A well-known Taiwanese company ASUSTeK Computer Inc. preparing to release its first smartphone - P505. The first samples of this device were presented at Computex 2004 in Taipei. HPCru was just a glimpse of this without a doubt an interesting novelty, which, in our view, be a good competition to the new domestic communicator RoverPC S2, released last week. ASUS plans to bring your PDA with telephone in Russia, but not so soon as we'd like. So while offering you a small announcement P505.
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ASUS P505 communicator can be called a new generation, because it works under Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition for Pocket PC Phone Edition, so that supports both traditional and landscape display. The second advantage - high resolution device does not use. The display resolution of 320x240 traditionally most of the existing handheld computers, due to the small size of the matrix. Diagonal screen size is 2.8 ". The heart of our hero is the most modern processor Intel PXA270 (generation Bulverde) processor with a clock frequency of 520 MHz. In addition, the device has a built-in dynamic stress management "stone" that allows you to adjust its clock speed, in order to provide the best balance between performance and battery operation. Thus, the engine can operate at lower "speed" than the standard 520 MHz. For these purposes, there are four modes - turbo, standard, power saving and automatic mode, when the P505 to pick their own clock speed, depending on your application. We came into possession of the results of preliminary performance tests of the new device.
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According to their results ASUS P505 is almost similar to the Dell X30 - PDA with a higher clock speed - 624 MHz. Volume ROM - 64MB. The user of the 64 MB RAM available 49.16. There is also mandatory for devices ASUS custom section 15.20 MB ROM volume, the data which is not lost even after the "hard" reboot. The device is equipped with a polyphonic speaker and 2.5 mm jack for headphones or headsets.
The Office Communicator by four reprogrammable buttons (voice recorder, camera, contacts, calendar), the button receiving a call, end call button and the five-way joystick, like a joystick on the Palm Zire 71.
Ctilus neckolko located in an unexpected place - at the low end ASUS P505.
Capacity removable battery (1050 mAh), thanks to the dynamic control of voltage processor, enough for 4 hours of talk by phone with 100 hours standby time, or nearly 15 hours of use in handheld mode (eg, play MP3). The communicator has a built proprietary utility Smart Keeper, which provides full or selective backup of the system. Moreover, it is possible not only to save the manual settings and data, but also an automatic when the device is forced to back up your system as soon as the battery reaches a critical value. In this case the user does not have to fear for the safety of their data. Expandable memory or connect additional devices are provided with an expansion slot SDIO.
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Significantly enhance communications capabilities communicator two wireless interfaces - Infrared and Bluetooth 1.1. Management program for the Bluetooth interface developed by Widcomm, which provides the same program for Pocket PC ASUS and HP. Built-in digital camera with a CMOS sensor the size of 1.3 million pixels (1.3 MP) allows to get pictures with a resolution up to 1280x960, and create videos.
The communicator can work in networks of GSM 900/1800/1900MHz that supports GPRS Class B/10.
ASUS P505 keyboard is placed on a small flip. Preloaded management software functions of the phone is convenient and intuitive. By analogy with the usual mobile phone supports various call lists, it is possible to redirect or block certain calls, voice mail is available, SMS and MMS messages. You can configure the device to block all calls or only international, can work with multiple calls simultaneously. Built-in software lets you create all sorts of configuration profiles on almost all occasions. In the Russian retail ASUS P505 will be available by late fall with an estimated value of $ 600-650. Sources, Materials:
