Nec e242
Release year: 2005 ★ 2.7/5(431 ratings)
The NEC e242 is an elegant clamshell-shaped mobile phone with an integrated MPEG4 video camera. This incorporates a night light that makes it possible to use it in any condition, also allowing the recording and sending of video clips. The video phonebook also allows you to personalize the phone by associating a video clip with the caller's number. The digital camera with 4x zoom produces high resolution images that can be shared with friends or colleagues via MMS. The handset also features a 1.9 inch main display, 176x220 pixels, 65,536 colors, and an external display with 4,096 colors and a built-in MP3 player.
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Technical specifications
| Networks | Tri-band GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz |
| Dimensions | 90 x 44 x 23 mm |
| Weight with battery | 95 g |
| Battery | Lithium |
| Standby time | 200 h |
| Talk time | 3,5 h |
In the box: Battery standard, travel charger, user manual, headset stereo
Messaging
| SMS |  |
| EMS | |
| MMS | |
| Predictive text (T9) | |
| Video messaging |  |
| Chat | |
Design and display
| Display | Dual display: External display: backlit, 12 colors
Internal display: 65535 colors TFT |
| Adjustable contrast | |
| Multi-line display | |
| Display color | 65 k |
| Display size | 176 x 220 pixels |
| Backlit keypad | |
| Keypad lock | |
| One-touch phonebook access | |
| Antenna | internal |
| Vibration | |
| Headphone jack | |
Camera
| Camera | |
| Sensor | Built-in digital camera |
| Image resolution | 3 mega pixels |
| Zoom | 4x |
| Flash | Yes |
| Photo phonebook | |
| Image editor | |
| Self-timer | |
| Contrast and brightness adjustment | |
Video
| Video recording | |
| Format | Integrated MPEG4 video camera |
| Quality settings | |
| Brightness adjustment | |
| Maximum resolution | |
| Video calling | |
