14 DAY TRIAL // Last week, Redmond-based software giant Microsoft officially unveiled a new series of mobile phones, called KIN, aimed at those users looking for enhanced social networking functionality on their handsets. Two devices were announced, namely the KIN One and KIN Two, yet the exact specs of these phones remained a mystery until recently.
All the details on the hardware specs of the two KIN devices emerged into the wild today, courtesy of the unwired. The info came from Microsoft Germany, it seems, offering a glimpse at what these handsets can do, beside keeping users connected at all times with their friends, family and contacts via the social web.
The first of the two phones, KIN One, previously known as Turtle, comes with a portrait sliding QWERTY keyboard, coupled with a 2.6-inch capacitive touchscreen display that boasts a QVGA (320 x 240 pixels) resolution. On the back, the device sports a 5-megapixel photo snapper with LED flash, while packing inside a 1240 mAh battery.
Additional specs of this device include 256MB of RAM and 4GB of internal memory (no microSD memory card slot), Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, WiFi b/g, and USB 2.0 connectivity options, an FM radio, and built-in GPS receiver. There is nothing too impressive to note here, but the device should land at Verizon Wireless with a price tag set in accordance with its features, that's for sure.
KIN Two, on the other hand, sports more appealing features. Originally leaked as Pure, the phone delivers a 3.4-inch TFT capacitive touchscreen, a display that boasts a HVGA (480 x 320 pixels) resolution, coupled with a side-sliding QWERTY keyboard and with an 8-megapixel photo snapper with auto focus and LED flash.
Additionally, the second KIN handset includes 8GB of internal memory, 256MB of RAM, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, WiFi b/g, and USB 2.0 connectivity, as well as FM Radio and GPS receiver, just as KIN One does, though it is powered by a 1390 mAh battery. For what it's worth, KIN Two is expected to see more traction on the market than its brother, though nothing is certain for the time being.