The smartphone is available for purchase for $825 (€600)

Dec 17, 2013 00:01 GMT  ·  By

Philips seems to focus its smartphone business on the Chinese market. The company has just announced the immediate availability of the Xenium W9588 in the Mainland.

The Xenium W9588 is not a standard Android phone, as the device features a clamshell form factor and costs no less than 5,000 yuan off contract, which is about $825 or €600.

UnwiredView reports that the smartphone comes with a decent 1.2 GHz quad-core MediaTek processor on board, along with 1GB of RAM and 4GB of internal memory.

No word on which version of Android the smartphone runs, but Philips has confirmed that the Xenium W9588 sports an 8-megapixel rear-facing camera and a high-capacity 2400 mAh Li-Ion battery.

We don't expect Philips to bring the Xenium W9588 in other countries, so unless you're living in China, there's no way that you can purchase this one for the moment.