Device summary: The Mio 8390 will run the new 2003 version of Smartphone, and have tri-band GSM/GPRS (so it'll work in the US), a built-in digital camera (which can record video), a 200MHz processor, and a 65,000 color display.

MiTAC Mio 8390 will be announced publicly by MiTAC on January 8, 2004. To read more information about this announcement click here .

Technical specifications:

MiTAC 8390 is a successor to MiTAC 8380 smartphone. Specifications of Mio 8390 follow.

• operating system: Smartphone 2003
• cellular system: GSM 900/1800/1900 - works in EU and in USA as well as some other countries
• GPRS: class 6
• weight: 120-130 g
• size (mm): 99.03 (length) x 50.96 (width) x 24.2 (depth) (Clam Shell design with protruding antenna)
• talk time: 120-240 minutes
• stand-by time: 100 hours
• integrated camera: 300 K-pixels
• fast Intel processor, model "Dalhart", speed: 200 MHz
• built-in MPEG4 encoding (for video recording)
• Java MIDP 2.0 (contemporary version, not 1.0 like in many phones currently on the market)
• caller ID software pre-installed 5-way gamepad
• second display - small external display so that one doesn´t have to open the phone (it is clamshell design) to observe some information: time, caller ID, signal power, missed calls indicator, incoming message indicator, etc.
• USB connector: proprietary, not mini-USB
• tiny self-portrait mirror near camera lenses
• infrared port
• stereo earphone jack
• 750 mAh / 1500 mAh Li-Polymer replaceable battery (superior to Li-Ion)
• no Bluetooth (contrary to rumors)

For more information (in German though), including several detailed photos, click here .

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