Most readed posts about Dual SIM mobiles during last month:
1º Dual SIM shops
2º Cheapest Dual SIMs
3º Samsung D980 DuoS
4º Acer Dual SIM
5º Sony Ericsson copy
Top Dual SIM: June 2009
Best mini iphone clone
Mini KA08 is known for its shape and for being a Dual SIM mobile (it has two SIM card slots).
Mini KA 08 supports Bluetooth, JAVA, and up to 8GB of microSD cards. It's only two thirds of the size of Apple iPhone. KA08 comes with a 2.6 inch touchscreen and a QVGA camera.
The Mini iPhone doesn't support multi touch. But the phone does support quad band with worldwide network.
Price: less than 100$.
Samsung Ego S9402: luxurious Dual SIM
It's been built with the most expensive materials used for manufacturing such us a scratch resistant glass or a metallic mix alloy from rhodium and platinum. The alloy covers the handset's shell making it almost indestructible.
Other Samsung Ego S9402 specs include:
* Triband GSM (900/1800/1900 Mhz), GPRS/EDGE connectivity on 1st SIM card
* Dual band (900/1800 Mhz), GPRS/EDGE connectivity on 2nd SIM card
* 2" 262K color QVGA AMOLED display
* 5 mpx camera with autofocus, image stabilization, smile detection, WDR and LED flash
* FM Radio with RDS
* 1 GB of built-in memory
* microSDHC memory card slot (up to 8 GB)
* Bluetooth 2.0 and USB
* 960 mAh battery
* Dimensions: 115 x 48 x 16 mm
* Weight: 140 g
Who's willing to pay for this handset??
Via movilesdualsim.com
Top 2 SIM 1 Phone: May 2009
Most readed posts about Dual SIM handsets during last month:
1º Cheapest Dual SIMs
2º Samsung D980 DuoS
3º Samsung D880 DuoS
4º Acer Dual SIM
5º Dual SIM shops
Sony Ericsson Dual SIM (copy)
Interesting specs:
* Phone Model: Copy Sony Ericsson
* Network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz
* Announced: 2009, April
* Available Language: English, Chinese
* Display Size: 3.0 inch ,240×320 pixels
* Display Type: QVGA 16:9 touch screen, 65K colors
* Ringtones Type: Polyphonic (64 channels);Support mp3 ringtone
* Music: Support MP3 background play, support equalizer;Built-in 3D stereo speaker
* Video: 3GP / MP4, support to play in full screen, forward and pause
* Camera: 2.0 MP, Image Size (1600 x 1200 pixels)
* FM radio: FM stereo
* Input: handwritten input
* Internal Memory: Packed with 256M TF card,support extend card to 2GB
* Data transfer: USB cable / Bluetooth
* Connectivity: GPRS / WAP
Mivvy: affordable Dual SIM
Unknown Czech company mivvy has produced three new dual SIM economic handsets: mivvy dual TV touch, mivvy dual nio and mivvy dual slide.
Triband connectivity in primary SIM card (900/1800/1900MHz) and biband conectivity for the secondary SIM card (900/1800MHz).
mivvy dual TV looks like HTC Touch Diamond:
- 2.6 inch QVGA touchscreen display
- Bluetooth
- MP3 player
- FM radio
- Stereo speakers
- WAP browser
- Organizer
- 1.3MP camera
- Talk time: 4 hours
- Standby time: 140 hours
- 107.4 x 52.5 x 14.5 mm
- 90 grams
A slider with a 2 inch display, Bluetooth, MP3 player, FM radio...
Price:
- mivvy dual TV touch: 160€ (215$)
- mivvy dual slide: 150€ (202$)
- mivvy dual nio: 120€ (162$)
Via unwiredview
PS: I prefer Samsung DuoS ;)
Nokiphone Dual SIM - N3000i
Features:
•Screen : 16:9 wide screen, 260k QVGA •Dual sim cards work at the same time - Dual Standby
•Bluetooth 2.0
•Key input
•Dual speakers
•Language : English/ French/ Vietnamese/ Arabic/ Russion/ Thailand •T-Flash Card Supporting, 256 TF included
•Camera : factory print 5.0 mega pixes(2MP actually), max output is 1280*960, support video with sound, the time depended on storage •Stereo Loud speaker, 64 chord ring tone
•MP4, AVI, Support to play in full screen, speed/pause and play AVI film
•GPRS & WAP connectivity, MMS Transceiver
•U disk support function to keep the information storage
•Calendar, To do list, Alarm, World Clock, Spotwatch
•Caller picture, caller Ring Tone, Caller Video
•Video Recorder, photo Editor, Audio Player, Sound Recorder
•Telephone directories : 300 groups of contacts, support MP3 ring, can use downloaded MP3 as SMS rings, 200 SMS, support MMS; can use downloaded MP3 as SMS rings •Games : 1 common games •More information : MP3, MP4, Handsfree, SMS group sending, Voice recorder, WAP, Handwritten input, Bluetooth, GPRS download, MMS, Memory extended
•Specifications
•Network : GSM 900 / 1800/ 1900mhz (USA T-mobile; Works Worldwide For Europe, UK, Australia)
•Size : 105(L) x 57(W) x 24(H) mm •Battery : Lithium Batteries •Standby time: About 240-340 Hours •Talking time: About 3-5 Hours •Color: Black
Via jamp
Samsung restrained from making DuoS in India
The Madras High Court Monday restrained mobile phone manufacturers Samsung, Mirc Electronics and Spice Mobile and several retailers from manufacturing and selling multiple SIM holding mobile phones.
This is the first step made by Ramkumar, a 36-year-old electronics engineer, who holds the Indian patent for plurality of SIM cards in a single mobile handset as well as plurality of bluetooth devices in headphone and earphone jacks.
The case was supposed to be taken for hearing April 13. I've got no more news about that.
Via siliconindia
Acer dx900 - Dual SIM Functionality
Acer DX900 is the first Dual SIM 3G. Here you have a video-review about the dual SIM functionality.
Via pocketnow
What's a Dual SIM Phone?
Dual-SIM operation allows the use of two services without the need to carry two phones at the same time. For example, the same handset can be used for business and private use with separate numbers and bills; or for travel, with an additional SIM for the country visited.
Although battery life (talk time and standby time) of dual-SIM phones is reduced, typically by about a third, when both SIMs are active, to compensate this they often came with better capacity batteries, or in the case of Chinese-made phones, bundle their units with two batteries, compared to single-SIM phones.
Via wiki
Cheapest Dual SIM phones
Some visitors asked which are the cheapest dual sim handsets.
It's difficult to say if these are reliable handsets, but at least these are the cheapest ones:
1. dealextreme: Venus v900 52$
2. fastcardtech: Q380A+ 60$
3. sourcingate: CECT A868 67$
4. agoodic: Chang Xing A868 69$
5. totobay: Jin Peng 8800 70$
6. mobilephone02: Spider S300 72$
7. babikenshop: Gucci A300+ 72$
Feedback is welcome!
Top 2 SIM 1 Phone: April 2009
Most readed posts about Dual SIM handsets during last month:
1º Samsung D880 DuoS
2º Sciphone i68+
3º Dual SIM on Android
4º Samsung c5212 DuoS
5º Samsung D980 DuoS
Sciphone accessories
A very creative invention for iphones, you can view videos easily with this iPhone Paper Clip Stand. Available for iphone clones such as sciphone or ciphone ;)
Buy Sciphone accessories at Dual SIM shops.
Where can you buy a Dual SIM handset?
First Dual SIM Mobile
This Dual SIM included a 2.8 inch touchscreen, 1.3 megapixels camera, Bluetooth and a miniSD memory card slot.
Duet D888 Dual SIM
It comes with a range of National Geographic contect such as wallpapers and ringtones.
Full features:
Network - GSM 900/ 1800/ 1900 MHzVia softpedia
Available Language - English, Chinese, Vietnamese, Spanish
Display Size - 2.8 inch, 240x320 pixels
Type - QVGA screen, 65K colors
Ringtones Type - Polyphonic (64 channels); Supports mp3 ringtones
Music - Support MP3 background play, equalizer; Built-in stereo speaker
Video - 3GP / MP4, full screen support, play and pause control panel
Camera - 2.0MP
FM Radio - FM stereo, plays without earphones
Input - Keyboard input
Internal Memory - Packed with 1G TF card, supports Micro SD extend cards
Data transfer - USB cable / Bluetooth
Connectivity - GPRS / WAP/ GMS/ STR
Phonebook - Can store 300 Contacts
Messaging - SMS, MMS
Dimension - 111*50*17mm
Weight - 112g
Stand-by time - 130 hours
Talk time - 4 hours
Games - Built-in games
Samsung C5212 DuoS
Samsung C5212 is a candybar that features:
* Quad-band GSM/EDGE connectivity
* 2.2 inch TFT display with 176 x 220 pixels and 262K colors
* Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP
* 1.3 MP camera
* 40MB of internal memory
* MicroSD card support, up to 4GB
* 97.5 x 55 x 16.3 mm
It is expected to go on sale in other Eastern-European countries, as well as on the Asian market. In Russia, the cellphone can be purchased for around $200 (6990 rubles), the cheaper Samsung Dual SIM cellphone.
Via unwiredview
Dual SIM Samsung B5702 in Russia
Dual SIM Samsung B5702 was officially announced in Russia via press release.
As we already guessed, you can connect the Internet via EDGE, but it doesn't have 3G. It's a quad-band handset (850/900/1800/1900 MHz), with FM radio, 3megapixel autofocus camera and 2.4 inch TFT display.
Other specifications:
- Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR
- Music and video players
- Document viewer
- 50MB of internal memory
- MicroSD card support, up to 8GB
- 106 x 52.5 x 17.5 mm
Via unwiredview
Top Dual SIM: March 2009
Most readed posts during last month:
1º Samsung D880 DuoS
2º Dual SIM on Android
3º Telefunken mTV Dual SIM
4º Samsung D980 DuoS
5º Samsung Omnia Clon
Razor Phone: Cool758
Sciphone i68+: best iPhone clone
Sciphone i68+ is the most famous Dual SIM. Previously, other iphone clone versions were made. HiPhone, CECT P168, A6... but none of them were as complete as Sciphone i68+ newest models.
This is a Dual SIM phone with both lines active simultaneously. It has finger touch, ebook reader, FM radio and updated Java (which allows Powerpoint, Word, Games, Outlook...).
It's far way cheaper than a real iphone, sometimes less than $100 (depending on memory). There are many shops on internet and you can also buy them on ebay. Using ebay feedback system you won't have problems to find a cheap sciphone and a good seller.
List of specs:
1. Memory cardSeveral reviews are on youtube:
2. Network Support:GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHZ
3. 3.2" Touchs
4. JAVA 2.0 supported
5. Mp3 and Mp4
6. Internet browsing & email via WAP function
7. Bluetooth 2.0
8. FM radio
9. Two batteries (1200mAh)
10. Weight: 95g; Dimensions: 114 x 60 x 10mm
11. "Shake control system": switching songs or performing other operations by shaking the SciPhone I68
12. CMOS sensor SVGA camera (0.3M pixels)
EXTRA FEATURES
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Calendar
To Do List
Alarm
Calculator
File management
Silent and/or vibration modeCalculator etc.
Automatically rotate the image with cell-phone orientation
Acer DX900 Test Review
A test on the Acer DX900 Dual SIM has been done last week in Singapore.
As announced, this Dual SIM PDA is able to send/receive calls at the same time in both SIM cards. It runs under Windows Mobile 6.1 OS.
One SIM card slot is 3G, while the other slot is just 2G enabledHowever, this is a great PDA if you don't care about video-calls and want to surf anywhere.
Video calls can't be made
Low battery life: "Battery life is quite poor, fully charge from 1am in the morning and used the phone for 45 mins of call time, and by 8.30am the phone was left with 70 percent of batt life"
Via PPCSG
SBMP-N90 Dubai Dual SIM
A mobile phone for those who enjoy "fashion" phones:
Via mobilewhack
Samsung Omnia Dual SIM (clon)
It operates in GSM 900/1800MHz frequency, weights 125gr and has a 2.4 inch touchscreen.
It's a nice phone. Anyone pretending to have a Samsung Omnia would need to hide SUMSANG logo.
Via JAMP
Spyker Dual SIM
Main features:There's no info about release dates and pricing.
Dual-SIM capabilities
Tri-band GSM/GPRS connectivity
2MP cameras
MicroSD card support
Via Unwiredview
Philips Xenium x710: Dual SIM phone
Xenium x710 is a Triband Dual SIM, battery of 1900mAh, 3mp camera, 2.4-inch TFT display, an internal memory of 20MB expandable throught the use of a micro SD memory card, radio, Java and Bluetooth connectivity.
It's a simple looking candybar handset. Unfortunately, it doesn't bring 3G or WiFi connectivity.
Via Unwiredview
Lenovo i60 Dual SIM announced
Lenovo, fourth largest personal computer manufacturer, announced two new handsets: Lenovo i60 e Lenovo i60s.
Both models had a monoblock form and a touchscreen display. GSM (900/1800 MHz), 2 MP camera... but just Lenovo i60 is a Dual SIM phone. No info about Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 3G or its OS (could be including Windows Mobile or Android).
Features Lenovo i60 Dual SIM:Via JAMP
2 SIM-cards
Cellular GSM (900/1800 MHz)
3-inch display with a resolution 240h400 points
2 MP camera
MicroSD-slot (cards up to 16 GB)
Battery capacity 1250 mAh
Dimensions - 105x55x15 mm
Weight - 110.5 grams
Features Lenovo i60s:
Cellular GSM (900/1800 MHz)
2.8-inch display with a resolution 240h400 points
2 MP camera
MicroSD-slot (cards up to 16 GB)
Battery capacity 1000 mAh
Dimensions - 105x51x17, 8 mm
Weight - 130 grams
D980: Samsung DuoS
Samsung D980 DuoS is the third Dual SIM phone presented by Samsung. It was released in October 2008 and designed for the Chinese market (also known as D988 DuoS in other markets).
This iPhone-style phone has a 2.6inches touchscreen, 5 megapixel autofocus camera, microSD slot, Bluetooth 2.0... Both SIMs in Samsung D980 work simultaneously with GSM triband networks (900/1800/1900).
Several opinions can be found at GSMarena review.
Samsung D980 video-review :
Unfortunately, this Samsung DuoS has no 3G.
Via MobileWhack
Acer Tempo DX900 officially announced
Acer Tempo DX900 announcement is just the confirmation of something we already saw few days ago. This Dual-SIM Smartphone is the first mobile to support both 3.5 (HSDPA) and 2.75G (EDGE) SIM cards.
The handset has a 2.8 VGA touch screen, 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera, voice recorder, GPS and runs on Windows Mobile 6.1. The company gives no information about upgrading OS to Windows Mobile 6.5.
Via UnwiredView
GSMA Mobile World Congress (16-19Feb)
Mobile World Congress starts today at Barcelona (Spain).
Several handsets had been announced during last week. Some of them involve Dual SIM phones about such as Acer DX900 and Telefunken Touch mTV.
Those are major manufacturers entering in the mobile phone market. More manufacturers building Dual SIM handsets! We'll take note of everything related to these kind of mobiles.
Telefunken Touch mTV Dual SIM
Telefunken Touch mTV will be the first phone of this German company traditionaly known as a reference brand for TV sets.
SIDSA and Telefunken had reached an agreement for the commercialization of the first phone with DVB-T and DVB-H digital TV reception. It will have Dual SIM capability, two SIM cards can be connected simultaneously.
There's no more info about other specifications. Telefunken Touch mTV will be announced during Mobile World Congress from 16 to 19 February.
Via Broadcastbuyer
Samsung D780 Dual Sim
Samsung D780 Dual SIM (also branded as Samsung P240 DuoS) is the second Dual SIM handset made by Samsung.
The most important thing about this phone is the Dual SIM capability. This bar-style phone has a 2 megapixel camera, 2.1-inch TFT display, microSD memory expansion, FM radio, Bluetooth and MS Office document viewer.
Main disadvantages are shown at GSMarena review:
Secondary SIM good for telephony and messaging onlyAs we can read at Unwiredview, you have to reboot if you want to initiate calls from the "Secondary" card. You can buy it at ebay for about 250$, pretty expensive.
Secondary SIM dual-band only (no 1900 MHz support)
Large size
Interface options well behind the times
Poor sunlight legibility
No 3G support
Portrait-oriented camera
Poor web browser
Awkward file browser
Poor music player
Video-reviews at Youtube:
Allmobiletech Samsung D780 Review:
Phone Arena SGH-D780 Review:
Acer DX900, Glofiish rebranded
Recently Acer has announced its first Dual SIM phone: Acer DX900. This phone was previously known as Glofiish DX900. Acer took over E-ten (Glofiish maker) few months ago and this is one of the first steps of Acer in the phone market.
Acer DX900 Pocket PC runs on Windows Mobile 6.1, powered by a Samsung S3C 6400 533 MHz processor, has 256MB of ROM and 128MB of RAM. The Acer DX900 features a 2.8-inch touchscreen, a 3 Megapixel camera, a 0.3 Megapixel front camera, WiFi 802.11b/g, GPS and Bluetooth.
Acer DX900 supports HSDPA/UMTS and Quad-band GSM networks. Includes a 1530 mAh battery, measures 106x60.5x17 mm and weighs 147 grams.
It will be presented at the MWC (February 2009).
Via Softpedia and Mobilewhack
B5702: Fifth Samsung Dual SIM
Samsung B5702 is their last Dual SIM phone. Previously they launched their first and most famous Dual SIM: Samsung D880 DuoS. From them on Samsung D780, Samsung D980 and Samsung S9502 were presented.
Info about this phone is still a rumor. It is supposed to be and slimmer like Samsung D880 DuoS (18,9mm thick), a 256K color QVGA display...
But as they don't say anything about WIFI or 3G, we guess B5702 won't have those features.
Via GSMarena and Techblog
Motorola VE75 Dual SIM
Motorola VE75 is the second Dual SIM model of this American based company.
The new model was only released in China, just like the Motorola MING A1800.
The VE75 is a triband phone wich allows the use of two SIM cards at the same time, it has a 2,6 inch display, with a 16:9 aspect ratio and a 240 x 400 screen resolution. This slider includes a 2 megapixel camera, MP3 player and a microSD slot up to 2GB.
In ebay the Motorola VE75 is sold for about 430$.
Via Unwiredview and GSMarena.
First Dual-SIM running on Android
General Mobile (a rather unknown company) has recently announced the first Dual SIM phone running on Android. The DSTL1 Imaginary will be presented during the MWC from 16 to 19 February 2009 in Barcelona (Spain).
The DSTL1 Imaginary has some impressive features such as:
- 3 inch TFT touchscreen
- WIFI
- 5 megapixel camera
- 4GB internal storage
- FM radio
- Document viewer
MING A1800: First Motorola Dual SIM (July 2008)
In July 2008, Motorola MING A1800 was presented as the first Motorola Dual SIM phone. It was launched in China and designed for the Chinese market. Motorola has released more models of the PDA series MING, these pen-based PDA's are rather useful in China because of the Chinese preference of writing characters by hand.
Main features:
- Quad-band, CDMA/GSM dual-mode dual standby;
- Stand-alone, touch-screen GPS for precise satellite navigation;
- Smart pen-based Chinese handwriting on a 2.4” touch screen;
- Integrated firewall for screening incoming calls and junk SMS;
- 3.0 mega-pixel auto focus camera
- 150MB internal memory, expandable to 4GB with MicroSD;
- Office document reader.
Comercial Motorola Ming A1800:
Via: Unwiredview and Motorola
Philips 699 Dual SIM (Dec 2007)
The Philips 699 Dual SIM was announced at the same time as Philips Xenium 9@9w, August 2007. I didn't get news about when and where this phone was going to be sold.
This handset has a candybar design. It includes a full touch screen display of 2.5inch (262K TFT), a 1.3 megapixel camera, dual SIM slots and the micro-SD card slot.
As Philips Xenium 9@9w, the Philips 699 doesn't come with a dual standby mode. Only one SIM remains active, so you'll have to reboot the handset and wait for about five seconds to switch SIMs.
This is a dual-band (GSM 900, 1800MHz) phone with Bluetooth 2.0, GPRS and a rather small internal memory of just 11MB.
Philips 699 was announced to be sold on the Chinese market, and it probably won't be sold outside this area.
Via: Complete review of Philips 699
Philips Xenium 9@9W Dual SIM
Philips Xenium 9@9W first Dual SIM handset was announced in August 2007 and released in December. It's an ultra-slim candybar handset (only 12mm thick) which only weighs 90 grams.
It has a small screen display (just 1.9 inch), a 2-megapixel camera, Bluetooth and USB connectivity. No news about WI-FI connection. It has an internal memory of 11MB and it comes with microSD slot.
Philips Xenium 9@9W is a triband Dual SIM (GSM 900/1800/1900), so it can be used in most countries around de world. To verify if your Mobile Network Operator (MNO) try this website: GMS Coverage Maps.
However, both SIMs are not active at the same time, so you'll have to switch between card slots before using the inactive card:
Full phone specifications: Philips Xenium 9@9W
Via: Softpedia
Samsung SGH-D880: Video-reviews
Couple of video-reviews about the first Dual SIM cell phone from a major manufacturer.
TigerTV explaining Samsung D880 features. The guy says it has WI-FI, a feature SGH-D880 does certanly not have, apart from that the review is ok:
Italian review of Samsung D880. It shows how easy is to switch numbers (4.50min). A great & complete review:
Samsung D880 DuoS Dual SIM
Samsung D880 DuoS was the first Dual SIM mobile from a major manufacturer. Several models had been made by little known manufacturers (such as CECT and Anycool) and mainly in Asia before Samsung D880. It was announced in October 2007 and released in December 2007.
Samsung SGH-D880 was headed for mainstream Europe. It can work with both cards simultaneously to make and receive calls, send/receive SMS messages. The phone is only 2.5G as far as Internet access goes. It's a pity that it hasn't got WI-FI connetion.
Main features:
* GSM 900/1800/1900 EDGE connectivity
* 2.3″ QVGA Display
* 3.2 Megapixel camera with autofocus
* FM Radio
* Bluetooth 2.0 A2DP, USB 2.0
* 1200 mAh battery
* Dimensions: 104×51x18.9
It was expected to cost around $700. Nowadays (January 2009) you can buy this slider handset for less than $300.
Full specifications and opinions: gsmarena.com
Via: Unwiredview
Just Dual SIM Phones
In January 2007, Dubao 728 was presented as the first Dual SIM phone.
From then on, a long list of Dual SIM cell phones started to be manufactured. But just few of them were made by famous manufacturers such us Samsung, Motorola and Philips.
As a matter of fact, most of them are Chinese cell phone clons.
The dual-SIM feature allows a device to operate on two different networks at the same time. This is great for those who need two handsets and two different phone numbers (business and personal), as they only have to carry one handset.
From today this blogger will just talk about this kind of phones.
Welcome readers and opinions!
Top June 2009
1º Dual SIM shops
2º Cheapest Dual SIMs
3º Samsung D980 DuoS
4º Acer Dual SIM
5º Sony Ericsson copy