The T65, which has been two years in the making, weighs 94g, has a form factor of 105 x 49 x 21 mm, and is marketed as a phone with one-button access to the Internet. A more interesting feature of the T65 is Picture Caller Line Identification (CLI)--which lets users assign different pictures to different callers, similar to how current phones assign melodies.

There will be 76 preset pictures and 30 customizable pictures on the T65, which has a six-line display. The phone also comes with point-to-point instant messaging capability, which simulates an Internet Relay Chat interface. When a text message is received, a chat session opens up and old messages stay within the display.

Ericsson aims to use this to turn text messaging into a more intimate one-to-one experience, the company claimed. The T65 also sports enhanced messaging system (EMS), a 1.2.1 WAP browser, dualband, and customizable background pictures. Its General Packet Radio Services (GPRS) feature is capable of supporting connection speeds of up 43.2kbps. Like the Ericsson T39, the T65 is expected to offer 11 hours of talktime and 300 hours on standby.

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