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Mio joins the GPS moby battle

Here's proof that sat-nav is the next thing for mobiles - a GPS-toting Windows Mobile smartphone from Mio. But does the A701 have what it takes to beat Motorola's A780?

So it’s a fact – the next big thing after music mobiles will be sat-nav phones.

This is the Mio A701, the second GPS phone we’ve this week and a darn handsome Siemens-esque beast to boot.

Along with the GPS and Mio’s own impressive mapping software, the smartphone is one of the first to feature Windows Mobile 5.0 and its push email feature. The phone’s unlikely to earn the title of Blackberry killer, however, as it doesn’t have a keypad – you have to dial and type using the stylus or onscreen fingerpad.

Specs incldue a so-so 2.7in 240 x 320 LCD, regular 1.3MP cam, tri-band, Bluetooth, SD and 192MB RAM. Which, all told, adds up to a tasty little package.

The phone’s due before Christmas and we’re waiting to hear pricing details. Find out more in our November issue.

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Dan is Editor-in-chief of Stuff, working across the magazine and the Stuff.tv website.  Our Editor-in-Chief is a regular at tech shows such as CES in Las Vegas, IFA in Berlin and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as well as at other launches and events. He has been a CES Innovation Awards judge. Dan is completely platform agnostic and very at home using and writing about Windows, macOS, Android and iOS/iPadOS plus lots and lots of gadgets including audio and smart home gear, laptops and smartphones. He's also been interviewed and quoted in a wide variety of places including The Sun, BBC World Service, BBC News Online, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio 4, Sky News Radio and BBC Local Radio.

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