The above phone, another Amoi device, has recently gained FCC approval (one route used by manufacturers to get fairly worldwide approval for a device without having to gain approval in each country; the irony being 3 has no US network, and so the phone is not actually sold there), and is believed to be the next version of the 3 SkypePhone.

The key improvements over the existing phone are believed to include a 3.2megapixel camera and WiFi. Maximus at Just Another Mobile Phone Blog claims the device is targetted at 2G networks, and does not include 3G / UMTS support at all, but 3 have rebuked that stating “as a 3G-only network we’d suggest this report is best taken with a generous pinch of salt”.

The addition of WiFi will make the device even more useful, and potentially allow use of the device at home, but given 3 currently only allow access to the Skype application if you have the phone on contract, or regularly topup your PAYG account, this potentially will need some changes to their T&Cs. We’ve no date for release, but we’ll bring you the news as soon as we have it.

Story courtesy of 3mobilebuzz.

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