Teardown: DDC Mobile X900

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Contributors: Nick Poole
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"Features" and "Accessories"

Before we tear into this beauty, let's take a moment to explore the bells and whistles. The box advertises large "streo" speakers and a strong flashlight that "can as 30 meters." Not only that, but it "suppore Multi-languagse," and, most importantly of all: " sbook."

Pop open the box and you're presented with the following:

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On the left, you'll notice this phone comes with its own very sporty headset. Featuring two hard plastic earbuds, something vaguely microphone shaped and a buttonesque protrusion. Whereas many phones would try to squeeze all of this functionality through a useless audio jack, the X900 rather cleverly (mis)uses a USB mini-B connector.

You may be thinking, at this point, "if that USB mini-B port is for the headset then how do I charge it?" No worries! Provided you have access to a wall outlet and the proper adapters for your country, the included charger fits snugly into the tiny barrel jack connector just above the USB port.

And finally we come to the phone:

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I can hear you. You're saying, "Please tell me that's a massive, but somewhat dim, LED flashlight." Oh, you're darn skippy it is. And turning it on is as easy as pressing the "Unique flashlight push switch" into the on position or, one imagines, leaving the phone in your purse or pocket.

Just below that, you'll notice a full-on USB-A charging port. Not so you can charge the phone but so that the phone can charge other things... not a bad trick if you have the battery to back it up. Speaking of which, let's have a look at that battery:

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Sliding off the back cover, you notice that the battery is a massive brick. You're quickly distracted, however, by the strange mess underneath:

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Oh yes. Two SIM card slots and one SD storage slot. This is a spy phone, for sure, just like 007 might carry. But finally I think it's time to get to the important part: the operating system.

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Okay, it isn't without its quirks but a little bit of exploration will turn up the games directory:

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The phone comes with only one game, because you only need one game. And that game is... well, I don't really know what it's called or how to play it. It features a Panda that doesn't like bugs one single bit:

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Okay, enough of this. There must be more to this phone and the only way to find out is to get it open!