Vodafone
V602T

The Vodafone V602T was manufactured by Toshiba and offered on the J-Phone network in Japan which used packet-based PDC (2G) technology. It had “a new design concept employing different textural variations for a quality feel” which comprised pseudo ‘metal’ and ‘ceramic’ exteriors. The ‘metal’ finish featured dimples on the exterior, and the ceramic version had a grooved finish that Vodafone claimed was reminiscent of porcelain – although there was a footnote on the press release making it clear the handset exteriors did not use actual metals or porcelain (it was a plastic finish). The phone was described as having a ‘super oval’ design concept with “a common circular motif found in the overall shape and on the individual number keys”. Vodafone believed this meant the handset projected “an image of being enveloped with warmth” delivering a “futuristic feel”. The phone had a 1.31-megapixel camera and a 2.2-inch QVGA LCD display. It could capture SXGA (960 x 1,280 pixels) photos and QVGA (240 x 320 pixels) videos at a resolution of 15 frames per second. It supported the ‘Chaku-Uta’ service offering a wide variety of ringtones which could be played through the 20mm diameter front speaker. The handset also supported ‘Movie Mask’, a feature that allowed customers to append hats, glasses, teardrops and other items to photographs of the faces of people they had taken on the phone’s camera. The V602T's design went on to inspire the creation of a low-cost GSM phone, the Toshiba TS10.