February 26, 2009 by Tap
We've already seen what Chinese mobile ODM (original design maker) Yuhua is capable of thanks to General Mobile's dual-sim DSTL1 which was recently showcased in Barcelona. Now, the word is that they have a second reference design for an Android phone, the Xphone-SDK, and are looking for OEMs to pick it up.
Specifications are as follows:
- Processor -- Marvell PXA-310 624Mhz
- Memory -- 128MB SDRAM; 256MB internal ROM
- Flash -- MicroSD card slot for up to 16GB external
- Cellular -- 900/1800/1900MHz GPRS/EDGE
- Display -- 3-inch TFT WQVGA (240 x 400)
- WiFi -- 802.11b/g
- Bluetooth -- Bluetooth 2.0
- Camera -- 3Mpix camera (no flash)
- Video playback -- H.264, streaming, 3GPP, MPEG4, Codec 3GP
- Audio playback -- G-streamer based engine supports major codec media files, including MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA, MPEG4, WAV, MIDI
- Image support -- JPG, BMP, PNG, GIF
- Web and messaging -- HTTP, WAP Push, xHTML, SMS, MMS
- Other features -- Data kits for USB/JTAG connectivity
- Battery -- 1000mAh
- Operating system -- Android (Linux/Java)
As yet there is no mention of the Xphone on the Yuhua website but this information comes from LinuxDevices, a reliable source, so you can expect to see and hear more of this phone in coming months.
Via: LinuxDevices
January 29, 2009 by Tap
General Mobile, known for their dual sim phones, has confirmed that they will demo their first Android compatible phone at this year's Mobile World Congress. Fans of General Mobile may already have spotted the DSTL 1 Imaginary on their website but there hasn't been any specific mention of Android support up until now.
Android Authority has now confirmed that the DSTL 1 will support Android and will ship during Q3 this year. Basic specs provided by Android Authority (different from what's displayed on the General Mobile website) are as follows:
- Dual-SIM cards with dual-Standby mode
- 624MHz Marvell PXA 310 processor
- Tri-band GSM/EDGE support (900/1800/1900MHz)
- 3-inch WQVGA touchscreen display, 260k colors
- 802.11b/g WiFi support
- Bluetooth
- 135g (4.75oz), 112 x 54 x 16mm (4.4 x 2.1 x .6 inches)
- 5 megapixel autofocus camera with flash (made by Sharp)
I have to say this is a sleek looking phone. That said, these are still mockups created, I suspect, before they were planning on using Android so some changes are inevitable. It will be interesting to see if the front-facing camera remains on the production modelx.
Via: General Mobile | Android Authority