World's Smallest GSM Phone
Xun Chi 138 Includes MP3 Player, Touch Screen and Camera
This tiny Chinese phone called Xun Chi 138 measures only 67 mm (2.64 inches) in length and weighs only 55 grams, making it the smallest phone in the world. It has touchscreen with handwriting recognition and support for 260k colors, 1.3 Megapixel camera (actually VGA but interpolated to 1.3 Megapixel), USB port, WAP, GPRS, MP3 player and 138 MB of onboard memory. It only supports GSM networks in Europe and parts of Asia, but doesn't support North American GSM networks
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