Guest Paul [MVP] Posted April 27, 2005 Report Share Posted April 27, 2005 Leigh from CoolSmartphone writes... Stuff Magazine have now posted this photograph - believed to be the first quality shot of the phone - on the web. The handset can now be seen much more clearly, and - after getting my hands on a T-Mobile SDA for a few minutes today - it's very similar in design terms to the SDA too. Adam Vaughan, of Stuff Magazine, says... "As you can see from the photo, the screen's resolution is far better than the C500 - a particularly useful improvement for the upped 1.3MP camera. A quick play with WMP 10 reveals it to be far better than the media player on the C500. This time you can browse content by artist, album, genre or type of media (TV, video, audio). Disappointments? The Mini SD slot's still behind the battery, the numberpad's a little too near the bottom of the phone and the music player buttons should really be where the Home and Back ones are." This keyboard re-configuration is now fairly common on these devices. T-Mobile swapped buttons around for their SDA and SDA Music handsets, so the alternative button-layout for the C550 is something we'll probably get used to. ;) It's a very close clone of the Dopod 585 (which is an SDA Music with a 1.3MP Camera) with the addition of a QVGA screen by the looks of it (note the 10 items instead of 9 in the start menu indicating the higher screen res)... I AM looking forward to getting one, even if i'm STILL unsure on the aesthetics ;) As I previously predicted, note Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition rather than the forthcoming updated OS. P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tsutton Posted April 27, 2005 Report Share Posted April 27, 2005 Does anyone know if it comes in black too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tsutton Posted April 27, 2005 Report Share Posted April 27, 2005 Ooo, they got told off by Orange... http://www.stuffmagazine.co.uk/hotstuffarticle.asp?de_id=142 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Monolithix [MVP] Posted April 27, 2005 Report Share Posted April 27, 2005 Hehe oops! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pisquee Posted April 27, 2005 Report Share Posted April 27, 2005 "Our good friends at Orange have asked us to take them down until the official annoucement, which they tell us is "imminent". Imminent ... hmmm there's that word again! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tsutton Posted April 27, 2005 Report Share Posted April 27, 2005 Imminent ... hmmm there's that word again! :-) Think Orange like that word... perhaps their "Word Of The Month" Wonder what new word they will come up next month! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Disco Stu Posted April 27, 2005 Report Share Posted April 27, 2005 My bet is "Postponed" ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LadFromWales85 Posted April 27, 2005 Report Share Posted April 27, 2005 Spose I'll get one of these if they get as cheap as the C500 did ;) Wonder if the front cover is aluminium like the C500....And I'd prefer black too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest muddy250 Posted April 27, 2005 Report Share Posted April 27, 2005 Spose I'll get one of these if they get as cheap as the C500 did ;) Wonder if the front cover is aluminium like the C500....And I'd prefer black too! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The C500 front cover is aluminium is it! I was puzzling over how those german guys managed to polish one up. Is the centre section metal too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bronksy Posted April 27, 2005 Report Share Posted April 27, 2005 I think i can see some dust under the screen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rose840 Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 I've only had my c500 for a month or so which means upgrade will not be an option for me when this is released ;) never mind like my c500 with or without dust anyway... Bronksy.. If I got £1 for evertime you said dust I would be a millionaire! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spark-x Posted April 29, 2005 Report Share Posted April 29, 2005 Does anyone know if it will have an LED light to help with photos? Come on, it must do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pondrew Posted April 29, 2005 Report Share Posted April 29, 2005 Does anyone know if it will have an LED light to help with photos? Come on, it must do? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Why? The MPX220 has one and that's the worst Smartphone camera there is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bronksy Posted April 29, 2005 Report Share Posted April 29, 2005 Bronksy.. If I got £1 for evertime you said dust I would be a millionaire! LOL <{POST_SNAPBACK}> no, you would have £6 ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chucky.egg Posted April 29, 2005 Report Share Posted April 29, 2005 I was seriously tempted by this, but I've decided that I'll leave it 6 months and see what flaws it has before I decide. I've done my stint as HTC Beta Tester. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mavisdavis Posted April 29, 2005 Report Share Posted April 29, 2005 I hear what your saying. I getting a little sick of beta testing as well. I think a move to PPC (Jam size) is iminent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Looby Posted April 29, 2005 Report Share Posted April 29, 2005 I still like the look of the i-mate sp3i, has it still got joystick problems or have they now been fixed? I see Expanseys have quite a few in stock. :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul [MVP] Posted April 30, 2005 Report Share Posted April 30, 2005 I had problems with the joystick on mine... :| P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pondrew Posted May 1, 2005 Report Share Posted May 1, 2005 I had problems with the joystick on mine... :| P <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yet you're now enjoying the Dopod. Does that mean the joystick is improved on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul [MVP] Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 Yeah, does feel better once you get used to it and - touch wood - it hasn't broken yet! P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest extravagant Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 Yeah, does feel better once you get used to it and - touch wood - it hasn't broken yet! P <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I must say I like the C500 better u dont really need those media buttons they only take up space and u can have the WMP Plugin on the homescrene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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