Phone in Olympics runs Linux
China Unicom is distributing a Samsung Electronics phone that runs a mobile Linux stack from Mizi Research, a company that will soon be acquired by Wind River. Samsung's "Olympics" phone, also called the SCH-i859, is equipped with a Marvell PXA300 processor and a 2.8-inch touchscreen.

Aimed at the Chinese market and sold under Samsung's "Anycall" brand, the dual-network CDMA/GSM/GPRS SCH-i858 operates at both 900MHz and 1800MHz. The SCH-i859's 624MHz Marvell Monahan-L PXA300 is accompanied by 128MB ROM and 64MB SDRAM, and the touchscreen offers 65K colors and 320 x 240 resolution, says Samsung. Additional features include a 3-megapixel camera, USB, Bluetooth, and a MicroSD slot.
Aimed at the Chinese market and sold under Samsung's "Anycall" brand, the dual-network CDMA/GSM/GPRS SCH-i858 operates at both 900MHz and 1800MHz. The SCH-i859's 624MHz Marvell Monahan-L PXA300 is accompanied by 128MB ROM and 64MB SDRAM, and the touchscreen offers 65K colors and 320 x 240 resolution, says Samsung. Additional features include a 3-megapixel camera, USB, Bluetooth, and a MicroSD slot.
The Mizi Prizm mobile stack used in the SCH-i859 offers numerous applications that in this offering support both Chinese and English. Applications include a web browser, email, voice recorder, media player, and a photo album.

- Processor -- 624MHz Marvell Monahan-L PXA300
- Memory -- 128MB ROM; 64MB SDRAM
- Display -- 2.8-inch 65K-color TFT LCD (320x240)
- Cellular -- CDMA/GSM (900/1800MHz) /GPRS
- MicroSD -- 1 x T-Flash (MicroSD) Card Slot
- USB -- 1 x USB
- Bluetooth -- 1 x Bluetooth
- Camera -- 3-megapixel CMOS
- Dimensions -- 4.3 x 2.2 x 0.6 inches (110 x 56 x 15.8mm)
- Operating system -- Mobile Linux with Mizi Prizm stack
- Applications:
- Messaging -- SMS, MS, IM, email
- Web -- Web browser, WAP browser, Java
- Productivity -- Address, scheduler, to-do, memo, personal finance
- Multimedia -- Camera, media player, photo album, voice recorder
- Other utilities -- Voice memo, search, world clock, contents box, office document viewer, calculator, alarm, e-book, sketch
- Games -- Fruits Cocktail, Puzzle, Sudoku
- Messaging -- SMS, MS, IM, email
Comments