Mobile users on the prowl for a stylish, affordable mobile phone with high functionalities might enjoy this tidbit. Well, Verizon Wireless and ZTE collaborate to launch the new Salute handset. This sleek slider phone offers a whopping talk time of up to 240 minutes and a standby time of up to 220 hours in a single charge.
The handset is equipped with a huge 2.4” screen and a 1.3 megapixel camera. Other than Mobile Web capabilities, it also comprises of a bilingual interface which manifests English and Espanol languages. Users can further enjoy a suite of messaging options like text, picture, voice, and Mobile Email, Mobile Web Email and Chat functionalities.
Besides micro USB 2.0 support, the handset is also integrated with Bluetooth technology that seamlessly supports headset, hands-free, accessibility to phone book and object push for vCard and vCalendar. Users can access social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and MySpace, 50 news, sports and entertainment feeds at a single place, thanks to the Social Beat application. They can also safeguard a copy of their entire phone’s address book on a secure website through the Backup Assistant application as well.
The phone is also integrated with VZ Navigator capabilities that enable travelers to receive turn-by-turn directions of millions of points of interest and share it alongside their friends and colleagues. Pre-loaded with Bing Search, the device also proffers Media Center for the accessibility of downloading games, ringtones, wallpapers, location-based services and more.
The ZTE Salute handset can now be purchased at a price of $19.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and a 2-year customer agreement in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores.