Digitimes got the scoop on O2’s next GPS smartphone. Apparently, the European GSM carrier hit up Taiwan-based Arima Corporation for 100,000 of some new GPS smartphone. The order comes on the heels of Arima’s recent release of the Arima “Flame.” The
super-high end (read: crazy expensive) Flame rocks out with dual-processors, 2GB of built-in memory, and 3.6 inch LCD. O2’s got their eye on an un-named slim, “3.5G” (HSDPA?), GPS, smartphone – based on the Ericsson Mobile Platform (EMP) version U360.
Any HSDPA-enabled thin, GPS slider is the cat’s meow in our book. We’re willing to bet that O2’s got the Apple iPhone in its crosshairs with this new smartphone. Keep an eye out for O2’s next move…or just keep checking back for updates!
via: digitimes