If you are looking for budget phone that has sufficient features to tide you by then do have a look at the Kyocera E1000. It is a dual-band CDMA clamshell. It features 262k colors TFT main display and a 65k color external one, 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth with A2DP support and speakerphone. It has a 229 minutes talktime and 215 hrs standby time and features Picture ID. Apt for the more voice-centric user, the phone uses CDMA2000 1xRTT technology.

This low-cost phone is ready to hit the shelves in Summer 2007.