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ITG have launched a preorder page for their distinctive xpPhone, promising support for “the global three major 3G standards” from its integrated 3G chip. Still unpriced, the xpPhone has a 4.8-inch 800 x 480 touchscreen, AMD processor, WiFi b/g and Bluetooth, together with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Unlike most smartphones, though, the xpPhone runs Windows XP.
There’s also both SSD and hard-drive based storage onboard, rather than a choice between them; the xpPhone can have up to 64GB of flash and 120GB of HDD, with the former promising power-frugal use while the latter, ITG says, offers the “full internet experience”. Three modem versions are on offer – “Vodafone”, “AT&T” and “Orange” – though there’s no indication of which bands each choice provides.
Color options are white, red, black and silver. To be honest, while we know the xpPhone is not vaporware – after all, we saw video demos of it from Computex – we can’t imagine many of these will find their way to the US or Europe. A lot will hinge on pricing, after all; can ITG really deliver a reasonably high-end spec for the sort of SIM-free figure people will comfortably pay?
[via Pocketables]
One Response to “ITG xpPhone preorder promises AT&T, Vodafone or Orange 3G”
benjitek September 17, 2009
Odd they’d choose to launch something ‘new’ with an OS no longer available for purchase. If they’re going with Microsoft, it should be Windows7.
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