| Windows phone has dual active radios |
Dec. 22, 2008
 E-Ten has announced a Windows Mobile 6.1 phone that can have two phone numbers simultaneously, thanks to dual SIMs. The "Glofiish DX900" also has a VGA-resolution screen, video output, dual cameras, WiFi, Bluetooth, and GPS, according to the company.
(Click here for a larger view of E-Ten's Glofiish DX900)
E-Ten was acquired by Acer earlier this year, and rumors that it will be phased out as a brand persist. For now, however, the company continues with its quirkily-named "Glofiish" range of phones, almost all sporting VGA-resolution screens.
The new Glofiish DX900 not only continues the VGA feature, but also offers something we've seen on only a couple of other Windows Mobile phones. A dual-SIM feature lets the device employ two different phone numbers and/or service providers, according to E-Ten.
Spice's dual-SIM D-1100
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Like the similarly endowed Spice D-1100 (right) and General Mobile DSTW1 released earlier this year, the DX900 includes both dual SIM sockets and dual GSM transceivers, meaning that both numbers can be active simultaneously, and users can receive and place calls on either number. (Some devices with dual SIM slots, in contrast, have only a single transceiver, and so can use only one number/SIM at a time.)
Via its primary SIM, the DX900 offers quad-band (850/900/1800/1900MHz) GSM device and tri-band (850/1900/2100MHz) connectivity, while the secondary SIM provides tri-band (900/1800/1900) GSM. E-Ten doesn't say whether either SIM can be used with data mode, or whether, as on the Spice phone, only the primary SIM can be used for Internet access. Additional wireless capabilities include WiFi, Bluetooth, and GPS.
Dual SIMs aside, the DX900 resembles the Glofiish V900 that E-Ten announced in December, though without that unit's television receiver. Like the V900, it features a 2.8-inch touchscreen display, an FM receiver, and a "finger-operable" user interface reportedly based on Spb Software House's Spb Mobile Shell (below).
  
Spb Mobile Shell features program launching (left) and contact management (middle, right) components
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The DX900 has a 533MHz Samsung S3C6400 processor (see block diagram, here), 128MB of RAM, 256MB of flash, and a microSD expansion slot.
The DX900 also has a 3.2 megapixel camera, supplemented with a front-facing VGA-resoution camera for videoconferencing. The phone comes with a 2.5mm headphone jack for audio output, and a miniUSB jack that relays video signals to an external monitor, according to the company.
Features and specifications listed by E-ten for the DX900 include:- Processor -- Samsung S3C6400 clocked at 533MHz
- Memory -- 128MB of RAM and 256MB of flash storage
- Storage -- microSD expansion slot
- Display -- 2.8-inch touchscreen display with 640 x 480 resolution
- Cameras -- 3.2 megapixel main camera, with autofocus and LED lighting, plus VGA-resolution secondary camera
- Keyboard -- 5-way controller
- Wireless interfaces:
- WAN:
- SIM1 -- quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900MHz) GSM/EDGE and tri-band (850, 1900, 2100MHz) UMTS/HSDPA
- SIM2 -- tri-band (900/1800/1900) GSM
- LAN -- 802.11b/g
- PAN -- Bluetooth 2.0
- GPS
- Other I/O:
- 2.5mm headphone jack
- miniUSB port incorporating composite video output
- Battery type -- 1530mAH
- Dimensions -- 4.16 x 2.38 x 0.68 inches (106 x 60.5 x 17.5mm)
- Weight with battery -- (147g)
E-ten did not release pricing or availability information for the V900. More information may be found at the company's website, here.
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