During the recent Computex 2005 show, Wistron NeWeb (WNC) was displaying its first WiFi phone that supports both the 802.11b and 802.11g standards. The company stated the model will be available with dual-mode WiFi/GSM or WiFi/GPRS for its ODM/OEM customers from the fourth quarter of this year.
Asustek Computer and BenQ also unveiled their respective tri-band mobile phones, the ASUS J105 and BenQ S500.
In addition, Inventec presented a Linux-based smartphone. Sources indicated that the model was the e2800, which is manufactured by Inventec-invested Shanghai-based E28.
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Mobile phones at Computex | ||||||||
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Company |
Product picture |
Product name |
Network |
Display |
Built-in camera |
File formats supported |
Wireless connectivity |
Availability |
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Asustek Computer |
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ASUS J105 |
GSM 900/1800/1900, GPRS (class 10) |
Main: 1.8-inch 262,144-color TFT Sub: 1.2-inch 262,144-color TFT |
VGA CCD |
MPEG4, MIDI |
- |
- |
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ASUS V66 (formerly V606) |
GSM 900/1800/1900, GPRS (class 10) |
262,144-color TFT |
VGA |
MPEG4, MP3, MIDI |
Bluetooth |
August | |
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ASUS J201 (formerly J121) |
GSM 900/1800/1900 |
Main: 1.8-inch 262,144-color TFT Sub: 65,536-color CSTN |
1.3-megapixel |
MP3, MIDI |
Bluetooth |
September | |
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ASUS M303 |
Reported on March 8 |
Now | |||||
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ASUS J103 |
GSM 900/1800/1900, GPRS (class 10) |
Main: 1.8-inch 262,144-color TFT Sub: one-inch 262,144-color TFT |
VGA |
MPEG4, MIDI |
- |
Now | |
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BenQ |
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BenQ S500 |
GSM 900/1800/1900, GPRS (class 10) |
Main display: 1.8-inch 262,144-color TFT (176x220) |
1.3-megapixel |
MP3 |
USB |
- |
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BenQ P50 smartphone |
Reported on Jan 7 |
June | |||||
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BenQ S80 |
June | ||||||
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BenQ U700 |
June | ||||||
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BenQ P30 smartphone |
Reported on October 29, 2004 |
Now | |||||
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Wistron NeWeb (WNC) |
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SKPD-1 |
IEEE802.11b/g |
1.9-inch 65,536-color CSTN (160x128) |
NA |
- |
- |
Now Dual-mode in 4Q |
Source: compiled by DigiTimes. June 2005.
Linux-based smartphone spotted at Inventec booth (no specifications)
Photo: Jessie Shen, DigiTimes.