Toshiba today announced the Toshiba 803, Vodafone exclusive mobile phone, its first combined 3G phone and music player. The Toshiba 803 features an external music player, allowing users easy access to music on the move. The external 1.3inch screen displays artist names, song length and other details so users can find and play music at a glance, as well as scrolling through tracks and saving files in playlists.

The handset is capable of playing music while users surf the net or perform other functions which means they can enjoy the complete functionality of the phone, without compromise. The slick, clamshell handset also features a 2.2 megapixel camera, stereo twin speakers and BluetoothTM. It has a standby time of up to 270 hours and talk time of up to 320 minutes.

The Toshiba 803 builds on the recent launch of Toshiba's TS 921, its first ever 3G mobile phone for Europe, and the TS 10 2.5G fashion phone. The Toshiba 803 is exclusively available on the Vodafone network.

* Note: Standby time is up to 270 hours on GSM and up to 400 hours on UMTS. Talk time is up to 320 minutes on GSM and up to 180 minutes on UMTS.

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