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First Chinese phone with full QWERTY slide out keyboard

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By: , IntoMobile
Thursday, August 30th, 2007 at 10:12 AM

Chinese have did it again. This time I’m not talking about a clone device — or at least I think I’m not — but about the first China-made device which sports the slide out keyboard. Although, it DOES resemble some smartphones from the HTC portfolio, it’s kinda hard to patent the slide out mechanism, hence I’m not considering it a ripoff.

First Chinese phone with full QWERTY slide out keyboard

Anyway, the device measures 112x60x20 mm, weighs 110 grams, and in terms of specs boasts the huge 3.4″ 16 million color QVGA touchscreen, 1.3 MP camera, TV Out, as well as the standard microSD expansion slot. Too bad the camera isn’t better, although the overall specs are not bad at all… More photos and a video after the jump.

First Chinese phone with full QWERTY slide out keyboard - pic 2

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[Via: Just Another Mobile Phone Blog]

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  • Shonda

    This is an exact replica of the HTCp4350 except the slide out direction is the opposite.

  • Will Park

    Gotta love Chinese knock offs :roll:

  • nerd

    all your branded mobiles like htc,motorola,some samsung phones are manufactured in china.china is a global manufacturing market coz of their technical knowledge,cheap labour force,not like v indians trying to pull others legs and backstab others.

  • Sandeep

    I am just dying to get any qwerty phone in Chines Brand but I could’nt get any one. can someone tell me from where can I get this Chinese set and from where can I get its price information as I cannot afford to to purchanse igh Brand Phones as HTC, Samsung as they cost a lot. I have mentioned my email address if someone can contact to my regarding this plz let me know

  • johnlove

    Nice! When will this be available in southeast asia?