So now we have all the details about Purple Magic cell phone.
It is a sleek clamshell measuring just 92 x 50 x 15.2 mm at a weight of 95 grams and allows you to make video calls, listen to the music, browse the Internet at high speeds via 3G, stream videos, take pictures, record voice memos, download games, and connect with other Bluetooth-enabled devices for file transfer.

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The phone sports a 320 × 240 pixel display and runs on a NXP 7210 single core chipset at 208 MHz speeds, has 64MB RAM memory, 128MB Flash memory from which 96MB are available for the user, and you can talk on it for up to 8.5 hours.

One cool aspect for the user is that he/she can customize the interface with themes, skins, and layouts.

Here is the new Linux-based 3G cell phone priced under $100, announced by NXP Semiconductor and Purple Labs.
Purple Magic cell phone is featuring video telephony, music playback, high-speed Internet connection and video streaming, being categorized as an entry-level model based on the NXP Nexperia Cellular System Solution 7210 for 3G and on the Purple Labs Linux suite.

You will be able to see it exposed at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, between February 11 and 14.

“NXP believes in Linux as the basis for the next generation of mobile handset innovation,” declared Dan Rabinovitsj, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Cellular Business, NXP Semiconductors. “We’ve been working closely with Purple Labs to develop Linux-based mobile terminals that meet the cost and performance requirements of the mass market. Our joint achievement is to bring the advantages of an Open OS environment to the mass market based on industry leading silicon and software.”