Posted on Sunday, August 22 2004 @ 20:58 CEST by Thomas De MaesschalckThe embedded Linux OS for Motorola’s smartphones is currently being developed at the company’s Personal Communication Sector (PCS) in Beijing, China. The company has plans to expand its offerings of Linux-based smartphones in the future, according to sources at the company.
For all three models, supported functionality includes Bluetooth, built-in digital camera, video recording and MP3 player.
The global-market share held by smartphones should climb two percentage points by the end of this year, up to around 10%, according to Tom Hsiao, general manager of the Taiwan division of Motorola's personal communications sector. Hsiao expects new models to help the second-largest handset vendor grab a 25-30% share of the smartphone market in Taiwan this year.
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A768i |
MPx220 |
A780 |
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Operating system |
Linux |
Microsoft Mobile 2003 |
Linux |
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Network |
Tri-band (GSM 900/1800/1900), GPRS |
Four-band (GSM 850/900/1800/1900), GPRS |
Tri-band (GSM 900/1800/1900), GPRS, EDGE |
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Main display |
65,536-color TFT touch screen (240x320) |
65,536-color TFT touch screen |
262K-color TFT touch screen (240x320) |
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Built-in camera |
CIF |
1.2-megapixel with 3x optical zoom lens |
1.3-megapixel |
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Built-in memory |
40MB |
64MB |
50MB + Memory card |
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Availability |
3Q |
3Q |
4Q |
Source: DigiTimes
