 The P30 is the first smartphone developed by BenQ to use Symbian OS and the UIQ
user interface . It is a highly featured multimedia smartphone and is the world’s
smallest with only a 17mm thickness.
TAIPEI, TAIWAN, October 25, 2004 – BenQ today launched its award-winning P30 smart phone, the ultimate mobile
companion for living. It is the slimmest smart phone offering phone, PDA, e-mail,
web browsing and rich multimedia functions that lets you move easily from business
to social life.
The BenQ P30 is the slimmest smart phone in the world at 17 mm in thickness.
BenQ P30's smart applications in combination with the slimmest and stylish outer
design received high honors with the iF Design Award 2004 and the Gold National
Awards 2004. The BenQ P30 is more than a professional business tool; with its
sleek appearance, it is the appropriate companion for all facets of life.
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"The BenQ P30 was designed around the fact that our work lives and social lives
are merging and that each person plays a different role whether it is the business
person, the colleague, the traveller, the lover or the parent," said Irwin Chen, BenQ Vice-President and General Manager of Networking & Communications
Business Group. "With multimedia capabilities and many licensed software, the BenQ P30 offers
various built-in frequently-used applications and can truly fulfill the consumer's
needs. And with its award-winning design, you will feel at ease no matter what
part of your life you are living." |
 BenQ P30 - the Ultimate Business Management Companion
With the BenQ P30, the mobile office takes on a new meaning. Featuring Symbian
OS, the world's most popular operating system for smart phones, and the easy-to-use
handwriting recognition user interface UIQ, the smart and stylish BenQ P30 is
equipped with great features such as a 2.66 inch 262k color TFT LCD Touch Screen
Panel and Picsel Document Viewer for easy full wide-screen viewing of different
image formats and frequently used document formats, such as Word, PowerPoint and
PDF. Thus, the busy professional is always prepared to do business, and meet with
clients whether at a coffee shop, restaurant or lounge.
BenQ P30 with Smart Handwriting and Controls
The BenQ P30 is also outfitted with a wide variety of input methods. The busy
professional can readily take notes during meetings by using Smart Handwriting
Recognition for Chinese and English. Other input methods includes voice dialing
and a specially designed full keypad with both numeric and shortcut keys to enable
easy one-hand use. By lightly touching the P30 screen with the virtual keypad,
it is also easy to access information and utilize the rich multimedia functions.
Besides, the BenQ P30 provides smart control, such as flight mode and world map
that is useful for frequent travelers reading novels or checking time during the
flight.
BenQ P30 - Information is Right at the Finger Tips
The BenQ P30 also offers easy transfer of contents and information from device
to device using Bluetooth, WAP, infrared, GPRS and GSM connectivity. The busy
professional can easily communicate with clients, family or friends using SMS,
EMS, MMS, Video MMS, or e-mails. With web browsers, the BenQ P30 also allows easy
access to information anywhere, anytime. Regardless of the location, business
does not need to stop, and the professional can easily send or receive contracts
and information from others.
BenQ P30 - Multimedia Capabilities Allow users to Capture Best Moments On-the-Go
The polyphonic BenQ P30 is also outfitted with many superior multimedia and entertainment
functions. The 300K pixel digital camera lets you capture that special moment
with a choice of different resolutions and modes. Video recording / playback and
photo editing capabilities allow you to customize and share those special video
clips in a mini SD card. And with the choice of vertical, horizontal and full
screen viewing, the BenQ P30 maximizes the enjoyment of photo and video viewing.
Equipped with a music player/recorder, the BenQ P30 also supports various music
formats, including MP3, WAV etc., for playing your music collection or set as
ring tones. And for entertainment, the BenQ P30 supports Java games and comes
outfitted with the XRacer game.
Technical Specifications
- 2.66" Large TFT touch screen with 262K colors
- 5 ways Numeric navigation Keypad
- SD/MMC Slot for high storage capacity
- Integrated 300K VGA camera with 3X digital zoom, auto and night profiles
- Picsel Document Viewer is available for text, excel power point, html and pdf
file
- Camcorder for video record and image capture in both conventional and horizontal
- Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS), EMS, SMS and Email
- Agenda, personal organizer for time management
- Loud speaker for conference calling community and MP3 player
- Web browser GPRS Class 10
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