Microsoft introduced its first mobile phone, running the Smartphone 2002 operating system, to Hong Kong last week. Called the QTek 7070 and developed with Chinese add-on features by local wireless firm Synergy Technologies Asia, the 126.5 gram triband device is not petite like most GPRS phones on the market.
The QTek 7070, however, cannot be compared to most GPRS phones because it is one of an emerging class of handset with data capabilities, allowing users to reply to e-mails, send multimedia and text messages and chat on an instant messaging program.
Its technical specifications are identical to the Orange SPV introduced in Britain last October. However, instead of a bright orange cover, the QTek 7070 comes in a silver and navy blue chassis.
Fitted with a Texas Instrument StrongARM 120-megahertz chip, it has 32 megabytes of flash Rom and 16 megabytes of synchronous dynamic random access memory, though you should store most of your applications to the bundled 64-megabyte SD card.
Microsoft Smartphone 2002 is an operating system and collection of applications designed for mobile phones and is often confused with the software giant's other portable OS offering, Pocket PC 2002 Phone Edition, due to their overlapping features.
The Smartphone, unlike the Pocket PC 2002 OS, does not allow for pen input. Based on Microsoft's familiar Windows user interface, it is designed for one-handed mobile phone usage with some data functionality, unlike the Pocket PC 2002 OS, which is tailored for personal digital assistants.