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Chinese ODM Yuhuatel has pumped out this design for modest Android handset tubbed the Xphone-SDK. Here are some of the specs they were hoping to cram in there.
* Processor — Marvell PXA-310 624Mhz
* Memory — 128MB SDRAM; 256MB internal ROM
* Flash — MicroSD card slot for up to 16GB external
* Cellular — 900/1800/1900MHz GPRS/EDGE
* Display — 3-inch TFT WQVGA (240 x 400)
* WiFi — 802.11b/g
* Bluetooth — Bluetooth 2.0
* Camera — 3Mpix camera (no flash)
* Video playback — H.264, streaming, 3GPP, MPEG4, Codec 3GP
* Audio playback — G-streamer based engine supports major codec media files, including MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA, MPEG4, WAV, MIDI
* Image support — JPG, BMP, PNG, GIF
* Web and messaging — HTTP, WAP Push, xHTML, SMS, MMS
* Other features — Data kits for USB/JTAG connectivity
* Battery — 1000mAh
* Operating system — Android (Linux/Java)
Meh? Feels a little uninspired, especially since the HTC Magic will likely garner most of the attention from those looking for a full-touchscreen Android device. Still, Android certainly needs someone other than HTC backing them up on the hardware front, and a lot of that support will likely come from smaller independent operations that are looking at the OS’ pricetag more than anything else.
[LinuxDevices via Android Authority]
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