

Asus have officially taken the wraps off their new business PDA phone, the Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional powered Asus P565, which Asus claim is the ‘fastest business PDA phone in the world’ (on account of its Marvell TavorP 800 MHz processor) – a claim underpinned by the P565 attaining Vsbenchmark scores purported to be ‘almost two times that of competing products in its class’.

Asus P565 Specifications (as per Asus’s press release):
- Networks: HSDPA 3.6Mbps, UMTS 2100, EDGE/GPRS/GSM 900/1800/1900, Class 10
- Operating System: Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
- Display: 2.8″ TFT, 65K-color Touchscreen, VGA (480 x 640 pixels)
- Processor: Marvell TavorP 800 MHz
- Memory: 256 MB Flash + 128 MB DDR SDRAM
- Memory Expandability: microSDHC card slot
- Connectivity: WLAN 802.11b+g , USB v1.1(FS), Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
- Cameras: 3MP with Auto Focus (Main)/300 K Pixel for Video Telephony (sub)
- Video Recording/Playback: MPEG4 (QVGA) 24fps recording/MPEG4 video at QVGA 30fps (or H.263 at QCIF 30fps) playback
- Key Business Applications: Word (editor), Excel (editor), PowerPoint (viewer), Windows® Live, MSN, Voice Commander* and Push Email (Exchange Server)
- Additional Applications: Anytime Launcher, ASUS Today, EziMusic, EziPhoto, Business Card Recognition and PDF viewer
- WAP Browser: HTTP / WAP 1.2.1/2.0
- Audio: MP3, WMA, 3GP, AAC, and AAC+
- Standby Time: 250-300 hrs with 3G (around 200-250 hrs with 2G)
- Talk Time: 3 hrs with 3G (around 4 hrs with 2G)
- Dimensions: 102 mm x 60.5 mm x 16 mm
- Weight: 120 g (with battery)
At the time of writing Asus are yet to announce either a shipping date or unit pricing concerning their P565 Business PDA Phone, however you can find out more information by viewing Asus’s official P565announcement here.
[Hat Tip: WMPowerUser]
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