23 Mar 09 The iriver P7 and P35 - get your wallets ready.
The iriver P7 and P35 are both now on sale in Korea, and here is a quick overview of both devices. Please feel free to ask for further info in the comments.
iriver P35
The iriver P35 is available in 3 versions: P35 basic (8GB), P35 DMB (16GB), and P35 Wi-Fi (16GB). The Wi-Fi version is the one most people will go for and runs for about $285 USD. The P35 supports full browsing, open API widgets, and transfer of files through FTP server support. Like most recent devices, the P35 has a built in accelerometer, large touch display (4.3″ WQVGA) and also features the famous SPINN wheel. Other features include an FM radio, MS Office viewer, scheduler, address book, flash player and a mintpass inspired memo feature. Surprisingly, iriver opted for QBS instead of SRS WOW this time around. Overall, the P35 is quite a nice package with a brilliant design, although the 16GB leaves more to be wanted.
SPECS:
Capacity: 8/16GB w/ microSD/SDHC (up to 16GB)
Size: 128.3 x 79.7 x 17.8mm @220g
Battery Life: 16hr audio / 8hr video / 7hr dmb
Display: 4.3″ WQVGA @ 16M colors
Audio: MP3 / WMA / WAV / OGG / APE / FLAC
Video: MPEG4 / Xvid / WMV7/8 / WMV9 @ 720 x 480
US Release: NA
iriver P7
The iriver P7 is clearly a super simple PMP, although the P35 seems pretty simple already - by today’s standards. The larger 16GB version is sold at $170 USD in Korea. As most of the people already know, the P7 has a unique “magazine” like UI which clearly states the target audience of this device. The P7 also comes in a very nicely designed reusable package (visit the product page for more info). Overall, the P7 is very O2 like and sadly doesn’t feature anything special. The device is absolutely gorgeous though, and predictably won both the iF and Red Dot Design awards. iriver is also offering a limited edition Lady Gaga P7 which comes with two singles and one album preloaded into the device.
SPECS:
Capacity: 8/16GB w/ microSD/SDHC (up to 16GB)
Size: 112.3 x 73.4 x 13.2mm @175.2g
Battery Life: 35hr audio / 7hr video
Display: 4.3″ WQVGA @ 260K colors
Audio: MP3 / WMA / WAV / OGG / FLAC
Video: MPEG1/2/4 / Xvid / WMV7/8 / WMV9 / RM/RMVB / H.264 Baseline
US Release: Pre-order @ J and R
