Art Lebedev's Scartel WiMax handset concept: we're moving to Russia

Never one to settle, Art Lebedev's design shop is trying its hand at handset design, and we like the looks of it. Art is teaming up with Scartel, a Russian carrier which just launched a WiMax network in Moscow and St. Petersburg, for a flagship handset of sorts, and has left no spec unturned -- at least in the wishful-thinking conceptual stage. In addition to a WiMax radio, the device has WiFi, tri-band GSM, microSD, dual cameras, 3.5mm audio, an A/V plug and a gargantuan 850 x 480 screen. There are minimal buttons at the base: a five-way joystick and call / end, and no keypad, so we're going to assume that we're looking at a touchscreen device. Now all that's left is to pick an OS -- would Android be too much to ask? Another shot is after the fold.

[Via Pocket-lint]

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 25th 2008 12:46PM]

it reminds me of that phone in the film "V for Vendetta"

[Sarig Posted Sep 25th 2008 1:25PM]

I came here to make snarky comments, but now I'm gonna watch that movie instead. You distracted me, curses!

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 25th 2008 1:48PM]

I see fiasco all over that exposed mute button!

[slamEVIL Posted Sep 25th 2008 3:55PM]

if you're going to make an awesome phone like this -- and bring back the joystick -- could you at least make it a 9-way so people can easily play games on that righteous screen?