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Philips may not be known as a high-end mobile phone manufacturer. However, they are known for making mobile phones with great, if not exceptional, battery life. That being said, we’ve spotted a new Philips phone called Xenium X520.
What makes this candybar apart from other handsets on the market is that it can use standard AAA batteries as a supplementary source of power. That, however, doesn’t mean the X520 can’t live for long on its regular battery. The phone can sustain up to 8 hours of talk time and up to a month of standby time!
With that kind of battery power, you may forget to charge your phone. Enter Backupower, the technology of backup power that will add up to 2.5 hours of talk time and up to one week of standby time with standard lithium AAA battery.
As for the Xenium X520′s specs, there’s a 2 megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth (A2DP) support, FM radio with RDS, music player and a microSD memory card slot.
Too bad we’re not talking about a smartphone here — otherwise, I would instantly buy it in March when it starts selling.
[Via: JampBLOG]
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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.
