Mio launches the Explora K70: beauty, 3G, and GPS abound

Mio's rumored Explora K70 is sitting pretty at CeBIT, and while we wait for the full hands-on treatment, we thought an introduction to what appears to be a stunningly loaded GPS phone was in order. Network connectivity is a blow out in the K70 with quad-band GSM, triple-band HSDPA / HSUPA, Bluetooth, WiFi, and GPS which is handled by Qualcomm's gpsOne chip. The 3.5-inch touchscreen display is a 400x240 WQVGA number, a 3 megapixel camera hides around back, a jog dial's included for quick scrolling, and it is all powered by Windows Mobile 6. Looking at the spec sheets it seems there will be two different SKUs, a handset-only package and a "Full SKU" that includes in-car charger, device mount, and so forth. We're suitably impressed, expect more news including dates and pricing as soon as we can get them.

[Via GSMArena]

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 3rd 2009 8:49PM]

Is it correct that "Triple-band HSDPA/HSUPA" generally means "3G most places except the US"? Or, will it work in US? Will we ever see phones that support US and European 3G bands? Actually, what I am really looking for is a US 3G phone with front facing camera. But, it seems like whenever a vendor adds US 3G bands, they remove the front camera, presumably at carrier behest.