Group Sense is now Making Sense!

The makers of the cute and powerful smartphone Zircon z3 has now announced their new upcoming handheld, the Xplore M28. This time, GSL has updated their hardware to comply with PalmOS 5 (they are using Palm OS 5.2 to be exact). Still with the camera and the sliding form factor (which was introduced on the Zircon G88), but this time no protruding antenna. It will now have the capability to play MP3's and the memory won't be limited to the phone but will now have expansion property with the use of SD/MMC cards. Still using the dual band configuration, meaning it can't be used in the US.It still has that stunning screen. One thing's for sure, the Treo will surely have a competition with this device!



FEATURE SET:
Main Features for Xplore M28
Display
- Size: 2.2" TFT
- Max Color: 260K colors
- Extra light backlight
- Turn on and off animations
- Show clock, phone status (e.g.
battery capacity, signal strength, profile,...etc) and caller ID info
- Show GSM status in LED in sleep mode
- Wallpaper
Built-in camera:
- VGA 300K pixels CMOS digital camera
- Digital zoom
- Multi-shot function
- Brightness, white balance adjustment
- Mode selection
- Resolution selection
- Self-portrait with timer
- Photo effects and photo sticker frames, preview and editing function
- Photo capture for MMS, Wallpaper, Caller ID

Multi Media entertainment:
- MP3 player
- Video player: MPEG4, 3GPP
- Unlimited Video recording (depends on the capacity of memory card)
- Download Video and audio clip
- Digital voice recording (AMR) and can be sent and receive by MMS
- Palm games

Ringtone:
- 40 polyphonic ringtones
- MIDI, MP3, True tone
- Group/Caller profile via ringtone & graphics
- Ringtone download thru OTA

WAP and Data:
- xHTML browser over WAP 2.0
- GPRS, Class 10
- OTA for GPRS settings
- WAP push function
- Data transmission thru IrDA

Message:
- SMS, MMS
- Support file format: 3gp, mpeg4, jpeg, gif, png, midi, amr
- Email support (POP3, SMTP)

Others features:
- Dual-band GSM 900/1800
- Dictionary
- Notes (Memo)
- Calculator
- Calendar with notes view and calendar alarm (Datebook)
- To do list
- Alarm Clock
- Changeable color schemes

Storage:
- Total user accessible memory: 32MB (16MB flash RAM, 16MB SDRAM)
- External SD/MMC card slot

Batteries:
- Talk time up to: at least 3-4 hrs
- Stand by time: 150-200 hrs

Synchronization:
- Synchronize your data to your PC. Or use it to download applications, create ringing tones and edit images. Then upload them onto your phone
- USB data cable for synchronization

Accessories:
- Extended battery
- Traveler charger
- Handfree headset
- USB cable

Dimension:
- 106mm x 50.8mm x 23.5mm
- 130.5mm x 50.8mm x 23.5mm (Slide up)
Weight:
- 132g (including battery and stylus)