Vodafone unveils 3G phones for Christmas

Vodafone has unveiled its line-up of 24 3G handsets ahead of the key Christmas season.

Vodafone has unveiled its line-up of 24 3G handsets ahead of the key Christmas season.

The mobile phone giant, which is trying to push higher paying 3G services to boost slowing sales growth, said it would sell 10 exclusive 3G phones sourced from top European, US and Asian manufacturers, with five of them at entry level prices.

Vodafone will sell six HSDPA phones - devices that allow Internet downloads at speeds several times faster than current 3G phones - made by Motorola and Samsung Electronics.