Orange France gets exclusive on Levi's 3G slider
By Sean Cooper 
posted Apr 18th 2008 5:56PM
posted Apr 18th 2008 5:56PM
Not just jeans friends, ModeLabs Group's Levi's handset is also all about the 3G experience, at least for Orange France users. This clunky slider features triple-band GSM, 2100MHz UMTS, 2 megapixel cam, Bluetooth, FM radio, and a microSD slot to extend the storage for your digital media. Orange is even offering to fill your memory card slot with a 1GB card and give you somewhere to put it with a Jean pocket-shaped case if you get there soon enough. We saw Levi's first branded set some time ago and it's encouraging to see them stepping up with faster data services -- well at least UMTS. Who knows, we may one day see some on this side of the world.
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This looks incredibly similar and has the same spec as an own brand handset already in Orange's lineup - the 'Orange Berlin'.
As dumb as I think the concept is, I get that some people want to have a Prada or Armani name etched on their phone, but since when is LEVIS a name someone shows off? "OMG, YOU'RE RICH ENOUGH TO AFFORD LEVIS?!" "I know exactly what you mean! I won't wear ANYTHING without a Levis label on it!" Am I missing something here?
Just so you know, if you buy genuine designer Levi's they can get fairly expensive, up in the multiple $100's for 1 pair of blue jeans.