Mobile phone manufacturer INQ has just wowed us by launching a new device with a full QWERTY keyboard; something we’re willing to admit we were not expecting.
The exciting new INQ Chat 3G is the brother of the INQ Mini 3G which was launched at the same time, however the Chat makes use of a larger 2.4 inch screen, a better camera, more widgets with improved functionality and of course a fabulous full QWERTY keyboard that we can’t stop admiring.
Currently, thirty percent of INQ1 users are regularly writing email messages on a standard phone keypad, which played a huge part in the company’s decision to finally implement a workable keyboard along with a number of other features.
This is all very exciting although the name is a little bit of a snooze, but we have high hopes that by the time it lands on shelves it will have been given a new handle with a little more jazz to suit its new (for INQ, at least,) design.
The most obvious feature is of course the keyboard, but there is also integration with Facebook and Twitter, something several previous mobile phones released by the manufacturer had sadly lacked.
You might notice that the INQ Chat 3G looks quite a lot like the BlackBerry Curve; in which case you might be happy to know that it doesn’t have a price tag to match. The device will cost somewhere around £110, if rumours are to be believed, (and they usually are,) although if that changes prior to release we will be sure to let you know.
If the price tag does sit at around £110 then this is sure to be a winning device, given the lack of full QWERTY keyboards available on mobile phones in this price bracket. Fingers crossed!
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