Pharos: The Marriage Between Windows Mobile & BlackBerry

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By: Chuong Nguyen | Date: 18-Nov-08 | - Comments

With rumors swirling around Microsoft lurking to buy BlackBerry maker Research in Motion, some are postulating what the marriage would look like for both BlackBerry and Windows Mobile handsets. It looks like Pharos may put some imagination to play, bringing two handsets to market, one of which looks like a BlackBerry Bold meets Windows Mobile. Both handsets eature a VGA touchscreen and retail for $530 unlocked according to Gizmodo.

The Traveller 127 is a BlackBerry style device (even the keys on the keyboard look BlackBerry) with a trackball for navigating the device in the middle flanked by a Home and OK keys as well as Send and End keys. The device has HSDPA, GPS, and comes with Pharos' Smart Navigator solution. The Pharos Traveller 127 looks like it has the BlackBerry body and the brains of Windows Mobile technology.

The Traveller 117 is an HTC Touch Diamond competitor, featuring a 2.8" slab display.

Specs for both devices:
Operating System: Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Processor: Qualcomm MSM7201-90, 400MHz
Memory: 256MB Flash ROM, 128MB SDRAM
Phone: unlocked GSM quad band 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, EDGE / GPRS
3.5G tri band 850/1900/2100 MHz, UMTS 384Kb/s, HSDPA 7.2Mb/s, HSUPA 2Mb/s
Talk time: up to 4 hours talk time and 200 hours standby time
GPS: NMEA0183/AGPS compatible
Wireless: Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth™ v2.0+EDR
Camera: 2.0 megapixel camera for picture or video; 0.3 megapixel front camera for video conferences
Battery: 1410 mAh Li-Ion, rechargeable/replaceable
Weight: 4.8 ounces

Traveler 117
Size: 4.44” (L) x 2.28” (W) x 0.60” (T)
Display: 2.8" Resistive TFT LCD, 480 x 640 VGA with 18-bit 262K color capability

Traveler 127
Size: 4.57” (L) x 2.44” (W) x 0.60” (T)
Display: 2.5" TFT LCD with touch panel, 320 x 240 QVGA with 16-bit 65K colors