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Looks like Google’s Android has tons of catching up to do. Besides the huge installed base of Java-enabled mobile phones and Nokia’s acquisition of TrollTech, they now have to contend with the recently announced first 3G capable Linux mobile phone under the sub-$100 category by NXP and Purple Labs.
NXP Semiconductors, the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips has joined with Purple Labs, a supplier of embedded Linux solutions for mobile phones, to announce the release of a 3G reference phone based on Linux at a sub-$100 pricing.
The mobile phone offers the following features:
The Purple Magic is based on the NXP Nexperia Cellular System Solution 7210, a powerful dual-mode UMTS multimedia platform running on a single-core ARM9. The mobile phone features a fully customizable user interface, from themes, skinning and layout to user flow and dynamics, enabling ODMs to target multiple markets and operators with a single platform design.
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Technical specifications
You can read more information fromPurple Labs. Some photos of the Purple Magic 3G Linux-based mobile phone: