UBiQUiO 503G revealed
By Sean Cooper 
posted Apr 2nd 2007 2:31PM
posted Apr 2nd 2007 2:31PM
The UBiQUiO 503G is set to bust out the gate with a fine-looking design aesthetic and sweetly spec'd hardware. This little Windows Mobile 6 device one-ups its predecessor -- the UBiQUiO 501 -- on every front making it a stellar choice for the business set. Featuring quad band GSM, triple band HSDPA, WiFi, Bluetooth, 520 MHz CPU (doubling up on the 501), and a two megapixel camera, the 503G does indeed rock the features we love. We particularily love the one-handed use via the QWERTY keyboard and what you don't see in the pic: a scroll wheel and stylus. That's right, this little bad boy is packin' Windows Mobile 6 Professional, not Standard as the form factor suggests. We have the release date planned around about June 20th 2007 with an expected price tag of $650; no provider information at this point but we will be keeping our eyes peeled.[Thanks, Paul]
Flippin Sweet!
Want.
hmmmm... my comment disappeared...
Is is just me/biased reporting/the plain truth that there seems to be a lot of WM devices hitting the market these days?
Are we building towards a de facto standard? Is it the same outside of North America (i.e. what's going on with Symbian/UIQ in Europe)?
Simon
Sweet ass phone - Maybe it is just the green - but it makes me want to play Halo.
We could tell it was running WM6 Professional just by looking at the screen. That's a surprise on a device of this form factor, but not a surprise even without seeing the stylus. I love how Engadget confuses these things or doesn't notice them in the first place. Tee hee!
The screen pics are quite often photoshopped in to add color etc -- it is nice to get confirmation via the stylus... It could easily have been mistaken by the face-on pic as a Blackjack, or Q type device.
What about screen resolution? VGA? (looks smallish) Also can I have built-in GPS with that, for the price???
QVGA screen, pretty vivid. No GPS on this one sorry. Maybe next time.
how cheap, this thing is only "Bluetooth 1.2" why????
WM is the de facto standard if you are a new OEM trying to break into the smartphone market, due to the low setup costs. The other alternative is Linux, but that is a much less developed market.
This does not change anything regarding the dominance by Symbian by established giants like Nokia, with more than 70% of the smartphone market. If you are a new OEM, would you rather go up against Palm or Nokia.
Well, you're right, they are quite often photoshopped. But they're never photoshopped with the wrong edition of WM (as in, Smartphone Edition instead of PPC Phone Edition). I posted my comment because it has been quite amusing in the past when Engadget has been debating whether or not a particular phone included a touch screen or not when the answer was clearly on the screen. This article further solidifies my accusation by the fact that you point out there is a stylus to prove it has a touch screen.
• Operating System: Windows Mobile® 6
• Processor: 520MHz Intel
• Memory: 64MB RAM, 128MB ROM
• Display Type: TFT LCD Touchscreen
• Display Resolution: 2.5” 320 x 240
• Input Type: Stylus, QWERTY Keyboard
• Network Bands: Quad-Band GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, WCDMA / UMTS Tri-band 850/1900/2100 MHz, HSDPA 3.6 Mbps
• Connectivity: USB, Stereo Bluetooth, WiFi
• Card Slot: microSD
• Main Camera: 2.0 Megapixel with Macro Focus
• Sub camera: 0.3 Megapixel for video conferencing
• Battery: Rechargeable, removable 1250 mAh
• Dimensions: 4.84” x 2.56” x 0.62”
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Damn, wonder what the battery life will be like on that sucker, though!