I own an Eten M500 for 5 months now. The make Eten is another device from Taiwan, manufactured by Eten Corp, and is not sold in Mauritius. It is small and very powerful. For comparison, it’s slightly thicker than a Qtek S100/Imate Jam. In fact the M500 is a direct competitor to the Qtek S100 and has even surpassed it.
The M500 comes with 128MB ROM and 64MB of RAM whereas the S100 has 64MB of both. The more memory you have the more speed. The biggest advantage of the M500 is that it is upgradeable to Windows Mobile 5. The S100 is not for two reasons: first, there is not enough memory to accommodate WM5 and the hardware is not compatible.
Here are some of the features of the M500:
Sleek and compact design > Internal antenna > 400 MHz processor
130 MB user accessible memory > SD card slot compatibility provides unlimited space
> Built-in quad-band GSM module > Data support GPRS Class B, Multi-slot Class 10 > Bluetooth® technology> Speakerphone function> Call Recognition function provides the individual photo from the entry of your contact for immediate recognition.
> Built-in 1.3 megapixels digital camera with zoom function.> Support video recording.> Polyphonic, MIDI, MP3 and WMA file format support> Send/receive pictures, graphics, and vCard and vCal> Play on-line games > Downloadable today screens, wav ring tones and games
> GSM quad-band (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)> GPRS Class B, Multi-slot Class 10> 240 x 320, 65,536 colors TFT LCD> Built-in 1.3 mega pixels digital camera with flash light > 4x digital zoom > Video recording > Built-in Bluetooth®> Built-in SDIO card slot for expansion memory and peripherals> Messaging functionality includes MMS, SMS, email and MSN® Messenger > Internet browsing > Multimedia features (MP3/WMA/WMV) > Polyphonic, MIDI, WAV, MP3 ringtones > Speakerphone and voice recorder > Voice command > Personal information management and full email support (IMAP/POP3)
These are quite impressive features for such a small device.
To be continued...
Great site.
ReplyDeletethis is a great site. i'm planning to buy a smrtphone. do you know where i can find one locally? is windows mobile easy to use? i have a nokia.
ReplyDeleteChris.
Hi Chris,
ReplyDeleteThe only one smartphone available in Mauritius is the Sagem MyS7. It's a pretty good device but it lacks bluetooth. Mauritius Telecom sells it for about rs14000. Yes its not cheap. Its cheaper on the internet. Prices vary from Rs7000 to Rs9000. If you travel or can afford shipping cost i suggest that you consider other brands such as Qtek or Imate. You will find good prices on Mobile Planet.com. This is a US based company. I bought my Eten from them.
sorry i was wrong. you can buy qtek smrtphones at jumbo and super U. they run windows mobile 2003. think twice...
ReplyDeleteIf you need good stuff... Get yourself an HP hx4700!
ReplyDeleteHere's a site for mauritians to download any software, be it PC, PPC, Symbian, JAVA, PSP.. Just about everything you can think of... It's free...
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Hi Neurotica,
ReplyDeleteThe HP HX4700 has certainly got interesting features, but who would want to buy a device running WM2003SE these days.
And it's not phone enabled.
ReplyDeleteWM5 is available for purchase from HP for the HX4700, but as Charle points out, are there people out there, especially in Mauritius, who wants a device that's not phone enabled. I know of restaurants and hotels that use such devices in closed networks to take orders or for stock inventories. But I sincereley believe that people will choose convergence rather.
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