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The marvelous ASUS P550 PDA Phone provides a massive 3.5″ large screen that helps users view online information and GPS navigations. With a compact outlook, this powerful PDA Phone is ideal for commercial users who require a mobile office with business connectivity on-the-go.Asus has built the phone around a 520MHz Marvell CPU and equipped it with 256MB of flash memory. So it’s lucky the handset’s also compatible with Mini SD cards, for that extra storage capacity. It boasts a large 3.5in stylus-operated LCD display, that’s capable of displaying a 65,000 colours, and which has a 240 x 320 pixel resolution.

More importantly, this compact and stylish PDA phone is a relief to users who need strong 3G performance, particularly when they travel to different countries or require high speed data transfers. Connectivity to WCDMA, WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS is also a plus factor for this slim silver smartphone.Running on Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Professional with dimension of 121 x 70 x 16.5 mm, the ASUS P550 PDA Phone includes other key features include a 2MP camera, built-in memory of 256 MB with Mini-SD expansion slot, talk time of 3.5 hours (3G), and standby time of 350 hours (3G).

Full GPS Features for Timely Navigation The P550 also features several innovative navigational features that include the fast GPS Catcher*, which allows users to find their location quickly and navigate rapidly to their next destination with ease and TMC* (Traffic Message Channel), which provides live local traffic and weather information with the optional TMC cable (*Note: Varies from countries and support of navigation software).

Key Features:

Camera: 2 MP, 1600×1200 pixels, video
Messaging: SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Colors: Silver

- GPS receiver with SiRF Star III chipset
- Pocket Office(Word, Excel, Power Point (viewer)
- MP3/WMA/AAC/AAC+ player
- Java MIDP 2.0
- Scheduler
- Voice memo

Specifications:

Network: UMTS / GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900
GPRS: Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
3G: Yes, 384 kbps
Bluetooth: Yes, v2.0
USB: Yes, v1.1
Battery: Standard battery, Li-Ion 1530 mAh
Stand-by: Up to 350 h
Talk time: Up to 5 h

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The Asus P535 is a fairly typical example of a Pocket PC phone, which also throws in another increasingly common technology into the mix – a full-fledged GPS (global positioning system). In any case the P535 comes with the SiRF StarIII GPS chipset, which is one of the most sensitive GPS chipsets available today and should perform like other GPS units with the same chipset. If you’ve used a Pocket PC before, the P535 should be familiar territory – running on Windows Mobile 5.0, it’s got all the office productivity tools integrated into the system, namely mobile versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Internet Explorer.

Performance is pretty snappy too, thanks to the 520MHz Intel XScale processor, which can speed up or slow down depending on the CPU load. The whole package is pretty small, and feels good in the hand – in fact, if you’re upgrading from a Pocket PC, you’ll feel right at home with the P535. he phone is perhaps one of the sturdiest touch-screen phones I have come across in the market. The overall appearance, although, is dull and bland, with brushed gray and black finish. For the amount it costs, the phone should’ve been a better looking one. To be honest, there isn’t much to the design. But, this perhaps, stems from the fact that people at Asus were rather busy tweaking the functionalities (we’ll talk about it later). At 109 x 59 x 19mm and 145g, it is a bit on the bulky side, but the features do make up for this.

As far as wireless options go, the P535 has most of them – it comes with WiFi and Bluetooth, but strangely only has support for plain-Jane GPRS. The phone has no 3G or EDGE, which is a real drag since a full-fledged PDA phone like this would really benefit from high-speed data connectivity. One area where the P535 really excelled was in capturing images with the 2-megapixel digital camera. For entertainment, the P535 comes with stereo input, which accepts the less-common 2.5mm stereo jack – this means that you’ll have to get an adaptor if you want to plug in a pair of earphones with a 3.5mm stereo jack.

Key Features:

Camera: 2 MP, 1600×1200 pixels, autofocus, video, flash
Messaging:SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Colors: Silver

- GPS receiver with SiRF Star III chipset
- Pocket Office(Word, Excel, PowerPoint Viewer)
- Windows MPlayer 10
- Java MIDP 2.0
- Text to Speech
- Business card recognition
- Sheduler
- Calculator
- Voice memo
- Currency converter
- Stopwatch

Specifications:

Network: GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900
GPRS:  Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
3G: No
Bluetooth: Yes, v2.0
USB: Yes, v1.1
Battery: Standard battery, Li-Ion 1300 mAh
Stand-by: 200 Hours
Talk time: 5 hours

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At first glance, the P527 looks to be a dream with a long laundry list of features–Bluetooth, GPS, Wi-Fi, Windows Mobile 6–and a compact design. Asus also does a nice thing by throwing in a number of helpful utilities and applications for the mobile professional. However, it is simply underpowered and suffers from horribly slow performance. The frustration isn’t worth the extras, and it’s definitely not worth the $499 unlocked price (plus, we want 3G support, too).he ASUS package includes the P527 PDA phone with standard battery, AC world charger, mini-USB sync cable, wired stereo headset, protective case, P527 bonus CD and a printed getting started guide and full manual. The $599 package adds a 2GB microSD card with North America maps and navigation software pre-installed and the “ASUS Go” Navigation CD and manual.

Below the display, you’ll find a familiar navigation array of two soft keys, Talk and End buttons, a Start menu launcher, an OK button, and a joystick. The latter is fairly small and stiff, so we had a quite a number of mistaken presses. In addition to the alphanumeric keypad, Asus includes a handful of eight other shortcut buttons for one-click access to applications, such as GPS, Bluetooth, Messages, and the voice recorder. We appreciate these keys since Windows Mobile devices aren’t exactly the easiest to operate, requiring a lot of menu digging and extra steps.

As we mentioned earlier, the Asus P527 is a well-stocked smartphone. It runs Windows Mobile 6 Professional Edition, which includes the full Office Mobile Suite for document management, Windows Live integration, and Microsoft Direct Push Technology for real-time e-mail delivery and automatic synchronization with your Outlook calendar, tasks, and contacts via Exchange Server. Asus also throws in a number of other utilities, including a business card reader, a meeting planner, an RSS reader, a ZIP manager, and a backup application.

Key Features:

Camera: 2 MP, 1600×1200 pixels, autofocus, video
Messaging: SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Colors: Silver

- GPS receiver with SiRF Star III chipset
- Business Card Recognition
- FM Radio
- Voice Recognition and Hand-free mode
- MP3 Player
- Java MIDP 2.0
- Scheduler
- Voice memo
- World time
- Currency converter
- Stopwatch

Specifications:

Network: GSM 850 / GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900
GPRS: Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
3G: No
Bluetooth: Yes, v2.0
USB: Yes, v1.1
Battery: Standard battery, Li-Ion
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If you have taken a look at the Asus A626 and wished it came with cellphone functionality, Asus has already granted that wish by unleashing the P526 smartphone. Running on the latest Windows Mobile 6.0 operating system, users are given the chance to stay abreast with current happenings thanks to the versatility and power the platform offers. Additional features include quad-band EDGE for speedy audio/video streaming, a camera (megapixel count is unknown but I’m looking at 1.3 being the bare minimum), GPS navigation capabilities for frequent travelers, as well as Outlook synchronization. There is no word on pricing details at the moment, so keep an eye out.

Along the right hand edge, alongside a memory expansion slot for microSD cards and the trigger button for the two megapixel digital camera, is a dedicated lock switch. It has long been a pet hate of mine with Windows Mobile that in order to lock and unlock the keys and touchscreen on most devices, you have to prod a couple of tiny on-screen buttons. It’s not my idea of sensible user interface design. With the P526, however, that’s a thing of the past. Just flick the switch and it’s locked; flick it again and it’s unlocked. I wish more phones would do something similar.

The 2 megapixel camera used in the P526 is neither the best nor the worst. It can shoot pictures in the JPEG format under several resolutions, starting with 1600×1200 and going down to 1280×960, 640×480, 320×240, 160×120 and 80×60. The camera includes several settings which can be modified to improve the picture quality such as: a night mode for low-light environments, a sports mode used to capture moving subjects, a maximum of 2.5x digital zoom available only in lower resolution modes, a 5/10 seconds timer, a burst mode which can capture 4/9 frames in succession and a few effects including Black&White, Negative, Sepia and Solarize. Note that all these options can be changed through a menu which appears on the lower side of the display and which can be conveniently accessed using the fingers. There are also some more or less “hidden” options that are not so easily reachable available under the “advanced” tab, which upon activation switches the camera software display to a Windows Mobile-style view that allows the changing of the White Balance to Tungsten, Halogenic, Fluorescent, Incandescence, Sunny and Cloudy; the adjustment of the Brightness, Sharpness and Contrast and the setting of the metering mode to Normal, Center or Background.

Key Features:

Camera: 2 MP, 1600×1200 pixels, autofocus, video, flash
Messaging: SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Colors: Silver

- GPS receiver with SiRF Star III chipset
- Business Card Recognition
- Voice Recognition and Hand-free mode
- MP3 Player
- Java MIDP 2.0
- Sheduler
- Voice memo
- World time
- Currency converter
- Stopwatch

Specifications:

Network: GSM 850 / GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900
GPRS:   Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
3G: Yes
Bluetooth: Yes, v2.0
USB: Yes, miniUSB
Battery: Standard battery, Li-Ion 1300 mAh
Stand-by: 150 Hours
Talk time: 4 hours

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The exceptionally elegant Asus P320 Mini GPS PDA phone was designed for the fashion-conscious who are constantly admired for their accessories – including their handheld choices. The Asus P320’s presents an ultra compact form that makes it feel almost weightless in a ladys palm. Its fashionable outlook is slim and slender, and is molded with round curves that are aesthetically pleasing to the eye. And yet, this beauty is not just skin deep, as a wide range of features make it equally powerful and intelligent – all packed in neatly with an original and exclusive interface developed by ASUS.

This is where beauty meets brains. In spite of its compact size, this pretty mini PDA phone has an impressive array of powerful features. Operating on Microsoft Windows® Mobile 6.1™ Professional platform and packed full with features such as GPS navigation; EDGE/GPRS and WiFi for Internet access from anywhere; Bluetooth, USB and much more. The Asus P320 is your best fashion accessory that brings you from work to play! Never get lost again! The Asus P320’s built-in GPS module allows timely, faster satellite pinpoint and download for users and their location. Even locations in vast, open country, the global GPS network will always be able to locate the user, and the navigation software will guide the user to the destination smoothly.

The Asus P320 has a variety of exclusive applications designed for user convenience. With ASUS Today, icons such as time, calendar, messages, weather and the media player can be seen easily in the same window – providing users with easy access to their needed functions. The ASUS RSS Reader, which receives up-to-date information automatically and provides the latest news and blog updates – keeps users update about current events or website updates. Another handy application is the Ur Time, which also allows users to set up to four different countries´ default timing on the phone desktop for quick country-specific time references, convenient for setting meetings worldwide.

Key Features:

Camera: 2 MP, 1600×1200 pixels, autofocus, video
Messaging:SMS, MMS, Email, Push E-Mail, MSN
Colors:

- Built-in GPS
- Windows Media Player
- Java
- To-do-list
- Organizer
- World Clock
- Calculator
- File Manager
- Built-in handsfree

Specifications:

Network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GPRS: Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
3G: No
Bluetooth: Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
USB: Yes, v2.0
Battery: Standard battery, Li-Ion 1100 mAh
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