Kempler Strauss Unveils Billionair 7 Quad-Band 3.5G, 2.5-In Touchscreen Display, Full QWERTY Keyboard Windows Mobile Included in the Package

I ll have to warn you in advanced that the phone you re about to see is
not a BlackBerry smartphone although it definitely looks and feels like
one. The Billionair 7 is a Kempler Strauss creation that has just been
officially unveiled.

Kempler Strauss decided it was time to launch a business-class
smartphone and from what I ve seen so far they did a pretty fine job.
The Billionair 7 looks good and it will probably be a good business tool
in the right hands. And the phone is available for a great price too
which makes me think there must be a catch somewhere.

The Billionair 7 combines two features that RIM hasn t bundled together
yet. The phone comes with both a 2.5-touchscreen display with QVGA
resolution and a full QWERTY keyboard. Other features include quad-band
3.5G support, a 624MHz CPU, 3-megapixel camera for taking pictures on
the go, a 0.3-megapixel camera for conference calls, HSDPA, Wi-Fi,
Bluetooth 2.0 support, up to 8GB of additional storage via microSD
memory card slot but no GPS. In the box you ll also find an earpiece and
a stylus which should be more than helpful during those long days at the
office.

The phone will be available for just $275 and comes with a one-year
warranty. The press release doesn t say if any carrier will start
selling the phone but just in case they do, you can expect to get it for
an even cheaper price.

The phone is based on the Microsoft Windows Mobile Platform which means
it will be quite easy to get used to it. On the other hand, this Windows
Mobile Platform could prove to be the Achilles heel of the Billionair
7. Or is the lack of GPS support the feature that could determine you
not to purchase this Kempler Strauss phone?

I haven t found the catch yet, as this phone looks impeccable so far. It
s a great alternative to a lot of smartphones out there. It has a great
price that doesn t force you to enter any new agreement with any carrier
out there. So will it be successful? Does Kempler Strauss have the
strength to turn it into a best-seller phone? What do you think about
the Billionair 7?