The Netphone 701 is a phone marketed and produced by

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. It was launched in 2011 at the

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Mobile World Congress.

Specifications

Hardware

The Netphone's body is mostly

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with a matte finish, while the screen is made out of

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. It has an LCD display with a resolution of 480x800. A

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port is used for charging, while a

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is also available.

Software

The phone ships with

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out of the box. It cannot be updated to future versions of Android.

SmartNet

SmartNet is composed of widgets and apps developed by Smart: Smart Inbox, IM, Social Stream, Real-time Balance, and Smart Center. There is also a Global Directory, which lists all Netphone users. The Global Directory can be used to help find friends and add them to the user's contact list. Since the directory has no moderation, some users are anonymous.

References

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