The X800 cellphone from Philips has been seen around and about this past few weeks, but it’s finally been officially announced. Although there’s still no release date or, more importantly, a price, this e2e touchscreen (that’s edge-to-edge) that’s being mooted as, snore, Philips’ iPhone killer, is lacking in both 3G and EDGE departments. Full specs below the jump.
https://gizmodo.com/philips-working-on-a-full-touchscreen-phone-387928
Philips X800 specifications:
General: 2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Announced: 2008, May
Display: Type TFT touchscreen, 256K colors
Size: 240 x 400 pixels (Wide QVGA), 2.9 inches
– Screensavers and wallpapers
Ringtones Type: Polyphonic (64 channels), MP3
Customization: Download
Vibration: Yes
Memory Phonebook: Yes
Call records: 30 received, dialed and missed calls
Card slot: microSD (TransFlash)
Data: GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 – 48 kbps
Bluetooth: Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
USB: Yes
Features Messaging: SMS, EMS, MMS
Browser: WAP 2.0/xHTML
Games: Yes
Colors: Black
Camera: 2 MP, 1600×1200 pixels, autofocus, video
– Java MIDP 2.0
– MP3/MPEG4/WAV/AAC player
– Office document viewer
– Organiser
– Voice memo
– Built-in handsfree
Battery: Standard battery, Li-Ion
Stand-by Up to 850 h
Talk time Up to 8 h
Given that Philips mobiles are not that readily available—the Dutch company is concentrating all its efforts on the chinese market—don’t expect to see this Stateside. [Just Another Mobile Phone Blog]
