Philips ha presentato il nuovo GSM alla manifestazione IFA di Berlino, il suo peso è veramente ridotto soltanto 95 grammi , con sorprendenti capacità di autonomia dichiarate con batteria al litio da 1200 mAh fino a 375 ore in stand-by e fino a 5 ore e 45 minuti in conversazione.

Naturalmente Philips propone anche su questo modello le funzionalità vocali ancora migliorate dal Genie e riprende le "emoticone" del Savvy oltre a giochini , calcolatrice c'è anche un euroconvertitore , schedule e organizer ed ecco la possibilità di comporre melodie personalizzate.

La novità è il sistema di navigazione con il tasto Pilot sulla sinistra che permette di ruotare le icone sul display che rappresentano i vari menu, quindi viene utilizzati il linguaggio dei simboli anzichè le parole .

Vi allego il comunicato stampa in inglese con notizie più approfondite.

For sophisticated users who want today’s most advanced design concept in GSM mobile phones, Philips’ new Xenium offers an outstanding combination of style, technology and ergonomics. This new mobile phone is not just a state-of-the-art communication tool, but a distinctive personal accessory that expresses the user’s feeling for design and sophistication.

An exclusive Xenium feature is the new user interface that makes operation much easier than that of conventional mobile phones. As phones become smaller and more feature-rich, user interaction becomes increasingly important for usability. To answer this need, Philips developed an exciting new user interface concept with a large, graphic LCD window and a real voice command capability. But the most striking feature is undoubtedly the unique carousel concept, which allows intuitive, one-finger navigation through the menus by using the new Pilot key. Self-explanatory smart icons help to identify the location in the menus, and all symbols are shown in an internationally understandable graphical form for easy, language-independent use.

Originators of Voice Dial, Philips has taken the technology a step further. Xenium is equipped with Voice Command to allow voice access to key features on the phone’s menu. Voice command & Voice dialling make an important contribution to easy operation. Calls can be made to any number stored in memory simply by speaking the name of the person to be dialled. This not only speeds and simplifies operation, it also enhances safety during in-car use of the mobile phone. As well as dialling, Xenium also recognizes and executes commands from the user, for example to select specific phone functions, and a voice car kit is optionally available to maximize driving safety.

Xenium sets itself apart from other mobile phones additionally with its unique style and finishing. Most distinctive of all is the blue display backlight, which gives the phone a striking quality and a fresh, new look. The phone reflects the owner’s taste with a choice of three sophisticated metallic colour finishes – Fantom, Pelican and Silver Blue. Completing Xenium’s high-class appearance is the flip cover, which neatly closes the phone and covers the keypad when it is not in use.

Following the success of the SMS ‘Emotion Icons’ of the Philips Savvy, you can also send with the Xenium Philips’ exclusive SMS ‘Emotion Icons’ using the GSM Short Message Service (SMS) feature. These expressive images are received by other owners of compatible Philips mobile phones as a range of displayed icons conveying emotions. Xenium also has numerous other useful and amusing features like a built-in Euro converter, a convenient calculator, an on-board game and 19 selectable ringers plus a melodies editor to create a personalized ringer melody of up to 32 notes. A personal organizer allows convenient planning of meetings and schedules, and call time and cost meters display the duration or cost of calls.

Xenium has the miniaturized dimensions that users have come to expect from Philips’ leading-edge mobile phone technology. Weight is only 95 grams with the standard 800 mAh battery, which gives a standby time from 150 hrs to 250 hrs - far beyond a full week of day and night standby operation and from 2 hrs 30 to 3 hrs 50 of talktime¹. With the optional high-capacity 1200 mAh battery standby time is from 225 hrs to 375 hrs and talktime is from 3 hrs 45 to 5 hrs 45, while weight remains at no more than 108 grams. This exceptionally small size and light weight make the phone wearable for ultimate convenience of access.