Open Moko’s Neo 1973-Anti-iphone
By Andrew | February 15, 2007
After crossing over radar, the OpenMoko Neo1973 (linux-powered smartphone) has come out with anti-iphone. The phone weighs 184 grams, and is just a bit thicker and taller than the iPhone. Now who will define its success in an era dominated by iphones. Nothing other than its features! yup. The name Neo1973 is a reference to Dr. Martin Cooper, who made the first mobile phone call in 1973.
The specs:
FIC Neo1973:
* 120.7 x 62 x 18.5 (mm)
* 2.8″ VGA (480×640) TFT Screen
* Samsung s3c2410 SoC @ 266 MHz
* Global Locate AGPS chip
* Ti GPRS (2.5G not EDGE)
* Unpowered USB 1.1
* Touchscreen
* micro-sd slot
* 2.5mm audio jack
* 2 additional buttons
* 1200 mAh battery (charged over USB)
* 128 MB SDRAM
* 64 MB NAND Flash
* Bluetooth (2.0)
Why is the Neo1973 the anti-iPhone? Because it’s totally open source. The idea is to collaborate with developers who will create all the basic apps. The handset is manufactured by FIC (First International Computer, Inc.), who sold about a million phones in China last year. OpenMoko/FIC will then certify a bundle of those apps and mass market them with the phone along with support.
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