Arima Group in Taiwan announced today that it will be demonstrating the company's ODM capabilities by displaying its latest smartphone, the U300, to selected customers at Symbian Expo 04 on October 5 and 6 in London, UK. Symbian Expo.

With the introduction of the U300 to the market, Arima proves its multimedia and wireless state-of-the-art technologies, including sliding keypad, rotating camera, touch panel LCD, PC synchronization, FM radio, and audio / video player, as well as the strong capabilities of its R&D team. Moreover, the U300 is not only a milestone in Arima's smartphone advancement, but also a remarkable victory in the mobile technology ODM arena.

Based on Symbian OS and the UIQ user interface platform licensed from UIQ Technology, the U300 integrates high end mobile technologies with a sleek, smart, and stylish design. The rotating 1.3 mega pixel camera with 4x digital zoom and flash, sliding keypad, and its 2.66 inch 65,000 color Transflective TFT touch panel LCD screen, along with SyncML for PC synchronization via built-in Bluetooth connectivity, all enable the U300 to lead the ever changing market trends and to efficiently assist its end users in the fast paced business world.

"We are very excited about the initial exposure of the U300 at Symbian Expo, where almost every company involved in the smartphone market will be networking and doing business. The successful innovation of the U300 not only proves to the industry our outstanding ODM capability, but also serves as an ideal jump start for us to enter the smartphone ODM market," said Stephen Lee, CEO, Arima Group.

Arima's U300 is expected to enter mass production in the first quarter of 2005. Arima will offer to customize the design and features to meet its clients' specific needs and expectations.

via [ phonemag ]