The Skypephone has a 2-inch QCIF 176 x 220 pixel screen occupying two thirds of the phone's surface and, which according to some sources, is prone to scratching.
The colours are vibrant and good enough to watch a few short movies.
The keys are big enough for the average fingers and have a very slight bulge which actually make texting and chatting a doodle.
There are two keys on each side of the phone - up and down volume keys, an application button which allows you to scroll through applications that are running and a camera phone button which launches the camera software.
At the bottom of the phone is a small piece of plastic that covers a mini-USB port which allows charging and data exchange which allows the Skypephone to be used as a mass storage device.
This also means that you can charge your phone through the USB port and won't have to pay a premium price to get a cable with a proprietary connector should you lose it.
The camera is a basic 2-megapixel point-and-shoot model which does the job but does not come with a flash.
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It doubles as a video camera which can record stamp-sized movies and comes with the usual features that you can find on similar phones such as basic autofocus, auto-timer, night mode and special effects.
Don't expect miracles though as the camera struggles to deliver quality photos under low light conditions with an excess of noise.
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