The Gigaset E495 is the tough telephone from Gigaset. Resistant to water splashes, shocks and dust. It can survive in any environment, from the most hectic of homes to the dustiest of factory or workshops. Easy to handle, this phone has a illuminated colour display and keypad making navigation faster. It has vibracall to notify you of incoming calls. Speaking is a pleasure on the Gigaset E495 as you can do two things at once, you can experience advanced hands-free with great sound quality or use the helpful headset connection via 2.5mm jack. Great talk-time of 12 hours and standby time of 250 hours, the Gigaset E495 iis simply dependable. The Gigaset E495 also has a digital answering machine for when you are out of the home or office. The Gigaset E490 has no answering machine. You can also add up to 6 Gigaset E49H to your base station.