General Mobile demonstrated a dual-SIM, XScale-based Android cameraphone last week at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Based on a design by Chinese design firm Yuhua, the DSTL1 could be among the first Android phones to ship when it launches in June. So far, the first shipping Android phones have both come from Taiwanese ODM (original design maker) HTC, including its new HTC Magic, which will be offered by Vodafone. Compared to HTC's Magic, the DSTL1 appears to have a slightly faster processor, and more memory and storage, but a smaller touchscreen and no support for faster "3G" data network technologies. The DSTL1 is limited to tri-band GPRS and EDGE cellular support, but it is equipped with dual SIMs and dual baseband radios, enabling simultaneous reception for two different phone numbers. "Using two SIM cards in one phone is increasingly becoming an option because you no longer need to carry two mobiles on you at all times," explained General Mobile executive Melih Cogan, in an email. "You can use both a personal and a business number with a single handset, and save some money combining two different plans or network carriers. You can also use local pre-paid cards on your business trips."Other specifications listed for the DSTL1 inlude:
- Applications processor -- Marvell PXA-310 (624MHz)
- Baseband processors -- 2 x NXP 5209
- Memory -- 128MB SDRAM
- Flash -- 4GB internal; 256MB flash card; expandable up to 8GB
- Cellular -- 900/1800/1900MHz GPRS/EDGE (dual SIMs)
- Display -- 3-inch TFT WQVGA (240 x 400) from Sharp
- WiFi -- 802.11 b/g
- USB -- Mini-USB
- Bluetooth -- Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR, SPP, A2DP, AVRCP, OPP, HFP
- Camera -- 5Mpix auto focus with Flash Sharp brand camera
- Web and messaging -- HTTP, WAP 2.0, MMS, email
- Other features -- accelerometers, FM radio; support for business card readers; anti-theft support
- Multimedia support -- MP3, WAV, MIDI, AMR, 3GP, MPEG4, AVI (DIVX); JPG/GIF/BMP/PNG
- Video recording -- QVGA video recording and decoding at 30fps; video chat
- Document support -- Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF
- Battery -- 1200 mAh; 240 minutes talk time; 150 hours standby
- Accessories -- Extra battery, USB cable, earphone, AC adapter
- Weight -- 4.8 oz (135gr)
- Dimensions -- 4.4 x 2.1 x 0.6 inches (112 x 54 x 16mm)
- Operating system -- Android (Linux/Java)
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