Both phones, sold in unlocked bring-your-own-carrier format, feature SIM slots. They support tri-band WCDMA/HSDPA along with quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE WAN capabilities. Additionally, both offer 802.11b/g and Bluetooth, according to the company.
As on the
Ultimate 6150 and 8150 announced earlier, the devices feature a wide range of Bluetooth profiles, such as A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), AVRCP (Audio/Video Remote Control Profile), and HID (Human Interface Device profile). i-Mate says this allows the phones to transmit stereo music, use external keyboards, or act as wireless modems for a computer.
i-Mate's Ultimate 8502 (left) and 9502 (right)The Ultimate 8502 and 9502 are both powered by a 400 MHz Qualcomm MSM7200 processor, and are equipped with 128 MB of RAM and 256 MB of flash memory. From there, however, they diverge somewhat.
The Ultimate 8502 comes with a 2.6-inch touchscreen and a 37-key QWERTY keyboard. It also offers a fixed-focus 2 megapixel camera, according to i-mate.
Somewhat larger and heavier, the Ultimate 9502 features a 2.8-inch display that slides to expose a 39-key QWERTY keyboard. Its main camera steps up to 3 megapixels and has autofocus, according to the company, while the other side of the device offers a VGA-resolution camera for videoconferencing.
Key features and specifications listed by i-mate for the Ultimate 8502 include:
- Processor -- Qualcomm MSM7200, clocked at 400 MHz
- Memory -- 128 MB RAM; 256 MB flash
- Display -- 2.6-inch QVGA touchscreen
- Keypad/controls:
- 37-key QWERTY keypad
- power button
- send and end buttons
- Camera button
- volume up and down
- 2 x software programmable buttons
- 2 soft-keys
- start and OK buttons
- 5-way navigation
- 360-degree jog wheel
- soft-reset button
- Camera -- 2 megapixel camera with LED compensation light
- Wireless interfaces:
- WAN -- dual-mode UMTS & GSM/GPRS/EDGE WCDMA/HSDPA (2100, 1900, 850 MHz); GSM/GPRS/EDGE, quad band GSM 850/900/1800/1900
- WLAN -- 802.11b/g
- WPAN -- Bluetooth 2.0
- Other I/O:
- USB 1.1 (connector includes power charging)
- Video out port; adapter supports HD15 VGA connectors
- Expansion:
- Dimensions -- 4.6 x 2.2 x 0.6 inches (116 x 55 x 15 mm)
- Weight -- 4.9 ounces (140 g) with battery
Key features and specifications listed by i-mate for the Ultimate 9502 include:
- Processor -- Qualcomm MSM7200, clocked at 400 MHz
- Memory -- 128 MB RAM; 256 MB flash
- Display -- 2.8-inch QVGA touchscreen
- Keypad/controls:
- slider LCD exposes 39-key QWERTY keypad
- power button
- send and end buttons
- messaging and Internet buttons
- Camera button
- volume up and down
- 3 x software programmable buttons
- 2 soft-keys
- start and OK buttons
- 5-way navigation
- 360-degree jog wheel
- soft-reset button
- Cameras:
3 megapixel autofocus camera with LED compensation light
- VGA camera for videoconferencing
- Wireless interfaces:
- WAN -- dual-mode UMTS & GSM/GPRS/EDGE WCDMA/HSDPA (2100, 1900, 850 MHz); GSM/GPRS/EDGE, quad band GSM 850/900/1800/1900
- WLAN -- 802.11b/g
- WPAN -- Bluetooth 2.0
- Other I/O:
- USB 1.1 (connector includes power charging)
- Video out port; adapter supports HD15 VGA connectors
- Expansion:
- Dimensions -- 4.6 x 2.4 x 0.7 inches (116 x 60 x 17.8 mm)
- Weight -- 7 ounces (200 g) with battery
Both devices are said to come with with a 30-day trial edition of the
i-mate Suite, the company's software for backing up data to a remote "data vault" and accessing files on desktop PCs.
i-Mate's release also touted the inclusion of Custom i-Q and Secure i-Q software, though this is not listed on the phones' data sheets. It's said that, like
Trust Digital's Smartphone Security and Microsoft's
Mobile Device Manager, this allows configuring devices via a Web interface, and pushing software upgrades to them over-the-air (OTA). Secure i-Q can be used to wipe remotely from a lost or stolen device.
i-Mate has not disclosed pricing for the Ultimate 8502 and 9502, but the devices appear to be available now.
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