XDA Orbit re-surface

O2 has announced the XDA Orbit 2 PDA phone, a year after it launched the original handset.

The O2 XDA Orbit 2 runs Windows Mobile 6 Professional, instead of version 5, while the phone’s 200MHz Texas Instruments OMAP 850 processor has been replaced with a 400MHz Qualcomm MSM7200. The original's 64MB RAM has been upped to 128MB, and the device can now accept Micro SD cards of up to 1GB in size.

The handset can mak HSDPA 3G connections at up to 3.6Mbps, but it still offers the original quad-band GSM/GPRS/Edge connectivity should owners find themselves out of reach of a 3G basestation. Wi-Fi is on board too, and the Orbit 2 has both Bluetooth and USB connectivity options for short-range data transfers.

The handset’s camera has been upped by three megapixels. However, the device’s aesthetics are largely unchanged. It still sports a 240 x 320 pixel display and looks, well, almost identical.

O2 said the Orbit 2 will be available in Germany from December for around €99 (£65/$130), depending on contract. The company hasn’t said if the new model will make it to the UK yet.

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