While smart phones have been around for quite some time
in Pakistan, the lack of affordable services had restricted
their usage only to the affluent strata of the society. With
the launch of 3G enabled Android smart phone, PTCL
brings the benefits of hi-tech telecom technologies to the
common folks
In the past, business people were easily identifiable—they carried large
briefcases, binder planners and perhaps a brick cell phone. The scene
has changed and so has the way we conduct life and business. Smart
phones stores important data and documents, offers a calendar planner,
provide instant access to the Internet and email and keep you in touch with
clients, coworkers, friends and family – anytime, anywhere.
As a busy person, you know the importance of staying a step ahead of
your clients and your family. You probably know the feeling of being tied to
your desk or home so as not to miss that important email or phone call and
to maintain convenient access to essential data—proposals, schedules,
contact information, business news or the stock market. Millions across the
globe have new-found freedom using smart phones designed for business
(and fun).
However, choosing the right smart phone is a daunting task. Potential
buyers need to think of several factors including cost, features,
performance and more. The good news is that Pakistan
Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has launched a 3G EVO
enabled Android smart phone, IVIO Icon Pro, which offers dual support for
both EVDO and GSM/CDMA network. Packed with features of Capacitive
Touch Screen, Multi Gestures, 262K, 5 megapixels auto focus camera, and
a 0.3 megapixel secondary camera, the smart phone IVIO Icon Pro
supports voice and SMS, Hybrid EVDO/UMTS, 256MB RAM, 512MB Flash
ROM, and Micro SD support up to 32GB, with 4GB of micro SD card
included.
Providing up to four hours of talk time, the Smart phone IVIO Icon Pro
accepts GSM SIMs and with handset configured for EVO, Wi-Fi Bluetooth
EDR 2.1 AGPS G-sensor, thus giving PTCL customers the freedom to surf,
talk, tweet and do a lot more simultaneously on the go in more than 150
cities nationwide. This device allows the user to sync with desktop
computer. This means one can store, view, and work on documents
directly on the handheld. One can also receive and respond to emails as
they arrive in the inbox on the home computer with real-time push email.
This revolutionary PTCL product can also serve as a multimedia device, so
entertainment goes hand in hand. It can store and display pictures and
videos of friends and family and even entire feature-length movies. Most
can take pictures and capture video, but the most common multimedia
function is the ability to play MP3s—sit back, relax, and enjoy favorite
tunes while traveling or during breaks.
Another perk of using IVIO Icon Pro is the fairly recent development of third-
party applications (or apps). These apps range from those geared toward
hardworking business tasks to entertaining games and everything in
between. With thousands of apps available to download in a range of
prices, there would surely be something that appeals you.
What is so exciting and enthralling about Pakistan’s first 3G enabled
Android Smart phone is its blazing fast 3G speeds of EVO wireless
broadband. Exhibiting dual support for Wi-Fi and 3G, IVIO Icon pro is
primed for 24/7 browsing without any limitations. Android 2.2 Froyo OS is
packed with a full Web browser & an entire suite of Google Apps & access
to over 250 thousand applications from the android market. It extends the
gift of preserving every precious moment with Icon’s dual cameras.
Capture excellent quality photos with the 5Mega Pixels Auto Focus Camera
along with a front digital camera for video conferencing. The personal
Mobile Hotspot lets the populace share 3G Internet connections amongst
friends wirelessly & with an edge of Icon pro’s in-built EVO 3G with smooth
sharing of connection with friends.
It allows on-the-go Social Networking, offering dual support for Wi-Fi & 3G,
keeping connected with the world 24/7. Whether it is on-the-go video
conferencing with a client or accessing the Internet for staying in touch with
loved ones, one touch gives real time access to all; be it social networks
through the pre-installed Face book & Twitter apps or a voice call through
Skype or Viber. You get un-interrupted connectivity to the customers
without worrying about finding a Wi-Fi signal or being stuck with a slow
data connection on cell phone.
Generally, smart phones, are very expensive. However, PTCL’s smart
phone, IVIO Icon Pro offers is quite competitively priced. The pre-launch
offers seem quite exciting with EVO WIND package, which is offering the
smart phone along with 15 GB data for a period of 6 months only for Rs
17, 999. EVO WINGS, offering the smart phone with 5GB data for a period
of 3 months for Rs 19,999 only. The accounts can be recharged at a cost
of Rs.999 for Smart 5GB and Rs.1, 999 for Smart 15GB.
The 3G EVO enabled Android Smart phone IVIO Icon Pro is the first in the
evolution of the smart phone in Pakistan. As the vast selection of smart
phone apps continues to grow rapidly, it would assuredly expand the
phone's capabilities almost daily. If you are seeking a smart phone for all
the good reasons, IVIO Icon Pro is one of the best options to consider!!
The writer is a freelance journalist, a graduate of Quaid-e-Azam University
and a Researcher based in Islamabad
