RumorMill™: Strong Evidence of MPx220 Found

Rumors of a replacement for Motorola's MPx200 smart phone have been circulating recently. Now, a document has been found that all but proves the existence of this model, which will be called the MPx220.

msmobiles.com has discovered on the web site of T-Mobile Germany a PowerPoint document that appears to be from a presentation put on by Motorola describing some current and upcoming phones. Among these is the MPx220.

This document confirms just about all of the rumors on this device. According to it, the MPx220 will offer both Bluetooth and a VGA camera, which the current MPx200 does not. In addition, the MPx220 will have 10 MB of RAM and an SD card slot, which is expected to support SDIO. Its 16-bit color screen will have a resolution of 176 by 220 pixels.

However, there are some things not yet revealed. The Motorola presentation doesn't say what operating system version this device will run, though it is expected to be Windows Mobile 2003 for Smartphone. It also doesn't show a picture of this model.

This PowerPoint document shows the MPx220 will debut sometime during the first half of 2004.

More About the MPx200

The MPx200 debuted from AT&T Wireless in October, making it the first Windows Mobile-based Smartphone to hit the North American market. It uses a clamshell design, with the keypad and buttons on one side and the screen on the other

Amazon.com is currently offering this smart phone for free after a number of rebates available to those starting a new wireless service account.

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