Sendo X2
Cancelled 14th February 2005
Billed
as a "music phone", the Sendo X2 is actually
much more than that. Derived from the well-received
Sendo X, the X2 comes with an improved camera at 1.3
megapixels, miniSD memory expansion (up to 1Gb) replacing
the older SD slots in the X, plus the X2 comes with
MP3 playback support in addition to many other multimedia
formats.
Like the X, this is a Symbian Series 60 smartphone,
but it's much lighter than the X - the Sendo X2 comes
in at just 95 grams and it's only 18mm thick.
Sound output is through Sendo's "SoniX"
audio system, and the maximum of 1Gb of memory should
easily fit over a dozen CDs worth of music. Sure, this
is no iPod in music terms, but it's highly impressive.
Sendo have spent some time working on the music playing
software to make it easy to use.
The screen size on the Sendo X2 isn't specified,
but we imagine that it's 176x220 pixels. Of course,
this is a Bluetooth phone so it can be connected to
a PC or a variety of peripherals.
There are the normal series 60 features such as a
web browser and email support. The X2 has GPRS and tri-band
GSM. In addition, the Sendo X2 comes with voice recognition.
The X2 is the flagship product of a set of three
new handsets from Sendo, and is by far the most advanced.
These new devices are combined with a much more aggressive
marketing approach (called "YOU CHOOSE") from
Sendo in order to boost brand recognition and sales.
Slated for availability in Europe during the Summer
of 2005, it will be key test of Sendo's abilities
if they can actually get the X2 to market in this time.
However, this is a seriously cool looking handset (although
maybe not quite as cool as the original X) and will
be worth waiting for, whenever it turns up.
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Sendo
X2 Provisional Specifications
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Available:
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Q3
2005
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Network:
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Tri-band
GSM
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Data:
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GPRS
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Screen:
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176x220
pixels, 65,000 colours
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Camera:
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1.3
megapixels
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Size:
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Standard
candy bar format Size
not specified
/ 95 grams
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Bluetooth:
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Yes
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Infra-red:
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No
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Polyphonic:
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Yes
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Java:
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Yes
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Battery
life:
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Not
specified
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OS:
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Symbian
Series 60
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