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ORSiO

A brand of Windows Mobile communicators and, later, e-readers, launched in Russia in 2006.

What they do

ORSiO sold Windows Mobile communicators and, later, e-readers. Its n725 communicator was made by the Taiwanese manufacturer Quanta.[1][3][4]

History

  • 2006: The brand launched in Russia with the n725, which iXBT reviewed in December as a new brand.[1][2]
  • 2007: The g735 and p745 communicators followed. The company's g735 specification is dated February 2007.[2][6]
  • 2009: The b731 e-reader came out.[3]
  • 2010: The b751 e-reader was tested in December.[4]

Known for

  • The n725, which iXBT's benchmarks found to be the fastest Windows Mobile communicator of its time.[1]
  • A rich n725 bundle, with a Bluetooth GPS receiver, maps and HaaliReader, at about $790.[1]
  • An early Russian e-reader line, the b731 and b751.[3][4]

Products

ORSiO Solutions presented the n725 as the most powerful communicator available at its launch, citing a faster processor, a rich bundle, compact size and its styling. It was made in China by Quanta Computer, with build quality overseen by ORSiO Solutions, and the company compared it with the O2 XDA Atom, O2 XDA Atom Exec and HP iPAQ rw6828.[5]

Retail sales of the n725 were planned to start by 31 October 2006. The phone was fully localised into Russian and certified for Russia, with warranty repairs through the brand's own ORSiO service centre and user support, firmware updates and software on orsio.ru.[5]

The company's product sheet lists an Intel XScale PXA275 at 520 MHz, 192 MB ROM and 64 MB RAM, a 2.7 inch QVGA screen with 262,000 colours, a 2 MP camera with 352×288 MPEG-4 video, Wi-Fi 802.11b, Bluetooth 2.0 EDR, infrared, and FM radio with recording, with SPb Pocket Plus 3.0 and ORSiO Haali Reader preinstalled. The box included a cradle, a leather case and a stereo headset.[5] iXBT's review reports a PXA272 processor and Bluetooth 1.2.[1]

The g735 was a slider with a QWERTY keyboard and a built-in SiRF Star III GPS chip. It ran Windows Mobile 5.0 (AKU 3.2) on a 400 MHz Samsung processor with 128 MB ROM and 64 MB RAM, and had a 2.8 inch QVGA screen, tri-band GSM with EDGE, Bluetooth 1.2 with EDR, Wi-Fi 802.11b, FM radio, a 2 MP camera with LED flash, a microSD slot and a 1,530 mAh lithium polymer battery. It weighed 165 g and carried Rostest certification among others.[6]

Selected models

Communicators

n725 (2006): Windows Mobile 5, 2.7 inch 240×320 screen, Intel PXA272 at 520 MHz, 64 MB RAM, 192 MB ROM, miniSD, 2 MP camera, Wi-Fi b, Bluetooth 1.2, IrDA, EDGE, 1530 mAh Li-ion, 140 g, g735 (2007): slider with QWERTY keyboard and SiRF Star III GPS, p745 (2007)

E-readers

b721, b731 (2009): 6 inch 800×600, 512 MB plus SD, MP3, b751: 5 inch 800×600, 200 dpi, 512 MB, b753, story book, tale

Selected from the Helpix catalogue, which lists the full range by year.[2]

Sources

  1. Orsio n725 review, iXBT (5 Dec 2006)
  2. ORSiO catalogue, Helpix
  3. Orsio b731 review, Mobile-review (2009)
  4. ORSiO b751 test, innov.ru (Dec 2010)
  5. ORSiO Solutions, ORSiO n725 product information sheet (2006, unpublished company document)
  6. ORSiO Solutions, ORSiO g735 specification list, version 1.0 (February 2007, unpublished company document)