By Dusan Belic on Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 at 12:34 AM PST
In Devices, Philips

Philips keeps pumping new devices for the ever growing Chinese market. Latest phones we caught are all-touchscreen models called C702 and X806.
The first of the two, Philips C702 (pictured on the left), is a CDMA 1X device, destined for China Telecom. Its specs include 3.4-inch QVGA screen (huge screen for such a low resolution), 1.3-megapixel camera, GPS, Bluetooth, 70MB of internal memory that is further expandable with microSD memory cards.
The second device is Philips X806, a 14mm thick phone which comes with 3.5-inch 240×400 pixels display, 5-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, FM radio, 47MB of internal memory and MicroSD card support. The bad thing about it is the support for GPRS data, only.
And that’s about all we got for you. We’ve no information whether Philips plans to bring these babies outside of China. As soon as we hear something new, we’ll let you know.
[Via: Unwired View]
By Dusan Belic on Wednesday, August 19th, 2009 at 1:44 AM PST
In Android, China Mobile, Devices, Philips
China Mobile (NYSE: CHL) unveiled the first official Android-powered Philips phone – V900. Actually, it’s China Mobile’s own flavor of Android called Open Mobile System (OMS), which is also known as OPhone.
We don’t know the release date nor pricing, but we do know the specs. There’s WiFi on board (actually some Chinese version called WAPI), 3.2 megapixel camera, standard 3.5mm headset jack, and a 1450 mAh battery. Moreover, we have tons of photos, compliments to 163.com. Enjoy!
Finally, we do wonder whether Philips will bring this baby outside of China. We would certainly love it!
[Via: phandroid, unwired]
By Dusan Belic on Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 at 3:07 AM PST
In Android, Devices, Philips, Rumors
Philips may be releasing its first Android-powered handset in the near future. Apparently, photos below prove that. From what we’re hearing it will be another generic Android smartphone with specs that include 3.2-inch HVGA (320×480 pixels) touchscreen, 3.2 megapixel camera and a familiar all-touchscreen form factor. Size wise, the V808 measures 115×61x14 mm… That’s all we have at this stage, plus the images below. Enjoy!
[Via: phandroid]
By Dusan Belic on Saturday, July 25th, 2009 at 3:33 AM PST
In Devices, Philips

Philips has a new device, member of its Xenium family. It’s the X650, which comes in a slider form factor. As you can see from the image above, it looks quite cool with that metallic keypad.
Rest of the specs include tri-band (900/1800/1900 MHz) GSM radio, 2.4-inch QVGA screen, 3.2 megapixel camera, FM radio, Bluetooth, media player, 30MB of internal memory that is further expandable with microSD memory cards. As for the mentioned battery, it provides enough power to use the phone for up to 8 hours in talk, or up to 720 hours in standby mode. Size wise, the Philips Xenium X650 measures 104.5×52x16.75 mm, and has a weight of 133.9 grams.
Finally, like that’s the case with virtually all Philips’ phones, most probably you’ll have to pick it up in parts of Asia (i.e. China). And we’ve no information on pricing…
[Via: Unwired View]
By Dusan Belic on Monday, July 13th, 2009 at 3:05 AM PST
In Devices, Philips

Philips is out with yet another member of its Xenium family of handsets. It’s X630, and like other phones in the series, it also comes with a great battery. As a matter of fact, it [battery] should power up the device for up to 12 hours of talk time, and/or up to 50 (yes, fifty) days in standby mode!
Lack of 3G radio certainly helped drive such battery performance, and the rest of the specs include a 2.4-inch QVGA screen, 3.2 megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth, FM radio, media player, and of course a microSD memory card slot. Size wise, the Xenium X630 measures 111.8×48.9×15.1 mm and has a weight of 118 grams.
We’ve no information on availability nor pricing, but I doubt you can grab this baby outside of Asia…
[Via: Unwired View]
By Dusan Belic on Wednesday, June 10th, 2009 at 2:18 AM PST
In Devices, Philips

Philips has unveiled a new member to its Xenium line-up called X830. Similarly to with what we’ve seen with other phones from the electronics giant’s series, we guess this one also comes with great battery life.
Again, we’re talking about the device you probably won’t see for sale outside of China, some other Asian countries and perhaps Eastern Europe. Therefore, it lacks 3G radio, and the EDGE data is the best you’ll get. However, there’s WiFi on board, meaning you can still get decent Internet speeds while in a hotspot.
Rest of the specs include 5 megapixel camera with auto-focus and flash, 240×400 pixels touchscreen, Bluetooth, FM radio with RDS, media player, 47MB of internal memory that is further expandable with microSD cards. Size wise, the Xenium X830 measures 105×53x15.5 mm and has a weight of 120 grams.
[Via: Unwired View]
By Dusan Belic on Sunday, May 24th, 2009 at 2:03 AM PST
In Devices, Philips

Philips keeps expanding its Xenium line-up. Latest device we caught is marked as Xenium X550 and it’s a candybar-shaped handset. As expected, it comes with a powerful battery that will make your forget the last time you charged the phone (standby time is one month!). Then there’s a 3.2 megapixel camera as well as the QVGA screen. We’re hearing there’s no 3G involved with this baby, which a sad thing; but then again it’s mostly China where interested users could grab the X550. We’ve also haven’t heard a word on pricing…
[Via: Engadget Mobile]
By Simon Sage on Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 at 3:27 PM PST
In Concept, Gaming, Mobile Music, Philips

This is one of the crazier concept phones I’ve seen in awhile. Shao Wei Huang’s Evolutional Mobile Entertainment concept is a veritable Swiss Army Knife of forms: first, its primary screen slides out the left side and tucks back in when unused; second, two stereo speakers flip out from the rear; third, and most startling, is its ability to separate right in the middle, held up by flexible rubber supports, so your hand fits in sideways just like a glove, leaving your thumb on the outside to handle controls on the front-facing touchscreen. That touchscreen handles the whole shebang of user interface, including camera controls, gaming, phone, and music, while the higher-res slide-out screen does most of the displaying.
The whole thing is pretty out-there, but the inclusion of a paired media hub as a dedicated communication channel for the device looked pretty cool – it wouldn’t be surprising to see Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) work in the same kind of relationship with Windows Mobile and XBox. Branding on the concepts is Philips, but this was probably just for a contest sponsored by them. No doubt engineers would scoff at the cost and complexity of making a phone like this, but it’s still a very cool idea and certainly prods us to think outside the usual form factors we’ve become used to.
[via TUVIE]
By Dusan Belic on Thursday, March 19th, 2009 at 4:48 AM PST
In Devices, Philips

Philips is on the rage. Following the unveiling of two Xenium handsets – X530 and X700, the electronics giant is out with yet another device – Xenium X810. However, unlike the previous two models, the new phone is an all-touchscreen device, sporting only few buttons under the big 240×400 pixels, 262K colors screen.
Rest of the specs include quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE radio, 3.2 megapixel camera with flash, media player, Bluetooth support, 45MB of internal memory that is further expandable with microSD memory cards, and of course a Philips-like powerful battery which provides a full month of standby time. As for the size, the Xenium X810 measures 104×52x14.4 mm, and has a weight of 100 grams.
On the bad side, though, there’s no 3G radio nor WiFi support on board. And while we’re kinda sad to see that happening, it’s most likely we’ll never see this baby released in the Western hemisphere. Rather, the Philips Xenium X810 is slated to hit China and we guess some other Asian markets…
[Via: Unwired View]
By Dusan Belic on Tuesday, March 17th, 2009 at 2:34 AM PST
In Devices, Philips

Just when we talked about the Xenium X530, we spotted another Philips device. It’s the clamshell-shaped X700, which comes with an ultra powerful battery — up to 720 hours in stand-by (1 month!) and 450 minutes in talk-time mode — and again, lacks 3G connectivity.
Rest of the specs include quad-band GSM radio, 2.4-inch QVGA internal and 2-inch QVGA external screens, 3.2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth 2.0, media player, FM radio with RDS. Size wise, the X700 measures 103×54x15 mm.
Finally, you may want to know something about availability. The Philips Xenium X700 is slated to hit China and select European markets (Russia, Romania and Turkey), where interested buyers will be able to grab it for 170 EUR, which is about $220…
[Via: Unwired View]