MWg's Atom V slated for early March release

Reuben Lee | Feb 26, 2008

It's been a while since the last Atom handheld was made available in Asia. The O2 Atom Life was announced more than a year ago in January 2007.

Thus, we were looking forward to today's launch of the Atom V, MWg's first handheld product release since the company was formed late last year to take over O2's device business in the region. (Note: The "V" in Atom V stands for the Roman numeral 5, not the alphabet V. According to MWg, Atom V is the fifth Atom product, after the original Atom, Atom Pure, Atom Exec and Atom Life.)

The Atom V, which will retail for S$998 in Singapore, offers a similar feature set as the Atom Life. There will be HSDPA, wireless LAN, quadband GSM and Bluetooth, as well as a 2-megapixel camera and QVGA touchscreen display. What's new on the Atom V will be an integrated GPS, a slimmer sub-15mm profile and new, sleek design. (Read our first take on the Atom V here.)

According to MWg's press release, there will be three to six new products planned for 2008, including the Zinc II which will be due out in the second quarter of this year. The Atom V is expected to be available in the rest of Asia-Pacific markets between mid-March and mid-April.

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isaac976 says...
Atom? after the numerous complains on these guys, I am having doubts in this company as it is already, but will still give them a try once they are out.. hope they come sooner than the X1, seems like everyone is talking about it now ..

Feb 27, 2008 01:24