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Asus m536 hands-on – killing the Treo in style

Categories: Asus, Devices, Windows Phone
By: , IntoMobile
Sunday, March 30th, 2008 at 4:16 PM

Asus m536 hands on Treo KillerHow does Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, 2.5-inch 320×320 display, tri-band UMTS/HSDPA (850/1900/2100Mhz), tri-band GSM (900/1800/1900Mhz) GSM/EDGE, 3 megapixel autofocus camera (with VGA front-facing cam), WiFi 802.11 b/g, and GPS sound? Yea, we like it too.

Tam Hana managed to get some hands-on time with the Asus m536 and posted the lovely pics and video that you see here. The Asus m536 “Treo Killer” looks like a tweaked Asus m530w, only packed with a heftier punch.

Asus m536 hands on Treo KillerThe Asus m536 “Treo Killer” does exactly what it’s nickname purports. Not only does the Asus m536 rock the specs listed above, it packs all that goodness into a 13.9mm thick casing – considerably slimmer than the Palm Treo 750v. And, the Asus m536 does it with style. The flat, metallic navigation buttons paired with the flush-mounted touchscreen give the Asus m536 an air of elegance that you just don’t get with Treo. The fingerprint-reader that doubles as a touch-sensitive directional pad only adds to the device’s slick looks.

It’s a shame that Asus chose to go with a tri-band GSM radio on the m536, keeping it from going mainstream in the States. We’re keeping our fingers crossed for Asus to make a push for US shores with a quad-band GSM version of the Asus m536.

Check out the video for a quick look at the fingerprint-scanner/navigation pad in action. Nifty.
[Via: WMExperts]

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Will Park

Will hails from The City of Angels - Los Angeles, California. He spends his time playing with his numerous gadgets and looking forward to seeing what future holds for mobile technology. An avid promoter of a fully "digital" life, he promotes the widespread adoption of truly mobile, paper-less living. He dreams of the day when he can go completely digital. No more snail mail, paper receipts, bound books, notepads/spiral notebooks, credit cards, hard currency. He's a digital warrior - fighting for the converged life. He is an idealist and a realist - he has a perfect view of what the world should be but knows that the world is not perfect. Can we ever hope to see Will's dream become reality? We'll see...

  • Zak

    I disagree, I still think the Treo has a better design

  • Will Park

    Really? I’m all for slimmer, and sleeker :wink:

  • ANIKET

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