Orange Barcelona QWERTY smartphone

The Orange Barcelona will be released in the UK market very soon. Measuring at just 9.9mm thick, the handset features a full QWERTY keyboard, a 2.6-inch landscape touchscreen display, the Google Android 2.2 Froyo OS, HSDPA, GPS, Orange Maps, a 3.5mm headset jack, HD Voice, an FM radio and a 3.2MP camera. Orange will offer the Barcelona for free on selected monthly plans.

Orange Rio II released in UK by Orange

Orange UK has released a new touchscreen + QWERTY phone on their network called the Orange Rio II. This own-brand candybar phone sports a 2.4-inch 320 x 240 resistive touchscreen display, a 3.0-megapixel camera, a full physical QWERTY keyboard, a microSD card slot (2GB card included), an FM radio, a Web browser, social networking integration, HSDPA, Bluetooth and a 3.5mm headset jack. The Orange Rio II sells for 69.99 GBP (about $115) on Pay As You Go.