Asus P560 is aquad-band GSM/GPRS PocketPC which also supports UMTS/HSDPAconnectivity. The device runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 OS and has 2.8-inchQVGA touchscreen display. Though its processor is still unknown, the128 MB of RAM and 256 MB ROM are among the listed details.
P560 is a communication expert with its Bluetooth 2.0, WI-FI802.11b/g and built-in GPS. The multimedia features include a 3megapixel camera and a secondary VGA one for video calling.
The second offeringis the quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE Asus P320 Galaxi Mini, running onWindows Mobile 6.1 Professional OS. It's powered by the somewhatunderpowered 200 MHz TI OMAP 850 processor and has 128 MB of ROM and 64MB RAM. Those specs however are understandable as the Asus P320 GalaxiMini is among the smallest PocketPC phones. It's smaller than the HTCTouch and the LG KS20 beats it only by one millimeter in thickness.
The display is again a 2.8-inch QVGA touchscreen. The built-in GPStakes advantage of the SiRFstar III chipset and definitely makes it thesmallest Pocket PC phone with GPS . Other goodies include Bluetooth2.0, USB 2.0 and microSD card support. There is no Wi-Fi supporthowever - that alone is enough to make us sad.
The AsusLamborghini ZX1 has an intriguing design inspired by the Lamborghinicars. It is a feature-packed hi-end device with worldwide coveragerunning on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional OS. It is a quad-bandGSM/GPRS/EDGE phone with support of tri-band UMTS/HSDPA (3.6 Mbps)connectivity.
ZX1 is geared by TI 2431 450 MHz processor, 128 MB of RAM and 256MB ROM, expandable via microSD cards. The 2.8-inch QVGA phone has allthe latest wireless connectivity including Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth2.0 + EDR, USB 2.0 as well as a GPS receiver.
The other spec include a 3 mega pixel AF camera and a secondaryvideocall VGA camera. Housing a bunch of stuff like this usually takesa lot of space, but the medium sized ZM1 surely looks good.
The Asus Lamborghini ZX1 will surely silence your excitement withits price of around EUR 1000. The device is expected to hit theEuropean market in May 2008.
The next Asus seenthese days is the hi-end Asus M536 PocketPC with a hardware QWERTYkeyboard. It also runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 OS, but except the stated256 MB flash memory, there is no other information about its processorand ROM memory.
The tri-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE phone also supports tri-band UMTS/HSDPA(3.6 Mbps) connectivity. Its display is a tad smaller than the previousdevices with its 2.4-inch square 320x320 pixels display. Other nicefeatures in M536 are Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, a built-in GPS receiver and afingerprint scanner.
Aspecial attention deserves the 3D-like Asus Windows Mobile 6.1 UI. Thishi-tech UI will be first seen implemented in the Asus Lamborghini ZX1phone. The new user interface has a snappy performance with rich 3Deffects and features reminding the Apple iPhone (read CoverFlow). Otherinteresting similarity is the TouchFLO-like cube UI, all of which canbe seen in this video of the new Asus 3D interface demo.
This new user interface is surely a positive change for WindowsMobile and we like the route that all PocketPC manufacturers are takingby customizing the boring stylus-oriented graphical interface of theMicrosoft OS. That would not only make the devices more thumbable anduser-friendly but would also increase the manufacturers brand awarenessamong the users.