Asus has its take at Samsung
Short overview of the cellphone
With Samsung’s Omnia success, it seems like everyone’s taking shots at it - including Asus. According to some well rumored sources, this might be Samsung’s biggest challenger, featuring a 5MP camera and a 3.5″ touchscreen display that can render anything at a 800×480 resolution.
From what I could tell from some leaked photos, the cellphone seemed to have a front camera as well, leaving me with the thought it might also feature 3G connectivity.
The design part is pretty impressive, featuring an outer-casing made out of stainless steel and a monochromatic minimalist design. Regarding the tech specs, the word is that the cellphone is going to have a 4GB internal memory - with expansion possibility via a microSD card - and all the wireless connectivity you can think of ( WiFi, Bluetooth, aGPS ), all incorporated into a 13,8mm thick cellphone.
Oh, did I mention it also includes an Accelerometer ? I wouldn’t be surprised to see some of Apple’s iPhone functionality amongst it’s features.
Technical specifications
- 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
- 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
The official launch will probably be in late October.
