| Dimensions: | 108 x 60 x 22.5 mm |
| Weight: | 165g |
| Display: | 240 x 320 pixels, 2.8 inches, TFT touchscreen, 65K colors |
Price Range:
The Asus P505 was due for release at the tail end of 2004 but has been held over the 2005 for its eventual launch, similar in function to other windows smartphone devices the P505 is driven by the latest Windows mobile operating system but crammed into a much smaller footprint than the O2 XDA or IMate Jam. Based around a 416Mhz Intel processor the tri band mobile phone looks a bit like a walkie talkie and certainly more like a communications device than the more subtle PDA / GPRS phones. Measuring 108 x 60 x22.5mm its a large mobile phone but a fairly modest smartphone and the 170 gram device still managed to pack in a 2.8 inch TFT screen part hidden by a P900 style flap.
The main method of navigation is using the rather nifty side mounted joystick, this 5 way tool sits on the upper left hand edge of the device where some devices have a jog wheel, it takes a bit of getting used to but its easily driven with a thumb or finger and allows for quick action. Below the 5 way pad are two buttons, one for making voice notes and the second for capturing images via the rather unremarkable 1.3 mega pixel camera, its worth noting that the cameras performance in low light is not good and that you shouldn’t really be buying the P505 if what you are after is top notch snaps.Good points are the inclusion of a standard 2.5mm audio jack allowing use with a wide range of cabled headsets rather than some horrible proprietary plug system and there is support for Bluetooth allowing wireless headsets to be used plus it can also act as a data connection.
The battery while being slim is only a 100mAh unit meaning a talk time of around 4 hours and standby of a couple of days, use the PDA fully and you could drain the battery in about 15 hours, in truth a combination is far more likely and with average mobile use plus a bit of PDA you’d need to be topping up each day. There is an extended 3000 mAh battery but it adds significant weight to the device.Overall we liked the Asus P505 its a smartphone with almost all the features we want, the main omission is WiFi, it still amazes us that a serious smartphone can be produced without at least 802.11b.
Key Features:
Camera: 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels, video, flash
Messaging: SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Colors: Silver
- Asus Smart Keeper
- Instant capturing
- Image editing
- MMS Composer
- Conference call for max. 5 persons
- PS Sync
- Java MIDP 2.0, CLDC 1.1
- Sheduler
- Calendar
- Calculator
- World time
- Currency converter
- Stopwatch
Specifications:
Network: GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900
GPRS: Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
3G: No
Bluetooth: Yes, v1.1
USB: Yes, v1.1
Battery: Standard battery, Li-Ion 1000 mAh
Stand-by: 140 Hours
Talk time: 4 hours
