Pocket PC Phone :The new i-mate JAQ3
The i-mate JAQ3 was spotted by mypocketpcmobile.com at Novermber 6 at Microsoft Tech-Ed Barcelona. The i-mate JAQ3 is also branded by UBiQUiO as UBiQUiO 501. The i-mate JAQ3 looks like a smartphone but it is a pocket pc phone with a QWERTY keyboard on the front. The display is 2.4 inch touch panel with 320X240 resolution. The dimensions of i-mate JAQ3 are 126 X 67.5 X 14.5 which make it not so compact since other similar pocket pc phones in market (Motorola Q and Samsung SGH-i320) are smaller and thinner. The i-mate JAQ3 has a TI OMAP 800 processor running at 200MHZ. This is still a slow processor compared to the Intel Bulverde at 312 MHZ of Motorola Q, the Samsung S3C2442 at 394 MHZ of Samsung SGH-i320 and the INTEL PXA270 at 416MHZ of the HP iPAQ hw6915. i-mate tries to promote this phone as "messaging your way" possibly because of the presence of a QWERTY keyboard which makes messaging and typing easier and faster. Besides the keyboard the other specifications of i-mate JAQ3 are the least you expect to find on a modern pocket pc phone today. There is a 2 mega-pixel camera, WI-FI, bluetooth and 128 MB ROM and 64 MB RAM. In terms of price this imate will be sold for aprx 335 GPB (unlocked).
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i-mate JAQ3 Specifications (comparison with Motorola Q - Samsung SGH-i320 - HP iPAQ hw6915)
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Model
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Motorola Q
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Samsung SGH-i320
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HP IPAQ hw6915
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i-mate JAQ3 |
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Operating System
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WM 5.0
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WM 5.0
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WM 5.0
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WM5.0 |
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Processor
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Intel Bulverde , 312MHZ
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Samsung S3C2442, 394 MHZ
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Intel® PXA270 Processor 416 MHZ
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TI OMAP 800, 200 MHZ |
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Dimensions
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116 x 64 x 11.5mm
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111 x 59 x 11.5 mm
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118mm x 71mm x 18mm
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126mm x 67.5 mm x 14.5mm |
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Weight
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115 g
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95 g
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149.69 g
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160g |
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Camera
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1.3 mega-pixel camera
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1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels, video
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Built-in 1.3 MP camera
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2 mega pixels camera |
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Memory
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miniSD
64MB RAM / 128MB Flash
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microSD (TransFlash)
120 MB shared memory
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User Available 45 MB available for persistent user storage
64 MB SDRAM for running applications
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128MB ROM, 64MB RAM
Micro SD |
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Display
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2.4-inch 320x240 65K TFT
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Type TFT, 65K colors
Size 320 x 240 pixels, 2.2 inch
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3.0” (75mm) Transflective TFT, 64K color with LED backlight, touch screen
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2.4” 320x240 dots resolution
65K Colors, QVGA TFT display with touch panel,back light |
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Connectivity
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Bluetooth, IrDA and mini-USB
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GPRS Class 10,EDGE
Bluetooth
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Wi-Fi (802.11b), Bluetooth® 1.2, IrDA SIR 1.2
GPS
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WI-FI, Bluetooth
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Network
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Quad-band GSM 850 / GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900
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GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900
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GSM/GPRS/EDGE
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GSM/GPRS/EDGE |
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PRICE (sim free)
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365 GBP
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460 GBP
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335 GPB |