ASUS introduced a 800 MHz processor-equipped smart phone, the ASUS P565 in a press release. This is the world’s fastest cell phone based on the ASUS’s latest touch-driven user interface, Glide. The P565 can perform multitasking very easily and can deliver superb graphics and performance. It comes with a 2.8-inch touch-screen running at a resolution of 480×640 pixels and runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 Operating System.
The Phone has an internal flash memory of 256MB and 128MB of DDR SDRAM, Bluetooth 2.0 and 802.11b/g connectivity. The Phone has not been announced officially yet but we have specs and photos on the ASUS site itself, which means this is pretty much it. No Word on pricing or availability as of now.
Asus P566 Specifications:
| Networks | HSDPA 3.6Mbps, UMTS 2100, EDGE/GPRS/GSM 900/1800/1900, Class 10 |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows® Mobile 6.1™ Professional |
| Color | Black |
| Form factor | Bar type |
| Dimensions | 102 mm x 60.5 mm x 16 mm |
| Weight | 120 g (with battery) |
| Standby Time | 250-300 hrs with 3G and 200-250 hrs with 2G** |
| Talk Time | 3 hrs with 3G and 4 hrs with 2G** |
| 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 |
| Expansion Slot | MicroSD with SDHC support |
| Connectivity | WLAN 802.11b+g , USB v1.1(FS), Bluetooth 2.0+EDR |
| WAP Browser | HTTP / WAP 1.2.1/2.0 |
| Messaging | SMS / MMS / Email / MSN / Push E-mail |
| Battery | 1300 mAh Li-Ion |
| GPS | SiRF Star III with InstantFix |
| Business Applications | |
| PIM | Word (editor), Excel (editor), PowerPoint (viewer), Windows® Live, MSN, Voice Commander* and Push Email (Exchange Server). |
| Other Features | Anytime Launcher, ASUS Today, EziMusic, EziPhoto, Business Card Recognition and PDF viewer*. |
| Multimedia and Entertainment | |
| Camera | 3 M Pixel Auto Focus (Main) 300 K Pixel for Video Telephony (Sub) |
| Video | Record:MPEG4@QVGA 24fps / H.263@QCIF 24fps Playback:MPEG4@QVGA 30fps / H.263@QCIF 30fps Audio/Video Streaming |
| Picture Format | JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP |
| Audio Format | MP3, WMA, 3GP, AAC, and AAC+ |
| Ringtone | MP3 / MIDI |
| JAVA | J2ME (CLDC 1.1 + MIDP2.0) |