Velocity Mobile 111 PDA

Velocity Mobile, in addition to the HTC-like 103, offers the 111 PDA phone that looks like a Blackberry smartphone. The Velocity 111 is powered by Qualcomm MSM7201 processor, 128MB RAM and 256MB ROM. It features a 2.46-inch 320 × 240 display, a full QWERTY keyboard, WiFi 802.1b / g, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, integrated GPS and AGPS.

The Velocity 111 supports quad-band GSM and tri-band UMTS 3G/HSDPA. It has a microSD card slot. It runs the Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional with Odyssey Interface Velocity and VOTA Update.

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Velocity Mobile Introduces the 103 and 11 Models

April 2, 2008 - The newest name in the mobile phone market is Velocity Mobile and they are making their appearance in style. They released their very first two devices yesterday, the 103 and 111. Featuring the latest version of Windows Mobile, these two devices will allow users to take advantage of every great feature that a new handheld device can offer. The newest version of Windows Mobile, Version 6.1 will be available later this year and we are hoping that this will be the version available on both of these new smartphone designs from the up and coming Velocity Mobile. There will only be minor changes made for this new version to improve the usability for users such as a new Getting Started Center, a newly designed home screen, and a take on SMS, or texting. Several different mobile phones makers are supporting Windows Mobile, such as Pantech, AT & T, and Sprint, so we will surely be seeing this new version everywhere, even if not on the 103 and 11 this year.
With a QWERTY style keyboard, users can easy enter information into their handheld as well as send texts and emails quickly and easily. Both handsets also feature WiFi which is the best way for mobile phone users to stay connected on the go. However, although both new designs will be available this year, both phones are not to be released at the same time. The 103 will become available during this quarter for users to purchase and the 111 will follow shortly after it and become available some time in the third quarter.

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Velocity Mobile 103 VGA

With the current economic climate and the hotly contested smartphone war, it's either a great time or a ridiculous time to be launching a new cellphone. Velocity Mobile as a company are not that green - in fact Phone Magazine played with their handsets earlier this year - but they've only just got around to commercially launching their first device, the 103. With a VGA touchscreen, 3G HSUPA, WiFi, GPS and, as is the fashion these days, a custom GUI sitting on top of Windows Mobile 6.1 Pro, we've been putting the 103 through its paces over the past few weeks.

The spec sheet reads well, which is always a good start. As well as quadband GSM and triband UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA (850/1900/2100), there’s WiFi b/g, Bluetooth 2.0 and GPS. A two-megapixel camera lurks around the back, with a front VGA camera for video-calls. Primary input is via the 2.8-inch 640 x 480 VGA resistive touchscreen, but there’s also a trackball (with click-select) and call/end buttons on the front panel. On the left-hand side there’s a camera shortcut, volume control and shortcut to the Odyssey GUI, while on the right there’s a microSD slot that you have to take off the battery cover to access.

On the base of the 103 is a mini-USB port for charging and tethering the smartphone, together with a 2.5mm headphone jack that doubles as an A/V output, and the stylus. Two styli are supplied in the box, as well as the A/V cable, a USB cable, wired headset, soft case, AC adapter, manuals and a software CD. The 103 measures a chunky 4.4 x 2.2 x 0.5-inches and weighs 4.5oz.

Switch on, and the first thing to impress is the quality of the screen. 2.8-inches isn’t huge compared to some devices on the market, but VGA resolution, even at that size, and 262,000 colors makes for a vibrant display. It’s a shame, then, that the default Odyssey color scheme is black, black and more black; yes, it’s unlikely to upset anyone, but it also fails miserably at showing off what’s arguable the 103’s best feature. Odyssey, like HTC’s TouchFLO 3D or Samsung’s TouchWiz, is intended to make Windows Mobile more user-friendly. It primarily consists of a two-stage app launcher, summoned either by swiping a finger up the screen or by tapping the shortcut key on the side, firstly in the form of a four-icon bar along the bottom and then a full 4 x 4 icon grid. The usual Start menu and status bar remains along the top of the display

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Velocity Launches 111

The Velocity 111 is powered by the newly announced Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional and offers a QWERTY keyboard for convenient text input. Sporting a flush mounted, 2.5″ QVGA touchscreen display, the Velocity 111’s built-in GPS receiver should come in handy. This sporty handset is expected to be available in Q3 2008.

The Velocity 111 is extremely well connected, with quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900MHz) and tri-band WCDMA (850/1900/2100MHz). High speed data is supported with HSUPA and built-in WiFi, and Bluetooth 2.1 makes it easy to use a wireless headset or transfer files. The microSD card slot offers plenty of storage expansion, as well.

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