Electronics maker Vizio has recently introduced its Android powered smartphone, VIZIO VIA Phone. It features IR blaster, which allows to send commands to Vizio’s TV line-up or your home theatre and has an infrared port with the preinstalled application. Vizio will tie its new mobile device into their Via Plus internet service.
VIA Phone is having a 4-inch LCD screen with 480×854 pixels of high-resolution, 1GHz chipset, Android 2.2 or 2.3 OS, 5 Megapixels camera(can shoot 720p video) with LED flash and a front facing camera, HDMI-out, 3G with HSPA, Wi-Fi n, GPS, Bluetooth, 2GB internal memory, micro-SD slot and a built-in universal remote control.
Full Technical Specifications of VIZIO VIA Phone*
| Network | |
| 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz |
| 3G Network | HSDPA 2100 MHz |
| Dimensions | |
| L x B x H | — |
| Weight | — |
| Form Factor | Candybar |
| Display | |
| Type | LCD Capacitive Touch Screen |
| Size | 4 inches |
| Resolution | 854 x 400 Pixels |
| Input/ User Interface | Multi Touch Proximity Sensor Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate |
| System Properties | |
| Operating System | Android 2.2 Froyo or Android 2.3 Gingerbread |
| CPU | 1 GHz Processor |
| Storage Capacity | |
| Internal Memory | 2GB microSD card |
| Expandable Memory | microSD card slot for expansion up to 32GB |
| Browser & Messaging | HTML 4.0, XHTML 1.1 MMS, SMS, IM, Email |
| Camera | |
| Still | – 5 Megapixels – LED Flash – Digital Zoom |
| Secondary | – 0.3 Megapixels |
| Video Recording | – 720p HD video recording capable – 1280×720 Pixels |
| Connectivity | |
| Bluetooth & USB | v2.1 with EDR Stereo & v2.0 Mini USB |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 n |
| Headset | 3.5mm stereo headset jack |
| Radio | Stereo FM with RDS |
| GPS | A-GPS |
| 3G | HSPA |
| Infrared Port | Yes |
| Battery | |
| Type | Li-Ion Standard Battery |
| Other Features | IR blaster Vizio Internet Apps VIA Plus Android Market, G-mail, Google Maps, G-Talk Facebook, Twitter, YouTube |
| Colors Availability | Black |
* Unconfirmed preliminary specifications and are subjected to edit
Price & Availability
VIZIO VIA Phone launching details and pricing confirmation not known yet. We will keep you updated.