Asus P835: Time to Share

After a partnership with a known GPS manufacturer Garmin, Asus announced the Galaxy or the P835 smartphone during the Mobile World Congress.

The P835 is equipped with Windows Mobile 6.1 - too bad it isn’t with the 6.5 version which was announced by Microsoft during the same event. The first thing that can be noticed here is the large WVGA screen which is 3.5″ which can display pictures, websites at 5x the clarity of regular LCS screens. Speaking of websites, Opera browser for smartphones is included that can render images fast and smooth as compared to the built in Internet Explorer. Connectivity is also a major edge of this device since it can surf the net at 7.2mbps through HSUPA. The good thing here is that you can use the phone itself as a WiFi access point. Meaning you could share the 7.2mbps glory your phone is having to up to 10 devices - talk about being a modern day Samaritan. Storage space is also one thing that this device isn’t lacking. It has 4GB of internal memory that can be further expanded through a microSD slot which is very popular as phones get smaller.

The P835 also has a 5 megapixel camera that has autofocus and flash which is great for some quick photo of things. An interesting feature that Asus has added is the Glide user interface. The Glide user interface has enhancements that makes the pure touch interface a lot more usable for people who are accustomed in using real buttons. This is like the Touch Flo interface from HTC Touch devices. Virtual keyboard enhacement is also included such as the option for a half QWERTY or a full QWERTY.

Pricing and availability hasn’t been announced but this is a nice smartphone from Asus with their own customization for business people and the like. This thing sure raises the bar for smartphones.