As announced last September, Verizon has just launched the Chocolate flip phone, for those of you who prefer flip mobile phones. The new chocolate flip phone will have most of the features of the VX-8500 Chocolate into a thinner clamshell form factor. Compared to the 8500, the 8600 has a lower-resolution display, but retains all other key features, including:All Digital Phone 1.3 Megapixel Camera/Camcorder with flash Bluetooth® CapableMicroSD Memory Port V CAST Music and Video - Demo Speakerphone Voice Dialing Color Screen TTY Compatible

As announced last September, Verizon has just launched the Chocolate flip phone, for those of you who prefer flip mobile phones. The new chocolate flip phone will have most of the features of the VX-8500 Chocolate into a thinner clamshell form factor. Compared to the 8500, the 8600 has a lower-resolution display, but retains all other key features, including:

• All Digital Phone
• 1.3 Megapixel Camera/Camcorder with flash
• Bluetooth® Capable
• MicroSD Memory Port
• V CAST Music and Video - Demo
• Speakerphone
• Voice Dialing
• Color Screen
• TTY Compatible

• Hearing Aid Compatibility = M3
• For details on Hearing Aid Compatibility, select this link
• Meets FCC SAR limit. Manufacturer's highest FCC reported SAR .68 at ear, .78 on body. Actual SAR may vary.

The VX 8600 V CAST Music supports the Headset, Handsfree, Serial Port, Dial Up Networking and Object Push for vCard. It does not support Bluetooth object transfer (OBEX) profiles. See Bluetooth for details. Accessories sold separately

Phone Details

Bluetooth®

• Bluetooth Capable (v1.1) –supports headset, hands-free, advanced audio distribution, serial port, dial-up networking, file transfer, audio/video remote control, object push profiles for vCard
• Bluetooth Stereo Headset Support for Listening to Music
• Send vCard to another Bluetooth Device

Music

• Music Player for MP3 and WMA Songs
• V CAST Music & Sync music from PC to phone
• Create & Manage Playlists
• Music Only Mode (RF off except Bluetooth)
• microSD Memory Port to Store Pictures, Videos, Music, and Sounds
• High-Quality Speaker for Music

Video/Camera

• 1.3 Megapixel Camera & Camcorder
• Resolution: 1280x960, 640x480 (default), 320x240, 176x144, 160x120 Pixels
• V CAST Video
• Video Message Mode - record up to 15 sec. of video
• General Mode - record up to 1 hour of video
• Set Videos as Wallpaper
• Video Resolution: 176x144 Pixels
• Zoom: Up to 8x (camera) or 4x (video)
• Customizable Brightness, White Balance, Shutter Sound, Color Effects, Night Mode

Voice/Audio

• One-Touch Speakerphone
• Speaker-Independent Voice Recognition: Call, Send Message To, Go To, Check, Lookup, My Account
• Voice Memo Recording

Mobile Media

• Text Messaging (up to 1,064 characters)
• Picture/Video Messaging
• Mobile IM
• Mobile Web 2.0

Specifications

• 1.9 GHz CDMA PCS, 800 MHz CDMA
• Data Transmission: High-Speed EvDO
• Dimensions: 3.89" x 1.93" x 0.58"
• Weight: 3.26 oz.
• SAR: Head .68 W/kg; Body .78 W/kg
• Internal LCD: 262K Color TFT, 220 x 176 Pixels
• External LCD: 65K Color TFT, 160 x 128 Pixels
• Usage Time: Up to 220 Minutes OR
• Standby Time: Up to 398 Hours

The VX8600 does not support a 2.5mm headset jack.
Headset Adapter included in box.