i-mate JAQ4

By any measure, i-mate and one of its post-HTC era manufacturing partners, Inventec, had some explainin' to do after the debacle that was the JAQ; while packing Windows Mobile Pocket PC Phone Edition into a device of its form factor was pretty innovative for its time, the chubby dimensions and somewhat bizarre appearance left us wanting. Enter the JAQ4, which will become i-mate's first phone to launch with Windows Mobile 6 (Professional, no less) and makes good on the JAQ's indiscretions with a more understated look integrated into a black shell. Specs are pedestrian but workable, starting with a quad-band GSM / EDGE radio (no 3G here), 802.11b / g, 128MB ROM, 64MB RAM, Bluetooth 1.2, a camera of the 2.0 megapixel variety, and a 2.8 inch QVGA touchscreen. Follow the gallery link for some shots of the JAQ4 doing its thing, including some alongside i-mate's Ultimate 5150, which is also being announced today. Oh, and don't worry about the blasphemous presence of Windows Mobile 5 on the phone -- we've been assured that it'll be hitting with 6.

Gallery: i-mate JAQ4

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[Jeff @ Feb 12th 2007 3:10AM]

I'd like to see a side-by-side with a Moto Q and Blackjack.

[Ali @ Feb 12th 2007 3:12AM]

-keyboard looks a lot like E62, but uglier
-device is just too thick for what it has under the hood
my 2 cents

[Olivier @ Feb 12th 2007 6:06AM]

That's a little too thick for my likening.
Also what's with the no-3G thing? How about the paltry 64MB Ram?

[Moocaca @ Feb 12th 2007 8:10AM]

This is the full blown version of Pocket PC phone edition, not the smartphone crap that the Q or BlackJack has. This automatically wins with that.

[Sandy @ Feb 12th 2007 10:46AM]

It's got GPS too but i think you guys forgot to add it or weren't given the right info.