Philips

The Philips X800 is a touch screen cell phone in typical candybar style, but the details are very limited at this point. What we can tell you from the FCC filings is that the X800 has a tremendous amount of Chinese support and this is swaying our view on whether or not we will actually see the Philips X800 hit the US market.

Philips X800

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Philips is set to release two new affordable phones for the Asian and European mobile phone market. Both handsets looks the same in design, dimension and features except that the 199 is equipped with FM radio and headsets.

Philips 199

These two candy bar mobile phone pretty much carry the same features as their predecessor, the Philips 192 which was released not too long ago.
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A couple things you should know about this purported Philips Xenium X-Connect before churning your gadget juices through the emotional Osterizer. First, it’s clearly a product rendering. Second, Philips Xenium cellphones are primarily found in Asia Pacific region as such, a European or North American launch is likely out of the question. If the X-Connect is the real-deal, however, here’s what we’ll be missing: 3G UMTS/HSDPA radios, Windows Mobile 6, GPS receiver, microSD slot, AA/AAA battery backup, and Bluetooth 2.0 all powered by a 624MHz Intel processor beneath a 3.0-inch (presumably touchscreen) display. Still, as a broadly positioned “communication device,” maybe we’ll see Philips reach out to different geographies this time around.

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If you had a creeping suspicion that the iPhone-esque phone market wasn’t crowded enough yet — you’re right. Apparently, Philips is about to throw its hat in the ring with a device called the Xenium X800. The familiar looking unit will sport WiFi, a WQVGA “e2e” touchscreen, and appears to be running a proprietary OS which looks considerably better than most phones in this class. Sure, it’s heavily knocking off Sony’s XMB and that new BlackBerry OS 4.6, but there are worse offenses that could be made. No word on more detailed specs, but you’ll know more when we do. In the meantime, take a look at a few more pics after the break.