Played with a proto of this one yesterday at a retail expo in Oz. Is manufactured by Sagem on behalf of Porsche design. The horizontal strip under the main display is a biometric fingerprint reader - this can apparently be used to protect certain apps (& the info held therein) from prying eyes eg. Messaging and Contacts. According to the guy in the Sagem booth, Sagem is the worldwide leader in biometrics. Design is nice, if a little chunky by today's standards - all the silver bits are metal (aluminium maybe?). Flip can rotate 180° and fold flat against the device. Mechanics were a bit loose and unfinished, but that was because it was a prototype I guess. Cam was 2MP I think, but wasn't paying too much attention. Cheers
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Played with a proto of this one yesterday at a retail expo in Oz. Is manufactured by Sagem on behalf of Porsche design.
The horizontal strip under the main display is a biometric fingerprint reader - this can apparently be used to protect certain apps (& the info held therein) from prying eyes eg. Messaging and Contacts. According to the guy in the Sagem booth, Sagem is the worldwide leader in biometrics.
Design is nice, if a little chunky by today's standards - all the silver bits are metal (aluminium maybe?). Flip can rotate 180° and fold flat against the device. Mechanics were a bit loose and unfinished, but that was because it was a prototype I guess.
Cam was 2MP I think, but wasn't paying too much attention.
Cheers