Company E-Ten is currently the leader in the number of produced VGA-communicator. Other manufacturers for a long time ignored this segment of the market, and communicators glofiish already gained enough fans with VGA-displays. In the arsenal of E-Ten has four devices all in one VGA-equipped displays. The first was a communicator glofiish X500 +, which became a bestseller last year, after it appeared glofiish X800 c support for third-generation networks, by the way, now this device is the flagship glofiish, then almost simultaneously presented models glofiish X650 and M800. The latter is a QWERTY-slider with VGA screen on it, we shortly discuss in more detail, the second - the twin brother of model X600, with some additional changes on it today and we will tell. As a small lyrical digression, let us recall that, in line glofiish already had a similar pair of twins - X500 and X500 +, where the main "advantage" was a VGA-display. These communicators on the Right have become bestsellers, and it is not surprising that the company E-Ten decided to consolidate its success by launching a similar pair: QVGA-X600 communicator and his twin X650, equipped with a VGA-screen. The main advantages of the new device, you can highlight an updated design, smaller size, better ergonomics and usability of the device.
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Returning to the review of the X650, take a look at its specifications:
- Processor: Samsung SC3 2442 (500MHz)
- Memory: 128MB ROM, 64MB RAM
- Memory Expansion: microSD (support for microSDHC)
- Mobile networks: GSM / GPRS / EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
- Screen: 2.8-inches with a resolution of 640x480 pixels, 65536 colors
- Operating system: Windows Mobile 6 Professional
- Communications capabilities: Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g, USB
- Camera: 2 megapixel CMOS, autofocus, flash
- GPS: SiRF Star III
- Battery: 1530mAch
- Claimed battery life: talk time 5.6 hours, standby time 150-170 hours, standby PDA 12-14 hours mode GPS 5-7 hours
- Optional: FM-radio, FM-transmitter
- Dimensions and weight: 107 x 58 x 15 mm, 136, the
As can be seen from the characteristics of his younger brother X600, X650 updated device characterized by the presence of FM-transmitter, more nimble processor, better camera and a VGA-display properly. If we draw an analogy with competing models, the most similar characteristics is a communicator Gigabyte GSmart i350, which is also a solution all in one with a VGA-screen, though silent smaller in size (2,6). It is with this model, we compare our today's test, but until we go to an external inspection.
Appearance and ergonomics
Externally X650 repeats its QVGA brother, only minor changes in the colors of the device. Laths under the keyboard unit and the sideband are silver in color.
The body is made of plastic with a rubber (soft-touch) cover, so nice to keep your device in hand, he does not slip and, moreover, in such a case a little noticeable minor scratches and abrasions. Metal bezel around the display with the logotype. At the top of the model name at the bottom - brand glofiish. Above the display in the center speaker is the voice, and closer to the edges of the shell are LEDs that indicate the status of the communicator and the wireless interfaces.
On the side faces are: the volume keys, start the recorder, a recessed reset button and headset jack - on the left, power button and start the camera - on the right.
Buttons slightly protrude above the surface of the device, they are easy to find without looking, for example, during a conversation. For convenience, the volume rocker, there are small protrusions. At the top end eyelet for strap and the bottom - built-in mini-USB, memory card slot, microphone and stylus.
Telescopic pen, it is convenient to use as the unfolded and folded. The only problem may arise from removing the stylus, you can just pick up a nail grooves on the end of the stylus is too small, and with them the finger just slides off.
On the back side of the body placed auto-focus camera, self-portrait mirror, LED flash and the system speaker. All these elements are on the serving area, however, the camera will not scratch, if you put your device on the table, thanks to a special projection.
Slot for the SIM-card is under the battery.
Build quality not satisfactory, the elements of the case fit perfectly, squeaks and there is no backlash.
Key block consists of eight buttons and a 5-way joystick.The keys are arranged in two rows, upper - soft keys, menu button "Start" button and confirm "OK" in the bottom row of keys are arranged telephone call, start and stop button, start the navigation program and the access key to the quick menu. Despite the small size of the keys work with them does not cause any inconvenience. The buttons are "ladder", the top button is higher than the lower, thanks to exclude erroneous pressing. Joystick, though small in size, moderately tight and comfortable. Minor difficulties at work with the communicator can arise only from owners of long nails. Backlight control unit in white, all keys are uniformly illuminated. Soft white light is not irritating to the eyes in the dark.
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Summing up briefly, again, all we talked about design and ergonomics, X600, fully consistent with the model and X650. Communicator is easy to use, design is not flashy, but not crocked. Dimensions are acceptable for Windows Mobile devices, even more compact. This is probably one of the few smartphones in which the size and appearance create a feeling of harmony and convenient device.
Supplied
Communicator glofiidh x650 for sale the following items:
- glofiish X650
- two stylus
- sync cable mini-USB/USB
- charger, headset
- Leather Case
- Quick Start Guide
- CD-ROM with software synchronization and full user
- Navigation NAVITEL Navigator 3 and a map of one region to choose from
- Protective Film
- storage battery
- lace at hand
- car holder and charger
In chain stores MakTsentr - Computer in the palm of a complete set also includes a navigation program Autosputnik.
As a complete accessories rather high, however, we have repeatedly pointed out the care of the company E-Ten of its customers. Few producers could boast of such a starter kit.
Screen
Display Glofiish X650 has a resolution of 480x640 pixels (VGA) and displays up to 65 thousand colors. The viewing angles are acceptable, a slight color change visible only vertically. In bright sun the screen fades noticeably, but the maximum level of brightness information remains readable. The brightness is adjusted in 11 steps. Minimum level of illumination in the X650 is sufficient for reading in the dark, the maximum allows you to read in bright sunlight, the daily operation is sufficient to establish control in the middle position.
Communication capabilities
Like all model line glofiish, X650 is equipped with a full set of wireless interfaces. Mobile communicator module supports standards GSM 850/900/1800/1900 and data transmission technology EDGE.
Communicator is equipped with Bluetooth-module version 2.0 + EDR, supporting the most common profiles. Once again, we recall that E-Ten uses a set of drivers from Microsoft and its own wrapper controls Bluetooth communications. Dwell on the description of Bluetooth capabilities, we will not, all claimed to work without complaints. The list of supported profiles are listed below.
- Serial Port Profile (SPP). Designed to connect devices via COM-connection. It is mainly used to synchronize with your computer and connect external Bluetooth-enabled devices.
- Object Push Profile (OPP). Used to transfer calendar entries, contacts and other PIM data.
- File Transfer Profile (FTP). File Transfer Profile.
- Hands-Free Profile (HFP). Profile for use with Bluetooth-headset or speakerphone.
- Human Interface Device Profile (HID). Connecting an external input devices, Bluetooth-keyboard or mouse.
- DUN (Dial-Up network). To use the device as a modem.
- Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP). Transfer stereo via Bluetooth.
- Audio Video Remote Control Profile (AVRCP). Music player with Bluetooth-headset
- Personal Area Network Profile (PAN). Network connection. Profile allows you to configure your wireless network via a Bluetooth-connection.
- SIM Access Profile (SAP). Remote access to the SIM-card.
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Traditionally, the products glofiish use Wi-Fi adapter that supports protocols 802.11b / g. Problems with the Wi-Fi were not found, the communicator will surely keep the connection. For Wi-Fi setup parameters used by utility similar to what we saw in the glofiish X600.
Managed wireless modules familiar to us from other software products company Wireless Manager.
Speed and memory
Heart device is a processor Samsung SC32442 500 MHz. Recently glofiish models are built on this platform, the only difference in clock speed. QVGA communicators equipped with 400 MHz CPU, VGA uses frequency 500 MHz. In practice, the difference in speed is not visually noticeable. All the same resources to draw VGA-graphics requires more so in some cases 400 MHz QVGA device is faster than the VGA-equivalent, with 500 MHz. However, performance is measured not so much the speed of the processor as a set of multiple factors, one of which is the amount of available memory.Here, unfortunately, nothing to boast communicator. Used in the device hardware platform does not allow for RAM-chips more than 64 MB. After loading the operating system is free to about 20 MB of RAM, which by modern standards, not so much. To avoid problems, do not recommend running more than 3 "hungry" applications. In particular, our sample confidently cope with navigation, ICQ, and a web browser at the same time. At the opening of any additional application, the communicator was conceived and after a while gave a message of memory, all programs are automatically closed. It is worth noting that you can drop some preinstalled software that will free up approximately 2-2,5 MB of RAM. The amount of internal storage is 256 MB, of which the user can use about 170 MB. Increase the amount of memory for storing programs and content you can use the microSD memory card or microSDHC.
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Traditionally, we tested the speed using Spb Benchmark. Results can be seen in the table.
As is evident from the results of testing the speed of the device is on middle level. In tests, is based only on the computational speed, glofiish X650 is kept quite worthy, no yielding rivals. But the results of work with graphics worse affects an additional burden on the drawing of VGA graphics. Average speed of graphics and video is also confirmed by tests using a player TCPMP. Recall that all devices are tested by standard video, encoded popular video formats DivX and XVID.
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C X650 manages video processing is not the best way. Increase the frequency of the processor in this case did not bring the expected improvement. Platform Samsung, as we see clearly inferior in multimedia features, performance platform, Intel, used in the device Gigabyte GSmart i350. A video with 640x480 resolution in the tests was played at a speed of about 59%, which is obviously not enough for normal viewing. Therefore, when converting video should pay attention to the conversion settings and set the quality slightly below average, or lower the output resolution video, in this case, the video is played at a reasonable rate. Thus, the weakest performance in a video playback device. For most everyday tasks such as navigation, browsing web pages, e-mail and small documents, the communicator handles confidently, significant "slowdown" no.
Multimedia
Luggage
glofiish X650 is equipped with 2 megapixel camera (CMOS) with auto focus. The camera interface is standard for models from the E-Ten, it is convenient. All settings can be made in the interface.
Choose a picture resolution - 2M - 1600x1200 pixels
- 1M - 1280x960 pixels
- 640x480 pixels
- 320x240 pixels
- 176x144 pixels
White Balance: - Auto
- Glow
- Lighting
- Sunlight
- Shadow
- Overcast
- Night
Effects: - Norm
- Negative
- Shades of Gray
- Retrospective
- Reflection
Photos are standard on Windows Mobile devices. As usual, very fine details are blurred. It should be noted that the speed of the camera in the latest smartphones glofiish markedly decreased. In our sample, from the moment you press the shutter button to save the photo took place around 7-8 seconds. To obtain acceptable quality images communicator must be kept still until until a photo image. Given that the mobile device, many tend to remove any chance seen amusing or funny situation, the implementation of the camera in the glofiish X650 is poor, at least in speed. However stationary objects the camera can capture an acceptable and even good for Windos Mobile quality. With examples of photos can be found below. With examples of photos can be found below.
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Video Communicator X650 writes standard 3gp with a maximum resolution of 320x240. Setting modes and parameters of video recording virtually no different from fotonastroek. The video quality can not be called satisfactory, for models with QVGA screens, video is recorded better. The speed and quality records are likely to affect all of the same screen resolution of 640x480.Moreover, apart from recording and video encoding device further resources are spent on display moving images on the screen, which in this case serves as a viewfinder. As a consequence, video get "ragged" Periodically there are pauses in the picture and sound to skip.
FM-radio
To listen to the radio using the already familiar to us from other products created by the application FM Tuner. Available to the user tri-band FM: Europe (87.5 - 108.0), Japan (76.0 - 90.0) and USA (87.5 - 107.9). Each range can store up to 50 stations. Ability to record off the air is still missing. Of normal quality can be achieved only on the street, indoors or transport the quality of reception is noticeably worse, are often observed interference or no loss of signal.
FM-transmitter
Built-in FM-transmitter of low power is a highlight of the communicator. Until now, such a decision did not occur among PDAs and smartphones. Transmitter designed primarily for motorists. The principle is simple: the device exhibits a certain FM-frequency at which sound is transmitted from the device, it suffices to adjust the car radio to this frequency, and all sound from your device will be broadcast through the car audio system. The range of the transmitter is small, about one meter. Quality acceptable for listening tips avtonavigatora, but obviously not enough for music playback. In general, another feature that was difficult to assess its usefulness, however, may be someone she is useful.
Sound
For the musical capabilities of the device as such claims have arisen. Established headset for music playback quality is fine for normal users to play the mp3 or listen to radio. With an average volume levels the quality is acceptable, with an increase in the volume are only the mids, and musical compositions lose their saturation. Help in this situation may be more quality headphones, they really have to be connected via an adapter. Voice speaker also called on the negative feelings in most cases, set the volume to 2 / 3 of the maximum, only occasionally shifting the slider to the maximum position in noisy places like the Moscow subway. With regard to notice or, for example, the alarm they will not miss you. System speaker system speaker, though not different high-end sound, but the volume level. Sleep just will not give:)
Satellite Navigation - GPS
glofiish X650 is equipped with GPS-chip SiRF Star III. This solution can be found in most modern devices available on the market. In the field device behaved extremely well. When you first start the satellites were found in less than a minute, though, it should be noted that previously we download the update data using the built-in utility. Further, with daily use the link was established for about 10-20 seconds. The quality of signal reception and accuracy of positioning is at the level of modern navigation devices. The signal was lost only in the tunnels. As the navigation software is supplied nominally Russian design Navitel Navigator 3, complete with a survey map of Russia and a detailed map of one of the regions to choose from. List of maps can be viewed on the program.
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| Navitel Navigator |
In chain stores MakTsentr - Computer in the palm of a complete set of navigation software also adds Autosputnik.
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| Autosputnik |
The main difference between programs that Navitel offers maps of individual regions, and Autosputnik a single map of Russia, detail of which is gradually increasing. Thus, the consumer can check the details Autosputnik cards and decide which of the regions to add in Navitel Navigator.
Runtime
X650 battery capacity is 1530 mAh, for estimating the time of work we have traditionally tested in three modes: the maximum load. Vykruchena the brightness to maximum, the speaker volume - too, including Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, through Windows Media Player in the cycle is played a "heavy" video. Battery life in this mode for 2 hours and 36 minutes. MP3 Playback. Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and the screen turned off. Listening to music through headphones at maximum volume. We used Windows Media Player Mobile and files with a bitrate of 192 Kb / c. Hours - 10 hours 9 minutes. Normal operation. Bluetooth and Wi-Fi disabled. The brightness set to minimum. On the PDA was started reading the text in Haali Reader with automatic scrolling. Time work was 10 hours 51 minutes. The results of the average, the same glofiish X500 + c 400 MHz processor in our tests showed better results.
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In the real world communicator with average load, which includes 30-40 minutes of calls a day, periodically checking mail via EDGE-connection, and about 30 minutes Wi-Fi Internet, a little did not reach the middle of the second day. In a more active use, will have to recharge your device every day.
Software
glofiish x650 running on Windows Mobile 6 Professional, the main features of the OS, we have repeatedly mentioned, but here we list additional programs and utilities installed on your device.
Telephony applications and add-ins
The first thing you want to mention - it Russified shell phone application that allows you to quickly find the desired subscriber.
ZOOM SMS - another add-in phone that complements the standard notification received by SMS-message or missed call.
Call Filter - handy and filter calls and SMS-messages with lots of add-ins.
Add Ringtone - Simple tool to facilitate the process of adding ringtones.
MMS Message - application for sending multimedia messages. Scenarios - a simple application to adjust the sound profiles.
Speed Dial. Speed Dial List, with the ability to quickly search for contacts by first letter.
SIM Manager - an application to work with contacts, text messages, written in the SIM-card memory.
GPS-Utilities
GPS Viewer. A simple program for viewing coordinates. Location SMS. The program allows you to send SMS-message with its coordinates, and Satellite Data Update - Updated information on satellites, to accelerate cold start.
System tools and other applications
Application Recovery - Utility to restore the preinstalled software.
Backup Utility - A simple program for backing up and restoring data. Bluetooth Manager - Shell simplifies work with a wireless module. M-Desk - a custom launcher with four tabs that run on a double pressing «Home».
Quick Bar - another small launcher, which starts with a single button «Home».
Task Manager - task manager that displays a list of running applications and allows you to close them. Below you can see a demonstration on the program.
Multimedia Manager - tool for viewing images with easy scrolling of images and full-screen viewing. Lightweight version of SPB Mobile Shell - shell Today-screen with the possibility of placing the tabs plugin, weather and other elements.
Namecard Manager - a program to detect data cards. In practice, the recognition works very uncertain because of insufficient quality macro photography. Communicator is often mistaken with focusing, and detection does not always go smoothly. Cyrillic characters are often confused with similar in spelling in Latin letters.
Price
In chain stores MakTsentr - Computer in the palm of the cost of glofiish X650 is 18,990 rubles.
Output
After review, we summarize as usual, that this time, do not so simple. On the one hand the person a clear improvement of ergonomics, a more thoughtful management, universal design, small dimensions, plus VGA-screen, words that have been waiting for from products glofiish. But on the other hand, all problem areas of performance, or rather the lack of resources remained. As a result, we again choose, or QVGA c confident performance - glofiish X600, or enjoy high-definition picture and do not notice some of the shortcomings in the work - glofiish X650. However among the VGA-devices are not so many choices, and if you are looking for a device according to this parameter, the glofiish X650 is worth a closer look. We conclude with a list of strengths and weaknesses of this model.
Pros: - Good equipment
- A complete set of wireless interfaces
- A good selection of software pre-installed
- VGA-screen
- Ergonomics and neutral design
Cons: - A small amount of RAM
- Problems with video playback
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