An interesting news - the Japanese company Kyocera launches new smartphone model 7135. For us, this device is rather theoretical than practical interest (in any case - so far) because it works only in the mobile networks of third-generation standard, CDMA2000 1X, allowing to implement voice and wireless data transmission at speeds up to 144 Kbps. Nevertheless, the emergence of the Kyocera Smartphone is welcome. This is convincing proof of "omnivorous" Platform Palm, and an exhaustive answer to the question - what can we expect from the world's largest manufacturers of wireless communications in the coming years.
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| Kyocera 7135 |
Externally, the new smartphone looks like a foldable cell phone, but several enlarged dimensions (100,8 x61, 6x29, 7 mm and weighs 186 grams). This design - the case of two halves, connected by a joint - has spread with a light hand Motorola, first released folding phones. The design turned out very successful, smart phone does not occupy much space and easily fits in your pocket. Followed by the largest American manufacturer of folding phones began to let the Koreans and Japanese. Moreover, the foldable seem attractive to developers and handheld computers - the latest models from Sony made in the folding (or more precisely - a convertible) packages. By the way, too, "palm-like" as Kyocera 7135. Yet the new machine - this is a smartphone. The lower part of the folding body is equipped with a standard telephone keypad - a set of numbered buttons. "Phone" button block is separated from the "computer" jog and color. Above are familiar to users of Palm `s four-button shortcut to key applications and Double-arm navigation button (vertical scrolling). Moreover, the navigation button is made larger and uneven. This little detail has attracted particular attention, as with each new model computers Palm (and clones) button design changes. That is, designers try to optimize the shape of the most frequently used buttons users. In this respect, life is easier for PC owners Sony CLIE - these typewriters button scrolling wheel duplicated Jog Dial, located on the lateral surface of the housing device. And what a Kyocera? Upon closer examination (photos, not the machine - alas) on the left side of the lower housing halves smartphone can distinguish three buttons. Mindful of the "telephone" the origin of the device, it can be assumed that this volume control the dynamics of the smartphone, and possibly push button voice recorder. Or the power switch .... Yes, the information is clearly not enough ... In the bottom left side of the body (on which the keyboard) is visible to the microphone slot. Accordingly, the speaker is located on the smartphone flip cover of the device - at the top and exactly in the middle. It remains to add that to the left end of the lower halves of the housing built massive short antenna, and the pen is left, that for "palm-like" devices used to it. Hold the phone in his right hand, the pen will have to push out of the slot index, rather than your thumb. Not very, I suppose, it is convenient ...
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The most interesting - in the upper body, the hinged lid. Namely - the screen. By the way, the screen in the new Kyocera divided into two halves. Graffiti area with the virtual desktop call buttons, menus and applications made separately at the bottom of the hull and is located just above the "computer" buttons to the smartphone. This is a rectangular screen does not need color, so he probably made on the simplified (with respect to the main screen) technology - this time.The second - a separate screen of sensory input should have a positive impact on the longevity of the main screen. In principle, the decision if not revolutionary, it's very thoughtful and interesting. Indeed, dividing the screen into two parts, Palm has made a Graffiti on the surface of hinged cover (in computers - the bottom), and the device receives a completely new qualities. And if you increase the size of the sub screen, you will need a built-in keyboard? Great idea ... Daru. The main screen for the visual assessment is smaller than the Pocket PC Palm - we should not forget that we are dealing with a compact smartphone, not a PDA. But the color screen (capable of displaying 65,000 colors) and has a standard by the standards of handhelds resolution - 160x160 pixels. Coming vrehney part of the communicator guess the infrared transceiver ... and an additional phone display similar to the communicators based Pocket PC. In this case, the convenience of practical use of 7135 is difficult to overestimate. When folded, the secondary display can display information about the main modes of operation of the device - the battery, the level of received signal strength, operator name, and so on. Plus info on incoming calls and the mode of public address system (set alarm).
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Evaluate a new device to the eye - a thankless task. But here is a set of technical specifications. The amount of installed RAM - 16 megabytes. The scale of "palm-like" more than enough. But here an important addition - on the right side of casing installed slot Secure Digital (compatible with cards MMC, of course) for memory cards and miniature peripherals, is exactly the same as all new PCs Palm. This similarities smartphone with the "parent" platform. But the distinctive features - the sound filling the new device. Manufactured specifically stipulates the ability of 7135 to play music to MP3 files via external stereotelefony that come as standard, have a built-in microphone and perform the functions of the headset hands-free. Sound capabilities Kyocera 7135 - an important appendage to the screen. Like colored computers Sony CLIE, a new smartphone makes attachable Palm organizer into a miniature multimedia console. Unlikely for someone to become a revelation the idea that a PDA is not acquired for use as an electronic organizer. If we had needed only a notebook and system events notification, we would have restricted a notebook with a connection to the PC. But this does not happen, and the majority of the owners of the CPC at its small cars playing, listening to music, view graphics. Incidentally, the Kyocera 7135 smartphone has a real chance to beat on all counts communicators based on the same Palm OS - the new Handspring Treo. Pay attention to the fundamental differences between these devices. Treo 180 keyboard wonderful machine, but as a phone to work with it will be harder than 7135. Fault in this, especially the keyboard. It is convenient to fill a small note, correct address book, but it is inconvenient to dial a telephone number. To dial, have to call the on-screen virtual keyboard and take aim at on-screen buttons stylus (or finger). Installed on the smartphone normal telephone keypad, which greatly increases the convenience to use it as a phone. At the same time, Kyocera is the usual on-screen keyboard and handwriting recognition Graffiti. Hand on heart, choosing the two machine devices for personal use, I would have preferred the 7135. For the Treo - is a computer with a reduced number of telephone complement, and 7135 - the phone with a full built-in computer. Continuing review of the hardware filling Kyocera, we note that the device is synchronized with a PC through a standard set of ports - serial bus and USB.That as the ROM is used in flash memory (can be relatively easily upgrade the operating system - used in the smartphone Palm OS 4.1). And it has a built-in digital recorder. On the recorder to be a bit "slow down" as to "palm-like" device is a novelty. No, Kyocera pioneer in this field. Palm `s with built-in recorders we've already met (same Sony). But as they have been used in traditional "field" conditions? How to work with tape recorders for today's most advanced computers of the family Pocket PC? Yes, and Psion 5mx, also equipped with a beautiful voice recorder, far away from them is gone. Pocket PC voice recorder - a plastic "brick" with a surprisingly awkward arrangement of the built-in microphone. Machine has to bring to your mouth (for confidential voice notes, and not for the solemn public recitation) and keep it in an unpleasant proximity to the sound source (to put it simply - after those records, you want to or not, but the screen has to wipe).
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In communicators and smartphones, the situation is better. Positioning of the microphone such that the device holding the same way as a normal phone. It is convenient to record your voice, it is convenient to listen to voice memos. Not for nothing, and having a cell phone and PDA, often use a three-minute "pominalnik" the first and almost did not include a two-hour recorder second - in any case, according to most computerized friends ... True, it is growing legs of the general problem smatfonov and communicator with touch-screen input. If you use them as phones can not avoid contact with the touchscreen ... And what happens when holding the smartphone between shoulder and ear - how we do it to a regular phone, when hands are full? What program interrupt an important conversation? Or whenever the computer will disable the force to normally talk on the phone? This is not a design flaw specific apparatus, it is common misfortune of the whole group of similar devices. Acquiring additional capabilities, we have something to compromise ... But on the Kyocera 7135, these sacrifices are minimal! A few words about the possibilities of this new smartphone, which we were not destined to soon ispoprobovat. Although, who knows? May live to CDMA2000 - cetey third generation, both lived up to the universal, the total distribution of GSM and up to the practical implementation of GPRS (not that cheap stuff, it seemed to me - any technology shows the true dignity only in practice). Speed data transmission aside (it's obvious). We note only that by 7135 can be carried out a telephone conversation and download anything from the Internet simultaneously. How it might look like in real life - I have not the foggiest idea. Attach a couple of extra hands or ears. Or use the headset ... The latter looks prettier. Other business - a satellite positioning system a-GPS (Assisted GPS), built in 7135. But it does not work only with the server part is installed on the base station. In this case, Kyocera - just a terminal for obtaining information about their own position with the central database. It differs from conventional GPS so that the receiver of the device slug defective and can not operate without the aid of the basic GPS-receiver network. However, within the coverage area for the user it has no special meaning. And the pampering it, really. Want GPS - Enhance your computer (smartphone, PDA), corresponding to the card, now is not the problem. Or buy a separate device like a portable eTrex. As shown by the same practice, autonomous satellite GPS receivers work better than integrated systems. Actually, this applies not only GPS, and photographic equipment and tape recorders, and all other portable makeweights. Summing up review of the Kyocera 7135 smartphone, let me speak in the manner of Mr. Manilow. That would be a similar device, but a variant of GSM, so with support for GPRS, so in the short Cellular store. I do not know, I would resist, or even small sustained.By the way, the declared value smartphone should not exceed $ 500 (for such a "heaped" little things quite a bit). Yes, not here in Russia - they have ... It's always just see something beautiful, nice, so all they have. If only the conscience raped. The authors, translation:
Nicholas Nadezhdin