The BlackBerry Storm is the first touchscreen smartphone developed by research paper help. It is also the first device to implement physical feedback to a touchscreen device, labeled by RIM as “SurePress” technology.
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Product Features & Specifications
Technical Specifications
Operating System
BlackBerry OS 4.7
Network Support
9500: GSM/GPRS/EDGE/HSDPA, UMTS: 850/1900/2100MHz, GSM: 850/900/1800/1900MHz
9530: CDMA/1xRTT/EV-DO/Rev.A, CDMA: 800/1900MHz
Screen
3.25″ HVGA (360 x 480px), 65k Color TFT
Input Method
Glass Capacitive Touchscreen with SurePress technology
Wi-Fi
None
GPS
GPS and A-GPS Capable with integrated BB Maps
Bluetooth
Bluetooth v2.0, A2DP support
Camera
3.2MP Camera with Auto Focus
Storage
Internal 1GB Storage, External MicroSDHC Slot
Connection Ports
3.5mm stereo audio jack, Micro-USB 2.0
Physical Attributes
Dimensions: 112.5mm x 62.2mm x 13.95mm, Weight: 155g
Media Support
Audio Support
Codecs: MP3/WMA Pro Plus/AAC+/eAAC+
Video Support
Codecs: MPEG4 H.263, H.264, WMV
Browser
BlackBerry Browser with Full HTML support and streaming video
Bill of Materials
* represents unmarked ICs and best educated guesses
Processor
Qualcomm MSM7600 Processor @ 624MHz
Screen
3.25″ HVGA LCD, 65k Color TFT
Capacitive Sensor IC
Synaptics*
Storage
Samsung MCP – 1GB MoviNAND, 1Gb OneNAND, 1Gb Mobile DDR
USB PHY
SMSC USB3316
Wi-Fi
None
Bluetooth
CSR 63B23
GPS
Integrated into Baseband Processor
Audio
Integrated into Baseband Processor
Accelerometer
STMicroelectronics*
RF Transceiver
Qualcomm RTR6500 CDMA/EV-DO, Qualcomm RTR6285 Multi-band UMTS/Quad-band GSM
Power Management
PMIC: Qualcomm PM7540
Power Amp (CDMA-850MHz): Avago ACPM-7813; Power Amp (CDMA-1900MHz): Avago ACPM-7833
Power Amp (Quad-band GSM): TriQuint Semiconductor 7M5012
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The T-Mobile G1 is a smartphone co-developed by HTC and Google , and released through T-Mobile.
Contents
Product Features & Specifications
Technical Specifications
Operating System
Google Android 1.0
Network Support
GSM/GPRS/EDGE/HSDPA, UMTS: 1700/2100MHz, GSM: 850/900/1800/1900MHz
Screen
3.2″ HVGA (320 x 480px), 65k Color TFT
Input Method
Glass Capacitive Touchscreen, Slide-out 5-row QWERTY Keyboard, Trackball navigation
Wi-Fi
802.11b/g
GPS
GPS navigation capabilities with Google Maps
Bluetooth
Bluetooth v2.0
Camera
3.2MP Camera with auto focus
Storage
Internal 256MB Storage, External MicroSDHC Slot
Connection Ports
ExtUSB 2.0 Hi-Speed (Mini-USB compatible for data-transfer, charger, and audio port)
Physical Attributes
Dimensions: 117.7mm x 55.7mm x 17.1mm, Weight: 158g with battery
Media Support
Audio Support
Codecs: MP3/WMA/AAC+/MPEG4/WAV/MIDI/Real Audio/Ogg
Video Support
Codecs: H.264/3GPP/MPEG4
Browser
Google WebKit-based Browser, streaming video
Bill of Materials
Processor
Qualcomm MSM7201A @ 528MHz
Screen
Sharp 3.2″ HVGA LCD, 65k Color TFT
Capacitive Sensor IC
Synaptics 1007A
Storage
Samsung MCP – 256MB NAND Flash + 128MB DDR SDRAM
USB PHY
SMSC USB3316
Wi-Fi
Texas Instruments WL1251B
Bluetooth
Texas Instruments BRF6300
GPS
Integrated into Baseband Processor
Audio
Integrated into Baseband Processor
Accelerometer
Unknown
RF Transceiver
Qualcomm RTR6285 Quad-band GSM/Dual-band UMTS
Power Management
PMIC: Qualcomm PM7540
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The BlackBerry Curve 8900 is a smartphone developed by Research In Motion . It is the successor to the popular BlackBerry Curve 8300 .
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Product Features & Specifications
Technical Specifications
Operating System
BlackBerry OS 4.6
Network Support
GSM/GPRS/EDGE, GSM: 850/900/1800/1900MHz
Screen
2.44″ HVGA (320 x 480px), 65k Color TFT
Input Method
QWERTY Keyboard, Atomic Trackball
Wi-Fi
802.11b/g with UMA support
GPS
Internal GPS equipped with BB Maps (On 8310)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth v2.0, A2DP and AVCRP support
Camera
3.2MP Camera with LED Flash
Storage
Internal 256MB Storage, External MicroSDHC Slot
Connection Ports
Micro-USB 2.0 Hi-Speed, 3.5mm stereo audio jack
Physical Attributes
Dimension: 109mm x 60mm x 14mm, Weight: 112g
Audio Support
Codecs: MP3/WMA/AAC+
Video Support
Codecs: DivX/WMV/XviD/3GP
Browser
BlackBerry Browser with full HTML support
Bill of Materials
Processor
Freescale SC29746VK @ 512Mhz Processor
Screen
Samsung 2.44″ HVGA LCD, 65k Color TFT
Storage
Samsung MCP – 1Gb OneNAND + Mobile DDR
Wi-Fi
Texas Instruments WL1253B
GPS
SiRF GSC3LTi
USB 2.0 Mass Storage
Cypress Semiconductor CYWB01294AB
Audio
Texas Instruments AC3106I (TLV320AIC3106I)
RF Transceiver
Freescale Quad-Band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
Power Management
PMIC: Texas Instruments TPS65851
Power Amp (GSM): Skyworks SKY77256-11
Power Amp (Wi-Fi 2.4GHz): Texas Instruments WL1251FE
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The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 is a smartphone co-developed by HTC .
Product Features & Specifications
Technical Specifications
Operating System
Windows Mobile 6.1 with Panels Interface
Network Support
GSM/GPRS/EDGE/HSDPA, UMTS: 850/1900/2100MHz, GSM: 850/900/1800/1900MHz
Screen
3.2″ WVGA (800 x 480px), 65k Color TFT
Input Method
Resistive Touchscreen, Slide-out 4-row QWERTY Keyboard, Optical Joystick navigation
Wi-Fi
802.11b/g
GPS
GPS navigation capabilities
Bluetooth
Bluetooth v2.0
Camera
3.2MP Camera with Auto-Focus
Storage
Internal 512MB Storage, External MicroSDHC Slot
Connection Ports
3.5mm Audio Port, Mini-USB 2.0 Hi-Speed for charging and data transfer
Physical Attributes
Dimensions: 110.5mm x 52.6mm x 17mm, Weight: 145g with battery
Bill of Materials
* denotes best educated guesses
Processor
Qualcomm MSM7200A @ 528MHz
Screen
3.2″ WVGA LCD, 65k Color TFT
Resistive Touchscreen IC
Epson D7741B1 F872U53*
Storage
Micron Technologies MCP – 512MB NAND Flash + 256MB RAM
USB PHY
SMSC
Wi-Fi
Texas Instruments WL1251B
Bluetooth
Texas Instruments BRF6350BL
GPS
Integrated into Baseband Processor
Audio
Integrated into Baseband Processor
Accelerometer
None
RF Transceiver
Qualcomm MXU6219 Quad-band GSM/Tri-band UMTS*
Power Management
PMIC: Qualcomm PM7540
Power Amp (Quad-band GSM): TriQuint Semiconductor TQS-7M5012
Power Amp (UMTS-2100MHz): Avago ACPM-7381; (UMTS-1900MHz): Avago ACPM-7331; (UMTS-850MHz): Avago ACPM-7371
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The BlackBerry Curve 8300 is a series of smartphones developed by Research In Motion . Its successor is the upcoming BlackBerry Curve 8900 (Javelin) .
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BlackBerry Curve Models
BlackBerry 8310
Built-in GPS
BlackBerry 8320
Built-in Wi-Fi
BlackBerry 8330
CDMA/EV-DO variant
BlackBerry 8350i
iDEN with Push-to-Talk variant
Product Features & Specifications
Technical Specifications
Operating System
BlackBerry OS 4.3, BlackBerry OS 4.5 (upgrade), BlackBerry OS 4.6 (8350i)
Network Support
8310/8320: GSM/GPRS/EDGE, GSM: 850/900/1800/1900MHz
8330: CDMA/1xRTT/EV-DO, CDMA: 800/1900MHz
8350i: iDEN with Push-to-Talk, iDEN: 850/900MHz
Screen
2.4″ QVGA (320 x 240px), 65k Color TFT
Input Method
QWERTY Keyboard
Wi-Fi
802.11b/g (on 8320)
GPS
Internal GPS equipped with BB Maps (On 8310)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth v2.0
Camera
2MP Camera with LED Flash
Storage
Internal 96MB Storage, External MicroSD Slot (MicroSDHC on 8330 and 8350i)
Connection Ports
Mini-USB 2.0 Hi-Speed, 3.5mm stereo audio jack
Physical Attributes
Dimension: 107mm x 60mm x 16.1mm, Weight: 114g
Audio Support
Codecs: MP3/WMA/AAC/AMR/MIDI/WAV
Video Support
Codecs: MPEG4/H.263
Bill of Materials
Processor
Qualcomm MSM6550 (8330)
The N95 is part of Nokia ‘s N-series of handsets, focusing on delivering multimedia content. It was previously the flagship model of Nokia ‘s entire handset lineup, predecessor to the current flagship, the Nokia N96.
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Nokia N95 Models
Nokia N95-1
External MicroSD Slot, 3G for Europe
Nokia N95-2
Internal 8GB Memory, 3G for Europe
Nokia N95-3
External MicroSD Slot, 3G for North America
Nokia N95-4
Internal 8GB Memory, 3G for North America
Product Features & Specifications
Technical Specifications
Operating System
Symbian OS 9.2, S60 rel 3.1
Network Support
GSM/GPRS/EDGE/HSDPA, UMTS: 850/2100, GSM: 850/900/1800/1900MHz
Screen
2.6″ QVGA (240 x 320px), 16M Color TFT
Input Method
Slide-out Numeric Keypad, Slide-out Multimedia buttons
Wi-Fi
802.11b/g, UPnP support
GPS
Internal GPS with A-GPS
Bluetooth
Bluetooth v2.0, A2DP support
Camera
5.0MP Camera with Carl Zeiss optics, Auto Focus, LED Flash; Secondary CIF Front Camera
Storage
Internal 160MB Storage, External MicroSD Slot; OR Internal 8GB Storage
Connection Ports
Mini-USB 2.0 Hi-Speed, 3.5mm stereo audio jack w/ TV-out
Physical Attributes
Dimension: 99mm x 53mm x 21mm, Weight: 120g
Audio Support
Codecs: MP3/WMA/AAC+/eAAC+/M4A/Real Audio
Bill of Materials
* The following bill of materials is taken from an N95-1 model
Processor
Texas Instruments #4377454 Baseband Processor (Unmarked)
Texas Instruments OMAP2420 Applications Processor (ARM11 Core @ 332MHz)
Storage
Samsung K5W2G13ACM-DK60 MCP – 2Gb OneNAND, 512Mb Mobile DRAM
Samsung K4M28163PH-KG750 MCP – 128Mb Mobile SDRAM
Spansion S72NS128NDOAJW13 MCP – 128Mb NOR, 128Mb DDR DRAM
MicroSD Interface
NXP IP4352CX24LF
Camera
Micron Technology MT9P001 (5.0MP Image Sensor)
Wi-Fi
STMicroelectronics STLC4550 #4396287-1 (Unmarked)
GPS
Texas Instruments GPS5300
Bluetooth
CSR BlueCore4 BC41B141B
Infrared
Vishay TFBS5700-TR3
Audio
Texas Instruments TPA4411YZHR
FM Radio Tuner
NXP Semiconductors TEA5761UK
Accelerometer
STMicroelectronics LIS302DlTR
RF Transceiver
STMicroelectronics #4380206 Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, Dual-band UMTS/HSPDA (Unmarked)
Power Management
PMIC: Texas Instruments TWL92230CZQE
STMicroelectronics #4396299 (Analog Baseband/Pwr Mgmt) & #4376535 (Batt Charger) (Unmarked)
Power Amp (RF): RF Micro Devices #4355951 (GSM) & #4355898 (UMTS) (Unmarked)
Power Amp (Wi-Fi): RF Micro Devices RF5924
Power Amp (Audio): Texas Instruments TPA2012D2YZHR
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http://www2.electronicproducts.com/Nokia_N95-whatsinside_text-61.aspx
The Glyde is a QWERTY touchscreen phone developed by Samsung and released through Verizon
Model Name: Samsung U940
Product Features & Specifications
Operating System
BREW OS
Network Support
CDMA/1xRTT/EV-DO, CDMA: 800/1900MHz
Screen
2.8″ QVGA (240 x 440px), 262k Color TFT
Input Method
Capacitive Touchscreen, Slide-out 3-row QWERTY Keyboard
Wi-Fi
None
GPS
None
Bluetooth
Bluetooth v2.0 +EDR, A2DP support
Camera
2.0MP Camera with auto focus
Storage
Internal 200MB Storage, External MicroSDHC Slot
Connection Ports
3.5mm Audio Jack, USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (Proprietary connector for data-transfer and charging)
Physical Attributes
Dimensions: 109mm x 56mm x 13mm, Weight: 110g with battery
Extra Features
VZ Navigator, Location Based Services
Audio Codecs
MP3/WMA/AAC/WAV
Video Support
VCAST Video Streaming
The Samsung Instinct is a full touchscreen phone released exclusively on Sprint in the US.
Model Name: Samsung Instinct M800
FCC ID: A3LSPHM800
Product Features & Specifications
Technical Specifications
Operating System
Proprietary OS
Network Support
CDMA/1xRTT/EV-DO/Rev.A, 800/1900MHz
Screen
3.1″ Resistive Touch Screen, 240 x 432px, 262k Color TFT
Wi-Fi
None
GPS
None
Bluetooth
Bluetooth v2.0 +EDR
Camera
2MP Camera
Storage
Internal 2GB Storage, External MicroSDHC Slot
Connection Ports
Proprietary Port for USB 1.1 Full-Speed connection
Physical Attributes
Dimensions: 115mm x 52mm x 12mm, Weight: 102g
Extra Features
Sprint TV, Full HTML/WAP 2.0 Browser
Audio Support
Sprint TV
Video Support
V CAST Streaming Video, V CAST TV
Browser
OpenWave Browser 7.2.7 (Full HTML)
Bill of Materials
Processor
Qualcomm MSM6800A
The BlackBerry Pearl 8100 is a series of smartphones developed by Research In Motion . Its clamshell variant is the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8200 series.
Contents
BlackBerry Pearl Models
BlackBerry 8100
Standard BlackBerry Pearl
BlackBerry 8110
Built-in GPS
BlackBerry 8120
Built-in Wi-Fi
BlackBerry 8130
CDMA/EV-DO variant
Product Features & Specifications
Technical Specifications
Operating System
BlackBerry OS 4.2
Network Support
8100/8110/8120: GSM/GPRS/EDGE, GSM: 850/900/1800/1900MHz
8130: CDMA/1xRTT/EV-DO, CDMA: 800/1900MHz
Screen
2.25″ LCD (240 x 260px), 65k Color TFT
Input Method
SureType Keyboard, Trackball
Wi-Fi
802.11b/g (on 8120)
GPS
Internal GPS equipped with BB Maps (On 8110)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth v2.0
Camera
1.3MP Camera with LED Flash (8100), 2MP Camera with LED Flash (8110/8120/8130)
Storage
Internal 64MB Storage, External MicroSD Slot (MicroSDHC with OS)
Connection Ports
Mini-USB 2.0 Hi-Speed, 2.5mm headset jack (8100), 3.5mm stereo audio jack (8110/8120/8130)
Physical Attributes
Dimension: 107mm x 60mm x 16.1mm, Weight: 114g
Audio Support
Codecs: MP3/WMA/AAC/AMR/MIDI/WAV
Video Support
Codecs: MPEG4/H.263
Bill of Materials
Processor
Intel XScale PXA900 Processor @ 312MHz (8100), Marvell Hermon PXA901 Processor (8110/8120/8130)
The Motorola Krave ZN4 is a smartphone released on Verizon Wireless .
Other Names: Motorola Blaze (Internal)
Contents
Product Features & Specifications
Technical Specifications
Operating System
Brew OS
Network Support
CDMA/1xRTT/EV-DO/Rev.A, 800/1900MHz
Screen
2.8″ QVGA (240 x 400px open, 240 x 320 closed), 65k Color TFT
Input Method
Capacitive Touchscreen
Wi-Fi
None
Bluetooth
Bluetooth v2.0, A2DP and AVCRP support
Camera
2MP Camera with Zoom and Video Mode
Storage
Internal 130MB Storage, External MicroSDHC Slot
Connection Ports
Micro-USB 2.0 Hi-Speed, 3.5mm stereo audio jack
Extra Features
Capacitive Touch Cover
Audio Support
V CAST Rhapsody, MP3/WMA/AAC+ files limited to 192kbps.
Video Support
MediaFLO support: V CAST Streaming Video, V CAST TV
Browser
OpenWave Browser 7.2.7 (Full HTML)
Bill Of Materials
Processor
Qualcomm MSM6575
Screen
Samsung 2.8″ QVGA LCD, 65k Color TFT
Capacitive Sensors
Quantum Research Group: QRG6G4670 (main screen), QRGBF7741-1 (screen)
Storage
Samsung MCP – 1Gb NAND/RAM
RF Transceiver
Qualcomm RFR6500 Receiver, Qualcomm RFT6150 Transmitter
Power Management
Qualcomm PM66508
Bluetooth
Texas Instruments BRF6350B
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