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Windows XP Makes it to The Mobile Phone Arena

31 Oct, 2009, 11:59 am IST | by Shayne Rana | Smartphones

In this day and age it seems like anything you see on your PC MUST be transported to a mobile device for it to reach everyone. That isn’t restricted to just applications etc. but we’re talking full operating systems that have been ported to a mobile device. Take this, the Chinese Company ITG’s xPhone that was showcased a while back at Computex. 


The seemingly rather large device with a full blown QWERTY slide out keypad could, as reports say, give the N900 or perhaps even the DROID from Motorola a run for their money. Designed to incorporate a phone into an internet tablet or the other way around depending on your personal preference the xpPhone (yes quite the literal name isn’t it, keeps things in perspective) runs on a mobile version of Windows XP.


Along with AMD Mobile CPU and 512Mb/1GB memory it also features -
  • 4.8-inch touchscreen display with a 800×480 pixel resolution
  • Quad band - GSM and CDMA, TD-SCDMA, WiMAX (optional)
  • Slide out QWERTY keyboard
  • 3G (HSDPA), GPRS/EDGE
  • Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB
  • GPS
  • Camera
  • Dual hard drives: SSD (8/16/32/64GB) and HDD (30/60/80/120GB)
The company also claims up to 7 hours of continuous use with standard battery, 12 hours with extended battery. According to a schematic image showcased in one report , the device will feature a navigation pad as well as a touch pad for the same for use as an optical mouse pad. All of this is packed into a rather heavy package of about 400 grams. Not something you can typically carry around in your pocket without someone springing that old clinker – is that your phone or are you just happy to see me. The device will also naturally be able to sync with services that offer the function like Google’s Gmail, MS Exchange etc.


Even though there seems to be other reports saying that the handset is up for preorder for specific carriers the website itself seems quite elusive. Pricing or availability are therefore unknown.

For screenshots of the UI click here.

Tags: Windows Mobile , Windpws XP , Touchscreen

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