Saygus V1/VPhone another VZW bound Android phone?

Android is quickly rocketing ahead in popularity with end users, manufacturers, and carriers alike. Verizon is set to release their first Android device, the DROID, tomorrow. The Eris while not nearly as hyped as the DROID appears to be dropping at the same time. So right off the bat, two Android phones. One to cover the high end and one to cover the low end. The Motorola Calgary has been spied in near final form and while it has ok specs, is’s obvious the market is the tweener market. (Read: Pass). But a new challenger who is unheard of here in the land of red, white, and blue could usher in the 3rd (or 4th depending on when it drops) Android device to Verizon. This company, Saygus, recently had a 3.5″ touchscreen device slip through the FCC with CDMA bands in bound and some little blurb about Verizon. The phone? A Saygus “V1 or VPhone” How does it stack up?

• 800×480 3.5″ capacitive touchscreen

• 624 MHz Marvell processor (PXA 310)

• 512 ROM / 256 RAM

• WiFi, Bluetooth, FM Radio, GPS, Compass

• 5MP camera w/ AF & Flash

• Second front-facing camera for video calling

• MicroSD up to 32GB

• 1500 mAh battery

It’s not looking too bad. I have to say, the keyboard looks a tad more comfortable than the DROID’s though since I haven’t actually held the DROID yet I’ll reserve final comment. Motorola hasn’t really had any real standout keyboards come to think of it. Maybe they should swipe an ex-RIM or HTC engineer no? Eh. How does this Saygus VPhone rate in your book?

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