According to Tech-On, the UMD, with a full QWERTY keyboard and a 4.3-inch 800x480 WVGA display, weighs in at about 300 grams and is expected to sell for around $400 to $500. This compares with a 100 gram smartphone selling for $200 to $500 at one end, and a 500 gram UMPC selling for anywhere from $500 to $1,000 or more at the other.
The UMD reportedly is based on a 532 MHz
Freescale i.MX31 SoC (system-on-chip) and is equipped with with 256 MB of RAM and 512 MB of NAND flash. Wireless communication includes 802.11b/g WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, and HSDPA with 3.6 Mbps downlink and 384 Kbps uplink speeds. The unit also reportedly includes a 1.3 Mpixel CMOS camera.
Via's UMD design
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Compal's UMD, said to measure 6.14 x 3.07 x 0.93 inches (156 x 78 x 23.5 mm), is somewhat smaller and lighter than the
UMD reference design unveiled by Via last month. Via's device incorporates a 30 or 60 GB hard drive and runs either Windows XP or Vista.
The full Tech-On article (in Japanese),
available here, includes a nice high-resolution photo.
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