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Planet Computers demoed the Cosmo Communicator, a clamshell PDA [Personal Digital Assistant] which can run Android/Linux or GNU/Linux, at CES. It is expected to be on the market by June 2019. The device has a miniature keyboard, essential for a PDA, and many additional features including the ability to operate as a dual-SIM phone. It also features dual displays: a 2-inch AMOLED which is visible when the device is closed and a larger (5.99-inch, 2160×1080) LCD touchscreen LCD panel visible when the device is opened to access the keyboard.
- Size:
- 171.4 x 79.3 x 16mm, 320g
- Software:
- Android 9 Pie; Linux OS dual boot (user choice)
- SoC:
- MediaTek P70 Octa-core SoC @ 2 GHz
- RAM and storage:
- 6 GB of RAM with 128GB of storage; microSD card slot
- Battery:
- 4,220mAh
- External Display:
- 2-inch (570×240) AMOLED
- Display:
- 5.99-inch (2160×1080) LCD
- Connectivity:
- Wifi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2, NFC
- Ports:
- 2 USB Type-C ports, 3.5mm headphone jack
- External camera:
- 24 MP
- Internal camera:
- 5 MP
- Miscellaneous:
- Dual nano-SIM, eSIM support, fingerprint gestures
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(Score: 2, Interesting) by BeaverCleaver on Friday January 11 2019, @08:45PM (1 child)
The Dragonbox Pyra is a similar device, but includes analog pads and directional buttons to improve retro game emulation. The keyboard is most intriguing to me though - they went through many iterations to get the feel "just right" and claim that it's as good as we'll ever get for thumb typing. The Pyra has lots and lots of ports and will also have the option of a built in 4g modem: https://pyra-handheld.com/boards/pages/pyra/ [pyra-handheld.com]
I'm not affiliated with the project but I really hope they pull it off. Lots of good info on their progress in their forums, but the user's do sometimes go off-topic as they wait for updates. https://pyra-handheld.com/boards/forums/pyra-news.250/ [pyra-handheld.com]
(Score: 2) by takyon on Friday January 11 2019, @08:51PM
Wow, you could add 2.5 TB of storage using those three SD card slots.
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