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    DSTL1 Android Smartphone Is Battlestar Galactica's iPhone

    This is the Android-based, 3-inch Sharp touchscreen, General Mobile DSTL1. And it is everything the T-Mobile isn't: A stunning design and features combination that may convince regular consumers to choose the Android platform over iPhone.

    Seriously, while the T-Mobile G1 leaves me completely in a blah state of mind, DSTL1 actually makes me horny in a "I wish this thing vibrates really hard" kind of way.

    Look at it. It's like the Battlestar Galactica designers took the iPhone design and passed it through their Colony-Design-a-thon, adding angled corners to it but keeping the same black glass, chrome accents, black plastic, circular home button, ear speaker grill, and volume controls. The result is a design which looks extremely familiar to the public, yet adds enough changes to appeal to people who want something cool looking, but different. And with better specs too:

    Technology
    Double SIM, Linux 2.6 Kernel
    Platform
    Marvell PXA 310 (624MHz)+NXP 5209
    Bands
    900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz
    Screen
    TFT/ WQVGA/ 260K Colors/ 3.0" Sharp Brand Touchscreen Display/ 240 x 400 pixels
    Wi-fi
    802.11 b/g
    GPRS
    Yes
    EDGE
    Yes
    WAP
    Yes, HTTP/WAP2.0 support
    MMS
    Yes
    E-mail
    Yes
    Bluetooth
    Yes / BT 2.0 + EDR, SPP, A2DP, AVRCP, OPP, HFP
    FM Radio
    Yes
    TV
    Java
    Yes ( MIDP 2.0, CLDC 1.1 )
    MP3/MPEG4
    Yes/Yes
    Face to Face videoconferencing
    Yes

    Weight
    135gr
    Dimensions
    112 x 54 x 16 mm
    Memory
    4GB internal memory, 256MB flash + 128MB SDRAM ,"Up to 8GB T-flash Card Support"
    Camera
    5MP Auto Focus with Flash Sharp Brand Camera
    Voice Recorder
    Yes

    Talk Time
    240 minutes
    Standby Time
    150 hours
    Battery
    1200 mAh
    Accessories
    Extra Battery, USB Cable, Earphone, AC Charge Adaptor

    Others
    Word, Excel, Powerpoint and PDF document view MP3/ WAV/ MIDI/ AMR support 3GP, MPEG4, AVI (DIVX),QVGA recording 30fps, decoding 30 fps JPG/GIF/BMP/PNG Business card reader support Anti theft support Video chat support


    Impressive. Apparently the DSTL1 it will be at Barcelona's 3GSM in February and I will be there to see if all these features are the real thing and how much this beast will cost. But on paper and renderings, it may be the first phone that would make me drop my iPhone. The only "but" for me: It's 0.63 inches thick (16mm). Too much of a brick after being used to the ultra-thin iPhone. [General Mobil via Android Authority]


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