A special edition of the previously released Alcatel OT-708 mobile phone is being released by mobile phone online retailer Phones4U as the new Alcatel Rainbow –adding a new color scheme and a bonus music track for fans of Eliza Doolittle. The phone and artist tie up seems like a pretty trendy gimmick, but it actually manages to work.

The phone itself is nothing special, just a decent touch screen 2G handset, but the offer is still pretty interesting; after all, Phones4U is retailing the handset on pay as you go at 29.95 Pounds. That is not only cheap for a touch screen handset, but it is even a special version too. Included in the Rainbow is the artist’s “Go Home” music track.

The 2.4 inch touch screen on the OT-708 is pretty much standard for a small mobile phone. The 240 x 320 pixels of resolution is big enough to handle websites and small videos, though that visual quality (as well as the color depth) is not as good as one other mobile phone screens. As one might expect, the device makes for a pretty good music playing handset –it even has an FM radio that users can tune into.

The phone’s 1 mega pixel camera is a pretty humble testament to the technology behind the device, nothing too special –but still giving users plenty of value for such a low price tag. The new color scheme looks quite pleasing on the eyes too.

Memory space will be an issue for many users of the Rainbow as the device will only support 4GB memory sticks. This means that files and media stored in higher capacity SD cards need to be transferred to smaller cards to be read. At the same time, the small 5 MB of internal memory should not be relied upon for content.