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Tiny Xun Chi 138 MP3 Player Phone

By: Jenn K. Lee on September 25, 2006 6:50 AM

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Believe it or not, you're looking at a GPRS cell phone.

The toy-like Xun Chi 138, available only in China, is so small (just 2.64 inches) that it doesn't even have a numeric keypad! Not the most obvious or convenient design choice for a phone, sure, but that's apparently what the touch screen (complete with handwriting recognition) is for. Weighing in at about 2 ounces, the Xun Chi may not be user-friendly for making calls but you can still snap some pics with the built-in 1.3-megapixel camera and listen to some tunes via the integrated MP3 player.

Price? No idea. Battery life? No clue. Silly little device? Absolutely.

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Comments

Utew on September 25, 2006 4:38 PM

I'm pretty sure I got one of these in my last box of CoCo-Puffs..

Be fore-warned.. it's a choking hazard... ;-)

klat on November 26, 2006 11:18 PM

when you take it to AMERICA?????

Nader alshihabi on January 22, 2007 3:39 AM

Where can I get Xun Chi 138 ? could you please inform me how can I contact this company to buy and to get more informations?

Please send me the company contact details with the websites and emails and phone numbers.

Thanks
Nader alshihabi
Doha,Qatar

Terry on January 30, 2007 2:06 AM

Nader,

It's available here:
http://www.calibryze.com/xunchi138.html

Cheers!

S D Fafalios on February 8, 2007 2:53 PM

One of the best phones I have ever owned.
Battery life is good (up to 1 week on standby)
Sensitivity is good (same as Motorola Razr)
It is the loudest phone I have ever come across and suitable for the hard of hearing.
The camera is nothing much, but can cope well with low light.
Will not work in USA, but works all over Europe and most countries in the world.
You do not need to dial using the attached 'toothpick', but can tap on the screen keyboard with your nail.
Entries into the phonebook using handwriting recognition is much better than with a numeric keypad.
The screen is brilliant but not very good in bright sun.
It plays MP4 and Divx Mpeg4 videos just fine (convert the avi file to MP4)

lapidario on March 23, 2007 12:13 PM

i have this, but i must tell you that the user manual is completely in CHINESE.
I understood english, but for some function generally i need an user manual.
there is no shortcut for a rapid use of camera. You have to use toothpick, enter to multimedia menu, click on camera.
I bought it from HongKong (on ebay), 150 euro.

this is an hard to find stuff, and if you need replace parts like new battery charger, cable, toothpick, battery.... is almost impossible to find them.
If you want to buy it, try to ask replace parts.

XunChiLover on March 29, 2007 2:48 AM

can someone help me how to change the language into english? i have a problem here. also the location of the reset to factory setting. and what is the default pin number for resetting the phone back to factory setting?

but this phone is great. the speaker is also quite goo.

Mitch on April 29, 2007 1:56 AM

Chinese phones...?


PURE NON-SENSE

chris on July 19, 2007 12:17 PM

the phone is great, Im an sms addict and I was affraid to buy this phone when I read all the problem from users to write fast SMS but....you can write sms really fast, not with the handwriting which is quite slow but with the mini virtual Qwerty keyboard on the screen that you can make appearing while typiing the SMS/MMS... almost fast as t9 but you can choose also what you write, so abreviations and so on... really good !!

But else, i really have a problem to use the shortcuts. I really dont understand how to use them... someone know ??? i would be really pleased :)

Adith on August 20, 2007 10:04 AM

i want tobuy this stuff as soon as possible...is there anyone whp knows whare i can but this stuff now???? pls msg me at psyonic_blast2@hotmail.com

thx

best regards,
adith
indonesia

Sarah on February 2, 2008 4:33 PM

Really interested in buying this fone!! But don't know how to go about it! Does anybody know how to go about it?? Pls email me @ ss_357_7@hotmail.com.

Thank you!

London

..... on September 5, 2008 8:44 AM

m want it show me da url me want know send me email ke-ai@live.com

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