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for those considering purchase GX32
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Posted by: ps786

well, I received my GX32 today and decided to write a small review. since carmovies posted a very detail review about this phone already, so I will concentrate on a comparsion between GX32 and other handsets.

handsets which I currently own: Sony P900, Nokia 6600, Moto v600, Panasonic x70, Inno 90, Samsung e715 and Sharp GX32

Appearance & Size: GX32 is the largest clamshell phone no doubt (except in Japan) but much lighter when compare to P900, N6600 and v600. I was a bit disappointed with way the GX32 looks after opened the box. It is very plain looking and ordinary. But I think you will like its clean lines in long run. Still, X70 is the best looking & lighest among all.

Keypad: GX32s keypad is very large and well seperated. It is not as flat as the Inno 90 so it is better for inputing #. But the keypad lights up in green... >< I though only the phone from 1990s lights up in green. Still, v600s keypad feels best.

LCD:

2.2 260k CG silicon screen? it is the cleanest screen I ever saw. the color it reflects are very nature. x70 also has a bright LCD & the color is rich and full. e715 and v600 come after x70. p900s LCD is big alright, but it is not as bright & sharp as the GX32 and x70.

Bluetooth: As many of u have found out already~ u can't use bluetooth on GX32 to transfer files

But for bluetooth headset, it is good enough. Actually, it connect to the headset faster than the p900 & n6600 (1 sec).

Battery: GX32 come with the 780mAH battery & up to 3.5 hr talk time on spec. but that is only true when u r in a perfect lab environment~ u should be happy if you could get through a 2 hr conversation without charge the battery. P900 turn out to have the best battery life (8 hrs talk time). by the way, Inno 90 sucked at the battery life too.

Functions: GX32 is very easy to use when compare to v600~ but e715 still has the most friendly user interface. Although GX32 offer some decent features, but not nearly half what Inno 90 & P900 offers.

Sound: GX32 plays MP3, but you have to purchase additional headset. the sound volume is acceptable~ but not as loud as the p900 & v600. somehow, I didn't find the handfree speaker function on GX32.... I am not a fan of the 64 chord sound (Inno 90) because it offen lowered the volume of rings and just not as clean as the 16 chord (x70)

Expandable Mem: P900, GX32, N6600 all come with exp mem slot. It is very useful for P900 and GX32 because of the picture & video capture. However, I don't think N6600 need a exp SD card because you can't take a video for longer than 9 sec.

Picture & Video: GX32 offers the best quality~ period! it proves that CCD chip is much much more powerful than CMOS... the fact: even if some day some phone offers a 5 megap. based on a CMOS chip.... it is still not comparable GX32s 1 megap CCD setup. V600 also take decent pictures... p900 scored the lowerest in this test. the color spectrum of its pictures feels weird.

OVERALL:
STRONG BUY: GX32 X70 P900
BUY: E715 V600
DONT BUY: N6600 INNO 90

well, this is it~ I only commented on areas which I concern the most & it is just my opinion (dont pis @ me if you are N6600 or Inno lover). at the end, the main focus of this phone is its CCD CAMERA & it did a very good job. Of course, there are still room for imporvement on other areas.... help at least some of u guyz find this info useful

Posted by: MITHRIL

Thank you for the review! I'm getting the GX-32 in a couple of days!