The 3 Skypephone S2 is a UMTS, GSM and VoIP mobile phone. The phone is the successor to 3 Skypephone and the second phone from the 3 Skypephone Series.
The 3 Skypephone S2 runs on the iSkoot for Skype platform to provide its Skype service. iSkoot's shutdown of this service on 20 January 2011 caused this phone to show a non-functioning "click to upgrade" link, although some other phones were not affected. No warning was given by Three for this shutdown, and visiting the Three website shows they removed the Skypephone from their product offerings. This violates Three's own terms and conditions and the "Free Skype forever" promise leaving customers very angry and unable to use the arguably main functionality of this phone.
Handset
Battery 1150 mAh. (AH-02)
Battery cover.
Personal stereo hands free kit (via mini-USB connector).
USB cable.
Mains charger (USB connector).
CD–ROM for PC connection.
3 user guide.
Quick start guide for Skype.
Additional guides
The specifications released are as follow:
Dimensions: 102.7 x 45 x 14mm
Weight: 95g
Display: 2.2in QVGA
Battery: 1150mAh
CPU: ARM variant as runs BREW operating system (see ARM architecture)
Memory: 50Mb onboard
External memory: Micro SD up to 4Gb
Camera: 3.2Mpx camera
HSDPA support: Up to 2.6Mbit/s
Additional features:
HSDPA modem dongle
Facebook application
Many native Brew applications.
RSS reader
Stereo handsfree and USB cable included
The battery life is as follows:
Standby 320 hours
Talk Time 270 minutes
Video Talk Time 170 minutes
Bluetooth stack with OBEX file transfer and A2DP support
Streaming video (can receive TV channels, watch movies or YouTube over the 3G network)
Streaming audio
Free Skype-to-skype calls
E-mail
T9 dictionary
3.2Mpx camera
Video recording
Audio recording
MP3 player (can also play WMA and AAC files)
Memory: 50Mb onboard
External memory: Micro SD up to 4Gb
PC Suite synchronization (With Vista support)
HSDPA support: Up to 2.6Mbit/s
HSDPA modem dongle
Podcasting with Mobilcast (unofficially supported)
Supports Java ME applications such as Opera Mini and many Java ME games.
Facebook always on application, change your status and easily access your profile, friends, inbox, pokes and more.
Charging via standard mini USB cable. (Though its own charging unit (wall plug) and USB to mini USB cable are included, any standard mini USB cable can be used to charge the skypephone in various locations or when traveling.)
Brew games
Only Western Eu Latin Alphabets are supported, Cyrillic as used in Russian/Bulgarian and probably many other languages is not supported with all skype, web browser and text messages (SMS).
The 3 Skypephone S2x is an upgrade of the 3 Skypephone S2. It is a slightly different shape and design and has a slightly poorer camera.
