Xplore M98
Encyclopedia
The Xplore M98 is a Palm OS
-powered clamshell smartphone
created by Group Sense PDA
.
As of July 2008, it was still available for sale in Hong Kong
from retailers.
Palm OS
Palm OS is a mobile operating system initially developed by Palm, Inc., for personal digital assistants in 1996. Palm OS is designed for ease of use with a touchscreen-based graphical user interface. It is provided with a suite of basic applications for personal information management...
-powered clamshell smartphone
Smartphone
A smartphone is a high-end mobile phone built on a mobile computing platform, with more advanced computing ability and connectivity than a contemporary feature phone. The first smartphones were devices that mainly combined the functions of a personal digital assistant and a mobile phone or camera...
created by Group Sense PDA
Group Sense PDA
Group Sense PDA Limited is a Chinese manufacturer of personal digital assistants and smartphones. GSPDA is owned by Group Sense and is based in Hong Kong. One of its product lines is the Xplore series of personal digital assistants....
.
As of July 2008, it was still available for sale in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
from retailers.
Specifications
| Feature | Specification |
|---|---|
| Form factor | Clamshell |
| Weight | 109 grams (including battery?) |
| Dimensions | 95.5 mm x 46.8 mm x 25.5 mm (L x W x T) |
| Talk time | 2 hours (subject to local network service and usage conditions) |
| Standby time | 100 hours (subject to local network service and usage conditions) |
| Battery | Li-POLYMER 3.7V B092 830mAh |
| Operating System | Palm OS 5.4 Garnet |
| GSM frequencies | GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz |
| GPRS | Yes, GPRS class 10 |
| WLAN/WiFi | No |
| Screen Resolution | 176 x 220 pixels (internal), 96 x 96 pixels (external display) |
| Flash Light / Torch | Yes |
| Camera | 1.3 megapixel, digital zoom and multi-shot functionality |
| Video recording | Yes |
| Voice recording | Yes |
| Multimedia Messaging | Yes |
| Video calls | No |
| Built-in memory | Yes, 32 MB RAM, 64 MB flash ROM |
| Memory card slot | Yes, TransFlash |
| Hot Swappable Memory card slot | No, battery must be removed first |
| Bluetooth | No |
| Infrared | Yes |
| Data cable support | Yes |
| Browser | WAP 2.0 XHTML / HTML. |
| Yes | |
| Music player | Yes, MP3 playback support |
| Stereo Speakers | No |
| Ringtones | Yes, Polyphonic, MIDI, MP3 formats |
| Vibrate | Yes |
| Handsfree Speaker | Yes |
| Offline/Flight mode | Yes |
| Synchronization | PC: Palm OS HotSync |
See also
- Brighthand Photo Tour - GSPDA Xplore M28, M68 and M98
- GSL Xplore M98 product info page - see photos and specifications here
- Review by the Inquirer