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 Jan 16 2008, 16:45
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 The Main Man!  Group: Admin Team Posts: 21,816 Favorited Topics: 51 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): Touch HD / G1 Twitter: @paulatmodaco  |
Asus have officially unveiled their M930 Smartphone / Communicator style hybrid.
Not expect to ship until March at the earliest (after it's official unveiling at CEBIT), the M930 features: - Windows Mobile 6 Standard - TI TI2431 processor at 450MHz - 3G + HSDPA - QVGA 2" Screen (external) + 2.6" WQVGA screen (internal) - 400x240 - Internal QWERTY, external 12 key keypad - 256MB ROM - 64MB RAM - WiFi / Bluetooth 2.0 - 2.0 Megapixel Autofocus Camera - microSD expansion - 158g - 113mm x 54mm x 18.7mm Not bad specs i'm sure you'll agree, and a very innovative form factor that provides an interesting alternative to the more commong sliding keyboard (a-la-HTC Vox). I think the device looks quite nice, and could offer the best of both worlds. It of course shares a lot of it's specs and design with the Nokia E90. What do you think of the M930? P [Source and pics courtesy of our friends at Mobinaute (en Francais)]   -------------------- My current devices of choice - HTC Touch HD (Miri 6.5 v11), White T-Mobile G1 (Haykuro ADP1.5Hr3-A2SD), Samsung Blackjack II (6.1 stock)   |
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Jan 16 2008, 17:53
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 Blackjack'd Group: Moderator Team Posts: 4,269 Favorited Topics: 2 Joined: 18th April 2003 From: Mt Laurel, NJ USA Member No.: 4,796 Device(s): iPhone 3G |
screen looks TINY!
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Jan 16 2008, 17:56
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Blackjack'd Group: Moderator Team Posts: 4,269 Favorited Topics: 2 Joined: 18th April 2003 From: Mt Laurel, NJ USA Member No.: 4,796 Device(s): iPhone 3G |
oh....dint notice initially it was internal/external screens.
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Jan 16 2008, 18:24
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 Moderator - Boing! Group: Admin Team Posts: 8,815 Joined: 12th December 2002 From: Guildford, UK Member No.: 993 Device(s): HTC Touch HD |
Yeah but still, a decent external screen would have been nice. It'll be interesting to see what Smartphone looks like on a widescreen display though!
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Jan 16 2008, 18:42
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Regular  Group: Posters Posts: 56 Joined: 12th February 2005 Member No.: 110,225 Device(s): XDA ATMOS |
XDA Graphite with a keyboard...
Found more pics on the qwerty Click here! This post has been edited by RiCoCheT: Jan 16 2008, 19:37 |
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Jan 16 2008, 20:23
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 Diehard  Group: Posters Posts: 466 Joined: 1st June 2004 From: Ipswich, UK Member No.: 45,194 Device(s): Blackjack II Twitter: @robgordon |
I was so about to love this device until i saw the additional photos of the inside... the form factor of the Nokia 9300 has been my favorite for a long time and I would love a WM equivalent, but the inside screen is about the same as the outside not full width, which just doesn't make any sense...
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Jan 17 2008, 02:37
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 Regular Group: Posters Posts: 112 Joined: 28th July 2007 From: Ohio, USA Member No.: 282,809 Device(s): TyTn II |
Don't get me wrong, I am a huge fan of the screen on the outside with the 12 key format that opens to a larger screen with a full qwerty keyboard, but they are all so mediocre (save the E90) and similar. This is a phone that we have all seen over and over again, even though it will be one of the first with WM 6 it still doesn't really live up the standards created by other phones with a slightly different style.
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Jan 17 2008, 03:39
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QUOTE(spacerace @ Jan 16 2008, 20:23)  I was so about to love this device until i saw the additional photos of the inside... the form factor of the Nokia 9300 has been my favorite for a long time and I would love a WM equivalent, but the inside screen is about the same as the outside not full width, which just doesn't make any sense... Windows Mobile 6 does not support the widescreen aspect ratio. See http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsmobile/archiv...-revisited.aspx for list of supported resolutions. Asus cannot put in a full-width widescreen display without OS support. The ironic thing about all this is that Windows CE had half-height VGA (640x240) ten years ago. There have been cases where changes in the OS have been driven by hardware (e.g. screen rotation in WM5 came out of the HTC reference device). But Asus probably was unwilling to wait for the OS. |
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Jan 17 2008, 06:56
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 5 Joined: 29th April 2007 Member No.: 251,488 |
QUOTE(Monolithix @ Jan 16 2008, 18:24) Yeah but still, a decent external screen would have been nice. It'll be interesting to see what Smartphone looks like on a widescreen display though! Look at the HTC S620! LOL |
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Jan 17 2008, 10:00
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Moderator - Boing! Group: Admin Team Posts: 8,815 Joined: 12th December 2002 From: Guildford, UK Member No.: 993 Device(s): HTC Touch HD |
I meant *wide* wide-screen
 And we've seen it in the pic's linked above, it looks silly! Asus could have a least put a half decent set of stereo speakers either side!
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Jan 17 2008, 13:08
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Regular Group: Posters Posts: 149 Joined: 20th November 2006 Member No.: 214,896 Device(s): HTC S740 |
Was really beginning to like this device until I noticed the small exterior screen. While I like having the option of the full qwerty keyboard inside, I find I rarely use it on my S710. This doesn't bother me really but if I were to do it with this device, i'd pretty much constantly be using the smaller screen, unless I open up the phone when I don't really need to, just to look at the bigger screen. Spec wise it looks like a really good piece of kit, something i'd definitely have a long look at if it wasn't for the problem mentioned above. Shame, but for those who regularly use the full keybaord then this device looks amazing
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Jan 19 2008, 19:40
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Hardcore Group: Moderator Team Posts: 1,010 Joined: 3rd December 2006 Member No.: 216,586 Device(s): a lot |
QUOTE(Tao Yue @ Jan 17 2008, 04:39) Windows Mobile 6 does not support the widescreen aspect ratio. See http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsmobile/archiv...-revisited.aspx for list of supported resolutions. Asus cannot put in a full-width widescreen display without OS support. The ironic thing about all this is that Windows CE had half-height VGA (640x240) ten years ago. There have been cases where changes in the OS have been driven by hardware (e.g. screen rotation in WM5 came out of the HTC reference device). But Asus probably was unwilling to wait for the OS. Not Nokia-wise as in the E90 (800*352), but 800*480 (WVGA) IS supported. With that (and with the Pro OS - that is, a touchscreen), this device would be a killer. CUrrently, IMHO, this phone REALLY sucks. I just don't see the point in getting it. |
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Jan 19 2008, 19:41
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Hardcore Group: Moderator Team Posts: 1,010 Joined: 3rd December 2006 Member No.: 216,586 Device(s): a lot |
QUOTE(mstephenson @ Jan 17 2008, 14:08) Was really beginning to like this device until I noticed the small exterior screen. While I like having the option of the full qwerty keyboard inside, I find I rarely use it on my S710. This doesn't bother me really but if I were to do it with this device, i'd pretty much constantly be using the smaller screen, unless I open up the phone when I don't really need to, just to look at the bigger screen. Spec wise it looks like a really good piece of kit, something i'd definitely have a long look at if it wasn't for the problem mentioned above. Shame, but for those who regularly use the full keybaord then this device looks amazing It's IMHO better to get an external ThinkOutside keyboard - this ASUS phone is, IMHO, a joke. |
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Jan 21 2008, 12:19
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Regular Group: Posters Posts: 132 Joined: 18th October 2007 Member No.: 312,408 Device(s): Iphone 3G, Tytn II |
I agree with the comments re touchscreen - a device like this with Smartphone outside and Pocket PC inside would be fantastic, and a real innovation. Anything less than that just seems a waste of form factor. I'd say the same about the E90 too - it should have a full-blown touchscreen OS inside, not just S60 stretched to fit.
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Oct 12 2008, 06:24
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 4 Joined: 8th October 2008 Member No.: 435,132 |
I like M930 Smartphone.
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