Garmin-ASUS nuvifone G60 ReviewIntroduction
Garmin-ASUS nüvifone G60
Incorporated in 1989, Garmin has come a long way to become a leader in GPS navigation systems, in which their systems are presently in used within the automotive and aviation industry as well as the military. Garmin then released their flagship line of GPS receivers and devices, named nüvi.
ASUS, on the other hand, is one of Asia's Top 10 IT companies and has manufactured a couple of mobile phones equipped with GPS capability under the Windows Mobile platform, and many of those are welly received by the market.
The partnership between Garmin and ASUS forms a unique branding, that incorporates the best of both worlds. The Garmin-ASUS nüvifone G60 is just the tip of the iceberg of what we can expect from this two companies in the near future.
The G60 is unique in another way that it uses Linux as its operating system, instead of the market common Windows Mobile or Symbian. The phone is by no means stingy with memory space, sporting a 4GB worth of on-board flash memory, one can store tons of data without the need of expandable memory.
Specifications
Incorporated in 1989, Garmin has come a long way to become a leader in GPS navigation systems, in which their systems are presently in used within the automotive and aviation industry as well as the military. Garmin then released their flagship line of GPS receivers and devices, named nüvi.
ASUS, on the other hand, is one of Asia's Top 10 IT companies and has manufactured a couple of mobile phones equipped with GPS capability under the Windows Mobile platform, and many of those are welly received by the market.
The partnership between Garmin and ASUS forms a unique branding, that incorporates the best of both worlds. The Garmin-ASUS nüvifone G60 is just the tip of the iceberg of what we can expect from this two companies in the near future.
The G60 is unique in another way that it uses Linux as its operating system, instead of the market common Windows Mobile or Symbian. The phone is by no means stingy with memory space, sporting a 4GB worth of on-board flash memory, one can store tons of data without the need of expandable memory.
Specifications
| 2G Connectivity: | Quad-band GSM / GPRS / Edge 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Other Connectivity: | 802.11 b/g WLAN, Bluetooth, HFP, HSP, AVRCP, A2DP mini-USB 2.0 |
| OS: | Linux |
| Talk Time: | Up to 4 hours |
| Standby Talk Time: | Up to 250 hours |
| Dimensions: | 112 x 58.1 x 14.6 mm |
| Weight: | 137g (battery included) |
| Display: | 3.55" 65K colors, anti-glare resistive touchscreen |
| Camera/Photos: | 3MP camera with auto-focus and geo-tagging |
| Flash Memory: | 4GB on-board 128 MB RAM |
| Expandable Memory: | Micro SD, HC Capable, expandable up to 16GB |
| Music Player: | MP3 capable |
| Headphone Jack: | 2.5 mm |
| Battery: | 1100 mAh removable/rechargeable lithium cell |
| Messaging: | SMS |
| Email: | POP3 / IMAP4 / SMTP |
| Internet: | HTML browser based on Webkit platform |
| Calendar/PIM: | Outlook contacts and calendar |
| Productivity: | Document viewing: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, JPG |
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