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Prototype & Design

Construction
Stainless steel structure
Water resistant
Shock resistant

Dimensions
Weight: 150 g
Length: 129 mm
Width: 49 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Volume: 138 cc

Wireless Network Standard
GSM900, GSM1800 and GSM900/1800 MHz Dual Band networks

Positioning Technology
Global Positioning System (GPS)
Twelve-parallel-channel receiver 
continuously tracks and uses up to 12 satellites

Display
Illuminated high-contrast, full-graphics,
gray scale display
Resolution 100 x 160 pixels
Dynamic, user-selectable font size
Up to 20 rows of text
Graphical indication and icons
Graphical menus
Maps

Keypad
Full-screen editing and menu navigation
with navigation buttons
Automatic and manual key lock
International access (+) button
One-touch T9 button
Any-key answering
Illumination

Organiser
Clock and date
Alarm clock with snooze
Calendar
Calendar appointment manager,
with reminders
Phone power-on and off timers

Other phone features
Predictive T9* text input for short messages and phone book
Vibrating alert
Calculator with currency converter
Three games for entertainment
Downloadable ringing melodies
Precision GSM antenna RF connector for optimal performance

GPS features
12 channel, high-performance GPS receiver
Integrated high-gain flip antenna
Connector for external active antenna
External NMEA 0183 interface

Navigation features
Position coordinates
Speed (current, average, maximum)
Heading
Waypoints
Routes
Track log
Trip odometer
Distance measurement
Sending and receiving position using SMS

BeneMaps geographic information system
Download maps to the phone through Arbonaut® mobile map service, using any PC with Internet browser
Touring maps
City maps
Topographical maps
Nautical maps

Navigation phone features
Friend Find: track and find another Benefon Esc! navigation phone
Emergency button: in case of emergency, an SOS message with your location is sent, and a voice connection is opened to a predefined number
Position tracking to an external GIS server

Call Management
One-touch dialling 
Quick dialling 
Last or recent-numbers redial 
Multiparty calls 
Call waiting, call hold 
Call divert 
Calling number or name identification 
Caller number identification control/ 
Dialling prefix 
DTMF transmission 
Automatic and manual network selection 
Automatic answer with headset and car kit 

Phone book and memory functions
Supports up to 255 phone book entries on the SIM card 
Various ways to scroll or search the phone book memory 
Dialled calls (15) list with time and date stamp 
Answered calls (10) list with time and date stamp and calling number or name identification 
Unanswered calls (10) list with time and date stamp and calling number or name identification 
Access phone book for sending SMS 
Pick SMS sendernumber for phone book 

Short messagesservice (SMS)
Predictive T9* text input 
Send and receive text messages of up to 160 characters (standard) or 640 characters 
(if supported by network) 
Time and date stamp for received messages 
Answer message 
Forward message 
Pick sender name or number from message text 
Message delivery report 
Call SMS sender 
Cell Broadcast 

Security and call counters
Emergency 112 call without SIM card or while phone is locked 
Call barring 
Notification of charges and charge limits 
Call Timers: last call, outgoing calls, received calls and all calls 
Fixed dialling numbers 
Phone code 
PIN1, PIN2 
Automatic/manual key lock 

Tone Control
40 different ringing tones and melodies 
Downloadable and user-composable ringing melodies
Ringing tone levels, including silent mode 
Ascending alert 
Keypad tone levels 
Several SMS alert tones and tone levels 
Quick alert settings for adapting to voice environment 

GSM system-specific functions
GSM Phase 2+ signalling 
Enhanced Full Rate speech codec 
Automatic power save if no network 

Service provider-specific functions
SIM application toolkit 
Pre-paid SIM support 
3V/5V SIM support 
Network lock 

GSM data
Up to 14.4 kbps circuit switched GSM data and fax 
Integrated modem, data cable directly to PC serial port 
Data protocols: V.21, V.22, V.23, V.22bis, V.36ter, V.32, V.34, V.110 (ISDN), X.31 flag stuffing, V.42bis 
AT commands interface 

Accessories
Fast mains charger
Cigarette lighter charger
Hands-free (HF) headset kit
Digital, full-duplex, plug-in HF car kit
Vehicle or boat cradle
Bike mounting brace
BeneWin Pro with Maps software and data cable
External active GPS antenna
Cross-country antenna
Carrying holster (case)

BeneWin Pro with Maps
Data cable from phone to serial port of PC
Support for BeneMaps geographic information system
Up to 14.4 kbps data and fax support through AT commands
BeneWin Pro PC software:
-Edit and back up phone book memory
-Send and receive SMS messages by using a PC keyboard
-Compose and change ringing melodies with BeneWin Maestro
- Manage phone settings

Batteries 
Type
Phone weight
Stand-by time
Talk time
Charging time
Lithium ion 700mAh
150 g
Up to 140 h*
Up to 6 h
2h
Lithium ion 1200 mAh
169 g
Up to 240 h*
Up to 10 h
3h

* Operating times can vary substantially depending on distance to base station, SIM card, temperature, network settings and network usage. Continuous GPS usage also reduces stand-by operating time.

Benefon is registered trademark of Benefon Oyj.
Copyright Benefon Oyj, Finland, all rights reserved
Specifications subject to change without notice
Benefon products are made in Finland
Benefon Oyj is an ISO 9001 -certified manufacturer and a TQM company
T9 is registered trademark of Tegic Communications




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Created : November 10, 1998
Last updated : October 19, 1999


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