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In October 2009, Kyocera said their Android phones are coming, and at the CTIA Wireless in Las Vegas – they unveiled their first smart baby in years – Zio M6000. As it’s usually the case with Kyocera phones, they are not shooting for the stars — rather, they are made for the mass market. But there’s a twist, as you’re about to see from the Zio’s specs below:
- 3.5-inch WVGA (that’s 800×480 pixels baby) touchscreen – I presume it’s resistive (as opposed to capacitive)
- 3G CDMA connectivity
- 3.2-megapixel camera
- 600 MHz Qualcomm MSM7227 processor
- Android 1.6 (upgradeable to Android 2.1)
- Bluetooth, WiFi
- 512 MB of on-board memory for apps
- microSD memory card slot
- trackball (a la Nexus One)
The best thing is the price – it should be somewhere between $169 and $216 without contract! This in effect will make the Zio M6000 one of the least expensive smartphones in the U.S. and certainly the least expensive WVGA touchscreen-equipped smartphone in the world!
Kyocera is known for its relationships with U.S.-based “tier 2″ carriers like MetroPCS, Cricket and Virgin Mobile. Since Zio is a CDMA phone with an option for the AWS frequency band, we could see this baby hitting portfolios of all of the mentioned carriers. That’s starting from the second quarter of this year, when Zio is set to hit the market. Nice!
[Via: PCmag]
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Dusan Belic
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.
