O2 unveils Flame

British communications company O2 unveiled its first batch of 3G devices for 2007 over the weekend at Gitex 2006 in Dubai, intent on growing its position in the smartphone market throughout the Middle East, Europe and Asia.

O2 claims the Xda Flame will be the world's first dual processor PDA-phone, powered by a 520MHz Intel Xscale PXA 270 processor and combined with Nvidia's GoForce 5500 chip for graphics. O2 seems to have movie playback in its cross-hairs as the Flame sports a dedicated TV output -- however, we're not sure what type of connector is involved at this stage. Similar in design to the O2 Xda Atom Exec, the Flame increases the screen size to 3.6 inches (9cm) and carries a whopping 2GB of flash ROM in addition to 64MB of memory.

The same 520MHz processor provides the grunt for the O2 Xda Zinc, too, but there's no dedicated graphics chip on this model. Its slide-out QWERTY keyboard reminds us of the cancelled O2 XDA Mini Pro, but this model bumps the flash ROM up to 128MB, while having 64MB of RAM.

The third device in the trio is the candybar-shaped Graphite, somewhat reminiscent of previous O2 Windows smartphones such as the Xphone IIm, but without the dedicated music shortcuts. It's not quite as speedy as its PDA-style brethren but still supports video calling, Web browsing and push e-mail.

All models have built-in 2-megapixel cameras, support for 802.11b/g wireless networking, and are expected to be available locally in February next year.

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O2 XDA IQ With Wi-Fi

Looks like the much anticipated O2 XDA IQ is going to hit the market very soon. For those who are not aware the XDA 1Q is a state of the art smart phone which is also wi-fi enabled! So you may wonder what’s new.? Well unlike other wi-fi enabled phones this one isn’t bulky at all and sports a very stylish and sleek design. Weighing just about 110 grams, the O2 XDA IQ includes integrated wireless LAN support and Bluetooth. Other features include infrared, a 1.3-megapixel camera, a mini SD slot, quad-band, GPRS, EDGE and Wi-Fi connectivity.

The O2 XDA IQ runs on the Windows Mobile 5 platform and receiving and sending emails is also a child’s play. However the only disappointing feature found on the phone is its screen which displays 64k colors. But hey nothing in life is perfect right? No word on availability or pricing yet but we will keep you posted.

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O2 XDA Orbit

Although the O2 product portfolio is not too much, but there are some products that need to be tested and feature facilities, the O2 XDA Orbit. This is because O2 XDA Orbit are equipped with many features that you must try, because there are some additional applications O2 XDA Orbit itself to facilitate the exploration of this product.

Design
As in several other series that O2, the physical does not mean that on O2 XDA Orbit. This is intended as one of the characteristics of this product. Equipped with facilities that are using touch screen technology, and the screen size with approximately 2.8 inch wide, this gadget is able to display an image that is quite clear.

Screen
With the support of the display system using TFT LCD, the display produced by this screen is optimal, especially if it is used to display images with high resolution. Where is the screen resolution generated by the touch screen technology is able to produce a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels.

Office facilities
O2 XDA Orbit is complete enough to support office work. Some applications that are installed on the O2 XDA Orbit, such as push email, outlook email, predictive text, and also some other applications such as calendar, calculator, and several other applications.

Connectivity
PDA Phone this connection can be through a Bluetooth network, WLAN, GPRS, and USB. So if you want to email can be done anywhere and anytime with the GPRS facility. And if you want to connect this device with other equipment, for example, to move data between devices, you can use the Bluetooth feature on the O2 XDA Orbit.

Camera
Quality camera that is owned by O2 XDA Orbit 2 Mpix is, equipped with supporting facilities, such as zoom, flash, and also a video recorder. At the O2 XDA Orbit is not available photo editing features that are usually found on digital cameras in general. Therefore if you want to take a picture, we should set the object image, and then we save the results into external memory.

Multimedia
For the features associated with the multimedia facilities, O2 XDA Orbit is already equipped with some applications, such as MP3 player, FM radio, and voice recording. For the MP3 player itself, you can save to your collection several songs, though not too large a capacity is provided, this is because the internal memory is not sufficient. While the FM Radio feature can store up to about 50 radio frequencies, with a wide range.

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O2 - XDA Orbit

Not so long ago we ran a review of T-Mobile's MDA Compact III (you can read it here). It was the first connected Pocket PC from any UK network operator to carry a built-in GPS antenna, and is optionally available with the CoPilot navigation software from ALK.

Well, T-Mobile has been trumped by O2, whose latest addition to the XDA range, the Orbit, also has a built in GPS antenna and comes with CoPilot. The trumping doesn't come from being second, but from the fact that O2 has seen fit to include Wi-Fi where T-Mobile does not.

This is the major specifications difference between the two devices, which are made by newly established source of Windows Mobile Pocket PCs and Smartphones, HTC, the company that has been building hand-helds for other companies for some years.

While their physical designs are different, both the MDA and XDA are small and pocket-friendly, with the XDA Orbit weighing 129g and measuring 108mm tall, 58mm wide and 16.8mm thick.

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O2 xda Atom Life

Spec: Tri-band GSM/GRPS/EDGE, 624Mhz Intel PXA 27x processor, 1Gb ROM, 64Mb RAM, 2.8" TFT Touchscreen with 262k Color, FM Radio, Wi-Fi 802.11b+g, Bluetooth, IrDA, 2.0 Megapixels Camera, Powered by Windows Mobile 5.0, 1 Year Limited Warranty by O2 Indonesia.

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