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Philips introduces new fisio 625

Company press release, March 7, 2003

New Delhi

Philips has recently launched "fisio 625", a perfect match for consumers with a modern lifestyle, providing them with access to all the on‑line information and transaction services they wish for in a sleek and stylish mobile phone.

The fisio 625's advanced features include a superb, high-contrast screen with white backlight, advanced GPRS for high speed internet access, and a useful hands-free mode that lets other people join in a conversation. Not only making life easier but also entertaining, fisio 625 also includes a 'Fotocall' function, which enables pictures of friends and family members to be displayed when they call, downloadable games and polytonic melodies.

Commenting on the launch, Mr. Praveen Valecha, Business Head (Wireless) said, "Through this handset, we would like to address the requirements of our consumers. fisio 625 is a sleek and stylish handset offering a host of innovative and user friendly features. This handset is reasonably priced at Rs. 8500/- and is currently available in 14 Cities across the country, through a network of more than 400 retailers backed by a strong and efficient after sales service network."

The fisio 625 has a sleek, understated design with original chrome elements, and is available in a choice of three striking colour options: Shining Silver, Magic Purple and Fantasy Blue. Users can personalize their phones even more with a selection of exchangeable front covers, which are available as accessories.

Superb, high-contrast screen

The fisio 625 has a superb, high-contrast screen with a full graphic display, for excellent reproduction of both pictures and text. The screen can display eight lines of text as well as downloaded photos with optimum sharpness. A bright white backlight makes reading easier under all lighting conditions, and switches off automatically after use to extend battery lifetime.

See who is calling

With fisio 625 it's even possible to see who's calling. The new 'Fotocall' function makes it possible to add photos downloaded from a PC or digital camera to the phone's address book. Then, the caller's photo is shown on‑screen every time he or she calls. Thanks to fisio 625's enhanced audio quality it's also possible to download melodies to accompany the photo display each time a call is received. The 'Mobile phone tool' PC software which is supplied as standard with fisio 625 allows users to create or resize pictures on their PC, for example to use as screensavers.

More fun

The new Enhanced Messaging Service (EMS) release 4© adds a new dimension to personal messages, allowing users to send and receive formatted texts, pictures, melodies and animations, and to use downloaded melodies as ringer tunes.

Keep in touch with e-mail

With fisio 625, it's easy to stay in touch with your e-mail messages as you can both send and receive messages while on the move. The fisio 625 has two e-mail accounts, for example to keep personal and business mails separate. All mails are automatically formatted to the correct size, and it's also possible to attach pictures.The fisio 625 can even be synchronized conveniently with your PC or PDA. For example you can put a date in the phone's diary, update your PC simultaneously and then set the phone to remind you of the new appointment. You can also access the Mobile Internet with fisio 625, thanks to GPRS Class 10 (4+2), today's fastest technology for mobile Internet access (service availability network-dependent).

Great Sound

Another unique fisio 625 feature is the downloadable Polytonic Melodies which allows users to select their favourite melodies on the Internet and download them to their phone (availability depends on operator). With enhanced Full Rate (EFR), Full Rate (FR) and Adaptive Multi Rate (AMR) technologies, fisio 625 ensures the highest possible reproduction quality and the broadest network compatibility. An audio equalizer gives a choice of 5 built‑in settings to optimize user comfort).

Easy operation

Making operation even more convenient, fisio 625 also has a hands-free mode that makes it easy to let other people join in a conversation. The fisio 625 has Philips' proven voice operated features. Now it's even easier to select specific functions simply by recording your voice and attaching it to the functions you want. With the Voice Recording function it's also possible to record a conversation or reminder message up to a total of 30 seconds, and listen to it again later.

The fisio 625 features Philips' unique Active Carousel concept. This uses easily recognizable animated smart icons that visually express the phone's many features, so that any desired applications and functions can be located and selected quickly and easily. Further convenience features offered by fisio 625 include a built-in personal organizer with a smart phone book and a file manager.Long operating times between recharges are ensured by talk times of up to 5 hours and standby time of up to 400 hours or more than 2 weeks.

About Philips

Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands is one of the world's biggest electronics companies and Europe's largest, with sales of EUR 32.3 billion in 2001. It is a global leader in color television sets, lighting, electric shavers, medical diagnostic imaging and patient monitoring, and one-chip TV products. Its 184,000 employees in more than 60 countries are active in the areas of lighting, consumer electronics, domestic appliances, components, semiconductors, and medical systems. Philips is quoted on the NYSE (symbol: PHG), London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam and other stock exchanges. News from Philips is located at www.philips.com/newscenter.

For further information, please contact:

Avinash Srivastava/ Akhilesh Bahl

M: 9810211365. e-mail: avinash01975@rediffmail.com

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