The Alcatel 303 Black is a recently released handset from Alcatel. This latest colour variant offers an alternative to the current colours available which are titanium grey, cherry red and turquoise. The handset itself measures 107 mm x 46 mm wide whilst being 12 mm thick and weighing only 66 g in weight. Within this colourful casing is a wide range of useful functionality, offering simplistic features.

The Alcatel 303 Black comes with a 1.8 inch CSTN display screen which is able to display up to 65,000 colours within a pixel screen size which is 128 x 160 pixels in size. This offers effective colour representation and vibrancy of image. In addition the handset offers the option of utilising either ring or vibration alert types, with the ability to utilise polyphonic ringtones.

The handset comes with a useful speakerphone which offers hands free communication capabilities, whilst its phone book is able to retain up to 800 entries, which can be accessed as and when required. The call records provided by the handset retains information appertaining to the last 20 dialled, received and missed calls. Connectivity is provided by virtue of the class 10 version of GPRS and a mini USB connection, which is touted as version 1.1.

The handset comes with 2 MB of internal memory, which is sufficient for the requirements of the enclosed functionality. A VGA style camera is provided as standard which offers 640 x 480 pixel resolution imagery. In addition the standard SMS and MMS capabilities are provided, whilst the option of utilising the WAP 2.0 browser is also available. Entertainment comes in the form of an FM radio which has the added bonus of RDS functionality, whilst a useful organiser is provided which offers the means to keep abreast of important information and appointments. The unit comes with a standard Li-ion battery which provides up to 300 hours of standby time in addition to up to 9 hours of talk time.

The Black Alcatel 303 is a functional mobile phone with a certain aesthetic appeal. From a simple user point of view, few handsets can achieve the same level of simplicity that this handset provides. Although it contains very little advanced technology, its target area, is either the second handset or replacement mobile phone markets or alternatively for an individual who wants a simple phone to make calls.

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