Eten Glofiish M700 Review

Published on: 13 March, 2007 by PhoneArena Team

Performance:

We used Spb Benchmark to compare the M700 system performance with other PocketPC Phones.


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As far as the usage of the device as a phone proper (talking) is concerned, M700 does a lot better than its Glofiish kin X500. Sound level is definitely better; the microphone displays a high performance, and what you hear is also louder than average. Sound quality is high in both directions and the voice reproduction – more realistic compared to other phones. Unfortunately signal reception is troublesome: at weaker signal locations conversations will be impossible. Thanks to its Samsung 400MHz processor it operates faster than many other PPCs (some of them use half the power) and can handle harder operations like VoIP telephony.


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The phone is powered by 1530mAh li-polymer battery. According to the manufacturer it will run it for up to 7 hours of talk time, or 8 days of standing by. We are pleasantly surprised by the 8 hours of time, using it as GPS navigation, which is an improvement compared to the X500. During the test, the display was ON all the time!

Conclusion:

M700 is currently the only phone incorporating enviable specifications in a relatively small body – GPS (navigation), WiFi (wireless networking), QWERTY hardware keyboard, and regualar 240x320 display! The quad-band unit boast a 400 MHz processor; however, it does not feature a 3G (third generation) network support. We are pleased by the fact that sound quality has improved, but there are still the unsatisfactory signal reception and the poor photo quality. In case 3G is not of primary importance to you, we highly recommend the M700, despite the number of small drawbacks.

Pros

WiFi, GPS and QWERTY in one
Strong performance, thanks to 400 MHz processor
8+ hours of GPS battery time

Cons

Lack of 3G
No backlight for alternative characters on the QWERTY

PAppeal

Christian Dior:: 2 of 10; Very low

A person like you won't bring that big phone, because you do not need it.

Average Joe:: 2 of 10; Very low

I’d rather get the enV because it also has keyboard and big display but is easier to use and has stereo speakers.

Corporate US:: 8 of 10; High

The email system Microsoft has developed is almost as good as the one for Blackberry. The large keyboard is very comfortable for typing.

High-Tech junkie: 10 of 10; Very high

Just as the X500, the M700 is very powerful phone, dream of every hi-tech user. It has both WiFi and GPS and runs on 400MHz processor, but also adds full QWERTY keyboard.

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PA phone rating

Design 7
- Build Quality 8
- Material 6
- Look 8
Display 7
- Quality 7
- Resolution 7.5
- Size 7.5
Camera 5
- Resolution 6
- Quality 4
- Features, Comfort 6
Sound Quality 7
- Incoming 7
- Outgoing 7
- Ringing 7
Battery 7
- Talk time 7
- Stand-by time 7
Connectivity 7
- Local 10
- Internet 5
- Data 6
Multimedia 6
- Interface Comfort, Options 7
- Quality 7
- Supported formats 6
- Connectors (3.5/A2DP) 7.5
Organizer 7
- PIM 9
- Phonebook 7.5
- Messaging 6.5