Archive for October, 2009

SciPhone N19

Description

A new Android powered phone called N19 is rolled out by Sciphone. Packs a Samsung S3C2448 400MHz processor, 128MB ROM and 128MB RAM, Sciphone N19 packs a 2.8 inch touchscreen display with QVGA resolution. Its other feature including Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, MicroSD card slot and a 2MP camera.

SciPhone N19

Dimensions 57 ? 106.5 ? 14.4 mm
Weight 120 g
Network Bands GSM900/DCS1800 or GSM850/DCS1900, GPRS Class 10
Screen Size 2.8″ TFT-LCD with 320 ? 240 (QVGA) resolution
Processor Samsung S3C2448 running at 400Mhz
Camera 2MP CMOS camera
Bluetooth Bluetooth 2.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
GPS no
USB USB 2.0
Memory 128MB(ROM), 128MB(RAM); microSD slot up to 8GB
Battery Li-ion 1200 mAh
Firmware Android OS 1.5
Special Features FM Radio, G-Sensor

Availability and Sales

Available from October 2009.

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Popularity: 26%

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Philips V808

Description

Philips doesn’t stop innovation therefore Philips mobile phone is now start running Android operating system.The Philips V808 is the Philips’ first Android-based smartphone exclusive for China Mobile. It is being developed under the project OPhone, as well as two phone – Dopod A6188 and Lenovo O1. All these machines are running Open Mobile System (OMS). The China Mobile’s Android-based OS which supports TD-SCDMA 3G standard.

Philips V808

Dimensions 115 × 61 × 14 mm
Weight 120 g
Network Bands GSM 900/1800 MHz; GPRS / EDGE
Screen Size 3.2″ touchscreen with 320 × 480 (HVGA) resolution
Processor no official info
Camera 3.2 megapixel camera with auto-focus
Bluetooth Bluetooth 2.0 with A2TP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS built-iun GPS
USB minUSB 2.0
Memory 128 MB RAM; MicroSD up to 8 GB
Battery 1000 mAh
Firmware Android 1.5

Availability and Sales

Expected release date – November 2009

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Popularity: 9%

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Hard Kernel ODROID – Android Game Console

Description

ODROID Android is an OS-based gaming device with a capacitive touch screen 3.5 inches. The Android OS is version 1.5.Powering the ODROID is a 833MHz processor and 512MB of RAM is available. Connectivity wise it has 802.11b / g wireless, Bluetooth and is capable of HDMI when connected to a TV. A USB port is included on the device, but for some odd reason, no 3G connectivity you expect as standard on an operating system designed for mobile phones.
ODROID Game Console

Dimensions 150 × 76 × 16 mm
Weight 165 g
Screen Size 3.5″ TFT-LCD capacitive touch screen with 320 × 480 resolution
Processor Samsung S5PC100 (CortexA8) 667/833Mhz
Input 4-way direction pad; 8 keys; Virtual Touch Keyboard
Bluetooth Bluetooth® 2.X EDR and A2DP for wireless stereo headsets
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11b/g
GPS no
USB USB 2.0
Memory ROM: 2GB(TFLASH); RAM: 512 MB(DDR2)
Battery Li-Ion 1300 mAh; Rechargable, Replecable
Firmware Latest Android OS
Special Features Accelerometer sensor; HDMI output

Availability and Sales

Sales are scheduled to November 2009.

Links

Official site

Popularity: 14%

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ARCHOS 5 – Internet Tablet

Description

ARCHOS, award-winning for its constant technology innovation, now introduces its new ARCHOS 5 Internet Tablet. This product combines all the multimedia know-how that ARCHOS is famous for, with the ANDROID operating system. It offers you an uncompromised Internet, Media and TV experience in a customizable interface. In perpetual evolution with the continuous arrival of new applications, you can personalize your ARCHOS 5 Internet Tablet to perfectly reflect your tastes and needs.

ARCHOS 5 Android Internet Tablet

Dimensions 143.2 × 78.8 × 10.4 mm (with flash); 143.2 × 78.8 × 20 mm (with HDD)
Weight 182 g (with flash), 286 g (with HDD)
Screen Size High resolution screen, 800 × 480 pixels, 4.8” TFT LCD, 16 million colors touchscreen
Processor OMAP3440
Camera no
Bluetooth Bluetooth 2.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
GPS no
USB USB 2.0
HDD Hard Drive: 160 to 500 GB
Memory Flash Memory: 8 to 32 GB + Micro SD Slot (SDHC compatible)
Battery Internal: Lithium Polymer battery
Firmware no official info about used version of Android OS

Availability and Sales

Archos 5 500 GB Internet Tablet with Android is available at Amazon

Links

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Popularity: 11%

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Nook – Android eBook Reader

Description

The nook is the first electronic book reader to be based on the Android platform (which was initially developed by Google), and has a MicroSD expansion slot for extra storage. One differentiating feature of the nook is the “LendMe” feature: some books are licensed by their publishers for sharing. In those cases, the purchaser is permitted to share a book once, with one other user, for up to two weeks.

Nook eBook Reader

Dimensions 7.7 × 4.9 × 0.5 inches
Weight 317 g
Network Bands 3G
Screen Size 6″ e-ink display with 600 ? 800 resolution; 3.5″ 480 × 144 touchscreen
Processor no official info
Camera no
Bluetooth no
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS no
USB MicroUSB 2.0
Memory 2 GB internal storage; microSD slot up to 16 GB
Battery rechargable, replecable battery
Firmware Latest Android OS

Availability and Sales

Sales are scheduled to November 30th, 2009. Pre-order available

Links

Official site.

Popularity: 22%

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Samsung Galaxy Spica

Description

Samsung announced upgraded version of Samsung Galaxy and the name of the phone is Samsung Galaxy Spica. The model number of the phone is i5700 and it will be the second Android mobile phone from the house of Samsung.

Samsung Galaxy Spica

Dimensions 115 × 56 × 11.9 mm
Weight 119 g
Network Bands GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz; HSPDA 900/2100/1700 MHz
Screen Size 3.2″ AMOLED touchscreen with 320 × 480 resolution
Processor 800 MHz
Camera 3.15 megapixel camera with Auto-Focus
Bluetooth Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS built-in GPS
USB MicroUSB 2.0
Memory 128 MB RAM; 8 GB internal storage; microSD/microSDHC slot up to 32 GB
Battery li-Ion 1500 mAh
Firmware Android OS 1.5
Special Features Digital Compass, Accelerometer, Voice memo

Availability and Sales

Start of sales is scheduled to November. Approximate price is $483

Links

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Popularity: 13%

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Motorola Droid

Description

The Motorola Droid is an Android-based smartphone by Motorola, previously publicized under the codenames Sholes and Tao and the model number A855. It has not been confirmed if A855 will be the as-released Motorola model number. It will be distributed by Verizon Wireless in the United States. Features of the phone include Wi-Fi networking, a 5-megapixel low light capable digital camera, a standard 3.5 mm headphone jack, interchangable battery, 3.7-inch 854×480 touchscreen, 16 gigabytes of onboard flash memory, MicroSDHC support, and a QWERTY keyboard. Its processor is a Texas Instruments OMAP 3430

Motorola Droid

Dimensions 115.8 × 60 × 13.7 mm
Weight 169 g
Network Bands GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz; WCDMA 900/2100 MHz
Screen Size 3.7″ touchscreen with 16:9 aspect ratio and 480 × 854 resolution (WVGA)
Processor 600 MHz Texas Instruments OMAP 3430 processor
Camera 5 megapixel camera with auto-focus and image stabilization
Bluetooth Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS built-in GPS
USB Micro USB; USB 2.0
Memory 256 MB RAM; 16 GB microSD included
Battery Li-Ion, 1400 mAh
Firmware Android 2.0

Availability and Sales

Not available yet officially but you can pre-order it on eBay.

Links

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Popularity: 8%

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SciPhone N12

Description

The SciPhone N12 is the first SciPhone Nseries phone we’ve ever heard of and, second, it runs a genuine Android OS. Users interface via the 3.2-inch touchscreen and its virtual keyboard, but like in most other Android phones, an integrated trackball is also present for navigation.

SciPhone N12

Dimensions 117 × 58 × 12.7 mm
Weight 110 g
Network Bands UMTS-2100MHz; GSM-900/1800/1900 MHz; 3G(WCDMA)
Screen Size 3.2″ touchscreen with 240 × 400 resolution
Processor Marvell Monahands (624MHz) + Qualcomm MSM6246
Camera 0.1 megapixel front camera for video calls
Bluetooth Bluetooth 2.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS built-in GPS
USB USB 2.0
Memory ROM-256MB+64MB, RAM-256MB+64MB; microSD slot up to 16 GB
Battery 1000 mAh
Firmware Android/Windows Mobile
Special Features TV: CMMB

Availability and Sales

Available from July 2009.

Links

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Popularity: 12%

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Acer AOD250-1613 – Android Netbook

Description

Acer’s dual-boot Android / Windows XP netbook with 10.1-inch WSVGA screen, Atom N280 processor, 1GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive, and a six-cell battery. Perfect solution for travallers :)
Acer AOD-250 - Android Netbook

Dimensions 8.04 × 10.17 × 1 inches
Weight 2.79 pounds
Screen Size 10.1″ WSVGA Acer CrystalBrite LED Display
Processor 1.66 GHz Intel Atom N280
Camera 0.3 megapixel camera
Bluetooth Bluetooth 2.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
GPS no
USB USB2.0 × 3
HDD 160GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
Memory 1024MB DDR2 SDRAM Single Channel Memory
Battery 6-cell Li-ion Battery (5800 mAh)
Firmware Latest Android OS

Availability and Sales

Acer AOD250-1613 is available for pre-order from Amazon.

Links

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Popularity: 11%

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Acer Liquid A1

Description

Acer have today officially announced their first Android powered handset, the Acer Liquid A1.

The handset marks the first Android device to include the Qualcomm Snapdragon 1GHz chipset, and will launch with the Android 1.6 Donut update included.

The smartphone will have a 5 megapixel camera with built-in GPS geo-tagging of photos. This lets you know where and when you snapped a particular shot. High speed web access is available over HSPA 3G networks. Since it runs on the screaming fast snapdragon, the Liquid can support 3D graphics.

Acer Liquid A1

Dimensions 115 × 62.5 × 12.5 mm (unofficial info)
Weight 135 g (unofficial info)
Network Bands GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, WCDMA/HSPA 850/1900/2100 MHz
Screen Size 3.5″ touchscreen with 800 × 480 (WVGA) resolution
Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon, 1GHz
Camera 5 megapixel camera with auto-focus
Bluetooth Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g)
GPS built-in GPS
USB USB 2.0
Memory 512 MB ROM, 256 MB RAM; microSD slot (unofficial info)
Battery 1350 mAh (unofficial info)
Firmware Android 1.6 Donut

Availability and Sales

No information about availability and price provided by Acer.

Links

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The smartphone will also have a 5 megapixel camera with built-in GPS geo-tagging of photos. This lets you know where and when you snapped a particular shot. High speed web access is available over HSPA 3G networks. Since it runs on the screaming fast snapdragon, the Liquid can support 3D graphics.

Popularity: 9%

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