Asus teams up with Marvell to offer TD-SCDMA smartphones in China
Mobile buffs are highly inclined to their mobile phones for various reasons and they can now seamlessly snap up hi-tech gizmos from Nokia, BlackBerry, Samsung, HTC, LG and more at affordable rates. Well, Marvell revealed that Asus has selected it as a strategic partner to roll out a new series of TD-SCDMA smartphones across China.
The Asus T10 and T20 series mobile phones are driven by Marvell PXA920 platform. These new entrants are designed with sleek features and promise to render a high-quality mobile gaming and mobile TV experience. Owners can enjoy advanced Wi-Fi connectivity with utmost ease.
“I am proud of the leading role Marvell has played in the development of the TD-SCDMA standard, and I am particularly excited to see the launch of the Asus TD smartphone with the addition of mobile gaming and mobile TV features all in one device – a true breakthrough in mobile telephone technology,” commented Weili Dai, Marvell’s Co-Founder.
“The Asus smartphones are powered by Marvell’s PXA920 platform, the industry’s first single-chip TD-SCDMA solution: a tiny chip which delivers gigahertz speed, dynamic multimedia for mobile TV, live video, gaming and many exciting new applications, all to be unified by Marvell’s beautiful and easy-to-use Kinoma software experience. I believe the Asus TD smartphones will be just the beginning of mass deployment of cost effective, advanced TD-SCDMA-based smartphones throughout China,” added Weili Dai.
In addition, Asus has chosen Marvell Avastar 88W8787 to render 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0 and FM connectivity as an embedded component within the new TD-SCDMA smartphones.
The pricing and availability details are unclear as of now.
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