Microsoft announced this week that the KIN ONE and KIN TWO phones are now available for online purchase at Verizon Wireless; in-store availability of the social networking-oriented phones is set to follow on May 13.
The KIN ONE, the smaller, portrait oriented phone retails for $49.99, while the larger KIN TWO is going for $99.99, both after a $100 mail in rebate with a two-year Verizon contract.
What are the KIN phones?
The KIN ONE is a small, portrait-oriented QWERTY slider, which is designed to be operated with one hand if need be. The KIN TWO features landscape orientation and a commensurately larger keyboard. The KIN TWO also has more memory, an 8 megapixel camera to the KIN ONE’s 5 megapixel and the ability to record HD video.
The KIN series was created specifically to service social media, and does so by combining feeds from Facebook, Myspace and Twitter automatically. Users can additionally specify their favorite friends, pushing them to the top of the priority list when the phone displays new updates.
The KIN also offers a way to add videos, photos, texts, web pages, location and status updates to any feed, or all of them at once, by dragging them to a place on the phone called the “Spot.” Further, everything on the phone can be viewed on a web browser through the cloud. Finally, the KIN will also function as a Zune, allowing users to access their music, videos, radio and more.
KIN ONE
- Display: 2.6?, 320×240 capactivie LCD
- CPU: 600MHz NVIDIA Tegra APX2600
- RAM: 256MB
- ROM: N/A
- Battery: 1240 mAh
- Storage: 4GB (Onboard)
- Camera: 5MP (Auto-focus, anti-shake and LED flash)
- Radio: EV-DO Rev. A
- Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.1, USB 2.0, 802.11b/g
- Other: A-GPS, FM radio, Accelerometer
KIN TWO
- Display: 3.4?, 480×320 capactive LCD
- CPU: 600MHz NVIDIA Tegra APX2600
- RAM: 256MB
- ROM: N/A
- Battery: 1240 mAh
- Storage: 8GB (Onboard)
- Camera: 8MP (Auto-focus, anti-shake and LED flash)
- Radio: EV-DO Rev. A
- Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.1, USB 2.0, 802.11b/g
- Other: A-GPS, FM radio, Accelerometer
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