iMate Ultimate 8502 a competitive smartphone

Written by Meraj Chhaya on February 17, 2008 – 2:23 pm

ultimate8502bw0 iMate Ultimate 8502 a competitive smartphone
This device is surely lower in potential compared to the previous one, but it lives up to the smartphone range.

That QWERTY really seems a bit tight, and I don’t know if my fingers, or anyone’s fingers for that matter, would be able to type comfortably in it.

The connectivity package is once again present, having HSDPA in three bands, 850 / 1900 / 2100, and a Quad Band EDGE connectivity. There is WiFi 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP support, and also a GPS receiver built-in.

The resolution on the 2.6" display isn’t very satisfying, it’s only QVGA. There is a 360 degree Jog-Wheel, which I presume is the same that we find on the bulky Sony Ericsson smartphones such as P910.

There’s a simple 2 megapixel camera with flash, and powering the device is a Qualcomm MSM 7200 400 MHz processor with 128MB of RAM, and powering that, is a Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional Operating System.

There is also a TV-out, but I hope the output resolution isn’t QVGA.

Specs:

General	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
	Announced	2007, October
	Status	Coming soon

Size	Dimensions	116 x 55 x 15 mm
Size	Weight	140 g

Display	Type	TFT touchscreen, 256K colors
	Size	320 x 240 pixels, 2.6 inches
		- QWERTY keyboard

Ringtones	Type	Polyphonic (64 channels), MP3
	Customization	Download
	Vibration	Yes

Memory	Phonebook	Practically unlimited entries, Photocall
	Call records	Practically unlimited
	Card slot	microSD (TransFlash)
		- Qualcomm MSM 7200 400 MHz processor - 256 MB ROM, 128 MB RAM

Data	GPRS	Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
	HSCSD	No
	EDGE	Class 10, 236.8 kbps
	3G	HSDPA
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
	Bluetooth	Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
	Infrared port	No
	USB	Yes

Features	OS	Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional
	Messaging	SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, Instant Messaging
	Browser	WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (PocketIE)
	Games	Yes
	Colors	Black
	Camera	2 MP, 1600×1200 pixels, video, flash
		- Built-in GPS receiver - Pocket Office(Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, PDF viewer) - Java MIDP 2.0 - Voice memo - Windows Media Player 10 - Video/audio album - File manager - Built-in handsfree - TV/Audio output - i-mate GPRS Configurator(WAP, MMS) - 360° Jog wheel