Symbol has announced its first PDA without a barcode scanner. Focused on the enterprise, the MC35 promises to put the combined power of a mobile phone, laptop, camera and bar code scanner at the fingertips of your employees, in a durable device that offers a product life that well exceeds that of the traditional consumer smartphone or PDA. And the convergence of voice and data translates into one device for employees to carry and one device for IT to manage — simplifying your mobility architecture and your capital and operational costs.
In terms of specs, the MC35 is powered by a 416MHz XScale PXA270 processor and Windows Mobile 5.0 Phone Edition. It also comes with GSM/GPRS/EDGE, push-to-talk functionality, 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 1.2, integrated GPS, a 2MP camera that can capture 1D and 2D bar code data, a 2.8-inch QVGA touch screen, an SDIO slot, and QWERTY keyboard. It is more ruggedly built than most PDAs and is sturdy enough to pass Symbol’s industry leading drop and tumble impact tests.
Pricing is expected in the area of $700 USD.