NEC e373 passes FCC muster

As we all know, FCC approval means virtually nothing for a phone's chances of seeing a US release, but we can dare to dream. The 900/1800/1900 tri-band NEC e373, just released on Italian carrier TIM, treads some moderately uncharted territory as a truly low-end UMTS clamshell, lacking an external display and expansion slot. To boot, the useless-for-anything-but-video-calling VGA camera and 32MB of internal memory make the phone all but useless as a multimedia device, but yeah, we have a soft spot in our hearts for hot-looking 3G clamshells, so we're going to give the e373 a mulligan this time.

[Via Mobile Magazine]

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 9th 2006 2:33PM]

Very, very slick. This is what I would imagine the Apple phone would look like.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 9th 2006 3:03PM]

Craig...That's stupid...This phone would look great in one place...underneath the table at the local pub from keeping my drink from spilling. Ancient technology...*yawn*

-M.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 10th 2006 10:59PM]

Nice!!!

Neal Saferstein
Neal Saferstein