ASUS Galaxy 7 touchphone gets manhandled
By Joseph L. Flatley 
posted Dec 18th 2008 10:35AM
posted Dec 18th 2008 10:35AM
Photos of the ASUS Galaxy 7 touchscreen phone have been popping up for months now, and due to a resemblance a certain Samsung device, it's been referred to more than once as an "Omnia-killer" (of course, we understand the urge, but we have to ask if it's even worth the effort). Now it looks like the folks over at Mobile Review have their hands on the thing, and they've been kind enough to share their thoughts. Right off the bat, they were disappointed to learn that plans for a 800 MHz processor had been scrapped in lieu of the far less exciting 528 MHz Qualcom MS7200A, but they then go on to give props to the phone's Glide interface (on par with TouchFlo3D, it seems) and its build quality -- the handset itself seems sturdy, well considered, and it even integrates some leather for that touch of "class" that only a dead animal can bring. Other than that, it's pretty much what you were expecting: a WinMob phone with a 5 megapixel camera, a 3.5-inch (800 x 480) display, 512MB memory, 4GB storage and a microSD slot. The phone should be available early next year.
[Via Wmpoweruser]
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No US 3G, only has 2100mhz for Europe. Does have quad band GSM and Edge. BOOOO. Why can't someone make one of these with US 3G bands. No WM Samaung Omnia, No HTC Touch HD and now none on the ASUS Galaxy. I am starting to get a bad feeling that someone doesn't like us.
@ RK
I couldn't agree more. Extremely frustrating when all these imports arise with no US 3G. Im wondering why i still pay at&t, as I have a super cheap plan with sprint lower then sero but keep at&t line around to play with phones.
God, not Crapcomm AGAIN! They've held back progress on Windows Mobile phones for years! Why can't someone put a decent processor in these phones?