National Geographic has joined with Cellular Abroad to release a new dual SIM cell phone in the form of the National Geographic Duet Travel Phone (model name D888). The phone comes with a National Geographic pay-as-you-go SIM card allowing you to make affordable calls from no less than 185 countries, and receive free calls in over 80 countries. The phone also supports a secondary SIM card of your choice. Unfortunately, this Tri-band GSM (900/1800/1900 MHz) phone lacks of 3G support. Other features include a 2.8-inch QVGA display, a mobile TV, Bluetooth, an FM radio, a VGA camera with video recording, a 1GB MicroSD card, and a pre-loaded National Geographic content (ringtones, videos, wallpapers). You can purchase the Duet Travel Phone for $199 at Cellular Abroad, Amazon, Expansys USA and various other retailers. [UnWiredView]
Samsung has recently introduced the latest Samsung B5702 phone that supports dual SIM cards. Unfortunately, there is no further info about the specs of this slider phone. We hope that Samsung will announce the B5702 at MWC 2009. [UnWiredView]
Philips unveiled its Dual-SIM Xenium phone dubbed as the dual-SIM Philips Xenium X710. The handset features triband GSM at 900, 1800, 1900 MHz, supports EDGE or GPRS, 2.4-inch screen, 3MP camera, 20 MB internal memory, expandable through the use of microSD up to 8GB, Java MIDP 2.0, and Built in FM-radio. Measuring 113,6 x49, 1×16, 9 mm, The phone retails in an affordable price in Russia. [Unwiredview]
LG will launch its debut in dual-SIM technology by planning to release The KS660 in the next February. The new handset not only support two SIM cards, but also rich equipments like a 3-inch touchscreen with 400 x 240 resolution display, integrated multimedia player, 50MB of inbuilt memory, microSD expansion slot, FM radio, video recorder, Bluetooth 2.0, USB support and tri-band GSM connectivity. Unfortunately, it can only supports EDGE and WiFi is casually omitted as well. The KS660 will be available in China, Russia and the countries belonging to the former Soviet Union. [Engadget-mobile]
Here’s the ZTC 001, a dual sim card phone that runs on 900 / 1800 MHz and comes with a 3.0 display, 1.3-megapixel camera, 128MB internal memory, microSD slot and support for MP3 and MP4 playback. The ZTC 001 is available for $148. More pics after the jump. [2Day] More
