Improving on the Mio 338, a Plus version of the same handheld is now out from MiTAC sporting a 400 MHz processor and 40 MB of RAM in a package only 11 mm thick.
Despite its handhelds being largely unknown outside Asia, MiTAC is a Taiwanese manufacturer that has for some time been operating on the cutting edge of Pocket PC hardware design. Now, the manufacturer strikes again with an upgraded Plus edition of its Mio 338 handheld, packing advanced features into a frame even smaller than that of Hewlett-Packard's H1910 and H1915 models.
 | MiTAC's new Mio 338 Plus packs a lot of power into a small frame
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The Mio 338 Plus is powered by a 400 MHz Intel XScale processor, combined with 64 MB of Flash ROM and 40 MB of RAM. Unsurprisingly, it also offers a 3.5" 16-bit reflective TFT color display, with the standard Pocket PC resolution of 240 x 320 pixels. An SD/MMC Card expansion slot provides expansion capabilities, however only in terms of memory as the slot is not SDIO capable.
As advanced of the features of the Mio 338 Plus are, there are already a range of handhelds that offer similar power on the market. What makes the new device stand out is its physical size, as it packs these features into a frame measuring 122 mm x 77 mm x 11 mm and weighing only 118 g. In comparison, the iPAQ H1910 - currently the world's smallest Pocket PC - measures 113 x 70 x 13 mm and weighs in at 120 g. The latter, however, does not offer more than a 200 MHz processor and 32 MB of RAM.
Powered by a 900 mAh rechargeable lithium ion battery, MiTAC says that despite its small size, the Mio 338 Plus is still capable of achieving 8 hours of battery life and up to 14 days of standby time. The handheld is also accompanied by a USB cradle.
Other handhelds in MiTAC's current line-up include the Mio 338, which, as the predecessor of the 338 Plus, offers similar specifications except for its processor running at 200 MHz and it having only 32 MB of Flash ROM. Also, the Mio 528 represents the manufacturer's first-generation Pocket PC 2002 device, being based on a 206 MHz Intel StrongARM SA-1110 processor and fitted with 64 MB of RAM and an SD/MMC Card expansion slot.
An additional hi-res picture of the Mio 338 Plus is available on the following page.
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