728? It looks like it must've done alright for itself because the manufacturer (which we think may be CEC Telecom, the folks behind our latest installment of Keepin' It Real Fake) has wasted no time in rolling out its successor, the 728B. From what little information we have, it looks like there's nothing to get terribly excited about here -- besides being a body double for the 728, the specs are largely similar though the 728B seems to add GPS navigation to the mix. If the 728B strikes your fancy (or you're an overly jealous 728 owner) get ready to dig deep: it scoots out the door for about 7,500 yuan, which works out to about $950 by our calculations.

[Via Engadget Chinese]




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