Expansys offers UBiQUiO 503G smartphone
Expansys is currently making available the UBiQUiO 503G Windows Mobile Pocket PC smartphone that runs on Windows Mobile 6 Professional and is powered by a 520 MHz Marvell/Qualcomm 6280 processor. This is a pretty high end smartphone, considering it comes with stereo Bluetooth connectivity, WiFi (b/g), GSM, and UMTS/HSDPA wireless data. A QWERTY keyboard enables you to compose text messages in a cinch, while 192MB ROM and 96MB RAM along with a microSD memory card slot handles all your data storage needs. The 2 megapixel camera takes great candid shots, but unfortunately the 2.4″ touchscreen comes with just QVGA support at 240 x 320 resolution. Expansys Europe is making this smartphone available for £389.95 while MobilePlanet will release this on September 5th for $649.95.
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