ASUS announces 800MHz P565 PDA phone

ASUS P565

ASUS announced its latest PDA phone, the P565, the fastest in the world at the time of this announcement.

The stylish, leather-accented P565 delivers graphics and system performance beyond anything else on the market at present, posting Vsbenchmark scores almost two times that of competing products in its class. This enables the P565 to glide through resource-intensive tasks effortlessly and to handle heavy multitasking exceptionally well-making it ideal for businesspeople who demand uncompromising performance and maximum speed from their productivity tools.

The ASUS P565 is powered by an 800MHz Marvell Tavor processor and Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional with the Glide user interface. It comes with tri-band (900/1800/1900MHz) and single-band (2100MHz) HSDPA/UMTS connectivity, a 2.8-inch VGA touchscreen display, 128MB RAM and 256MB ROM, built-in GPS, 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, a 3MP camera and front-facing camera for video telephony, a microSDHC memory card slot, and a 1300mAh battery. The batter lid is lined in black synthetic leather, giving it a rather unique finish. It measures 102 by 60.5 by 16 millimeters and weighs 120 grams.

ASUS did not disclose details on availability or pricing.

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