Suspected ASUS P565 turns up, gets detailed

Nothing is quite official about this ASUS phone just yet, but the current speculation is that it's actually the ASUS P565 and, judging from some newly-detailed specs, it looks like it shouldn't have much trouble attracting its share of interest. Leading the way is a speedy 800MHz Marvell Tavor processor (apparently a first for any phone), and a still relatively uncommon 2.8-inch VGA screen, which should go nicely with the VGA camera for video conferencing (you'll get 3-megapixels for still mages). Otherwise, you can expect European HSDPA connectivity, built-in GPS, a 1300mAh battery that promises 3.5 hours of 3G talk time, and Windows Mobile 6.1 for an OS (with ASUS' Glide software on top of it), of course. No word on a price just yet, but word is this one is on track for a release as soon as October.

[Via wmpoweruser.com]

[Frankie @ Sep 22nd 2008 5:12PM]

2.8" ? Noooooooooooooooooooo!

[mik @ Sep 22nd 2008 5:43PM]

It's not about length mate, don't worry

[phanbouy @ Sep 22nd 2008 5:46PM]

frankie has a small frankie

[DoomGaZer @ Sep 22nd 2008 5:16PM]

call me when this actually makes it to the US and actually tromps something made from HTC.....

[Origins @ Sep 22nd 2008 5:19PM]

I think this just knocked the Touch Pro straight into child's play
now slap some TF3D and we officially got a winner

[Patriks7 @ Sep 22nd 2008 5:24PM]

After seeing the huge screen of the Touch HD, the 2.8" just kills it :\

[Ron @ Sep 22nd 2008 5:46PM]

That's what used to say when the iPhone came around. Although I don't know if the iPhone was mobile phone with a 3.5" screen. I do like the specs though, 800Mhz is a fast processor for a smartphone and coupled with a descent amount of RAM, this thing will run WM 6.1 without a hitch. I surely I wish my iPhone had the specs.

[bob sakamano @ Sep 22nd 2008 5:25PM]

"still mages"

wherE is the editor-at-large Ryan Block when you need him

[phanbouy @ Sep 22nd 2008 5:26PM]

mages are great but are crap at the first few levels

[bob sakamano @ Sep 22nd 2008 5:27PM]

phanbouy wanna start a tech blog with me

[phanbouy @ Sep 22nd 2008 5:44PM]

cool beans. just gather up all the hot asian models and we'll go from there

[gad get @ Sep 23rd 2008 3:56AM]

Hot Rod is a great movie!

[Origins @ Sep 22nd 2008 5:26PM]

Ok maybe not...
been waiting for Touch Pro for far too long to get derailed by another manufacturer again

[Bender @ Sep 22nd 2008 5:30PM]

did i read correctly? "1300mAh battery that promises 3.5 hours of 3G talk time" at first i thought to myself (must have meant video calling) but nope there's the original text. Who the hell could deal with this! there won't be battery for anything else if you have a 10 minute call here and there and listen to an hour of ranting by the wife about the quality of the fruit at the supermarket. some companies need to read as much as we do before making a phone!

[gad get @ Sep 23rd 2008 3:58AM]

Your wife rants to you for an hour about the quality of the fruit at the supermarket frequently, I take it? And no, that wasn't a euphemism.

[neodorian @ Sep 22nd 2008 5:33PM]

Sprint and Android please.

[TareX @ Sep 22nd 2008 5:35PM]

Are ALL PHONES getting VGA screens except the HTC G1???

Damn.

[blizz419 @ Sep 22nd 2008 5:38PM]

wtf is up with phones always coming with real shitty batteries 1300 mAh should unacceptable in 2008 they should be putting in 2500 mAh batteries there not bleeding edge or expensive

[MattyG @ Sep 22nd 2008 5:45PM]

why the f*ck do companies keep insisting on putting more stuff ontop of windows mobile?

like it wasn't bloated enough already and all it's going to be is some fancy launcher which won't go anywhere, the only reason it exists is because winmobile isn't good enough in the first place.

they should put their efforts into android or their own linux distro for mobile devices

[GON @ Sep 22nd 2008 6:09PM]

"why the f*ck do companies keep insisting on putting more stuff ontop of windows mobile?"
Because they can. Once again, companies have they freedom to change whatever they don't like in Windows Mobile. And oh yeah, people like it: http://wmpoweruser.com/?p=577

"like it wasn't bloated enough already and all it's going to be is some fancy launcher which won't go anywhere, the only reason it exists is because winmobile isn't good enough in the first place."
Bloated? No. Fancy Launcher? Not really. maybe not good enough for you, ut it's good enough for 18 million people: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/372906_msftmobile31.html

"they should put their efforts into android or their own linux distro for mobile devices"
Why?

[Rob Pereira @ Sep 22nd 2008 7:46PM]

@GON:

Just because the vast majority of smartphones come with Windows Mobile doesn't mean people are buying the phones WM or that they like the experience. I've yet to meet anyone who has used WM and enjoyed the experience. Not the CEO of my company, my mother, or my friends. I'd rather drink bleach than use WM again.

[gad get @ Sep 23rd 2008 4:03AM]

"I'd rather drink bleach than use WM again."

Now THAT I'd like to see!

[tretle @ Sep 22nd 2008 6:04PM]

android asus, android! :D

[JohnTitor @ Sep 22nd 2008 7:02PM]

canceling that ugly Lamborghini branded phone was a good idea, this is more like it

[Steve Jobs @ Sep 22nd 2008 9:15PM]

Ironically, it's the same phone but a different casing.

Shame about the OS though, iPhone still takes the cake.

[wicket @ Nov 16th 2008 11:41PM]

damn nobody does it better than the iphone!!!

[Orlon @ Jan 3rd 2009 5:51AM]

damn nobody does it better than the iphone!!!

I agree that the iphone is a wonderful device but I think apple should lighten up on the pricing I believe that firmware upgrades to a device that you already bought and paid for should be free. Then again I'm not speaking on behalf of the many programmers who's hard work, time, and dedication goes into developing the firmware.