Verzio Duplii and Twinn: Dual SIMs make it to Asia
Nice things happening in Asia. Singapore manufacturer Verzio, a new player in the digital market, has come up with the first batch of dual SIM phones. Called the Verzio Twinn and Verzio Duplii, these two phones come with two SIM card slots.
I have nothing bad to say about the phones’ design. What I do wonder though would be how battery life would perform given that the phone is emitting two signals at once. Nonetheless, the engineers and designers put in a lot of work in the user interface:
So how does it work? I managed to try the user interface and worked my way through the nicely skinned menu system resembling Nokia and Sony Ericsson design. What happens basically is that your SIM cards are assigned “1″ and “2″ accordingly and you can make calls and reply using SIM “1″ or “2.” In the same way, messages are labeled as coming from either phone number. I must stress — both SIMs are active simultaneously.
Duplii SRP USD $300
3G Tri-Band Dual SIM Phone
Candybar design
Simultaneous dual SIM standby
Bluetooth 2.0
Data transfer via USB
3G video conference and calls
FM Radio
2.0MP camera
microSD expandable memory
Available in metal black
Twinn SRP USD 200
Triband EDGE Dual SIM Phone
EDGE connectivity
Slider design
Bluetooth
Touch screen with stylus
microSD expandable memory
1.3MP camera
Available in Racer Black
Check out my coverage of the Verzio line here. Verzio makes more than just phones. They are into the development of laptops, digital still cameras, phones and PDAs.
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mikay
Dec 5, 2007 at 7:53 pm
Good morning all! Were is the verzio fone available in manila? How musch does it cost?
Yunees
Dec 20, 2007 at 6:12 pm
it’s only available in QuickCom outlets for now. There is one QuickCom outlet in SM Southmall, Las Pinas and another one in SM North Edsa. Only the Duplii is available for now and it’s worth P14,990. I bought one yesterday and I’m so0o0 loving it. Thank god I saw this website before I bought a MyPhone unit. They give out a free 1gb memory card and an extra battery unit. You won’t have any issues with the charger too because it’s compatible to the Motorolla chargers and USB ports so it’s easy to find a car charger even if it’s not included in the pack. Picture quality is nice too. I haven’t uploaded pics on my pc yet but it does look better than the ones taken from MyPhone.
Axxll
Jan 4, 2008 at 1:05 pm
is this phone available online? Please post a link
thanks
nix
Jan 9, 2008 at 12:25 am
the keypad ‘2 and 3′, 5 and 6′, and so were intact togeteher, and they were small and stack at the very low end of the phone. not good keypad design.
purplepink
Jan 23, 2008 at 9:11 am
to yunees:
how’s your duplii now after more than a month of using? is it user friendly?
i’m planning to get one for myself.
US user
Jan 29, 2008 at 1:44 pm
What is the point of a dual SIM if its not Quadband GSM?
Yunees
Feb 2, 2008 at 6:33 am
Still serves its function for me. You’ll get used to the ‘0′ key being on the right side of the keypad. I’m just happy that among all dual sim phones in the market right now, it’s one of the most dependable (i heard Samsung’s dual sim phone is also good but I haven’t seen its specs yet). I just wish I could add more apps to this phone. The installed games are not enough and I’m not sure if there are downloadable themes to it. Other than that, it’s all good.
Roldan
Mar 10, 2008 at 11:27 pm
How about the service center, just in case of problems and defects?
Jayvee
Mar 11, 2008 at 1:16 am
in the Philippines the phone is serviceable through the Verzio store. They are building one right now at Bonifacio High Street.
Haldane is the distributor of the Verzio brand so buying from an authorized dealer also guarantees warranty :)
Roldan
Mar 12, 2008 at 2:24 am
Thanks bro for the info. Hope I can have one.
Roldan
Mar 12, 2008 at 2:25 am
If any who had used this phone for at least a month or two please hit back. How was its performance after all.
Jayvee
Mar 12, 2008 at 7:05 pm
@roldan - i think yunees (above) has some good feedback about it!
Lorenzmd
Mar 28, 2008 at 5:51 pm
How about battery life? On the average use (phone calls, txts, etc.), does the battery last a day?
Ryan
Mar 29, 2008 at 10:46 am
Been tinkering around with the Duplii for a few days already… biggest disappointment would be the bundled software for the phone to act as a modem. Top COM port speed is only 115200 kbps - just as fast as a 56k modem.
Hope people at Verzio would look into this…
In the meantime… my trusted LG KU250 is getting the job done.
Bossing47
Apr 9, 2008 at 8:50 am
I have this question, do you have to turn it of just to switch sim provider? let say globe and sun… I know for a fact that you can monitor both, question is, is it a click only to answer text messages either of the two provider?
because I heard from the samsung D880 review that you need to turn it of to switch provider, that will be a little bit hassle on the user’s part for we have to wait for the phone to reboot… though you can monitor both, but answering is a different story…
Ryan
Apr 9, 2008 at 5:49 pm
@Bossing47
I’ve had the chance to get my hands on both phones. Both the Duplii and D880 are active dual sim phones (i.e. no need to reboot to switch provider).
The only time that the D880 would need to reboot is if you switch your primary sim from once service provider to the other (the sim which may be used for GPRS/MMS vis-a-vis the secondary sim with which you can just call and text)…
Hope this clears up things…
mole
Apr 10, 2008 at 1:36 pm
Im partial to sony erickson so I was wondering about the twinn’s MP3 playback hows the audio on this phone? just need to know before I dish out 12 G’s on this model. Please post any comments on this que, thanks!!!!!!
phong le
Apr 12, 2008 at 5:01 am
I would like to buy 1 phone with dual sim & 3g network as Verzio Duplii and Twinn, can you tell me where can i buy it? Thanks
phong le
Apr 13, 2008 at 4:24 am
can you tell me where to buy this phone verzio duplii
xqramx
Jun 18, 2008 at 11:36 pm
anybody have any idea if there are downloadable themes for the verzio duplii?
zyx- Verzio
Oct 3, 2008 at 9:07 pm
Hi guys, im zyx of one of the sales executive of verzio here in Bacolod city.. jst wana tel u guys the both Dupli and twin run two sim sim at the same time. u could just select which sim u like to be the active or the main.. bt thats w/out tur ning it of or what u call reboot. its jst 1 click away. ei guys, Dupli and twin are available here in bacolod. if u have further questions u could mail me in person @ zporquez@yahoo.com or u may call me @09204113379
ace)_cool
Oct 22, 2008 at 12:03 am
just wanna ask if the verzio twinn can play mp3?? coz now adays the high end phones those who can play mp3 like music players. hope u could reply to my concern. thanks….
Angel
Nov 2, 2008 at 7:37 pm
Hi, I have a dupLii and I want to have the line opened so I can use it with other network sim (its locked to smart bacause I got my phone from my postpaid account). Can anybody please tell me where to go to have it opened and roughly how much will it cost. a service center number of verzio will do. thanks.
zyx- Verzio
Nov 3, 2008 at 2:44 am
twin have an mP3.. its only roughly 6k here in our store at Bacolod city.. for more information just mail me, ok..
Paul
Nov 4, 2008 at 1:52 am
I’m interested on the TWINN . . . I’ve been looking for an active dual sim phone since last year.
Questions:
. . . How long does the battery last?
. . . How big can the memory be expanded?
zyx- Verzio
Nov 20, 2008 at 10:00 pm
if your using two sim cards at a time, roughly a day.. not bad.. using two simcards at a time consumes much energy than using only 1. its expndble to 1 GB.. not bad after all, hey guys. Verzio twin is Only 3,990 in stores..
bert
Dec 3, 2008 at 5:29 am
where i can find service center in muntinlupa for twinn
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