Bolstering its XDA product line, O2 unveils the XDA IIs and IIi models - both offering a vast array of advanced features including quad-band GSM, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, SDIO and more.
Mobile network operator O2 today unveiled its latest additions to the XDA line-up of communicators: the XDA IIs and IIi. Retaining the core functions of the XDA line, the new devices will bring improvements all-round to the popular communicator series, particularly in the areas of connectivity - both PAN and WAN - and basic specifications.
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Aimed primarily at professional users, the XDA IIs offers a number of new features over the original XDA II. The primary addition is a 39-key, slide-out QWERTY thumbboard, as well as what O2 claims is a 25% increase in battery life over the original XDA II. In addition comes quad-band GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, as well as a whopping 96 MB of Flash ROM and 128 MB of RAM.
To be powered by the Second Edition version of Microsoft's Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC Phone Edition, the XDA IIs will also feature a 3.5", 16-bit transflective TFT display capable of showing up to 65,536 colours. This, in turn, is powered by a 400 MHz Intel PXA263 processor - which again is powered by a exchangeable and rechargeable 1490 mAh Lithium Polymer battery.
Other features of the XDA IIs include Bluetooth and Infrared connectivity, as well as an integrated 0.3 MP digital camera and an SD/MMC Card expansion slot with SDIO support. The device measures 12.5 x 7.2 x 1.9 cm, weighs 205 g and offers a standby time of up to 168 hours and talk time of up to 4 hours.
Early next year, O2 will also be launching the XDA IIi, also to be based on Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC Phone Edition SE, but with a faster Intel PXA270 processor which runs at 520 MHz. The device also upgrades from a 0.3 MP to 1.3 MP camera, yet will retain the form factor of the currently available XDA II.
The XDA IIs will be available in the UK and Ireland on November 1st, 2004, and in Germany by the end of the year. It is expected to retail for £449 GBP.
Additional hi-res pictures of the O2 XDA IIs are available on the following pages.
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