Gone are the days when Nokia was the only mobile phone brand in people's minds. The industry has grown rapidly in India. There are takers for almost any brand. This has spawned the arrival of new players not only from Japan, Korea, Europe and USA, but also from countries such as China and India. While reliability issues have been reported from their products, things have improved and these manufacturers have geared up to face the competition from the established and more acclaimed players by offering attractive prices. One such brand is Josh Mobiles.

One of the areas targeted by mobile manufacturers is the MP3 and FM-oriented mobile phone market. The field of music handsets is rewarding and worth focusing on. Josh Mobiles has sought to make a name for itself in this segment.

While some use their mobile for nothing more than making calls and sending text messages, many use mobiles for many other purposes as well including Internet browsing, watching movies and playing games. This is of course without talking about the immense possibilities of advanced mobiles such as PDAs, Blackberry and Android. For the simpler folks though, it would suffice if the mobile phone they're about to buy helps them break the monotony with some great music.

These music lovers have another mobile phone to check out, the JB 289 from Josh Mobiles. Josh Mobile is one of the newest Indian brands. To start with, Josh Mobile JB 289 is really eye-catching with its candy bar look and attractive colors. This dual SIM GSM mobile has the all-important audio player with FM, and the audio formats accommodated are MIDI, MP3 and AMR. You can get the full multimedia experience with the 2-inch TFT screen, video player, e-book reader and image browser. JB289 plays 3GP and MP4 video formats with video record and playback option. You also get a 1.3 megapixel digital camera. The usual ear phones enable you to listen to music anytime, anywhere. Kill time with the usual fare of embedded games as well.

Coming to the more serious bit, Josh JB 289 offers around 5 hours of talk time. It supports up to 4 GB T-Flash expandable memory and comes with an 1800mAh battery with a standby time of 240 hours. You have the torch for emergencies and you can SMS in English or Hindi. The JB 289 has an SMS memory of 300 messages and phone book memory of 500 characters.

So there you have it - a dual SIM GSM MP3/FM jb 289 handset with all the features you'd normally need and for a killer price of Rs. 1,800.

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