Not very well known in Europe but quite established brand in Asia - BenQ (formerly Acer) - are working on their first Symbian OS / UIQ based phone - the P30. It was publicly announced in February 2003 and is scheduled for release early next year.

BenQ P30 - PROs AND CONs

ADVANTAGES :

• Symbian OS 7.0 and the latest UIQ 2.1
• small and light
• 16-bit screen (65,536 colors)
• built-in hardware keypad
• support for MMC/SD memory cards
• built-in digital video camera (VGA - 640x480, 24-bit)
• full phone and PDA functionality
• Personal Java and Java MIDP 2.0
• Bluetooth, Infrared and USB connectivity
• support for multimedia
• GPRS class 10
• compatible with existing Symbian OS UIQ software - no certification or other restrictions (A920).

DISADVANTAGES:

• external antenna

BenQ P30 is the smallest and the lightest UIQ smartphone ever made. Compatible with hundreds of existing applications, not restricted to one operator or its certificates (vide A920), may become a strong competitor to Sony Ericsson's P800 and P900 smartphones.

Related story: First Look: Sony Ericsson P900

Source: my-symbian.com