General Mobile DSTL1 Imaginary
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- Posted: 18 Feb 2009
- Market Status: Released
- Release date: 08 Sep 2009
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General Mobile DSTL1 Imaginary is the world’s first dual-SIM card phone to run Android. It is equipped with a large 3-inch touch screen, with a resolution of 240x400 pixels, 5-megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, 4GB of internal memory, microSDHC card slot and stereo Bluetooth.
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General Mobile DSTL1 Imaginary specifications
Pros
No prosCons
- Low pixel densitiy screen, below 180ppi (155 ppi)
- Slow processor (624 MHz)
- Slow data means slow Internet browsing (EDGE)
- Bulky
- Low resolution display (240 x 400 pixels)
- Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
- Too little RAM memory (128 MB RAM)
- Low-resolution video capture
- Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
- Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment
Design
- Device type:
- Smart phone
- OS:
- Android
- Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Candybar
- Dimensions:
- 4.41 x 2.13 x 0.63 (112 x 54 x 16 mm)
- Weight:
- 4.76 oz (135 g)
the average is 4.2 oz (120 g)
- 4.76 oz (135 g)
Display
- Physical size:
- 3.00 inches
- Resolution:
- 240 x 400 pixels
- Pixel density:
Pixel density - The pixel density of a display represents the number of pixels over an area of one inch. It’s measured in “pixels per inch”, or ppi. The higher the number, the more detailed and good-looking the display is.
- 155 ppi
- Technology:
Technology - There are two main screen technologies currently used in phones and tablets: LCD and AMOLED. The former usually features a light source and liquid crystals, while the latter is based on organic light-emitting diodes. Newer LCD variations like IPS-LCD and Super-LCD allow for very accurate color reproduction and very wide viewing angles, where no significant image quality loss is observed. Current AMOLED screens differ in such a way that they can exhibit much more saturated colors (sometimes too much) and incredibly high contrast levels, which is due to black color being completely black in AMOLED displays.
- TFT
- Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 262 144
- Touchscreen:
- Yes
Battery
- Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 4.00 hours
the average is 8 h (496 min)
- 4.00 hours
- Stand-by time:
- 6.2 days (150 hours)
the average is 21 days (498 h)
- 6.2 days (150 hours)
- Capacity:
- 1200 mAh
- Type:
- Li - Ion
Hardware
- Processor:
Processor - The processor is the main computing component of a phone and is a major factor when it comes to the overall speed of the device. Some more powerful smartphones use dual-core and quad-core processors designed to deliver greater performance.
- Single core, 624 MHz, Marvell PXA 310
- System memory:
System memory - System memory, or RAM memory is the type of memory that the device uses to temporarily store data from the OS or currently-running apps. The more RAM available to the device, the better the performance will be when multiple or heavier programs are running.
- 128 MB RAM / 256 MB ROM
- Built-in storage:
- 4000 MB
- Storage expansion:
- Slot Type:
- microSD, microSDHC
- Slot Type:
Camera
- Camera:
- 5 megapixels, Immobile
- Flash:
- Yes
- Features:
- Auto focus
- Camcorder:
- 320x240 (QVGA) (30 fps)
Multimedia
- Music player:
- Supported formats:
- MP3, WAV, MIDI
- Supported formats:
- Video playback:
Video playback - Video support such as MPEG4
- Supported formats:
- MPEG4, DivX, AVI
- Supported formats:
- Radio:
- FM
Internet browsing
- Browser:
- Yes
- Supports:
- HTML, WAP 2.0
Technology
- GSM:
GSM - Global System for Mobile communications. A world standard for digital cellular communications using narrowband TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), which allows up to eight calls at a time on 800 MHz and 1800 MHz frequencies. Introduced in 1991. Is the standard most commonly used in Europe and Asia, but not in the United States. GSM phones use a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) smart card that contains user account information. Any GSM phone becomes immediately programmed after plugging in the SIM card, thus allowing GSM phones to be easily rented or borrowed.
- 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
- Data:
Data - Shows the particular phone's type of data. the major mobile phone data types are GPRS, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS, etc.
- EDGE
- Multiple SIM cards:
- 2 slots
- Global Roaming:
Global Roaming - Global Roaming is the convenience of having a mobile phone to make and receive calls, send and receive SMS while you travel overseas with your regular mobile number. Usually the Global phones support multiple frequencies like - 900/1800/1900 mhz.
- Yes
Phone features
- Phonebook:
- 2000 entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
- Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Document viewer, Calculator, Notes, Business card reader
- Messaging:
- SMS, MMS, Predictive text input
- E-mail:
- IMAP, POP3, SMTP
- Instant Messaging:
- Yahoo!, Google Talk
- JAVA:
JAVA - J2ME (Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition) is a technology that allows programmers to use the Java programming language and related tools to develop programs for mobile wireless information devices such as cellular phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs). J2ME consists of programming specifications and a special virtual machine, the K Virtual Machine, that allows a J2ME-encoded program to run in the mobile device.
- Midp 2.0
- Games:
- Yes
Connectivity
- Bluetooth:
- 2.0
- Profiles:
- Advanced Audio Distribution (A2DP), Audio/Visual Remote Control Profile (AVRCP), Handsfree (HFP), Object Push (OPP), Serial Port (SPP)
- Wi-Fi:
Wi-Fi - Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) - used radio waves (RF) or infrared signals to send and receive data over the air. Most popular WLAN solutions today is Wi-Fi (802.11b and 802.11g) standards. 801.11b provides data speeds of around 11mbps while 802.11g can go up to 54 mbps.
- 802.11 b, g
- USB:
- Yes
- Computer sync
Other features
- Notifications:
- Music ringtones (MP3), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
- Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording
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