Fly Launches Dual SIM Handsets

Meridian Mobile has introduced a new line of handsets featuring the dual SIM technology for its flagship brand - Fly. The new line-up includes Fly V80, V80i, B700 and B720.

A dual-mode phone is a handset which uses more than one technique for sending and receiving voice and data. This applies to both wireless mobile phones as well as wired phones. These new phones are using a combination of GSM and CDMA technology. Basically the new line-up is equipped to work as either GSM or CDMA phone as per the user's preference.

The V80 is a dual SIM CDMA+GSM handset sporting a 1.85-inch 65K TFT color display. Measuring 106 x 44.7 x 13.6 mm, the handset features dual standby mode, GSM - Dual Band (900/1800), CDMA - 800Mhz, 800 Phonebook and 200 SMS Storage Capacity. It is priced at Rs 4,490. Another version of the phone is the V80i, with additional features like FM radio and speaker phone.

The next in the line-up is a mid-range handset B700 dual SIM GSM+GSM handset featuring 2-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, GPRS, external memory slot and support for voice and video recording and playback. Priced at Rs 7,200, this handset has a 2-inch 262K TFT color display and measures 109.8 x 49.5 x 15.3 mm.

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The last in the latest line-up is B720 Duo, a CDMA+GSM phone with EDGE. The handset packs a 2.4-inch 262K TFT color screen, 2-megapixel camera, MP3 player and 5MB internal memory, scalable up to 2GB. Measuring 118 x 53 x 15.3 mm, it supports GPRS, Bluetooth, video recording and also offers storage memory for 1000 phonebook and SMS. This handset is priced at Rs 8,900.

The new dual SIM technology Fly handsets are available at various retail outlets including The Mobile Store and Subhiksha.