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.

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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…

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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.

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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…

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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…

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The Xenium X530 just made it through the FCC gates in full style, leaving us a little more than curious about launch window and carrier support. Europe and Asia seem likely, but North America is currently up in the air. This sucker is packing one of those cool substrate screens we saw in the Nokia 7510, but definitely has the lead in looks. Aside from that, Stereo Bluetooth on an entry-level flip is a nice touch. Here are the full specs, for the curious:

• Support communications standards: GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz, EDGE
• Dimensions: 99,1 x47, 1×18 mm
• Chipset: NXP 5210
• Main screen: 2.2-inch, resolution 240h320 pixels, TFT, displaying more than 262 thousand colors
• External display: 1-inch, OLED
• Camera: 2 MP
• Messaging: SMS, MMS, E-Mail
• Built in MP3 player (MP3, AAC, AAC +, WMA and WAV files)
• Support for video playback
• Support for microSD memory cards
• Java MIDP 2.0
• Built-in FM radio with RDS support
• Supports Bluetooth v2.0 (including the profile A2DP)
• Battery: 950 mA / h
• Duration of work in standby: 850 hours
• The duration of the work of talk: 8 hours
• Other applications: list, Calendar, Notes, Alarm clock, timer, stopwatch, keeping the black list, calculator, converter units

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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.

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Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and Philips announced a new collaboration to bring consumers the ultimate user-friendly home experience supported by the DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) protocol. Naturally, the Finnish giant’s idea is to go well beyond handset business, to allow users to do such things as play music from their mobile phone to their home stereo, control devices around the house, or access the content stored on various devices from a mobile phone.

From the press release:

Nokia Home Media Solution and Philips Streamium products are optimized to give consumers a simple, seamless, and interactive out-of-the-box experience. The Philips Streamium wireless audio products will let users stream music from their mobile devices or from another DLNA-enabled device like a PC in order to enjoy the music at home. With their Nokia mobile device, users can control the Philips wireless audio systems and interact with their music that’s stored on their phone, on their PC or on the audio device.

Commenting on the announcement, Nokia’s Richard French said: “Working with Philips, we can simplify the ‘connected home’ experience. When people are shopping for new devices, we want to eliminate the guesswork in buying compatible devices for their home network and help them enjoy hassle-free connectivity.”

As a reminder, the Nokia’s N95 8GB is first mobile phone to get DLNA certification.

Philips seems on the rage with new phone releases. Just when we posted about two other models — Xenium 9@9q and Xenium X620 — the electronics giant has unveiled another handset. The Philips Xenium X710 is a candybar-shaped device with “standard for Philips” great battery (Li-Ion 1900 mAh). In addition, it also comes with two SIM card slots, allowing users to have a single device running on two networks - a feature that is in demand in parts of Asia.

Other specs include:

• Tri-band GSM/GRPS/EDGE (900/1800/1900 MHz) radio
• 2.4-inch QVGA (240×320 pixels) screen
• 3 megapixel camera with auto-focus that can take both photos and videos
• FM Radio
• Bluetooth with stereo support (A2DP)
• 20MB of internal memory that is further expandable with microSD cards

We’re not sure about the release date, but we do know western hemisphere probably won’t get a chance to try the Xenium X710 out. It’s heading to Russia and parts of Asia…

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Philips is out with a new handset, part of their battery-savvy Xenium series. Nothing too spectacular here, although worth noting, nevertheless.

Specs wise, the Xenium X620 comes with a quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE radio, 2.4-inch QVGA screen, 3.2 megapixel camera that can take both photos and videos, music player, Bluetooth, microSD card slot, and battery that can support up to 12 hours of talk time.

And that’s about it. Think of it as a long-lasting (in terms of battery power) music-centric phone that will hit markets of Russia and China. Price was not disclosed, though.

[Via: Engadget Mobile]