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The Helio Ocean was a dual slider Internet-enabled multimedia wireless mobile device sold by mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) wireless carrier Helio, and manufactured by Pantech Curitel. A distinctive design feature of the Ocean was its dual sliding mechanism — when slid down in the vertical position, it revealed a telephone keypad. When slid down in the horizontal position, it revealed a 35-key QWERTYkeyboard.

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Since their acquisition by Sprint Nextel, Virgin Mobile USA terminated the wireless voice and data services of those customers who had an Helio Ocean or other Helio branded devices on May 25, 2010. Customers had until this date to transfer their wireless phone number to another wireless carrier without loss of service. A deactivated Helio Ocean can still be used as a digital camera, allowing images and video files to be downloaded via the included USB interface cable directly to a computer.

Release[edit]

The device became first known to the public on November 24, 2006 from an FCC filing.^[1] Photos released on December 9, 2006 showed the Ocean in test apparatus documentation,^[2] and later on February 21, 2007 a full gallery depicting the Helio Ocean was available through the FCC website.^[3][4]

When publicly released on Friday, May 11, 2007,^[5] the Ocean was billed as 'the ultimate messaging and talking machine' and 'the definitive mobile social networking experience.'^[6] The Ocean is seen as a breakthrough device for Helio, appealing to a more mainstream audience and not just the 'ultra-cool hipsters' the company had previously targeted.^[7] Dr. Wonhee Sull, President & CEO of Helio, said that work on the Ocean device started 'before Helio was officially a company.'^[8]

Features[edit]

The Ocean was a prime example of a converged device. In addition, to telephony functions, the Ocean's functions included those of a camera phone and a portable media player. The Ocean device had several advanced features, such as stereoBluetooth, a 2 megapixelcamera with flash, an MPEG-4video camera, 3G speed EV-DO network support, built-in GPS, MMS support, and a removable battery.

The Helio Ocean had a considerable number of features at the time of its release. Standard programs included a Web browser, a calculator, an alarm clock and a calendar. For communication, the device included caller ID (with support for photo caller ID), a speaker phone, a voicememorecorder, a record call feature, address book (with multiple online syncing abilities), T9 Text, and Korean character set support.

GPS[edit]

The device was location aware with its internal GPS. The Ocean was loaded with a version of Google Maps, which displayed turn-by-turn directions; however, the application warned users that it should not be used while driving. Additionally, the Buddy Beacon application allowed friends with Buddy Beacon-enabled phones (as of Dec 2008, only Helio phones) to broadcast their current location to each other, visible via MapQuest.

Multimedia[edit]

The integrated music and video player supported multiple file formats (including MP3, MPEG-4, H.264, AAC, and WMA) and allowed for over-the-air (OTA) downloads. The music player ran on a separate microprocessor, with improved efficiency that allowed for an estimated 15 hours of music listening on a battery charge.^[9] On November 29, 2007 Helio released a file viewer program for Ocean users, allowing the device to read a variety of popular file formats, among them DOC, XLS, PPT, PDF, HTML, TXT, as well as several image types in both landscape and portrait modes.^[10][11]

Ultimate Inbox[edit]

The Helio Ocean also included several choices of E-mail communication with support for Helio Mail, Yahoo! Mail, Windows Live Hotmail, AOL Mail, Gmail, EarthLink, and two additional user-defined POP or IMAP accounts. Helio began adding support for push e-mail to the Helio Ocean in July 2007 with Push support for Yahoo! Mail, Windows Live Hotmail, and AOL Mail. On April 23, 2008 push support was added for Gmail, along with automatic notifications for POP/IMAP accounts.^[12] For a nominal fee per month, connectivity to Microsoft Exchange was available on the Ocean since July 25, 2007.^[13][14] There is also instant messaging support for AOL Instant Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, and Windows Live Messenger.

Opera Mini[edit]

On August 2, 2007, those in the Helio community had figured out how to build custom applications (the device is Java-based), including Opera Mini.^[15][16] Several months later, on March 19, 2008, the Ocean got official software support for the Opera Mini browser when Helio became the first U.S. carrier to sign a deal with Opera.^[17][18] It was speculated that Helio had followed the 'incredible community response to Opera Mini.'^[15]

MySpace Mobile[edit]

MySpace Mobile was available for the Helio Ocean, leading some to refer to the Ocean as a 'MySpace phone'.^[19] Helio was the first cellular provider to take the MySpace experience mobile. On July 19, 2007 Helio announced the launch of an improved version of Myspace Mobile that operated nearly five times faster than Helio's original self-developed application.^[20]

YouTube[edit]

On December 12, 2007 Helio announced a more enriched YouTube experience, at the time the 'most complete' on a mobile device.^[21][22] The Ocean was able to perform video capture and upload to YouTube, as well as GPStagging of videos. Users could log into YouTube to personalize, rate videos and use other community features.

Popular culture[edit]

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In early episodes of the reality television show Keeping Up With The Kardashians, Kris Jenner is seen using the device.

See also[edit]

• Danger Hiptop (T-Mobile Sidekick)

References[edit]

1. ^FCC Fridays - engadgetmobile.com
2. ^The next Kickflip? Helio-branded Pantech in the wild — engadgetmobile.com
3. ^Helio's Pantech PN-810 QWERTY device pops up in FCCArchived 2007-05-22 at Archive.today - computer-advice.info
4. ^Helio's Pantech PN-810 QWERTY device pops up in FCC (Gallery) - engadget.com
5. ^Helio Ocean now availableArchived 2007-10-11 at the Wayback Machine - helio.com
6. ^Ocean Media Fact SheetArchived 2007-10-11 at the Wayback Machine - helio.com
7. ^Ocean smart phone could broaden Helio's appeal - news.com
8. ^Meet the New Helio OceanArchived 2008-04-05 at the Wayback Machine - helio.com
9. ^Cell industry gathers under iPhone cloud - NBC News.msn.com
10. ^Helio File Viewer Now Available for Ocean UsersArchived 2008-03-27 at the Wayback Machine - helio.com
11. ^Helio outs File Viewer for Ocean, reads most of the important stuff - engadgetmobile.com
12. ^Gmail (and POP/IMAP!) gets Push support in Ultimate InboxArchived 2008-04-30 at the Wayback Machine - heliocity.net
13. ^Helio Launches Mail for Microsoft ExchangeArchived 2008-02-26 at the Wayback Machine - helio.com
14. ^The Ocean gets Exchange Activesync - crave.cnet.com
15. ^ ^abOpera Mini for everybody! Custom apps! Yay! - heliocity.net
16. ^Give a wave. Opera Mini now surfing Helio's Ocean. - download.com
17. ^Opera Mini Surfs on the Helio Ocean - opera.com
18. ^Opera Mini officially surfs Helio's Ocean - news.com
19. ^MySpace users to get their own cell phones - NBC News.msn.com
20. ^Helio Continues to Lead Mobile Social Networking with New Myspace on Helio ApplicationArchived 2007-10-11 at the Wayback Machine - helio.com
21. ^Helio Launches Most Complete YouTube ExperienceArchived 2008-04-20 at the Wayback Machine - helio.com
22. ^Helio brightens its YouTube offering - crave.cnet.com

External links[edit]

• Helio Ocean updates — helio ocean updates
• Unofficial Helio Ocean Site — helioocean.com
• Unofficial Helio community — heliocity.net
• Custom community-maintained applications — myhelioapps.com
• Compare AT&T iPhone to Helio Ocean — helio.com
• Helio Ocean video review — youtube.com
• Internal photographs of the Ocean — fcc.gov

MediaTek unveiled the Helio G35 and G25 chipsets, which are aimed at gaming smartphones though more specifically gaming phones that cost $100 or less. With that budget in mind, here’s what the two chips offer. Actually, it’s more like different bins of the same chip.

The Helio G35 is a 12nm chip with an octa-core processor – but it’s all Cortex-A53 cores (not even the faster A55, let alone A7x cores). They run at 2.3GHz and can be connected to up to 6GB of RAM of the 1,600MHz LPDDR4x variety (the cheaper LPDDR3 is also supported up to 4GB). For storage, eMMC 5.1 is the only option.

The GPU is a PowerVR GE8320 from Imagination, running at 680MHz. MediaTek’s HyperEngine dynamically adjusts the CPU, GPU and memory based on thermals and power draw. This GPU was also used in the Helio P35 chip – you can sneak a peek at the Performance section of our Infinix S5 Pro review (which uses the P35).

The Helio G25 has the same architecture, but with lower clock speeds. The CPU is down to 2.0GHz, the GPU to 650 MHz. A bigger difference is that the G35 supports 1080p+ displays while the G25 tops out at 720p+.

Camera features include Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Electronic Image Stabilization and Rolling Shutter Compensation. If a depth sensor is available, the chipsets can render bokeh effects.

The G35 can be used with cameras up to 25MP (or 13+13MP if using a dual cam setup). Again, the G25 capabilities have been lowered to 21MP cameras (or dual 13+8MP). Both can record 1080p videos at 30 fps using the H.264 codec. For playback H.265 is also supported.

In terms of connectivity, both Helio chipsets are equal. They can do VoLTE and ViLTE on two 4G connections. The HyperEngine can switch between Wi-Fi and LTE in just 13 milliseconds to maintain a fast, stable connection (that’s important for multiplayer games).

Locally, Wi-Fi 5 (ac) and Bluetooth 5.0 are supported and there’s an FM radio receiver.

The Realme C11 and Xiaomi Redmi 9C use the Helio G35, the Redmi 9A picked the Helio G25. All three phones cost under $100 and will be coming out in July.

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