Gigabyte gSmart 128

Appearance and usability

Externally gSmart little different from most similar devices, not even striking the screen size (2.4 "). The device in his hand is more like a phone than a communicator - perhaps to developers and tried. If you have any experience with Communicators with diagonal screen 2,7-2,8 ", then there will have to adapt to Gigabyte, because when recruiting text stylus virtual keyboard on the first few days often pressing neighbouring but not necessary keys. Ie it will be necessary to go through the same phase "acclimatization" that the transition from 3.5 "screens at the CPC Communicators.

Shell is made of two types of plastic black and silver lines, emuliruyuschy aluminum surface. Build quality is commendable. Neither uneven joints, no lyuftov could not find the battery. Incidentally, the battery cap is the battery. If you tight and rolling extraneous sounds were not observed. Yet in heavy Curl has little To weigh down the body, but such actions have not responded vandalnye screen.

Screen

Normal size screens Communicators is 2.8 "(2.7" from the communicator Mio A701). In all, 2.4 gSmart screen. " Surprisingly, but he did not think small and only with a virtual keyboard will be a period of adaptation. The display -320 х240, and the small size of a barely visible.

Hear adjust the brightness of the whole-5, with no "zero" level, and playing audio files lights not switched off, resulting in a battery of 3,5-4 hours. Procurement menu caused by long pressing "Start" button, which allows the light switch off. To further illuminate the keys used on / off is not the upper end. When light enters bright screen very dull, not even helps illuminate the highest level of brightness. In such a contrast text can be dismantled, but were not able to view the photos.
Sound

Immediately on shortcomings. First, the volume level is not very high, for example, in metro extraneous sounds prevented combining comfort listening to music, but talk on the phone and can be in such circumstances. The volume problem is not only sets, but built momentum telephone. The second disadvantage in an incredibly long headset wires to the microphone to the ear (50 cm) and the microphone not to consolidate Syderarium, it hangs at the waist, but the microphone is very sensitive, and even in such circumstances the caller will hear you clearly. Embedded system dynamics very loud and, despite miniature size, it appears sound, although higher and lower frequencies do not have to talk. It is noteworthy that a microphone headset higher than built. During the call, it is possible to record the conversation both subscribers as built-in memory and memory card.

TV receiver

The main thing communicator-built analog TV tuner. A screenshot showing the program TV viewing, do not. The program can auto and manual channel (preserving options), adjust color, brightness, contrast and sound level. Television Viewing is possible with audio, as headphones, and the system dynamics. Using a headset antenna in the centre of the city has set up an only 3 channels. Under cross through automobile antenna situation improved and the image ceased to stay in motion. Connecting to the communicator cable TV channels has been set in automatic mode, and search channels happened very quickly.

There is also the possibility to connect a compact telescopic antenna, but it is only complete with a model gSmart 120 or purchased separately.
Photo / Video Camera

In communicator uses CCD sensor 2.1 Mp. The camera can operate in two modes-focus macro and landscape. It is possible white balance settings (auto, day, overcast, fluorescence bulb night), seven effects processing images, the introduction of adjusting exposure from -2 to +2, a timer, plant size image (160 * 120, 320 * 240, 640 * 480, 800 * 600, 128 * 960, 1600 * 1200) and the installation of jpeg compression (poor, good, excellent). In practice, the quality of the image compression quality is very little, because from photographs far from ideal and difficult to spoil. In general, as compared with images made by the CPC and other communicators.

Conclusions

Communicator is built on a processor Intel xScale 416 MHz and showed average results while testing - no apparent losses or gains before competitors do not. gSmart 128 unfamiliar screen equipped with 2.4-inch diagonal, it would have to adapt to the size.

Its main feature, analog TV reception, is not stable, especially when using headphones as an antenna. Using external antenna coupling and the situation is changing for the better. But the best TV reception in the field with foreign car antennas, of course, linked through cross. Connecting to cable TV communicator can "enjoy" viewing all available channels.

Although the cover of the kit and quality, but not very useful, because it can not be used to connect a headset.

Overall communicator get very interesting. Good quality materials and assembly, wireless modules GSM, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, as well as TV and FM tuner. Only what is missing is a full set of support EDGE.