(Click here for a larger view of the Gsmart i350)The "Wise Talk" facility has been featured on several Gigabyte phones, such as last year's
Gsmart i120. Developed in-house, it adds preset background noise such as "airport," "concert," or "meeting room" to calls in order to camouflage a user's actual location, Gigabyte says.
A more standard feature on the i350 is the phone's GPS capabilities, based on the
SIRF starIII chipset and incorporating
Garmin Mobile XT software. Users can take photos using the device's auto-focus two megapixel camera, and they'll be automatically geotagged with their location, according to the company. It's said that via file formats such as .KMZ and .GPX, a photographer's journey can then be tracked using applications such as Google Earth.
As for its bread-and-butter capabilities, the i350 is a quad-band GSM 850/900/1800/1900 device that also includes Bluetooth 2.0 and 802.11b/g wireless networking. It has a 2.6-inch 640 x 480 touchscreen display, according to Gigabyte.
The device uses a Marvell PXA270 processor clocked at 520MHz, and features 64MB of RAM and 256MB of Flash. Storage may be expanded via a miniSD slot, which Gigabyte says is SDHC-compatible for maximum capacity.
The Gsmart i350 also includes the audio and video playback capabilities provided by Windows Mobile 6 Professional, along with the operating system's ability to view and edit Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents. Push email and Windows Live Messenger are included as well.
Key features and specifications listed by Gigabyte for the Gsmart i350 include:
- Processor -- Marvell PXA270 clocked at 520MHz
- Memory -- 64MB of RAM and 256MB of Flash
- Display -- 2.8-inch 640 x 480 touchscreen display
- Camera -- 2.0 megapixel with autofocus
- Wireless interfaces:
WAN -- GSM 850/900/1800/1900
- LAN -- 802.11b/g
- PAN -- Bluetooth 2.0
- GPS receiver
- Other I/O: miniUSB connector
- Battery type and life:
- 1300 mAh lithium-ion battery
- standby time up to 160 hours
- talk time up to 4.5 hours
- Dimensions -- 4.3 x 2.1 x .7 inches (110 x 54 x 18mm)
- Weight -- 4.6 ounces (130g)
Pricing and availability information for the Gsmart i350 were not released, but the device appears to be available now.
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