Mitac International today debuted the world’s first smartphone running on Microsoft Smartphone 2003 OS at Computex Taipei 2003.

The Mio 8390 is the company’s second Microsoft Smartphone. The handset features a 200MHz Intel Dalhart processor, a 65,000-color TFT LCD panel, 40 polyphonic ring tones, MMS support, Java MIDP 2.0 support and a VGA CMOS built-in digital camera. For expansion, it has a slot for SD I/O~MMC Secure Digital (SD) cards.

It is unclear when the product will be available. The company said it is still discussing deals with mobile operators.

Mitac was the first company to launch a smartphone based on Intel’s XScale technology. It debuted the Mio 8380 in June and has been shipping the smartphone to mobile operators in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Malaysia. The company did not ship any handsets prior to the second quarter of 2003.

Mitac said it would possibly launch a third model by year-end. The company is evaluating other operating systems in addition to Microsoft’s. Sources estimate that Mitac will ship 80,000 smartphone units this year. Its Kunshan, Jiangsu Province (China) plant is handling all of its smartphone production.

News source: Digitimes.com

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(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #1 Posted by Vintious on 22 Sep 2003 - 22:21
I can see it now. You're connected to the Internet using your minutes and Pocket IE crashes... but you're still connected

Wow, and I'm usually the anti-Microsoft bashing one

Seriously... Smart Phones like sweet. If only I had the money to buy one.

Edit: Hasn't the Orange Smart Phone been out for a while in the UK? Maybe this is the first one for the US...

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Quote this comment #1.1 Posted by ClintEastman on 23 Sep 2003 - 08:29
Orange have the SPV and the SPV e100 out, both GREAT phones but both run Smartphone 2002, this is the first on to run Smartphone 2003. (saying that the SPV hardware can be upgraded to 2003, if Orange ever release a rom for it).
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #2 Posted by gameguy on 22 Sep 2003 - 22:41
SD card slot? why not just make it a pocket pc phone combo?
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #3 Posted by AshMan on 22 Sep 2003 - 23:09

The technology might be great but why do they make them look so crappy? I wish Apple designers would design sometime. The best designed phone of all time was probably the Nokia 8850.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #4 Posted by SHoTTa35 on 22 Sep 2003 - 23:34
well i dunno.. i really like my SE T616 and would def miss the bluetooth and small compact design but i really want a smartphone... lol... even tho i got a PDA i'd still use it... as a compliment to each other...

AT&T gonna get it tho.. and it's already for sale at www.gsmphonesource.com UNLOCKED so you can just stick in your GSM SIM card (from T-Mobile, AT&T or Cingular) and it'll work just fine.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #5 Posted by insurektion on 22 Sep 2003 - 23:40


Bad shot above this isnt that bad. It would look nicer in my hands.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #6 Posted by GaMMa on 23 Sep 2003 - 01:28
I think it looks pretty good, a very sleek flip phone, although it looks a little thicker than other phones on the market now. I've got a Moto T720 which I'm very happy with. I'd love to give one of these things a try though.
(2 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #7 Posted by Tager on 23 Sep 2003 - 02:00
I can see it now... in 2005 when ATMs switch to Windows, you can use your MS smartphone to withdraw moola w/o sliding in a card... just point the phone at the ATM, enter your pin and voila!
Quote this comment #7.1 Posted by djsaad1 on 23 Sep 2003 - 04:17
why point the phone when you have technology like bluetooth and gprs?
Quote this comment #7.2 Posted by Wrath Delivery on 23 Sep 2003 - 07:41
Uhuh, and the hackers can sit nearby on a bench and "point" their phones at you and steal your money
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #8 Posted by Fredde87 on 23 Sep 2003 - 12:26
I want one! if only it was a 3g telefon

ohh well... ill just wait... Why SD cards? I like the old fashion compact flash.. then you can have 2gb
(2 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #9 Posted by Grappa on 23 Sep 2003 - 14:11
... and who would have thought 10 years ago we'd one day get to see BSOD on a phone...

Quote this comment #9.1 Posted by ike on 23 Sep 2003 - 17:13
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congratulations?
Quote this comment #9.2 Posted by nicekit on 25 Sep 2003 - 08:45
no need to wait for Microsoft to create BSOD

havent u got any phone hang from the firmware?
all the new phone all prone to hang also
duh......
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