Philips electronics are solidly built and have earned the electronics giant a well-earned reputation. Philips carries that quality into their mobile phones, and the Philips W920, their newest release, follows and enhances that reputation.

Overview

The large touchscreen expands the dimensions of this smartphone, but it does help make viewing extremely easy, and users have been calling for the larger screens, as the success of another manufacturer’s model testifies. The 4.3-inch screen out-sizes the iPhone 4, iPhone 4S and the iPhone 5, whenever the last actually gets here.

Multimedia play capabilities and the expandable memory make users of the Philips W920 very happy, if not surprised by the version of the Android operating system . We don’t blame them: We were surprised by it, too.

Specifications

As closely as we can determine, the technical details are as follows.

Dimensions: 128 x 70 x 12.9 mm (5.04 x 2.76 x 0.51 inches) / 180 g (6.35 oz)
Display: 4.3-inch, Super AMOLED / 480 x 800 pixels
Operating System: Android 2.2 Froyo
Speed: 1000 MHz, single-core / Snapdragon S1 Chip
Memory: Internal: 180 MB storage, 512 MB RAM / External: expandable to 32 GB, microSD card.
Battery: 1280 mAh / Talk: up to 12 hours / Stand-by: up to 400 hours.
Camera: 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash / Camcorder: 640 x 480 (VGA).
Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot / GPRS / EDGE / 2G: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 3G: HSDPA 850 / 2100

Additional comments: No front-facing camera. Global roaming-capable. Recording formats include MPDG4, H.263 and 3GP. The music player supports MP3, AAC, AAC+, AMR, MIDI and WAV files. The video playback feature supports MPEG4, H.263 and 3GP files. Streaming-capable. The Internet Browser supports HTML, WAP 2.0 and Flash. The camera provides a white balance feature among its capabilities and, we believe, a photo-editing package.