The answer to all 3 is yes, the BenQ Z2 is a jack of all trades packed into the 66 x 66 x 20mm device which while square in shape it isn't expected to be operated by squares just people who want to stop carrying multiple devices.

First up there is a tri band GSM 900/1800/1900 mobile phones compatible with all UK networks, it is largely driven from the 256k colour screen providing 128 x 128 pixel resolution which dominates the 66mm square and white frontage. There are all the usual phone features like a 500 name and number address book the ability to send an receive SMS and MMS messages, GPRS data capability with a WAP 2.0 browser and the full range of ring tone support from polyphonic to MP3 tunes.

Battery life is key to a mobile and key too for the other features on the BenQ Z2, the 1000mAh battery gives a claimed 5 day standby time with 5 hours of solid talk time, which is a good marker for the mobile features, we'll have to wait and see what damage the MP3 player does to those times!

Convergence is the word of 2005 and the BenQ Z2 is the embodiment of that term, going beyond the new "musicphone" label the Z2 has more than just a passing ability to cope with MP3 files.

The MP3 capability of the BenQ is more than a last minute thought, with a custom user interface, the ability to sort the music on the device by artist / track and album all backed by its support for the ID3 V2 standard, there is also a 6 setting equalizer and 3D surround sound. The storage capacity of the device is a native 58mb which isn't bad but not much for MP3 files, so additional outboard storage is provided by a mini SD slot which will allow up to 512mb of additional memory to be utilised.

Before we move off of audio BenQ have equipped the Z2 with an embedded fm player which while not exactly new to the world of mobile phones is another function of this all in one device.

Then we come to the camera capabilities of the Z2 here we get a 1.3 mega pixel camera which can take photos of up to 1280x960 pixel resolution and there is also a small flash to try and make the Z2 more useable indoors or in low light conditions. There is a digital zoom for getting those images just right, a continuous shooting option and also a number of pre programmed shooting modes echoing the kind of digital camera features users now expect.

Perhaps the biggest downside of this all in one Z2 is the lack of connectivity, there is a mini USB connection for hooking up to a host PC and there is also that old favourite infa red, but as a convergent device we'd have liked wifi or at least Bluetooth but neither are present on the BenQ Z2.

Overall this is a promising start to the all in one device, however as one of the first to put their toes in the water BenQ have to make do with a few rough edges and the lack of connectivity and not being able to use the forthcoming mini hard drives will probably mean that the BenQ Z2 has a short life when it hits the UK in August.