Hyundai Dolphin Phone Is Dolphoney

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By Evan Ackerman

For some weird reason which probably should not be analyzed too deeply, Hyundai has decided to create a cell phone based on a dolphin. For real. See the picture? Yep, it’s a dolphin phone. The side view is the only really interesting bit, otherwise the phone is mostly ho-hum, with a 240×400 touchscreen, 3.2 megapixel camera, MP3 player, FM tuner, and a Yamaha speaker thrown in. It should cost an unlikely $320 when it’s released in May. Here’s what the actual phone looks like:

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Except, you know what? To my dubiously trained eye, this looks a lot more like a whale phone. See for yourself, after the jump.

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Yeah? Yeah? No? Alright, how about we just compromise on cetacean phone, then.

[ GSM Helpdesk ] VIA [ PMP Today ]

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The Hyundai MB-490i Dolphin phone – awesome design, mid-end features

Hyundai is quite a new player in the mobile phone industry, so it should come up with really interesting handsets in order to secure a market share of its own. 

We’ve seen a few Hyundai phones earlier this year, but they didn’t impress much.

Well, that’s not the case with the MB-490i Dolphin, a handset that firstly attracts due to its unusual design.

As the name suggests, the MB-490i has the look of a dolphin – at least when you see it from the sides. It also has a 240 x 400 pixels touchscreen display and a touch-sensitive navigation wheel just below it.

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Its other known features include:

  • Stereo Bluetooth
  • Yamaha speakers
  • FM Radio
  • 3.2 Megapixel camera

Hyundai MB-490i Dolphin should be available in Europe starting May 2009, for the retail price of 250 Euros ($315).  

Via GSM Help Desk

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