Benefon Locus

Made in Finland

• Announced in February 2000
• Dual band GSM 900/1800
• Battery type: Li-Ion 700mAh/1200mAh
• Autonomy:
  • Standby time: 140/240 hours;
  • Talk time: 6/10 hours
  • Charging time: 2/3 hours
• Waterproof, antishock
• Dimensions: 129x49x23 mm
• Weight: 149/169 g.
• Graphical high-contrast display, resolution 100x48 pixels, up to 5 text lines
• Dynamical font size

Keypad

• Automatical and manual keypad lock
• Anykey answer
• Full screen editing
• A possibility to delete the last symbol or to clear all information on the screen
• Keypad of the ITU-T European standard
• Keypad tones

Call management, ringing tones

• 40 ringing tones
• Downloaded melodies
• A possibility to edit melodies
• Different volume levels, silent mode
• Ascending call alertl
• Various tones and different volume levels for SMS
• Telematics messages alert tone
• GPS alert tone
• 3 volume modes (3 levels)

Organizer

• Time and date
• Alarm clock
• Calendar
• Calculator
• Schedule with reminders
• Autopower on/off

Software

• Software BeneWin Pro Pack
• A possibility to edit a phonebook and to make backup copies
• Receiveing/editing/sending SMS from PC
• Composing and editing of melodies with a help of BeneWin Maestro
• Adjusting of the phone settings

Protection and calls timers

• Timers: last call duration, incoming and outgoing calls duration, total duration
• Only fixed names calls
• Warnings and restrictions
• Access cod to the phone
• PIN1, PIN2

Memory

• Phonebook: up to 255 phone numbers
• Choosing of the phone number from the honebook while sending SMS messages
• Various ways of navigation and searching in the phonebook
• Lists of the last
• 10 incoming calls
• 15 outgoing calls
• 10 missed calls with a time indication

Call managment

• Speed dialing
• One-key calling (9 cells)
• Conference-call
• Call waiting, call hold
• Calls divert
• Indefication of the name and phone number
• Automatic and manual network search
• Automatic answer (works with headset or car kit only)

Features which depend on the operator

• GSM Phase 2 + support
• EFR
• Energy-saving support if the phone out of Net
• Receiving/sending of messages (up to 640 characters)
• "pre-paid SIM" support

Data transmission

• Cable for PC connection
• Fax-modem (14.4 kbps)

SMS

• Sending and receiving of text messages (up to 160/640 characters)
• Predictive text input (T9 system)
• Date/time for received messages
• Reply/Forward features
• Easy to call number in message
• Sent message delivery report
• Cell Broadcast

Additional functions

• Predictive text input (T9 system)
• Autopower on/off
• 3 games
• External antenna connector

Accessories included in the standard kit

• Charger
• Cigar light cord
• Portable hansfree
• A digital, duplex car kit with a holder and antenna connector
• A holder for motocycle/cycle
• A bag
• Cable for PC
• Software: Benewin Pro Pack

GPS

• 12-channel high quality GPS-receiver, which used up to 12 sattelites
• Inegrated flip-antenna GPS, an external antenna connector
• A possibility to work with NMEA 0183 interface
• Information:
• location
• rate of movement
• distance
• direction
• time
• Telematics features

Telematics commands - Benefon Mobile Phone

• Telematics Protocol (MPTP)
• Positioning commands
• Tracking commands
• Route commands
• Emergency commands
• Status commands
• Distant conference
• SOS
• BeneGuard ("Police") key for emergency messages
• Transmission of current coordinates over SMS

Eldar Murtazin (eldar@mobile-review.com)
Published - 28 February 2003

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