Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/07/01/sagem_puma_phone/
Sagem boots up Puma phone
Famous sports brand's first handset inbound
Posted in Phones, 1st July 2010 12:57 GMT
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Sagem today launched its Puma-branded handset [1] in Europe, lauding not only the mobile's famous sports brand but also its built-in solar panel.
The other side of the handset is home to 2.8in, 320 x 240 touchscreen and 0.3Mp camera for video calls. There's a 3.2Mp camera on the back, alongside said solar panel.
The Puma has GPS on board linked to a series of sports apps, including a tracker, stopwatch and a pedometer.
As a phone, the Puma has HSDPA 3G and GSM/Edge connectivity, plus Bluetooth. There's an FM radio and a Micro SD card slot for media storage.
Sagem [2] said the battery is good for five hours' talking, 24 hours' music playback, five hours of video viewing, or 350 hours on stand-by.
And what of the solar charger? An hour of sunshine will give you "one hour and 30 minutes of MP3 play or enough energy to send about 30 text messages" - so more for emergencies rather than regular, green charging then.
The Puma will cost €399 (£327) SIM-free from the Puma Phone website [3]. For now, UK suppliers are not listed, but Sagem insisted that the handset will be coming to Blighty soon.
Demo shots show the handset connected to T-Mobile, but carrier deals have yet to be announced. ®