Qigi offers a slick smartphone that runs either Android or Windows Mobile 6.1

[talkbackdroid]

Yet another Chinese mobile phone manufacturer has decided to create and Android-powered handset. This time its Qigi and they bring plenty of pictures. From what we can see this handset is really something to get excited about.



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[Absolute]

hmmmm....interesting.

[cohoman]

They're nice looking phones, but I didn't see any QWERTY keyboards. For the thickness, you would think the screen flipped up revealing a full keyboard.

[fellonblackdays]

No keyboard? No 3g? screen only 2.5" Not liking what i'm seeing so far.

[johnkzin]

The battery life on the G1 has left me being very comfortable with "EDGE data only", so the fact that this one doesn't sound like a real problem to me. Especially not when it has wifi (for app downloads, I can wait until I get to home, work, or a hotspot).

But the lack of a QWERTY keyboard IS a problem for me. I'm also curious in that it's chinese, but you didn't mention dual SIM cards... that seems to be a staple of chinese phones ;-)

Here's what I want in order to buy this phone:

1) QWERTY keyboard that is at least as good as the G1's (best qwerty phone I've used)

2) Outstanding battery life, much better than the G1's

3) charge/data via USB, audio via separate 3.5mm headset

4) if they offer a 3G version, with AT&T 3G, then I'd want a dual SIM card option as well (voice+messaging on T-Mobile, data on AT&T :-) ).

5) They probably can't solve this one, but it'd be nice to see the tethering issue finally resolved; if they could have any input into that, that'd be great.

[HeartOFHatred]

only thing im jealous about is the little Android guy logo on the back wish my G1 had one.

[SeanCollinDuffy]

is this not just another zzzphone sciphone etc scam?

there is no qwerty

and to my knowledge android does not support a virtual keyboard let alone any other type of input.

maybe i am just a cynic, but this smells like a scam

[tiki]

since android has no virtual keyboard, and this phone has no qwerty...

how exactly are you supposed to type anything?

[ickyfehmleh]

I've heard that the phone comes complete with toxic levels of melamine.

[GasBot]

I've heard that the phone comes complete with toxic levels of melamine.

And SARS!