Mio Amber looks pretty cool, has Digital Compass
Mio has always known the art of marking very attractive looking GPS Navigation smartphones, and their newly leaked Mio Amber Windows Mobile 6.5 device certainly has looks in spades.
The device is no slouch in the specs department either, sporting the now de rigueur WVGA screen of the generous 3.6 inch variety, a goodly amount of RAM and ROM, 5 megapixel camera and G-Sensor.
Adding to this usual list however is the rather uncommon FM Transmitter, perfect for tuning your GPS phone into your car radio for turn by turn instructions, and even more unusual a Magnetic sensor, something that should help assuage any HTC G1 or iPhone 3G S envy one may have.
The full specs below:
- CPU: Qualcomm MSM 7201A Turbo (528MHz)
- Memory: 256/512MB RAM/ROM
- Display: 3.61? WVGA
- Network: GPRS/EDGE + WCDMA/HSPA
- Camera: 5MP AF + secondary VGA
- Battery: 1500mAh minimum
- OS: WM 6.5
- MicroSD, GPS, AGPS, BT 2.0, USB 2.0, M sensor, G sensor
- Noise Cancellation
- FM Transmitter
PS: I know our readers will be unhappy with the Qualcomm MSM 7201A processor, but honestly, for GPS navigation, Opera Mobile web browsing, music and light video watching its perfectly fine.
Via the ai.rs blog.
Thanks msav for the tip.
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No, the Qualcomm processor is not all right. As a Touch Pro owner, it single handedly brings the quality of my device to the floor. Even on custom roms, its slow, can barely handle videos of reasonable resolution, and is being pushed to its limits on a VGA screen.
This has got to stop. Its killing Windows Mobile. Any device with one is an instant non-buy for me.
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Marko Reply:
June 23rd, 2009 at 5:47 pm
Actualy, Qualcomm procesor works OK with mp4 encoded files. Check http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=467112 for utility to convert your stuff to mp4.
Converted hi-def MKV to VGA/WVGA works miracles BUT you must play it trough HTC Album or Media Player. Give it a try.
For other stuff, purchase CorePlayer and you’re set to go.
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Damn right people will be unhappy with that Qualcomm shit processor. I can’t believe the same shit has been used in 3 generations of phones now. I miss the amazing speed of my ancient Dell Axim x50v and x51v.
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Peter Reply:
June 23rd, 2009 at 5:04 pm
Oh and it is also horrible for 3D GPS as it refreshes the screen EXTREMELY slowly and the GPS receiver in it is also complete trash (at least in the HTC phones with that processor).
I agree with Ruben, this processor has greatly contributed to the anti-windows mobile attitude many people have because of its incredibly slow speed.
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Qualcomm with too-many-generations-old-OS is automatic FAIL.
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NuShrike Reply:
June 23rd, 2009 at 9:26 pm
For GPS navigation, Qualcomm is a FAIL again. It is more battery draining, runs hotter, and less sensitive than a device that properly uses a SiRFIII-class GPS.
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And without a common API in the OS for the accelerometer and compass, those are useful how?
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