Helio sorta surprised everyone by Helio Ocean. Although many people are calling it an iPod competitor, I think it's more of a Sidekick killer. First the specs. The most unique aspect of the Ocean is its dual sliding keypad revealing a QWERTY keyboard in one direction and full numeric keypad in the other. The phone is equipped with a 2 megapixel camera with flash, a full HTML browser, 2.4" QVGA screen, stereo speakers, 200MB of internal memory with a microSD slot, bluetooth 2.0 and GPS all running on Helio's fast 3G network. Design-wise the Ocean looks sorta like the Sony Mylo, but the comparisons end there. It has more in common with the Sidekick - currently champion of teenagers all across America. The Ocean is slimmer than the Sidekick, has a better camera and a screen with almost twice the resolution. Software integration is where the Ocean really beats out the Sidekick. You've got AIM and Yahoo chat, Windows Live, SMS, MMS, music, video, POP and IMAP email and surprise! It supports push-email. With Helio's tight MySpace integration and bargain price plans for 3G service, I can't imagine why teenagers wouldn't want to drop T-Mobile and finally jump on the Helio bandwagon. For just $65 a month, you get 500 anytime minutes plus;
Free nights and weekends
Unlimited text messaging
Unlimited picture messaging
Unlimited video messaging
Unlimited mobile MySpace
Unlimited web browsing
Unlimited file transfer
High-speed 3G Buddy Beacon
GPS enabled Google Maps
iPhone killer it ain't but jaded Sidekick users who want a messaging phone device with better tech, more features and 3G need to give the Helio Ocean a look. You'll be able to pick one up for $295 this Spring.
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