Benefon is Finnish mobile manufacturing entity specialising in GPRS and GPS phone technology. The latest mobile phone model from it is Benefon Twig. One can explore and visit several countries with easy and clear maps with the help of Benefon TWIG. It is easy to install TWIG maps in the phone. As the phone is a satellite phone it enables you to navigate through the optimal route from where you are to the place where you wish to go. Presently, maps of several European countries are available through TWIG maps and the manufacturer constantly upgrades the maps.

The standard kit of this mobile phone includes handset, battery cover, battery, charger/adapter, phone user manual, navigation user manual, hands free, mini-SD card with country maps, car mounting kit, PC tool and USB data cable. The different accessories that can be bought from stores are batteries, chargers, cables, carry cases, holder, and headsets.

The following are the salient features of Benefon Twig phone:

It supports GPRS 900/1800/1900 band i.e. tri-band.
This mobile device can also be used as a GPS handset.
It is available only in black colour.
Its dimension is 1165124 mm.
Its screen display 262K colours with 176220 pixels in a 31.241.2 mm TFT screen.

At present maps for all major European countries like Great Britain, France, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Norway, Italy, and Germany etc. are available with Benefon TWIG. It is one of a kind mobile phone that combines GSM mobile telephony with GPS (Global Positioning System) navigational capability. It has a pre installed navigation system on the mobile phone which removes the requirement for an additional GPS receiver.

This mobile phone has functions like TWIG Finder, TWIG Route, TWIG POI (Point of Interest) and, TWIG Alert. All these functions enable a user to navigate around a city in Europe or send out his or her exact position along with date and time stamp if he or she is lost.

At present Benfon TWIG does not have any built-in camera, MIDP2 or MP3 player but one can download pictures, or wallpapers via Bluetooth, WAP, MMS or PC software suite with this mobile phone. This mobile phone supports viewing of GIF, JPG, PNG, BMP and WBMP file format images.

Reviews of this communicating device can be found all around the internet. It is in the interest of the user to see these reviews as these can give a user the much needed information on the product. Also do not skip all those reviews given by your friends or colleagues before buying this satellite mobile phone.

It can be conveniently purchased by going online. Online buying of Benefon TWIG means availability of low cost satellite phone with GPS technology and GPRS technology with a number of discounts. Buy one today to see how its map can guide you in and around Europe.