Full FeedHelio Ocean 2 up for FCC approval
You got to give credit to these guys who have such sharp eyes that they can see even the smallest details of approval documents coming to the FCC. These guys must have really sharp eyes or the FCC is intentionally disregarding confidentiality of information with regards to documents submitted to them by manufacturers seeking their approval. Thus, we keep on discovering information about new devices even before they are released for official announcement by their manufacturers.
The latest of these FCC sightings is an entry bearing the mark OZ2, and the manufacturer happens to be Pantech, who is the maker of the Helio Ocean. The Ocean had the same mark when it its prototype was submitted before the FCC prior to its release as Helio Ocean. Naturally, we can’t help but deduce that this FCC entry is for Helio Ocean 2.
According to the picture accompanying the document at the FCC site, OZ2 would have a camera, Bluetooth, microSD below the battery slot, and it is definitely made by Pantech. These features are also found in the original Helio Ocean. Aside from this, there’s nothing much to see about this alleged Ocean 2 from the FCC entry.
The Helio Ocean may not be the most advanced mobile phone when it was released, but it had the distinction of being the first phone with dual slider. We’ll see if Pantech would come up with something better and more innovative in Ocean 2, granting that the FCC documents were indeed for Ocean 2. With the current crop of high-end mobile phones today, a touch-screen feature seems to be the only way to go for the Helio Ocean’ successor.
Via [Heliocity]
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http://www.helioncity.com has pictures of the new ocean 2 prototype.
on April 10, 2008 at 10:34 PM - LINKGet ready! Here it comes. http://www.HelioCellular.com/ARTICLE-Helio-OZ2.html
on June 2, 2008 at 08:34 PM - LINKYou can already signup to get the Helio Ocean 2. I just entered to get a free Helio Ocean 2 handset both for new and upgrade customers.
on June 8, 2008 at 06:49 PM - LINKHelio Ocean 2 Link| http://www.ocean2promo.com
Ocean 2,i sure hope the Ocean 2 has touch screen,if it can match
on September 5, 2008 at 03:35 PM - LINKor beat the SprintPcs Instinct,Then im sold,and hopefully it will be out for sale before 2009…