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Loading ...If you’ve got your eye on the Motorola Q but not on the Verizon Network, you can either wait for it to be available on Sprint or dump your current carrier. There’s a third option; wait for i-Mate to release the JAQ. i-Mate rebrands their smartphones from HTC, so it’s highly possible that the JAQ is a distant cousin of the Excalibur. Both devices share the same TI OPMAP850 200MHz processor, but the JAQ has a 2.8-inch screen compared to the 2.4-inch for the Excalibur. The over all layout design and button placement is also a little bit different. The keys are vertically elongated and a horizontally layout for the call row; while the touch/jogstrip for scrolling is missing all together. I think the jogstrip was relocated to the right hand side.
Given a choice between the Excalibur and JAQ, I pick the JAQ. It looks more professional and has a larger screen and battery. i-Mate JAQ and HTC Excalibur specs after the jump.
i-Mate JAQ
- operating system: Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0
- processor: TI OMAP850 200Mhz
- RAM / ROM [MB]: 64/128display: 2.8 inch 320×240 (QVGA) TFT LCD 64K colors
- weight: 160g (with battery)
- dimensions: 122mm x 71mm x 22mm
- card slot: mini SD
- wireless: IrDA, Bluetooth v1.2
- battery: 1440 mAh Li-Ion
HTC Excalibur
- Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone
- 2.4″, QVGA TFT LCD (320 x 240)
- 128 MB ROM / 64 MB RAM
- TI OMAP 850, 200 MHz
- Wireless WAN
- EDGE/GSM Quadband (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
- GPRS
- Bluetooth
- Wireless LAN 802.11 b/g
- 1.3 megapixel camera
- 970 mAh batteryminiUSB, USB 1.1
- QWERTY keyboard
- microSD card slot
Via Gizmodo, Geek and SlashPhone
Actually the I-mate Jaq isn’t made by HTC, but by Inventec. HTC announced months ago that it wouldn’t be making any new mobiles for I-mate and this seems to have been the result.
Also, the Jaq is said to be many times cheaper than the HTC-mobiles.
I really like Inventec’s use of the miniSD, the bigger screen and the bigger battery if you compare the Jaq to the Excalibur.