Nokia introduces 2228 CDMA handset
updated 04:25 pm EDT, Tue October 21, 2008
Nokia intros 2228 handset
Nokia on Tuesday announced it will soon release the 2228 candybar CDMA handset, which is less than a half-inch thick. The 2228 handset is equipped with a 1.3-megapixel camera and has built-in media player functionality. The handset could double as a modem when connected to a PC, suggesting it does not have mobile browsing capabilities of its own. Users will be able to send text messages to others, along with image and music files. The handset will take voice commands via its handsfree speaker, which also allows for hands- and conference-like conversations.
The 2228 comes with a lanyard loop that includes an LED indicator light users can set to blink in select cycles or when the handset is powered off to notify them of any new messages. The Nokia 2228 will hit certain, though yet unnamed, CDMA markets before 2009, though pricing information is not known. Sprint and Verizon in the US as well as Bell and Telus in Canada are the most likely candidates for the device.
