E-TEN Glofiish X800 with Windows Mobile 6 Professional
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Introduction
There haven't been too many Windows Mobile devices to come around with a VGA (480x640) screen. It's always been an issue of cost - adding a screen with four times more pixels than a QVGA screen would be expensive. We're finally starting to see Windows Mobile phones with resolutions other than QVGA, and the E-TEN Glofiish X800 is one of them. In addition to a VGA screen, the X800 also touts a host of connectivity options: GPS, UMTS/HSDPA and WiFi, all in a package that is just 15.8mm thick. It looks good on paper. How does it perform in daily use? Read on for the answer!
Review Date: February 11, 2008
Picture Highlights
| In Part 1, I look at hardware on the phone. | In Part 2 of the video, I go over the software found on the phone. |
Overall Impression
If this phone was friendlier to me, meaning, it was faster, had more program memory, and didn't require a hard-reset (twice!), I'd be mildly excited about it. But because its overall usability is significantly debased by the slowness and bugs, and because its price is "I can get a laptop for this much!" high, I can't recommend the X800. The VGA screen makes the experience of using the device marginally better, but not $600 better. If E-TEN wants to make compelling hardware in such a competitive hardware environment, they really need to stop cutting corners.
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