Philips goes touchscreen with Xenium X810

While the recent flood of Xenium handsets aren't apt to hit American shores anytime soon, we may actually hop a flight to toy with the Xenium X810. Unlike most of its siblings, this here device is actually intriguing, boasting a 400 x 240 resolution touchscreen display, 3.2 megapixel camera, FM radio, 45MB of built-in memory, a microSDHC card slot, Bluetooth, quad-band GSM connectivity and a USB port. As with all Xeniums, this one also goes for days and days without a recharge; in fact, it should last up to a solid month in standby mode. So, has anyone else wondered why no other major cellphone maker is utilizing these miracle-working batteries?

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[(Unverified) Posted Mar 20th 2009 9:24AM]

I doubt it's the battery type, just the size of them.
As you can see, it's insanely thick, while having nothing oh so special in it.
There's probably a 2000> mAh battery in it.

[kalleboo Posted Mar 20th 2009 11:16AM]

Plus it's GSM-only. The real power-sucker in modern phones is 3G network access.

[SoCoolCurt Posted Mar 20th 2009 3:57PM]

looks like an iPhone and Zune inbred lovechild.