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Asus P527

Oct 1, 2007 asus, gps navigation 29 Comments

After P526, Taiwanese manufacturer also has plans to introduce a new GPS PDA phone called P527. The rumor was out for a while – but we were just able to get our hands some recent photos.

Asus P527 has a slim, sexy metallic body that offers a large screen, 2MP digital camera, Windows Mobile 6, and an FM radio; all in addition to GPS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPRS/GSM and EDGE.

Other features:

• Networks: GSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900
• Dimensions: 113 x 58 x 15.4 mm
• Weight: 125 grams
• Display: 240 x 320 pixels
• CPU: TI OMAP850 200 MHz
• 64 MB RAM/ 128 MB ROM
• TransFlash/microSD
• SiRF Star III GPS chip

right pic from here.

Asus P526 first review

Aug 16, 2007 asus, gps navigation, phones 3 Comments

Asus P526 which is a GPS enabled smartphone recently got a short review from hardwarezone.

…In charge of interpreting signals between GPS satellites and the handset in GPS mode is a Star III GPS microcontroller from SiRF Technology which, as we quickly discovered, provided accurate directions and quick satellite fix during our field tests with Mapking navigation software. Worth noting is that although the Asus P526 comes with GPS capability, navigation software is not provided. Anyone looking to utilize the P526 for navigation purposes will have to purchase and install navigation software on their own. The good news is that the P526 comes preloaded with the new Windows Mobile 6.0 operating system.

Lack of default navigation software combined with lack of 3G and Wi-Fi makes Asus P526 only good for consumers who are not interested high speed data downloads. However Asus P526 still has Bluetooth and Edge connectivity. Asus P526 is expected to cost around $530.

HTC P5500 (HTC Nike) is revealed

Mar 9, 2007 gps navigation, phones 15 Comments

It looks like HTC is getting ready to release yet another GPS enabled phone for later this year. This one is called HTC P5500 -or code named HTC Nike-, comes in a candybar form factor and features a slide-out numeric keypad.

The new HTC P5500 supports UMTS as well as GSM standards and comes with an FM receiver and an integrated GPS chip. Other features include Wi-Fi, bluetooth, 2.8MP digital camera with a 2.8″ screen. It takes SDIO, microSD, TransFlash cards for expansion.

It runs Windows Mobile 6 Professional on a 400MHz, 32bit Samsung processor. HTC P5500 is perhaps a competitor to the new Asus P526. It is expected to released in September 2007… via

more Asus P526 pics

Mar 1, 2007 asus, gps navigation, phones Leave a comment

Our French connection has posted a few more live pics of Asus’ new P526 smartphone with GPS.

Asus P526 will be probably be marketed with navigation pack from Destinator 6 and another version without. It’s a pity that it is not 3G but the EDGE is a good compromise.

Asus P526 is now official

Feb 22, 2007 asus, gps navigation, phones 8 Comments

What we referred to as Asus Pegasus back in January now is officially Asus P526. The P526 is a quad band mobile phone with integrated GPS and 2MP camera.

This thin (15.4mm) and light (115g) GPS integrated mobile phone provides Quad-band GMS/GPRS/EDGE support for global roaming, and numeric keys and wheel for easy operation. With its high quality picture viewing (640 x 480) and 2M-Pixel camera with camcorder function, the P526 provides superb visuals for the user. The P526’s 2.6″ TFT (Touchscreen) display provides 65,536 colors at 240×320 pixels resolution. This mobile wonder also comes with Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 6.0.

Still no info on availability or pricing.