CES: Pharos announces an HTC Touch HD rival

That’s right! Pharos boasted today at CES that their newest unlocked 3G phone works on the 1700 MHz T-Mobile band and also the 850 MHz band.

James Oyang, PhD, President of Pharos, which just recently partnered with Inventec, had this to say about the new phone:

Most navigation solutions for smartphones only work when within a carrier coverage zone. We’ve equipped the Traveler 137 with our hybrid navigation system that follows you wherever you want to go and charges you only when you actually use it.

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This rockin’ new device will come pre-customized with SPB Mobile Shell and, according to WMPowerUser, it features Pharos‘ own Smart Navigator software which is a navigation system that can work both with and without a network connection. So even when you’re outside of your carrier coverage zone you can still display, create, and navigate maps from your device.

Specs (props to you, WMPoweruser!)

• Operating System: Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
• Hardware partner: Pharos works closely with Inventec
• Processor: Qualcomm MSM 7201A 528MHz
• Memory: 256MB DDR SDRAM, 512MB Flash ROM
• Phone: unlocked GSM quad band 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, EDGE / GPRS, Tri-band 3G, 1700/1900/2100 MHz, UMTS 384Kb/s, HSDPA 7.2Mb/s, HSUPA 2Mb/s
• Talk time: up to 4 hours talk time and 200 hours standby time
• Display: 3.5″ TFT LCD with touch panel, 480 x 800 Wide-VGA with 65,000 colors
• Wireless: GPS aGPS compatible, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth(TM) v2.1 + EDR , FM tuner
• Camera: 3 megapixel for picture or video, .3 megapixel on the front for video conference
• Expansion: USB 2.0, micro SD slot support SDHC, stereo audio jack
• Battery: 1380 mAh Li-Ion, rechargeable/replaceable
• Size: 4.60in (L) x 2.40in (W) x 0.51in (H)
• Weight: 4.9 ounces

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