Feature-filled ASUS p550 PocketPC phone clears the FCC

Bonus time must be approaching for the folks over at the FCC as they've been madly busy this week kicking handsets out left, right, and center. Of course, this Asus P550 took us a bit by surprise, as we'd not heard even a whisper of this little fella until just this morning. Featuring Windows Mobile 6 Pro, a smokin' 570 MHz CPU, GPS, WiFi, triple-band GSM, and a dash of 2100 MHz flavored UMTS, it will slot quite nicely into the middle of Asus' existing lineup. The spec sheet -- and the photo tells no lies -- doesn't mention a forward facing cam, but the unit does feature a 2 megapixel fixed-focus jobbie, with storage for said pics in either the system memory -- listed as 256 MB ROM and 64 MB RAM -- or via miniSD. Not a bad outing for Asus, and while it lacks HSDPA in any of our favorite bands, it'll do just nicely.

[Satish @ Sep 19th 2007 12:49PM]

UGLY

[3rdsun @ Sep 19th 2007 6:47PM]

I bet u didnt say that about the iphone. Compared to the iphone this is all right and it has buttons too

[E71 @ Sep 19th 2007 9:49PM]

Its specs (except for CPU) are owned by HTC's Kaiser.

[Adam @ Mar 20th 2008 5:58PM]

I have one and it's beautiful.

[azayzel @ Sep 19th 2007 12:55PM]

These things are just too big to use as phones. Seriously, who's going to be caught dead talking into one of these devices? I love PDA's and will continue to use them as such, but I won't put one up to my ear. BT is a great option, but still...

[Jared @ Sep 19th 2007 1:10PM]

Just get one of these, way more comfortable than those headsets. :-)
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/8928/

[azayzel @ Sep 19th 2007 1:34PM]

heh, that's awesome! Imagine all the looks of people wondering what in the hell you're doing. It's actually kinda cool in a retro way, but where would you carry it? Be neat if it had a buzzer built in to it too.

[pikkoz @ Sep 19th 2007 5:19PM]

The same thing it can be said about iphone , that isn't even a smartphone.

[james @ Sep 19th 2007 1:18PM]

it's hideous, but 570 MHz CPU is noice.

[Adam @ Mar 20th 2008 9:34AM]

I have 2 of these and 1 for sale. The screen is stunning and finally a screen that's usable. I also have an HTC tytn 2 but i prefer this.

[Montusama @ Sep 19th 2007 1:34PM]

My new found PMP with cellphone abilities? It would probably look a bit better in glossy black 520Mhz process ftw

[Ian @ Sep 19th 2007 1:34PM]

Sigh why not quadband?

[ethana2 @ Sep 19th 2007 5:10PM]

Do all its features work under OpenMoko Linux? If so, I'll consider getting one.

[Adam @ Mar 20th 2008 9:38AM]

I beleive it would

[karla @ Sep 19th 2007 10:27PM]

i really wnat ot have this kind of phone..any sponsors pls..pls buy me one..:)..i love this phone its very nice..love to explore it..

[karla @ Sep 19th 2007 10:28PM]

i hope someone would sponsor me this phone i really want to have this kind of phone but never had the chance to even just touch one of it..how sad..its really lovely and i wnt to explore it..pls give me this phone>>:)any sponsors pls....

[Adam @ Mar 20th 2008 9:27AM]

I have one for sale if anyone is interested. It's brand new and will be going on ebay tomorrow.