Pharos Traveller 117 aka VM103 clears FCC
With Velocity Mobile’s 103 (not to mention its other handsets) conspicuous by its absence in the market, the company’s ODM supplier, Invantec, is back with a new brand and a very slightly tweaked device. The Pharos Traveller 117, which has just cleared the FCC, looks like it’s coming to the US, bringing with it a 2.8-inch VGA resolution touchscreen, quadband GSM, triband UMTS, WiFi and GPS.
If you compare the FCC shot of the Traveller 117 with the VM 103, here, you’ll see just how little has changed. The front panel has two new buttons - with ’send’ and ‘end’ moving down and a Windows key and ‘OK’ key introduced - and there’re two new silver stripes running around what looks to be the same soft-touch black shell, but otherwise it’s identical.
Quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE connectivity (850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz)
Tri band UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA connectivity (850 / 1900 / 2100 MHz)
2.8 inch resistive TFT touchscreen display with 480 x 640 pixels
GPS and A-GPS
Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 2.0
USB 2.0
2.5mm headset jack
2MP camera
Secondary VGA camera for video calls
400MHz Qualcomm MSM7201 processor
128 MB RAM, 256 MB ROM
MicroSDHC cards support
2G talk time: up to 7.5 hours
3G talk time: up to 5 hours
Standby time: 200 hours
4.44 x 2.28 x 0.6 inches
4.8 ounces
The Pharos Traveller 117 is already available to order from the company’s own website; it’s unclear whether they’ve secured any deals with US carriers as yet, which given Velocity Mobile’s struggle would seem a good place to start. Otherwise that $529.95 SIM-free price - higher even than what VM were asking - is not going to win the any favors.
1 comments:
It's appealing to me that this phone offers wi-fi capability. It's important for your phone to be able to talk to other devices and even access the internet wirelessly. Having said that, there is a new wireless internet solution offered by Clear in the Portland, Oregon area. So if you live in that area consider giving them a look if you want the same kind of versatility that this phone offers for all of your devices.
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