Posts Tagged ‘handset’

  • 04 Jul

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    First Sony Ericsson Android Phone – XPERIA Codename: Rachael

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    Currently rumors of the first Android based handset of Sony Ericsson can be found on several Internet news portals. The danish phone site Mobile invoke on internal documents of Sony Ericsson, which describe an upcoming XPERIA handset codenamed Rachael. Fist details of the specifications include:

    • 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor
    • HSPA
    • 8 megapixel camera
    • 3.5mm headphone jack
    • big touchscreen (somewhere between 3.75″ and 4″)

    Until now there are no official facts of the smart-phone available. It is unclear if the phone will have a capacitive touch screen or if Sony will have its own special UI on top of Android like HTC is doing. There are no information about the measurements and size of the phone. Furthermore it doesn’t seem to include a slide-out keyboard (because of the thin chassis).

    xperia-rachael-android-1(copyright: mobile)

    The phone also includes few buttons on the front which is unusual for Android phones. Current HTC Android phones have at least a home button, back button, pick up, end call, and some sort of navigation input like a dpad or trackball.

    It can be assumed that the phone will not available very soon (maybe during 2010). Previously SonyEricsson stated that they would skip Android 1.5 and wait for version 2.0 before releasing their first handset. One of the features that are supposedly added to Android 2.0 is WVGA (800×480 or 854×480) support. So this phone could be the first with WVGA resolution.

    [via Engadget]

  • 22 Dec

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    New Android Phones in early 2009

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    There’s a rumour abroad that very soon a whole bunch of new Android phones will come to the market in early 2009. On 26th of January the replacement of the G1, called G2, should be available and should include following differences to the G1 and features:

    • Android OS
    • 3G capable ( where available)
    • Full touch Screen
    • WiFi capable ( no word about UMA)
    • 5 Megapixel camera with aoutofocus and flash
    • EDGE and GPRS
    • Instant Messaging
    • Megatones, HI-Fi tones and wallpapers
    • Memory card Slot ( up to 16GB)
    • Mobile Backup
    • Music and Video Player
    • Photo Caller ID
    • Picture Messaging
    • Real web browsing
    • Speakerphone
    • Speed dial
    • Stereo Bluetooth connectivity ( finally)
    • Sync with PC ( better than air sync)
    • Task list
    • USB interface
    • Video capture and playback
    • Video Messaging
    • Voice Dialing

    It is expected that the G2 will not be available exclusive at T-mobile.

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    Samsung Electronics will release its first Google phone in the second quarter of the next year in North America.  The launch of Google phone by Samsung is regarded as a signal of its plan for increasing the shares in the smart phone market by releasing handsets in various operating systems. Also, as Samsung joins the Android group led by Google, the competition among the mobile platforms like Nokia’s Symbian, MS Windows Mobile, LiMo and Apple’s Mac OS X will become fierce. The company is predicted to select a full touch screen phone for a form factor of its Google phone, the one that it adapted to Omnia and Instinct.  The Google phone will feature the Google Map based location information service, messenger G-Talk, the G-mail application and Google Search.

    An official of Samsung Electronics said, ”We will be able to release Google phone in the second quarter of the next year in the US market.”

    [via boysgeniusreport, etnews, golem]

  • 24 Sep

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    Google’s G1 vs. Apple’s Iphone – Decide on features not on design

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    The first Andoid phone was officially announced by Google, HTC and T-mobile. There was not really a “WOW” effect during the presentation. The design is well known from the first Android presentations and the features could have been expected.

    Here a small list of facts:

    • Processor: Qualcomm® MSM7201A™, 528 MHz
    • Memory: 256 MB ROM, 192 MB RAM
    • Dimensions: (LxWxT) 117.7 mm x 55.7 mm x 17.1 mm
    • Weight: 158 grams (5.57 ounces) with battery
    • Display: 3.2-inch TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive screen with 320 x 480 (HVGA) resolution
    • Network: HSDPA/WCDMA, Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
    • Device Control Trackball with Enter button
    • Keyboard: Slide-out 5-row QWERTY keyboard
    • GPS: GPS navigation capability with built-in GPS receiver and map software
    • Connectivity: Bluetooth® 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate, Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11b/g, HTC ExtUSB™ (11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one)
    • Camera: 3.2 megapixel color camera with fixed focus
    • Audio: Built-in microphone and speaker
    • Battery: Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery, Capacity: 1150 mAh
    • Expansion Slot: microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
    • Special Features: Digital Compass, Motion Sensor

    Some Drawbacks:

    • No syncronisation possible with your PC
    • You have to provide your data to Google
    • No support for Microsoft Exchange Server
    • It is not possible to handle multiple Google Accounts
    • Except Youtube clips it is not possible to play other video formats.
    • No standard 2.5 inch earphone jack (only via USB).
    • No big internal storage.
    • Online music from Amazon can be downloaded only via WLAN and not via UMTS (3G).
    • Text can be entered only via the QERTY keyboard and not on the touch screen.

    But beside all this drawbacks the good thing is that Android is open-source and all software based drawbacks will be eliminated by the community soon.