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Ericsson GF768

Image of a Ericsson  GF768

Released in 1997

Network = GSM 900MHz

Weight = 135 g

Dimensions = 105mm x 49mm x 23mm

Battery Life = 180 mins talk time and 3600 mins standby

The Swedish company Ericsson was founded in 1876 by Lars Magnus Ericsson to manufacture telegraphy equipment. They subsequently expanded into telephony and telephone exchanges before entering the mobile phone market where Ericsson established itself as the world's number three manufacturer before a series of problems led to a decline. It was this change in fortune that stimulated the formation of a joint venture with the Sony Corporation on 1st October 2001 thereby forming Sony Ericsson.

The Ericsson GF768 flip phone was released in 1997. Its screen could display 1 x 10 characters with fixed icons. The phone book could store up to 50 telephone numbers and associated names in the phone's memory with additional storage in the SIM card. Speed dialling was provided for nine of the phone book entries, assigning them to keypad keys 1 to 9. In addition to the preloaded ring tones, there was also a Note System feature which allowed you to create your melodies. A call register monitored the last 5 dialled numbers and timers recorded the duration of the most recent call together with a cumulative total. There was support for both sending and receiving SMS text messages and the GF768 also had a clock with alarm.