Some pics have been found on Mobile01 forums (Asus Forum), which hints that Asus is prepping a new cellphone that seems to be a great challenger for the Samsung Omnia.
The device is claimed to run Windows Mobile Professional as the OS, and appear to be equipped with a WQVGA (or WVGA!) screen, which is similar to what the Omnia has. It is also equipped with a front facing camera which hints it is a 3G capable device. Other goodies that can be guessed based on the pictures including WiFi and Bluetooth connectivities, and the use of a trackball on the D-pad.
You’ll also get memory expansion via the microSD card slot and also the USB connectivity allows you to synchronize your data to and from a computer. The device is assumed to run at least Windows Mobile 6 as the operating system. At the back of the device, a 5 megapixel camera is found there. The phone shall be called Asus Glaxy 7, and the unofficial specs that can be expected are as follows:
GSM Connectivity : GPRS/EDGE/3G/HSDPA/HAUPA
GSM Frequency : 850/900/1800/1900
WCDMA Frequency: 900/1900/2100
Screen: 3.5 “WVGA 800X480 / 65K Color TFT
System: Microsoft WM 6.1 Professional
UI: Glide 1.5
Camera: 5MP (2592×1944px) from autofocus
Video: MPEG4, H.264 encoding & decoding – resolution unknown
Communications: Bluetooth 2.0, Wifi, USB
aGPS
Audio: AAC, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, EVRC, QCELP, AAC + + EAAC, MP3, MIDI, PCM, WAV
Working time:
Standby : 200 hours
Talk time: 4 hours
Memory: 4GB flash
Expansion: microSD
Dimensions: 115×59×13.8mm
Tracking ball
Accelerometer
Construction: stainless steel
source [wmpoweruser]
October 30th, 2008 at 7:56 am
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