Archive for the ‘CDMA’ Category

The HTC PB31200 made an appearance on the FCC today.  The device sports CDMA/CDMA2000 850/1900 bands, suggesting a launch on Verizon or Sprint.  FCC filings also show 802.11 b/g WiFi and Bluetooth.

Other than that, we don’t have much else to go on.  We don’t think this is a version of the Nexus One for Verizon, since test reports show that the PB31200 uses a different battery than GSM versions of the Nexus One.  It is possible that the PB31200 is the HTC Incredible, although this would be purely wishful thinking on our part.

We’ll keep you updated as we learn more.

Palm formally announced the Palm Pre Plus last week at CES.  Among other things, the device will feature 16GB of memory and a standard induction charging cover.

Today, it appears that the device made an appearance on the FCC as the P101EWW.  The Permissive change notice from Palm (above) mentions an increase in storage from 8 GB to 16 GB, and an increase in RAM from 256 MB to 512 MB.  Both of these specs are in line with announced specs for the Pre Plus.

Additionally, the description of the P101EWW’s operation (below) mentions a sliding mechanism, confirming that this device is of the Pre ilk, not the Pixi.

Other specs in the test report confirm support for CDMA/EVDO, as well as 802.11 b/g and Bluetooth.

This filing confirms that the Pre Plus is indeed on its way, and on track for the announced January 25th release date.

LG passed their MT310 AWS (Advanced Wireless Services) phone through the FCC a few days ago, and today they followed up with two more AWS devices:  the MN240 and LW240.  Typical of LG, today’s filings don’t provide us with much info.  However, we do know the devices will support 850/1900 GSM and CDMA, as well as AWS CDMA.  Support for both CDMA and GSM make this a versatile phone for the US.  Although since only CDMA AWS is supported, it’s likely that this device will end up on Verizon.

Over the past year, several AWS (Advanced Wireless Service) phones have been rolling out to carriers across the US.  Today, the MT310 mobile phone from LG passed through the FCC, boasting support for AWS and 850/1900 CDMA bands.

According to the MT310’s test report, the device will feature a camera, Bluetooth, MP3 Player and GPS – but that’s about all we know about the device.

We’re guessing that the MT310 will be released for Verizon, since it supports 850/1900 CDMA bands.  The only other carriers that operate on these bands in the US are Sprint and Alltel, both of which didn’t win any AWS spectrum.

No word on pricing or a release date, but we’ll keep you updated as we learn more about the MT310.

Samsung passed the SCH-U820 CDMA/EVDO phone through the FCC today, the second CDMA phone approved for Samsung in the past two days.  We don’t know much about the device, but since the SCH-U820 sports a US information phone number we’re guessing that this phone is destined for the States.

Samsung passed their SCH-i225 mobile phone through the FCC today.  This is a CDMA/EVDO device with Bluetooth, and if the information phone number on the label of the SCH-i225 is any indication, this device will be sold in the US.

There’s not much more information in the FCC filing, although we do get an idea of the SCH-i225’s form factor from the label placement pics above.

Have trouble getting a Sprint signal in your home?  The zBOOST-ONE, which passed through the FCC today, may be the solution for you.  Like AT&T’s MicroCell, the zBOOST amplifies your Sprint signal within your house, giving you up to 1,200 square feet of improved coverage.

It’s kind of sad that there is a need for a product like the zBOOST, but coverage in homes can be spotty.  The zBOOST also works with Metro-PCS, which is a MVNO that uses Sprint’s network.

Huawei passed their C6100 mobile phone through the FCC today.  The C6100 is a CDMA device which bears a striking resemblance to Palm’s Centro smartphone.

However, there is little chance that this device will make it to the States.  Huawei will most likely OEM this device to China Telecom.

RIM passed a CDMA device called the RCL21CW through the FCC today.  Label-placement pics of the device show Curve branding, so this looks like it will be a new version of the Curve for either Sprint or Verizon.  The test report indicates that the device will have 800/1900 CDMA/EVDO as well as WiFi and Bluetooth, but that’s all we know for now.

Have you heard of Saygus?  Me neither, but today the company passed a stunning Android phone called the V Phone through the FCC.

The V Phone is a CDMA/EVDO device that will run Android.  It has a pretty solid suite of features including WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, compass, FM radio and a 3.5 inch capacitive touch screen (800 x 480).

The design of the V Phone is similar to the Motorola Droid.  The device has a slide out landscape keyboard with a D-pad to the right.  There are also three hard buttons on the front of the device.

The V Phone rocks a 624 MHz Marvell processor, and has 512 MB of Flash and 256 MB of SDRAM.  You can also use microSD cards to bump up storage on the V Phone to 16 GB.

The most intriguing feature of the V Phone however, is live video chat.  The phone has two cameras, one on the front and one on the back, allowing users to chat with others at up to 30 fps.

According to Saygus’ website, the company targets the V Phone at medical, military, government and security markets, among others.  This appears to be Saygus’ first product, although their website suggests that they will eventually roll out a broader range of video conferencing mobile devices.

Overall, the V Phone looks stunning.  It has a sleek iPhone-esque design with black borders and silver trim…but with a slide out keyboard.  The only obvious flaw I see at this point is the absence of a 3.5mm headphone jack – the device only supports USB wired headsets (although with A2DP you can use a Bluetooth stereo headset as well).

No word on pricing yet.  Saygus expects the V Phone to be released in Q4 2009, and this FCC filing seems to confirm that timeframe.  Also, based on hints on Saygus’ website, I’d suspect that the V Phone will be released on Verizon.

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