Screen

There's hardly a flaw in the Versa's striking 3-inch Thin Film Transistor LCD touch-screen display. Using 262,000 colors and a 480x240 pixel resolution, the Versa's screen displays sharp, ultra-vibrant graphics and animations that supplement an equally eye-catching "3D" Flash user interface and menu layout. The touch screen provides tactile feedback that can be customized for calibration, vibration strength and sound effects.

Turn the phone horizontally, and the Versa's multidirectional accelerometer will automatically shift the screen to landscape mode. The widescreen view is ideal for messaging, web browsing, motion-controlled games or surfing through your photos and music album covers.

On the outside cover of the QWERTY keypad module, you'll find a second display screen that uses energy-saving Monochrome OLED technology. At 0.96 inches long, this 56x120 pixel grayscale display is just big enough to display caller ID, battery life, signal strength, time and date.

After a period of time, the main screen will automatically lock and slip back into energy saving mode. Simply press the unlock key on the top of the handset to resume activity. Screen lighting and backlight time can be changed to suit your preferences. You can also swap menu fonts, dial fonts, display themes, main menu banner, wallpapers and the image that appears while the phone is charging.

Audio

Because the Versa comes with a built-in 2.5 mm headphone jack (as opposed to the more standard 3.5 mm jack) you might need a headset adapter or wireless Bluetooth stereo headset to take full advantage of the music playing capabilities on this particular model. Versa's music player can handle MP3, WMA, unprotected AAC and unprotected AAC+ files. Headphones and stereo Bluetooth accessories are sold separately.

Users can manage playlists and navigate through songs with the swipe of a finger on the Versa's scrolling display of album covers. Plus, it's easy to multitask while you're listening to music. Just hide the player to send texts, browse the web or edit your contacts. To ignore calls and messages, switch the phone to "music only" mode.

Additional audio features include one-touch speakerphone, visual voice mail, voice messages (up to one minute recording time for sending messages) and voice memo recording for up to an hour.

The Versa operates on an 800 MHz CDMA digital dual band frequency and a 1.9 GHz CDMA PCS frequency to ensure consistent call quality. The phone additionally offers TTY/TDD support and hearing aid compatibility (M4/T4-rating).

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