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ASUS Glaxy7 bringing the fight to Omnia

Categories: Asus, Rumors, Windows Phone
By: , IntoMobile
Monday, September 15th, 2008 at 6:36 AM

Some pictures of an unreleased ASUS handset, apparently dubbed the Glaxy7, have emerged, and if the specs are true, it could easily give the Samsung Omnia a run for its money. It’s packing the Glide 1.5 UI, 3G, GPS, a 5 megapixel camera, trackball, touchscreen, front-facing video camera, an accelerometer,  Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, and a nice, beefy 800X480 WVGA screen. The Omnia hit Europe about a week ago, so this beauty will need to get out the door quick to ride the wave, but these are some pretty final-looking pictures… I think we can expect it out sooner than later.

[wmpoweruser via Engadget Mobile]

  • GSM Connectivity : GPRS/EDGE/3G/HSDPA/HAUPA
  • GSM Frequency : 850/900/1800/1900
  • WCDMA Frequency: 900/1900/2100
  • Screen: 3.5 WVGA 800X480 / 65K Color TFT
  • System: Microsoft WM 6.1 Professional
  • UI: Glide 1.5
  • Camera: 5MP (2592×1944px) from autofocus
  • Video: MPEG4, H.264 encoding & decoding – resolution unknown
  • Communications: Bluetooth 2.0, Wifi, USB
  • aGPS
  • Audio: AAC, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, EVRC, QCELP, AAC + + EAAC, MP3, MIDI, PCM, WAV
  • Standby : 200 hours
  • Talk time: 4 hours
  • Memory: 4GB flash
  • Expansion: microSD
  • Dimensions: 115×59×13.8mm
  • Tracking ball
  • Accelerometer
  • Construction: stainless steel

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