The 3 INQ Chat 3G offers a wide variety of functionality contained within a colourful outer casing.
Released in December 2009, it offers an effective means of accessing social media applications whilst on the move.
Incorporating applications and integrating with social media is the basis of this particular handset and it conducts itself well.
The phone provides an impressive TFT screen, which comes with the home screen widgets.
The screen itself is able to display up to 256,000 colours, which means imagery is displayed with colourful rendition.
Placed underneath the screen is a QWERTY keyboard which is used for data and text entry and is both responsive and reliable.
A central navigation key is also provided which further adds to its appeal.
The handset comes with an impressive range of connectivity which includes class 10 versions of GPRS and EDGE, whilst Bluetooth and a mini USB port are also included.
For social media interaction, internet access is a must, and this phone provides a HSDPA connection which offers speeds of up to 3.
6 Mbps.
This ensures web browsing is both enjoyable and quick.
Facebook, Skype, Twitter and Windows live applications are provided with this handset, which makes full use of the high-speed internet access.
The handset itself measures 114 mm x 61 mm wide and is only 12 mm thick, which makes it a compact unit.
It is also a lightweight at only 122 g.
It is available in a variety of colours and comes with satellite navigation, through is GPS function.
SMS, MMS, e-mail and instant messaging are all provided as standard with this unit.
The phones internal memory of 100 MB, is sufficient for most needs however if further memory is required the microSD card slot can be utilised to increase this up to 4 GB Downloaded music and video files can be played on this handset, with the built-in media player.
All major music and video file formats can be played including MP3, MP4 and WAV.
The unit comes with a 3.
15 mega pixel camera, which also doubles up as a video capture device.
The camera provides effective video calling capabilities and offers auto focus, for those who wish to take effective photography.
The 3 INQ Chat 3G has a simple aim, many of its features revolve around current trends for social media interaction, and as such this handset provides all the necessary equipment and features required to facilitate that desire.