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HKC Pearl steals name from RIM, look from HTC; Runs Android!

Categories: Android, Devices, New Hardware
By: , IntoMobile
Saturday, December 27th, 2008 at 3:13 AM

I always thought this will happen. Once Google releases Android to the open source community, all those Chinese handset cloners makers will start installing it on their devices. Today we present you with one such device called HKC Pearl. As you can see from the image above, the device clearly resembles the HTC Touch, yet uses the name of the popular BlackBerry smartphone.

Aside from running Google’s Android OS, it also comes with a 624MHz CPU, 128MB RAM, 2.8-inch touchscreen and a 2 megapixel camera. We haven’t found 3G among the specs — EDGE is the best you can get…

I doubt we’ll see the HKC Pearl moving outside of Asia since both RIM’s and HTC’s legal departments would slap HKC with a lawsuite as soon as the Pearl starts hitting stores.

[Via: Gizmodo, Engadget China]

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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.

  • HereAndNow

    I hope Nokia eventually offers Android on some of their devices. Symbian is good, but Android, combined with Nokia’s awesome hardware, would be a formidable combination.

  • Jack Qian

    OMG, I am so worry about it. Because android is free to use, Chinese handset cloners will using it. it will turely occupy the big marketing of China with number, but these devices mean stupid, akward and non-style. hope not effect awsome android.