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ASUS has recently introduced the ASUS P565, a business PDA phone
that boasts an 800 MHz processor—the fastest in the world at the time of
this announcement. Featuring ASUS’ latest touch-driven user
interface—Glide—the stylish, leather-accented P565 delivers
graphics and system performance beyond anything else on the market at present,
posting Vsbenchmark scores almost two times that of competing products in its
class. This enables the P565 to glide through resource-intensive tasks
effortlessly and to handle heavy multitasking exceptionally well—making it
ideal for businesspeople who demand uncompromising performance and maximum
speed from their productivity tools. Rounding off its impressive feature set is
a 2.8” touchscreen running at a high resolution of 480 x 640
pixels, delivering an unprecedented degree of clarity that does wonders for
both personal photographs and spreadsheets.
Full press release after the jump.
Gliding to New Heights of Productivity
The ASUS P565 is geared toward the business community. The
coupling of an 800 MHz processor and Glide—an innovative touch-responsive
user interface exclusive to select ASUS PDA phones—makes for a powerful,
productivity-boosting combination. The fast processor renders the P565
particularly amenable to multitasking, while Glide enables users to switch
between tasks rapidly with their fingertips. The P565 also comes with a potent
suite of business-oriented features and software, including push mail, business
card recognition and Microsoft Office Mobile. Other useful applications such as
Anytime Launcher and Multi-Home enable users to view their calendars, the times
of local and visiting cities, weather reports, online news and much
more—all with an intuitive tap, slide or flick of their fingers.
Unprecedented Clarity with High-resolution Touchscreen
The ASUS P565 is equipped with a 2.8” VGA (480 by 640
pixels) high-resolution touchscreen that delivers unprecedented clarity and
brilliance. Photographs look crisper and more true-to-life, while minute
details in business documents, such as the individual cells in spreadsheets, are
reproduced much more clearly—reducing eye fatigue over periods of
prolonged use.
Air of Bespoke Exclusivity
The ASUS P565 is designed to leave a deep and lasting
impression. Its battery lid is lined with black synthetic leather, commanding
instant respect and attention. The leather contrasts nicely with the
P565’s modern, high-gloss face, and lends the phone a natural tactility
and evocative appeal that elevates it far above other phones on the market.
About Glide
Glide is a revolutionary touch-responsive user interface
that enables users to perform a variety of navigational actions—such as
selecting, zooming, scrolling and flipping—easily through simple flicks of their
fingers. Incorporated into Glide are also applications that enable users to
access a wide range of functions such as looking up the latest news, checking
the weather forecast, viewing photo slideshows and listening to music within a
few finger taps. These applications, dubbed Multi-Home, Anytime Launcher,
EziPhoto, and EziMusic, give the expression "the world at your
fingertips" a whole new meaning. For more information on Glide, visit
http://event.asus.com/mobile/glide/.
Specifications
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Networks
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HSDPA 3.6Mbps, UMTS 2100, EDGE/GPRS/GSM 900/1800/1900,
Class 10
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Operating System
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Microsoft Windows® Mobile 6.1™ Professional
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Color
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Black
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Form factor
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Bar type
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Dimensions
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102 mm x 60.5 mm x 16 mm
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Weight
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120 g (with battery)
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Standby Time
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250-300 hrs with 3G and 200-250 hrs with 2G**
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Talk Time
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3 hrs with 3G and 4 hrs with 2G**
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Display
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2.8” TFT, 65K-color Touchscreen, VGA (480 x 640
pixels)
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Processor
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Marvell PXA930 800 MHz
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Memory
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256 MB Flash + 128 MB DDR SDRAM
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Expansion Slot
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MicroSD with SDHC support
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Connectivity
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WLAN 802.11b+g , USB v1.1(FS), Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
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WAP Browser
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HTTP / WAP 1.2.1/2.0
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Messaging
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SMS / MMS / Email / MSN / Push Email
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Battery
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1300 mAh Li-Ion
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GPS
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SiRF Star III with InstantFix
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Business Applications
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PIM
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Word (editor), Excel (editor), PowerPoint (viewer),
Windows® Live, MSN, Voice Commander* and Push Email (Exchange Server).
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Other Features
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Anytime Launcher, ASUS Today, EziMusic, EziPhoto, Business
Card Recognition and PDF viewer*.
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Multimedia and Entertainment
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Camera
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3 Megapixel Auto Focus (Main)
300 K Pixel for Video Telephony (Sub)
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Video
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Record: MPEG4@QVGA 24 fps / H.263@QCIF 24 fps
Playback: MPEG4@QVGA 30 fps / H.263@QCIF 30 fps
Audio/Video Streaming
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Picture Format
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JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP
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Audio Format
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MP3, WMA, 3GP, AAC, and AAC+
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Ringtone
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MP3 / MIDI
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JAVA
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J2ME (CLDC 1.1 + MIDP2.0)
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