Eten Glofiish X500
Eten Glofiish X500 is one of the thinnest Pocket PC's on the market. Eten's Glofiish X500 is actually one of its high-end models, which has a built in GPS, WiFi, FM radio and a 400 MHz processor. The Glofiish X500, which only measures at around 15.5mm in thickness, is very thin that it can fit in almost any pocket. Eten Glofiish X500 is housed within a silver-colored plate on the front and a black-colored plate on the back.
Basically, the Glofiish X500's design places a four-way directional pad under the screen, with the red end button on its right, and the green talk button on its left. The Eten Glofiish X500 has a home key which is a feature which is not normally found in Pocket PC's. The Eten Glofiish X500 also has a small hole where its user can reset the phone with the stylus. The Eten Glofiish X500 also has a Mini-USB port and memory card slot situated at the bottom side of the phone, which is where the stylus is closely situated as well.
The basic features of the Eten Glofiish X500 is that it has the basic calendar functions which allows you to schedule appointments, PDF viewer, calculators and others which come bundled with Windows Mobile. You can not only view but also edit documents in Eten's Glofiish X500 since it also comes with Microsoft Pocket Office which includes Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
Some of the more advanced features of the Eten Glofiish X500 include the 2.0 megapixel camera which has a mirror option for self portraits and a LED light for flash. It also has Bluetooth technology version 2.0, which is much faster and offers a much better range than the older version. The Eten Glofiish X500 also has a built-in Wi-Fi mechanism which supports both b/g wireless signals. The Eten Glofiish X500 also comes with GPS which has features that allow the user to download a city map together with a GPS viewer, location SMS and a satellite data update. GPRS and EDGE and FM radio are also featured in the Eten Glofiish X500's list of other functions.
Eten Glofiish X500's 2.8-inch display has a resolution of 240x320 with 65,000 colors. This makes viewing videos and photos on your Eten Glofiish X500 a delight. You may need to buy a protective screen for your display, however, since the touchscreens have a tendency of getting scratched by the stylus.
Eten Glofiish X500 is not only good for videos, but it is also great for music since it offers superior sound quality. You can also download new songs from the Internet when you get tired of listening to the tunes in your Eten Glofiish X500. You can also download more games and applications without worrying about fees.
Your Eten Glofiish X500's built in Wi-Fi together with its GPRS and EDGE allow its users to access the net smoothly as long as there is a wireless signal. This will help the user to download other web browsers faster since it gives its user a much better wireless signal. Unfortunately, the Eten Glofiish X500 does not have a built-in keyboard, which would have been great since it makes accessing the web a whole lot easier and more convenient.
Even if the Eten Glofiish X500 has a lot of programs saved in it, its 64 MB RAM and 128 MB ROM is enough to store more. If it does gets filled up, the Eten Glofiish X500 has an expandable memory feature with Micro SD which can go up to 2GB in memory. This can help Eten Glofiish X500 users to increase the storage capacity of their pocket pc.
Pros
- Good multitasking performance
- A lot of notable features: Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS, GSM, EDGE, good display and battery life.
- Thinnest pocket PC available
Cons
- No dedicated hardware buttons for the start menu
- GPS software excluded
- Slow - especially when loaded with a lot of programs and applications
All in all, the Eten Glofiish X500 is one of the slimmest pocket PC's in the market, and it is also very effective and competent in terms of its features. However, it lacks a slide-out keyboard which is a feature that most mobile phone enthusiasts deem as essential. This would have helped improve Eten Glofiish X500's rating and effectiveness.
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