Mobile Reviews dopod C500

Dopod C500.

The display is quite large. Compared to the size of the machine. The resolution is 240 x 320 pixels QVGA display with 65,536 colors TFT display that provides true-color image. Today screen is bright enough to be modified slightly from Windows mobile 5.0 Today screen can be adjusted in a variety of forms. Menu icon is still a fairly traditional.

Physical Overview. 
Keypad are quite a few areas. Because of the large display space is quite good. So push the right buttons were pressed together. Time to use your fingers to press the buttons may be different. If the little finger. Would be no problem. The bottom is light blue.

Display area of ​​the dialogue speakers have flashing lights. Indicators are activated. This will open the phone, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, battery. It has a light color such as green, blue and orange.

The left side has the volume group. Volume can be used in various modes with a button next to the sound if you press down the first time to run a series of voice commands. Or voice dialing. If you press and hold to record a reminder.

Next down the left side. The SIM card slot. Which is usually located under the battery for Dopod C500 is located on the side. Removing the need to slide out the side. Then sliding the cover off. It is removable.

Right side is the camera. Used as a shortcut to a menu. And the shutter button to take pictures with the built-in.

Next down the right side as well. There is a microSD memory card slot with a black rubber band off. Replaceable without shutting down first.

Plug the charger. Data link cable included in the box is a mini USB with a black rubber band off the memory card. There is also a stereo headphone jack as well.

On the left side, slide out the QWERTY keyboard to the panel size is not very large. The Rams have some distance. Can press the letter quickly. When pressed, it will have a light blue bottom.

Behind the lens and 2-megapixel resolution digital camera with a mirror for a close shot. The chrome frame. Next to the right channel speaker tones. The use of sound effects to go through. And a built-in speakerphone. The sound is quite loud.

Windows Mobile 6 Standard Operating System. 
It is the first smart phone to run the latest version of Windows Mobile 6 operating system. Appearance was modified slightly. It makes it look more beautiful. But the general did not differ significantly. Overall, it is still the same. No need to adapt to new applications. The programs. In the old version, it can be used as before. Including the Active Sync software used on the computer, it can be shared with no problems. Testing using Active Sync version 4.5 to install. Singh and synchronization information. I use it regularly. And the machine is working fine as well.

Processor Unit & Memory. 
The new Windows Mobile 6 operating system is processed by the CPU TI OMAP850 speed 201 MHz processor speed and a good one. But some of the symptoms may be delayed a little bit. The memory to 128 MB ROM and 64 MB RAM for storing data and if not enough, you can add a Hot Swap microSD memory for up to 4 GB.

Built in QWERTY Keyboard. 
From the Dopod C720W has a QWERTY keyboard and a built-in, but the body is quite large. Not easy to carry, but for Dopod C500 is designed to hide the keyboard with a slide switch. As a result, the machine has dropped quite a lot. It looks like a typical mobile phone, just slide out the side. The display will automatically change to landscape. For printing text Thailand still have to wait for the program to be developed in conjunction with this particular model. To read the text, but Thailand is a program that is already in the package. Which would need to check with the next release.

2 Mega Pixels Digital Camera. 
Digital camera resolution of 2 megapixels, this model will be more vertical. Can quickly shooting menu by pressing the camera button on the right side. If it is simply placing the camera in a horizontal landscape. But the camera was positioned horizontally to the left. Using the left hand index finger. It is not his forte. If you press the middle button four button is the shutter button as well. Resolution of the images is done quite well. The color of the picture well enough. If the light is enough to make the picture clearer with

For setting up of a digital camera has a digital zoom of up to 4x the resolution. If set to 2 megapixel resolution will not be able to zoom the image. The image resolution has five levels ranging from 2M (1600 x 1200), 1M (1280 x 960), L (640 x 480), M (320 x 240) and S (160 x 120) timer for 2 or 10 seconds, the system automatically adjusts the White Balance in different lighting conditions. Or you can have a Daylight (sunlight), Night (shot in the dark), Incandescent (tungsten, fluorescent), Fluorescent (light bulbs, fluorescent St.) in effect at the color selection. Grayscale, Sepia, Cool, or turn off the shutter sound and Negative to increase or decrease the brightness of the image from -2 to +2, and also can be taken as the date on the bottom right corner of the image. with

Sample images from the camera.

The video clip of the Dopod C500 is a perpetual taken up. It depends on the remaining memory. By the term calculate a rough time. Shot in the upper left hand corner. Maximum video resolution is 176 x 144 pixels and a minimum 128 x 96 pixels, which is relatively low compared to other phones. Select a video file formats H.263 (.3 GP), MPEG4 and Motion JPEG movie recording only. Without recording. A function to adjust White Balance and color effects at the same photography. The movie shooting. Or slide it to save either in memory or on a microSD expandable up to 4 GB optional.

Audio Manager & Windows Media. 
Dopod C500 music player can play either in the Audio manager, or from the standard Windows Media Player for Audio manager is a music player that came with Dopod almost all models and a variety of functions. Well, almost all. Divided by category with the song title, artist, album, type of music, title, author, or to make music together all the time. Modes to play music Repeat (Repeat Play), Shuffle (Random) can not be selected. Or customized in different tones.

The application of this version of Windows Media Player to version 10 remains the same as previous versions. But what a different and a little better. It can play music files MP3, WMA and video files in different screen also supports streaming video via the Internet. Or listen to the radio through the internet as well. But there may be a subsequent charge. If you connect via GPRS or EDGE To select or customize the sound is still not able to do so. Both programs use regular stereo headphones. Headset or wireless stereo Bluetooth as well.

Office Mobile. 
Use the various office documents. Office Mobile a suite of applications to include Word mobile, Excel mobile PowerPoint Mobile to open and read all three programs. If you want to edit. Or, create a new document will be only Word and Excel only, with a QWERTY keyboard to enter the text in question. It makes typing messages. Quickly. Supporting documents at the Thailand Open. It is necessary to install the program on to Thailand. To read PDF documents with Adobe Reader LE is a program to support the open document, as well as Thailand.

For communicating through messages is still up in the mess. The email address is used for Dopod C500 is a POP3, IMAP4 and to note the Incoming Server, Outgoing Server by querying the system administrator. Or email service provider to use.Attached documents. In the machine immediately. Through GPRS or EDGE network, so no need to carry a laptop to hang around with all the time. A dictionary software English to Chinese translation. And the program as vocalize English Talking Dict. Again with.

Live Messenger. 
MSN Messenger program changes from the original quite a lot. It also features increased almost similar to that used on computer programs to talk or chat, it would be quite convenient to have a built-in keyboard. In addition to letters and chat.The recorded audio file can be sent to the caller. Display the owner and partner, to send emoticons Emotions or different.Which has come to stay in the program. Messenger is a chat program to connect to the Internet. May be via GPRS / EDGE or Wi-Fi connection as well.

Connectivity. 
The wireless connection of this model is not only just an infrared port. I still have a Bluetooth technology that facilitates the transmission of information. Including conversations with a headset. Or wireless stereo headset (A2DP) for music. Or it can be connected to a computer using a USB cable data link connection immediately. Using Active Sync to sync with the synchronization information such as email or phone appointments. And quickly transfer the image files, video or music files. While connected to the computer. The battery is recharged slowly by the body for setting up the connection in Comm Manager menu and select Open. Or turn off the phone (Flight mode), Bluetooth and Wireless LAN.

The connection to the Internet, it supports both GPRS and EDGE network, which offers faster speeds. The rate for the same service. The device will turn both networks, Internet Explorer automatically open a webpage. This web page can be viewed in either portrait or landscape.

Organizer. 
Function System organizers had to use quite entire menu Tasks (to-do), calendar, daily, weekly, monthly event and have to have, recording reminders. Up until the memory is full, a calculator, a basic interface that looks better than the previous version, the Files Explorer to manage files. In memory. Save notes and reminder letters.

Final Opinion & Conclusion. 
If it's a smartphone with a large QWERTY keyboard in the Dopod C720W then you will certainly be appealed to the Dopod C500 with QWERTY keyboard hidden inside with a slide-out side. An idea of ​​the size to remove blind spots completely.The latest version of the operating system interface. Or use the superior version. There are some functions that the standard be developed and improved, such as MSN Messenger has features similar to a computer fair. If you have a smart phone in the world to small Dopod C500 Dopod C500, which is another option to do at least once.

Windows Mobile 6.  The screen better. Surf the net with.  Internet Explorer Mobile. The page horizontally. Open / close the connection. Update your Windows.  Right from the device. Classic card games are also available. Read file PDF.  Language of Thailand. Music player.  Audio Manager. Dictionary English <-> Chinese

On Focus. 
To remove the SIM card while the computer is turned on. The machine turns off automatically. This may cause you to lose your job, not saving them.

Task manager to help you close the program. Still running in the background. Should be turned off often. If you have too many programs running may cause the process to slow down.