ViewSonic Windows XP VPC08 phone may be launched in Chinese market
ViewSonic is planning to launch a Windows XP phone, the ViewSonic VPC08, in the Chinese market, reports say.
Photo: ViewSonic Windows XP VPC08 phone
According to a Chinese website, 163.com, the ViewSonic Windows XP phone VPC08 will be launched in the Chinese market at a price of 5000 yuan, and later in the US markets for $800.
The clamshell phone has an 4.3-inch internal TFT display and a 2-inch external display and a full QWERTY keyboard.
The external display will also have a numeric keypad enabling users to make quick calls, send and receive messages, without opening the phone.
The ViewSonic VPC08 will come with a 2-megapixel camera placed at the back. It has an Intel ULV-series processor, 512MB RAM, 8GB HD, and supports TF card expansion.
Photo: ViewSonic Windows XP VCP08 phone
ViewSonic is the second company rumored to launch a Windows XP phone. Chinese company In Technology Group (ITG) has been in the news for quite a while for its upcoming ITG XpPhone, expected to arrive via AT&T, Vodafone, and Orange.
The ITG Windows XpPhone is powered by an AMD Super Mobile processor and will come with 512MB and 1GB RAM.
The slide-out phone has a 4.8-inch LCD touchscreen with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels and a QWERTY keyboard.
The phone is said to support both SSD and HDD drives simultaneously to save power.
The company is currently taking pre-orders for the ITG Windows XpPhone. There is no information about the launch date or price of the ITG Windows XpPhone.
If ITG does not launch its Windows XpPhone phone soon, it will be pipped to the post by ViewSonic as the first company to launch a Windows XP phone.