The smartphone finally starts shipping

Mar 8, 2007 14:56 GMT  ·  By

The ones who were interested in getting an O2 XDA Graphite had to wait, and wait, and wait some more until seeing this handset hit the shops. Well, now the 3G smartphone is available for purchase from the O2 Business Shops, finally.

Manufactured by Asus, it comes with 3G and video calling capabilities, WiFi and Bluetooth for connectivity, a 2 megapixel camera with flash and a VGA camera on the front for video calling.

It runs on Windows Mobile 5.0, is powered by an Intel Xscale processor running at 416Mhz and features 128MB ROM/64MB RAM.All in all, the device would be a great choice for your average business user and offers a nice set of pre-installed software like ClearVue Document Viewer, Code Wallet Pro, PDF Viewer and Zip Tool. Microsoft push email capabilities will also make the phone a great choice for users that usually need email and browsing while on the move.

Since it also features support for most audio file formats, including MP3, WMA and AMR, audio and video streaming capabilities and a MicroSD card slot, it can also be successfully used as a fun, entertaining device for when the business user is out of the office, enjoying his/her spare time.

The size of the device is pretty standard for a business phone. It measures 109.5 x 46.99 x 18 mm and weighs 109 grams. As for battery life, it's your average, lasting for up to 4 hours of talk time or up to 150 hours on standby. The mobile phone is now available for business users that can even get it for free, depending on the plan they choose (plans over ?30 per month).