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Verzio Twinn Duplii: Want 2 SIMs with that?

A new mobile phone launched last week with an interesting proposition — two SIMs running on the same phone at the same time. While this idea is not actually new in the Philippines, Verzio wants to penetrate a the aggressive mobile market in the country.

Funny thing happened when I was heading for the press launch last week — got stuck in traffic due to a downpour and when I got the only remaining parking spot near the place, the security guard turned me away (he says it was reserved for another resto). So I headed back home. *heh*

Verzio

Anyway, dual-sims have been around for ages. Enterprising mobile vendors in GreenHills have been selling them for years while others hack existing (esp. Nokia models) phones to be able to support two SIM slots. In fact, there have been mobile units which offer triple and even quad SIM (yup, 4 SIM cards in one phone!) from China spotted at VirraMall.

What Verzio is trying to do is addressing the growing market of dual-SIM culture in the Philippines. One model, the Duplii, is even 3G capable. Because of the eat-all-you-can promos being offered by Smart, Globe and Sun, consumers are encouraged enticed to carry an extra SIM card or sometimes even have two phones altogether.

So, it’s only economically sound to just get a single phone to hold your 2 SIM cards right? Well for most people, maybe yes. However, I can also see several reason why people have 2 numbers:

  • One is a public number and one is a private number. (me!)
  • Others have a personal number and another office number. (24/7 tech support, people working for telcos or related industries)
  • Some have a dedicated number just for their special someone. Or, the other secret special someone (aha!).
  • Hard core SMS users who only have Php15 a day budget for texting. (Text-chatters popularized by Sun Cellular’s All-Day All-Night Promo)
  • And those who don’t actually need two numbers but are more gravitated to having two phone units because of specific features. (A QWERTY or Smart phone and a regular slim phone.)

The Verzio Duplii retails for P14,990 (US$ 350) while the Verzio Twinn, P11,990 (US$ 280). As for me, the benefit of having two phones is that I can turn off the other (public) one when I don’t want to be disturbed. *guilty*

It will be interesting to learn how much percentage of the market segment can Verzio attract — the selling point being it’s a cheap dual-SIM capable phone. So, let’s take a quick poll from our readers here who have 2 mobile numbers. Will you go for a Verzio or stick with your 2 mobile phones.

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Abe Olandres
Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.
  1. Wow! One nice m-phone I’m looking forward to. For me, it’s always better to have and enjoy 2 m-phone numbers which is functioning at the same time. Using different networks is an advantages for my mobile consumption. People will be more interested on this stuffs in days to come…


  2. akala ko sabay mo magamit ang dalawang sim at the same time…meron kasi na feature sa TV na ganon…back to back ang lcd screen. :-)


  3. Ako nga rin muntik nang itaboy ng guard because I parked in front of the driveway (*typical female). But I lied and said I’ll only be in a Fiamma for a few minutes. Well I guess in this case, resourcefulness pays. Regards Abe :P


  4. That is nice actually so I don’t need to use two phones or switch sim cards. While I am here in the Philippines I use 2 sims like one Globe and a Norwegian sim which i usually use when I call back home.


  5. If the dual sim system really works, then I’d go for it. My past experience with dual sim phones isn’t exactly that wonderful.

    I haven’t tried the Verzio, though.

    I’m hoping someone will share their favorable experience with this dual sim wonder.


  6. Now I don’t feel bad coz I’m not the only who missed the 7.1 megapixel digital camera they were giving away. Hehe :D


  7. Its nice to have a dual SIM functioning at the same time. You can use different networks and take its advantages to your limits. I believe more pinoys will be interested on this m-phones soon…


  8. While at first multi-sim seems convenient and better, but if you think deeper and in the long-run, having multiple phones is the right way.

    For one, I haven’t seen a multi-sim phone (add-on support or built-in support) that can let you text and/or call at the same time for both sims. Which is possible if you have two phone units. Not that it matters (although for me it does matter – being a busy person), in the long-run, if one unit breaks down, you still have another unit to use (and exchange sims).

    With one unit with multi-sim support, if it breaks, then all your sims are useless.

    Secondly, I don’t know how Verzio will tap the Pinoy market, considering, as you’ve said, we’ve known and seen multi-sim features way way back – both as an add-on and as a built-in feature. In the end, having multiple phones prevailed (especially now, phones are cheaper [thanks to MOTOrola!!]).


  9. JC John SESE Cuneta replied on Nov 27th, 2007

    While at first multi-sim seems convenient and better, but if you think deeper and in the long-run, having multiple phones is the right way.

    For one, I haven’t seen a multi-sim phone (add-on support or built-in support) that can let you text and/or call at the same time for both sims. Which is possible if you have two phone units. Not that it matters (although for me it does matter – being a busy person), in the long-run, if one unit breaks down, you still have another unit to use (and exchange sims).

    And if i may add having 2 unit is better specially in times of trouble. Gave my motorola phone (which is a lot cheaper from my nokia phone) to the thief who mugged me two weeks ago. And yes thanks to MOTOrola :-)


  10. hi abe, didn’t do a back read of your posts yet but how does it compare to the myphone dual SIM?


  11. Attended Verzio’s Fiamma event a week ago.

    Difference between Verzio Duplii and other Chinese dual SIM phones incl. Myphone:

    Uses branded processor, Qualcomm for 3G and Philips NXP for GSM which is similar to the likes of Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson. Others are using MTK which is similar to Bird or CECT.

    Triband while others are Dualband.

    Phone contacts incl. 1000 names, 2000 e-mail adds and 3000 numbers plus other fields, other dual SIM phones are 800-1000 names and 800-1000 numbers only.

    Can use PC Suite to tansfer to and fro MS Outlook incl. contacts and all fields, others cannot.

    Bluetooth vcard contact transfer includes all fields ‘send/receive all’ or ‘one by one’ in one click, while other brands is number only, you need to input name manually one by one.

    User friendly interface similar to branded phones, other phones are using Chinese standard menu.

    Real megapixel camera as stated, all others incl. Myphone is interpolated VGA claim to be 2MP.

    These are just a few of what they presented so others I cannot remember. Hope this helps.


  12. Is verzio capable of MMS for both SIM 1 & SIM 2 slots? Myphone can only run MMS for SIM 1 slot. :(


  13. how about the duplii,can i use this phone in the US,korea and japan?plz reply asap coz nex week im joining my ship in japan.


  14. What is the current market price given that this post was originally written November of last year?


  15. will it easily configure 3g, mms, and gprs settings from all local telecom networks?


  16. yep, Smart, Sun and Globe 3g/MMS/GPRS settings are built-in to the phone. For GPRS, you just have to choose the correct mobile provider’s browser profile.


  17. last time i checked, duplii’s about 12k and twinn’s about 8k.


  18. Just wondering if this will work sa US? currently nasa US ako and I have 2 phones 1 is ung smart ofw sim and the other one is ung At&t.

    will this surely works? because if yes papabili ako right away!


  19. I dropped by their office in Singapore to look at Duplii last week, but when i decided to buy it yesterday the place looks deserted. Their dummy phones on the shelves are all gone. So i wondered are they packing-up?
    So i decided not to buy it as if they are closing down.


  20. i have the same question as nujnuj. other dual sim phones like samsung kasi, though a triband phone, only one of the sim slots is really triband. the other slot only supports dual sim. if that’s the case and you’re in the US, only 1 of your sims will work (Globe/Smart or US SIM)


  21. compare to myphone, i can see better feedback for verzio, last time i checked in gateway shop price is down to Php5500, one thing i forgot to ask, if this phone is video ready?


  22. Verzio twinn is now only P3,999.00. I bought one yesterday and i like it so far except for the not-so-good slider fit (gumagalaw) and too many keys to press just to send an sms. Other features of the phone are comparable to branded cellphones. I like the security feature of the phone too, you can password protect your phonebook, messages and other files from the prying eyes of your girlfriends or wives…hehehe!


  23. Uhm.. is the price of P9K+ (My memoxpress shop)reasonable for a duplii? if not, where can i buy a reasonably priced handset. I’m really considering to buy that unit.

    How about the front camera? is it comparable to the front camera of LG 3G for all hadset (KU250 i think)?

    does it also support wav music files?
    how many sms can be save on the phone memory?


  24. And how long is the battery life for each battery included on the package? Let’s say when i’m playing music/fm radio, or texting or having a phone call nonstop

    And how loud is the spekerphone?

    Is it also able to do multi tasking? like playing the music files while texting/navigating the menu/ fixing our phonebook.


  25. hello..expandable up to how many GIG po ang twinn? thanks :)


  26. to: rcsaint
    where did you buy your twinn @PhP 3,999? Will appreciate it much. Thanks!


  27. hi, guys the Twinn current price is only 3,990 the dupli still at 12,990.. im from Bacolod city im not verry fammiliar to some other authorized stores outside visayas that also carry Verzio product.. but if you finding hard time finding one, i could also provide you just add up for shipment fee via air21 for philippines area. unfortunately, the twin doeast work to other country specially america, europe, autralia, japan.. in short limited only to selected asian country.. the Verzio dupli could would on othuer country, if you had further question feel free to hitn me back.

    zyllas C Porquez
    Bacolod City.
    +6392041*****
    zpor****@****.***


  28. there is a WCDA and GSM slot.. in short, if you have dupli and your in US you could use the WCDA slot for the US local sim……. and the GSM slot for your smart, globe etc.. roamed sim.. cnxa na sa mga wrong spelling earlier, lunch braek na gutom na tlaga..


  29. skiebug:

    i bought mine in cagayan de oro city from graphics center.

    zyx verzio:

    do you know wer i can buy a verzio twinn spare battery? i can’t find here in cdo city.

    do you know wat’s the passcode for the bluetooth of verzio twinn? i can’t pair it with my pc’s bluetooth. Thanks in advance!


  30. thanks rcsaint! i live here in makati cdo is too far from me anyway, many thanks for the info. will try to source extra batt for you…warmest regards


  31. bro, Is verzio twinn good? I’m looking for a dual sim and it came down to 2 choice, the twinn and myphone s22. Anyone has a comment. Plus where in manila can i buy twinn with the 3990 price tag. Thanks


  32. carol:

    verzio twinn can take in 2 gig micro sd card. i bought mine from cd-r king at 250 pesos with no adapter. maybe it can take in higher capacity micro sd card, but i haven’t tried it yet.

    jopez:

    it’s a good and reliable fone if you can live with its not-so-good slider fit and not-so-friendly software (texting lang naman). It’s also quite heavy but its better than carrying two phones. Speaker is very loud and even better than my mp3 player. U can browse or text while the mp3 player is playing. U cannot use bluetooth headset for listening mp3 player, only for calling. U can record ur call conversation with this fone which I find nice. U can also program this fone to turn off and turn ON to save battery…beats my laptop pc! At 3,9990, this thing is SWEET!


  33. skiebug:

    I’m sure you can find one there in Manila, maybe in your friendly Greenhills neigborhood. Please let me know where i can buy an extra battery and charger for the twinn. Thanks in advance!

    jopez:

    I can’t say if Verzio twinn is better that MyPhone S22, but if you google it, some people are saying that the twinn is better than the S22. In terms of appearance, I think the twinn is more elegant-looking than the S22. By the way, the verzio twinn that i bought comes with a one-year warranty from where i got it.


  34. Thanks for the reply. Just wondering, do Verzio twinn cost 3990 ? Was looking for that price but nowhere to be found. CAn u guys give an info .


  35. I got mine at MACKRO in Cebu City for 3999.99 pesos….too bad smart doesn’t support MMS setting on it….I’ll try globe


  36. By the way can anyone help me on the MMS settings because I can’t seem to send a picture via MMS…I have been using SMART but I hear SMART is not able to send MMS with this (I tried to “GET MENU” from smart but it was not supported) Anyone have any luck sending MMS with this phone? and by what provider?

    Thanks


  37. rcsaint:

    where in cagayan did you buy ur verzio twinn?

    there’s a verzio twinn, duplii, and envii selling in iligan but i think the price is too much …


  38. okay ba ang verzio twinn? Plan ko kasing bumili. I heard negative comments about the slider hindi ba prone masira? How is the performance of the phone in terms of reliability and build? I can buy this for 3800 pesos. if not for the dual sim, is it still a better phone in terms of features compared to nokia and sony ericson in this price range?


  39. cy:

    Sa Graphics (main store) po…in Capt. V. Roa Street, across Gaisano city or any Graphics stores located in Limketkai Center, SM City or Gaisano City.


  40. Does anybody know online stores selling Verzio Duplii and shipping to Hong Kong? I checked many sites but could not find it.


  41. How about the display resolution of twinn? Is it nice? Can the 1.3MP of it’s camera performs well? I plan to buy one this week at Macro Cubao…


  42. For those in Cebu City, Twinn is also available for P3,990 at TechTarget in Ayala Mall. It is located opposite SONY and right before you make an exit to the Terraces.


  43. just bought this phone recently. Very good phone. i like the feature which have security code for text messages and your private files wherin no one can see your personal stuffs esp. your wife, i recommend to guys who have CHICKS SHOULD BUY THIS PHONE which will protect you from being caught by your wife. i guarranteed 100% safe to use, no matter what you put in your cp, it will be safe with a security code. This is the first time i have seen this features in a cp.REALLY GREAT.


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