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There are a lot of Moslems in this world, yet currently there is no cell phone which is specially manufactured to accommodate Moslems to read and enjoy the greatness of Koran. Soon this problem will be a history. Alhamdulillah …

Thanks to RAZTEL, an Indonesia-based telco company, starting this July, they will launch a GSM cellphone named Raztel M880 in a limited amount of number (oh no …). What made Raztel M880 will become so special for Moslems is not only it supports Koran but it will also gives users the Tafsir of Koran and Hadith. However, users should learn to get accustomed with its 2,6 inch screen, which I think still too small to enjoy the ayahs of Koran.

Beside those features, Raztel M880 also has other Islamic built-in features such as Qibla indicator and world prayer times. Of course, both features will become a big help for Moslems to keep in touch with Allah, their lord via Salat. Moslems who have to works mobile during their daily life will love this I guess.

Just like other cell phone in general, Raztel M880 also comes with common features so that users may use it for communication device as well. So here are the main specifications of this touch screen handset.

1. Triband GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
2. Dual SIM Card
3. 2,6 inch Touch Screen display with 260.000 colors
4. 1,3 MP camera and Video recording
5. Indonesia language
6. SMS, MMS, GPRS and Internet
7. 512 MB T-Flash memory
8. MP3 and MP4 Player
9. Radio FM
10. Bluetooth
11. Digital Koran with 114 sura
12. Arabic text with Othmanic font
13. Recital by Syeikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais dan Syeikh Saud Ash-Shuraim
14. Translation in 28 language
15. Option to show your preferred Sura dan Ayah
16. Prayer time with alarm and azan (call to prayer)
17. Qibla direction from major cities all over the world
18. Tafsir Al-Jalalain
19. Hadith Bukhari and Muslim

People who want to buy this God-give gadget can order it via StudioHP. The price is again somewhat pretty cheap. It will cost you for about IDR 1.000.000 to IDR 2.000.000 (about US$100 to US$200). Unfortunately, it still at indent status.

Note from 3GWeek editor

Actually, most of mid-level cellphone are able to become the Koran cellphone. The main point here is whether such a cell phone could run all Islamic features - just like Raztel M880 has - or not.

Source: Ponsel Quran (Bahasa Indonesia) and StudioHP

Image courtesy of Ponsel Quran and StudioHP