A 4.8in touch-sensitive LCD, boasting an 800 x 480 resolution, and a slide-out 47-key (backlit) QWERTY keyboard define the unit's 150mm x 80mm x 22.5mm external dimensions. Inside, an 800MHz Centrino Atom processor keeps things ticking over. The M528 is one of, if not the first device to actually confirm that it uses an Atom CPU.

512MB of RAM, either a 4GB or an 8GB solid state drive and an HSDPA module make up the remaining notable internals. The device runs a Linux operating system with "Merry-Go-Round iCON Interface" whatever that means. Presumably it entails some manner of MID spin on an existing Linux OS, as per the Eee PC.

A 3.7V, 3060mAh battery may not sound much but actually it should give a pretty reasonable lifespan. Given that Atom chips draw around 1W (for an 800MHz chip) and the rest of the system is unlikely to exceed a further 1-2W itself, four hours of use should be possible.