Vodafone has confirmed that it will soon be offering the Sharp GX20 -the latest incarnation of the Beckham-Schumacher endorsed camera phone - as part of its Vodafone Live! service.

Superficially, the handset is similar to its predecessors, the GX10 and GX10i. Sharp has, however, added more features that until now have only been available on Japanese camera phones.

It has taken the GX10's display and improved it, with a 240x320 pixel 65,000-colour screen to enable users to take images of themselves.

The handset also features a higher resolution camera - 350,000 pixels as opposed to the 110,000 pixels - of its predecessors.

Sharp has also upgraded the camera's display, added video and picture-editing facilities and given the handset triple band capability for roaming in the USA.

It will be on sale later this month with prices ranging from £100-£240 with contract. Pay-as-you go models follow next month.