NEC, master of utility, brings two simple candybar phones today. The e122 weighs in at 90 grams and is 4 1.6 .7 inches. And because it's not a US phone, it's also got a 3 megapixel camera with a 4x digital zoom. The e122 is a GSM that offers 2.5 megabytes of memory. The e353 is a little more high-end, supporting WCDMA/UMTS networks as well as GSM. This one measures is a wee-bit slimmer and has video conferencing to go with its 2 cameras (one is 3 megapixels, the other just 1 megapixel). An MP3 player and Java MIDP 2.0 also comes standard in the e353 and you can transfer data through USB , Bluetooth or Infrared.

NEC announces two handsets - e122 and the e353 [Phoneyworld]

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