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Posted by: ajamils

xcute dv1 Review


What's in the box:

When it comes to the package, xcute has outdone all the big names in mobile industry. If you thought Sharp 902 had lots of goodie in the box then you'll be happy to know that xcute dv1 comes with even more accessories. The box includes

This is without doubt the most “bang for your buck” that I've ever seen in a phone.

Built Quality:

Coming from a Sharp 902, built quality is the first thing that I noticed. Even though the material of the headset does not feel as solid as the Sharp 902, it does not feel plasticy. The phone is well built and the flip opens and rotate without any squeaks or force.

Keypad does exactly what is suppose to with good response and feel. Keys are well arranged except for the top buttons, which can be pressed mistakenly instead of the arrow keys. Keypad lights up blue in color, which looks pretty cool at night.


Battery Life:

Battery life is kinda iffy especially if you consider the small size of the phone. So far the best I was able to was about a day and half with 20 mins of calling, 15 mins of audio recording, half an hour of video watching, some picture taking and video recording.

Since the battery life is not so great, xcute compensated it by providing extra battery and desktop charger. This extra battery will come really handing, if you are planning to make a videos or take alot of pics.

RF and Sound Quality:

RF is on the medium side because I get signals at most places where I used get signals with my Gx32 but there are some places (at work) where 902 used to give me at one bar but Dv1 just goes to blank.

Like RF, sound volume is on a medium level too. It's neither very high nor very low. It's at a comfortable level where you can listen to the other party clearly and the other party can understand what you are saying. As far as the speaker phone is concerned, due to having only one speaker (unlike 902, which has stereo) the quality is decent but nothing extra ordinary.


Features:

As far as features are concerned, xcute has a truckload of them. Below are the features in detail.

1) Camera:

a) Still Camera:

From the time you press the button to take the pic to the time the camera is ready to take another pic takes about 4 seconds and that's on 3 megapixel. This is simply amazing because Sharp 902 takes pretty much same time in just focusing the object and then another few seconds to save the pic (2mp picture). There is absolutely no shutter lag, not even at night.

Dv1 has TONS of settings to help take great pictures.





b) Video Camera:

Video camera is without any doubt the best ever on any mobile phone. Xcute dv1 can record video in avi, asf and mov format at 30 fps. The video recording quality is almost identical to a video recorded with a regular VHS video camera.



2) Voice Recording:
Like other features, sound recording has tons of settings too. Best of all there is no time restriction on audio recording.

Codec Type: Using this function, you can select different sound recording formats. Totally 4 different
modes –PCM8, PCM16, ULAW and ALAW are available.

Channel: Here you can adjust the sound filed to be MONO or STEREO.

Sampling Rate: With this function, you can set the capturing speed of sound; you can select 8,000HZ; 11,025HZ;
12,000HZ; 16,000HZ; 22,050HZ; 24,000HZ; 32,000HZ; 44,100HZ. The higher the value, the better the quality of
sound.

2) Mp3 player:

Mp3 player is xcute is not as good quality as Sharp 902 but with the stereo headset (included) it sounds decents. Mp3 player has five band pre-set equalizer which includes Classical, Jazz, Rock, Pop and Flat.


3) Video Player

If you thought that Sharp 902's video playback was great, wait till you watch video on xcute DV1. Even though the screen is small than 902 the vidoes looks amazing. Xcute Dv1 supports playback of mov, avi and asf files; that can be played at 30 fps.

One of the biggest problem that users had with Sharp 902 video playback was that the process of putting videos on the phone was very lengthy and cumbersome but in xcute dv1's case the process is as easy as 1,2,3. Just install the video software that comes with it, import any video file and the software will convert it to a dv1's recognized format.

You can also link/join all your videos that you took with the phone to make one big video file.



Unlike 902, you can rewind/forward your files in three different speeds; 2x, 4x , 8x.

4) Picture Viewer:

Pictures can be viewed as a slide show and also as thumbnails.

Slide Show Mode


Thumbnail View Mode



5) Other Features:

Some of other prominent features are

Pregnancy Calculator: You can calculate the possibility of pregnancy on any given day; possible pregnancy date and the date of next menstruation by enter information relating to menstrual cycles.

Unit Converter: Can be used to convert units of weight and length.

User Profiles: Here you can not only set different tones for each profile, you can also setup "Answer Mode", which set whether an incoming call is answered by pressing any key or opening the cover.

Melody Compose: Here you can create your own ringtones.

Single Page AVI Menu: You can turn video files taken by DV1 into AVI dynamic files to make personalized main menu.

Zoomed Pictures: While viewing pictures, you can zoom in and press capture button to take picture of the zoomed picture.



Some pictures of the phone














Update

Found out two new cool features.

1) Just on top of the camera, there is a slider button which I thought was to switch between Macro and regular mode.....but I discovered that its actually a manual focus.

2) There is a cool power management feature where you can set a time at which the phone will automatically turn off or turn on. A really neat feature for nite time. Just set it up to turn off at night and then automatically turn on in the morning .......... No loss of batter life


Pics taken with DV1
































So what do you guys think...........can it be K750 and N91 killer (just in camera and vidoe) ?


Posted by: braindead5400

camera/video, of course, but it won't outsell them. I'd have one in my hands right now if it had bluetooth.


Posted by: ajamils

Quote:
Originally Posted by braindead5400
camera/video, of course, but it won't outsell them. I'd have one in my hands right now if it had bluetooth.


Yup u are 100% correct but for people like me who do not use bluetooth, this phone is just perfect.......small size with big functionality


Posted by: ajamils

Some pics that I took today


Macro Mode:





With Night Mode: (this lamp was the only thing that was lighting up the room)






Your feedback is expected


Posted by: braindead5400

its a definite OMG with the macro shots


Posted by: bronco

i just ordered mine, should be coming in a few days.


Posted by: Mark Larson

How much and where to order from?


Posted by: bronco

www.worldexonline.com

they charged me 699US with a 128mb mini-SD card and free shipping only cuase im a returning customer. i couldve gotten it for 630 but i trust these guys.


Posted by: braindead5400

Quote:
Originally Posted by bronco
i just ordered mine, should be coming in a few days.
did you happen to read the review at mobile-burn.com?

**Nevermind, I just saw the thread in the lounge**

I was actually planning on getting this phone after ajamils review but now that I've read the review from mobileburn, I'm gonna pass. No bluetooth, no IR, no email support, no mms, the poorly implemented feature dial and the lack of T9. There are just too many things that I don't like about it for me to buy it.


Posted by: ajamils

Quote:
Originally Posted by braindead5400
did you happen to read the review at mobile-burn.com?

**Nevermind, I just saw the thread in the lounge**

I was actually planning on getting this phone after ajamils review but now that I've read the review from mobileburn, I'm gonna pass. No bluetooth, no IR, no email support, no mms, the poorly implemented feature dial and the lack of T9. There are just too many things that I don't like about it for me to buy it.


I completely agree with your concerns and thats why i think that dv1 is not for everyone. Its ONLY for people who just want basic phone with exceptional multimedia functionality. For me, dv1 has been a good phone because it does everything that i need from a phone (mms, calls, alarm) plus gives me features of a stand alone camera (stills, awesome movie recording).


Posted by: bronco

Quote:
Originally Posted by braindead5400
I was actually planning on getting this phone after ajamils review but now that I've read the review from mobileburn, I'm gonna pass. No bluetooth, no IR, no email support, no mms, the poorly implemented feature dial and the lack of T9. There are just too many things that I don't like about it for me to buy it.


yeah, lack of bt bugged me, but the rest doestn bother me


ajamils a few questions

1)active flip? yay or ney?
2)mp3 player, passable?
3)does it come with a datacable?


Posted by: ajamils

Quote:
Originally Posted by bronco
yeah, lack of bt bugged me, but the rest doestn bother me


ajamils a few questions

1)active flip? yay or ney?

Yes, you can set it differently for each profile. For example you can setting .."meeting" with active flip and "silent" withou active flip
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2)mp3 player, passable?

No
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3)does it come with a datacable?

Yes


Posted by: bronco

so mp3 player is a total dud?.. ****.


Posted by: braindead5400

did you get mms working? Mobileburn said that they didn't think the phone had mms


Posted by: ajamils

Quote:
Originally Posted by bronco
so mp3 player is a total dud?.. ****.


mp3 player is alrite. Nothing extra ordinary and in no way as good as 902's


Posted by: ajamils

Some pics from the picnic yesterday and for people who have been asking me for video samples.......check out the following two videos (i've converted them to wmv to make the files smaller)






























Videos

Video 1

Video 2


Posted by: braindead5400

I see no pics and videos don't work.

Did you get mms working?


Posted by: ajamils

Quote:
Originally Posted by braindead5400
I see no pics and videos don't work.

Did you get mms working?


How come ?? I can see the pics and can also download the vidoes :rolleyes2

No i haven't tried that yet.


Posted by: braindead5400

i can't see them at mobile-review either


Posted by: ajamils

Quote:
Originally Posted by braindead5400
i can't see them at mobile-review either


I don't understand this......i've looked at the thread from three different computers and everyone is showing it perfectly.


Try different browser.


Posted by: braindead5400

hmm...they work with IE, but not firefox, weird


Posted by: ajamils

Quote:
Originally Posted by braindead5400
hmm...they work with IE, but not firefox, weird


Finallyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy


Posted by: ajamils

Probably the best pics ever taken with a phone .

Just by looking at these pics......you can see that there is absolutely no shutter lag otherwise taking pics of such fast moving object is almost impossible specially with a phone cam.








Posted by: bronco

i just got my DV1, although mines called the AK900 AK mobile. same phone otherwise.

one thing i dont like is the build quality otherwise its lived up to my expectations, awesome pic quality, very nice customizations, tiny bit laggy but its expected in any phone.


Posted by: ajamils

Quote:
Originally Posted by bronco
i just got my DV1, although mines called the AK900 AK mobile. same phone otherwise.

one thing i dont like is the build quality otherwise its lived up to my expectations, awesome pic quality, very nice customizations, tiny bit laggy but its expected in any phone.


Congrats and welcome to the club


Posted by: bronco

yeah , sadly its a very small club :P


Posted by: ajamils

Quote:
Originally Posted by bronco
yeah , sadly its a very small club :P


ya it sure is.....but thats good because I like being different.

Now, i got a bad news for you too...... even though you just got the phone, its about to be out dated soon cuz xcute just announced dv2.

Now are you ready for the big news ?? dv2 will be 6mp camera with 3x optical zoom. But still no bluetooth





Posted by: bronco

are you serious!?!


release date?!?!


Posted by: ajamils

Quote:
Originally Posted by bronco
are you serious!?!

release date?!?!


Its scheduled to be released in second half of 2005.....which according to my calculation (and expectation) should be no later than sometime in July.


Posted by: bronco

aaaaaaaaah...dude i hate you :'(


Posted by: ajamils

Quote:
Originally Posted by bronco
aaaaaaaaah...dude i hate you :'(



dont' hate bro.....I'm happy and mad too.....cuz now I'll have to sell my Sharp 902 and xcute dv1.


Posted by: bronco

you going to buy it?


Posted by: bronco

Quote:
Originally Posted by ajamils
dont' hate bro.....I'm happy and mad too.....cuz now I'll have to sell my Sharp 902 and xcute dv1.


i dont think im gona upgrade.. its going to be hell to find a buyer for the Xcute.. probably just save up money and try to buy it.


Posted by: ajamils

Quote:
Originally Posted by bronco
i dont think im gona upgrade.. its going to be hell to find a buyer for the Xcute.. probably just save up money and try to buy it.


ya I most probably will buy it but not rite now because I more than happy with my dv1 and other than that I have too much money already tied up in cellphones and I don't wanna spend anymore money on it.


Posted by: braindead5400

whats the deal with the 240x240 screen on the DV2?


Posted by: ajamils

Quote:
Originally Posted by braindead5400
whats the deal with the 240x240 screen on the DV2?


Where did u read that ??? Followin are the real specs.


Main screen color: 16700000 colors

Inside: 2 inch TFT; Outside: 1 inch OLED Screen size,

Outside screen color: 65536 colors

Main screen resolution: 640 x 240 pixels

Outside screen resolution: 96 x 64 pixels


Thats basically the same as dv1.


Posted by: bronco

Quote:
Originally Posted by ajamils
ya I most probably will buy it but not rite now because I more than happy with my dv1 and other than that I have too much money already tied up in cellphones and I don't wanna spend anymore money on it.



yeah, same. ill wait till end of this year or next year. cause quite honestly 3mp is still the leading resolution and will be till end of next year. this year is mainly 2mp for nokia and SE, we still hold the phones with the most and will hold the most for awhile. 6mp is overkill that can wait.


Posted by: braindead5400

Quote:
Originally Posted by ajamils
Where did u read that ??? Followin are the real specs.


Main screen color: 16700000 colors

Inside: 2 inch TFT; Outside: 1 inch OLED Screen size,

Outside screen color: 65536 colors

Main screen resolution: 640 x 240 pixels

Outside screen resolution: 96 x 64 pixels


Thats basically the same as dv1.

http://www.wapzon.com/web/prodetail.asp?Pid=6669


Posted by: rami_d15

ajamils :-

man can u give me ur thoughts about the difference between the xcute and the sharp 902 cuz u sound to be the only one who tried both

i mean custemizable wise and animation and not being bored from it

i can see the camera is way better for the xcute.... but how is the zooom ? and can u zoom during taking shots or recording pics ?

can we have a video with zoom plz ?


Posted by: bronco

its just digital zoom but surprisingly its better then other phones digital zoom, probably cause its got 3mp to zoom in on.

the only thing that might make you hate this phone is hte build quality, it looks toyish and very poorly built, otherwise its an awesome phone. very lil lag, i would never get a sharp again cause of its lag, pictures save in 2 seconds when taking one, with the 902 its anything from 4secons to the crazy 15 seconds ive heard.


Posted by: braindead5400

actually, its between 4 sec. and 30 sec. depending on your firmware, luckily, mine does it in 4


Posted by: ajamils

Quote:
Originally Posted by braindead5400
actually, its between 4 sec. and 30 sec. depending on your firmware, luckily, mine does it in 4


Mine is about the same. But compared to that, xcute only takes about 1/2 - 2 sec to save pics.


Posted by: bronco

yeah, at highest resolutoin its about 2secs max. usually its click, save.


Posted by: bronco

ok i wana ask something, when the camera is facing you, and you turn the screen to take a picture of yourself, the image is flipped upside down, how do you correct this?


Posted by: ajamils

Quote:
Originally Posted by bronco
ok i wana ask something, when the camera is facing you, and you turn the screen to take a picture of yourself, the image is flipped upside down, how do you correct this?


Goto "Multimedia Mode" --> View the pic --> press left soft key --> scroll down to "Rotate" --> Select "180". That will fix the problem.


Posted by: bronco

but theres no way to see the picture right side up when taking a picture itself right?.. itll always be flipped? only after taking then you can flip it


Posted by: ajamils

Quote:
Originally Posted by bronco
but theres no way to see the picture right side up when taking a picture itself right?.. itll always be flipped? only after taking then you can flip it


flip the phone


Posted by: bronco

i did that, it still flips the picture :S


Posted by: cafeine

HEY....congrats for the descriptions, videos, photos etc....

well i am about to buy it so i have some last questions:

1) When connected to the pc, can you transfer via the usb cable, photos, videos etc? or do i need a card reader for that?

2) In what format does the mob record videos?...i mean does it record in avi immediately? or do you have to change its format after....like nokias 3gg or something

3) How about warranty?...if something happens, do you have somewhere to address your problem? because it is not supported by the local store network so no service.....

4) Was there any memory included (not the 20mb) .....

5) should i get it in orange???

Sounds like a very very good phone ....hope i can make it and buy it....


Posted by: ajamils

Quote:
Originally Posted by cafeine
HEY....congrats for the descriptions, videos, photos etc....

well i am about to buy it so i have some last questions:

1) When connected to the pc, can you transfer via the usb cable, photos, videos etc? or do i need a card reader for that?

Yes you can transfer everything but I prefer card reader because its faster and easier.

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2) In what format does the mob record videos?...i mean does it record in avi immediately? or do you have to change its format after....like nokias 3gg or something

It records videos in avi, mov and asf. You dont have to do any conversion, it records directly on your selected format.

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3) How about warranty?...if something happens, do you have somewhere to address your problem? because it is not supported by the local store network so no service.....

If something happens, then you'll have to ship it to Taiwan....or throw it away.

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4) Was there any memory included (not the 20mb) .....

Nope

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5) should i get it in orange???

I have the blue and I like it because its different from the usual silver color.

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Sounds like a very very good phone ....hope i can make it and buy it....

Buy it, I'm sure you won't be dissapointed.


Posted by: cafeine

Hahahaha...well thanx very much for the reply....

after your answers I am definetly buying this baby till end of the week....hehe.....

Although, I am heading for the orange after all.....we will have all sort of colors in our small club.....

First DV1 is about to come in Greece!!!!!


Posted by: cafeine

I have 2 questions:

a) I can't decide which color to take it...

b) when are in camera mode, in order to capture a photo can you do it by pressing the "mode selector button"? ....and to capture the next can you do it by just pressing (again or twice or something ) the same button?


Posted by: cafeine

More questions: since you guys got it, could you post any company emails, phones or something so that if anyone wants to contact them....

2. How about the TV cable....which format is supported? PAL, NTSC etc and what cable is it? SCART / SVHS / RCA style...??

having fun with the mob???


Posted by: c_g_f

Ajamils u said in page 2 that DV2 has 3x OPTICAL ZOOM... are u sure of that?


Posted by: ajamils

Quote:
Originally Posted by c_g_f
Ajamils u said in page 2 that DV2 has 3x OPTICAL ZOOM... are u sure of that?


I read it somewhere, but i'm not 100% sure about it because it was a translated page.


Posted by: cafeine

how is it going???...how is life with the xcute????....anything cool to share?...


Posted by: ajamils

Quote:
Originally Posted by cafeine
how is it going???...how is life with the xcute????....anything cool to share?...


so far so good. loving the pictures taken with dv1 but hating the cheap built quality.

As for dv2, haven't found any new information. I emailed xcute 2 weeks back but never got a reply from them.


Posted by: c_g_f

hi everyone..

finally got my mini sd card and i gotta say that the mp3 player sucks.. it's even worst that the one on my nokia 6230, really poor sound quality.. anyway..

another thing I noticed: the only settings the conversion program propose me is avi, qvga/15 or 30 fps and vga at 30.. is it the same for all of you or it's just my stupid PC again???

and.. vids taken with the phone at qvga/15fps look ok, but when I converted some vids taken with my canon camera at qvga/15fps into the same with the bundled sofware.. they looked horrible in the phone screen, I had to convert then into vga/30 but that makes no sense in terms of space.. I'm a little confused..

in the mp3 issue, i'm gonna modify the headphones by putting a female 3,5 jack on them so I can use them with any headphones, I hope I wont screw up the cable..

somebody knows about a firmware upgrade???


Posted by: ajamils

Quote:
Originally Posted by c_g_f
hi everyone..

finally got my mini sd card and i gotta say that the mp3 player sucks.. it's even worst that the one on my nokia 6230, really poor sound quality.. anyway..

another thing I noticed: the only settings the conversion program propose me is avi, qvga/15 or 30 fps and vga at 30.. is it the same for all of you or it's just my stupid PC again???

and.. vids taken with the phone at qvga/15fps look ok, but when I converted some vids taken with my canon camera at qvga/15fps into the same with the bundled sofware.. they looked horrible in the phone screen, I had to convert then into vga/30 but that makes no sense in terms of space.. I'm a little confused..

in the mp3 issue, i'm gonna modify the headphones by putting a female 3,5 jack on them so I can use them with any headphones, I hope I wont screw up the cable..

somebody knows about a firmware upgrade???


Haven't heard anything about the firmware upgrade.


Posted by: c_g_f

This weekend I was playing around with my DV1 and I noticed some new things..

1. When you connect it to a tv, sound doesn't go through.. I don't know if my cable is broken or if I'm doing something wrong but if it's not the case.. it was silly to put stereo jacks on that cable..

2. Some settings you do in the camera mode are refflected in the camcorder mode.. (try to shot a clip while you got the night setting in the camera mode..)

3. I managed to put a female 3.5 jack in the headset cable (it wasn't easy) and.. mp3's sound a little better depending on the headphone you use but volume remains too low, really low..

4. you can get really good video quality to play in the phone screen at qvga / 30 fps.. but.. make sure the source video kb/s rate is higher than 800 kb/s.. using this setting you can managed to put a whole 2 hours movie in a 1GB card.. I wouldn't recomend to use qvga / 15fps, they don't look so good in the phone screen (neither in the pc screen actually).

5. Otherwise, vids taken with the phone look good.. if you managed to be really steady while shootin them.. hard to get not jumpy vids with the phone..

.. missing sound quality of my sharp 902 and a "stabilizer" like the ones on real camcorders would've been just perfect.. but.. it's still a great phone


Posted by: ajamils

Quote:
Originally Posted by c_g_f
This weekend I was playing around with my DV1 and I noticed some new things..

1. When you connect it to a tv, sound doesn't go through.. I don't know if my cable is broken or if I'm doing something wrong but if it's not the case.. it was silly to put stereo jacks on that cable..

2. Some settings you do in the camera mode are refflected in the camcorder mode.. (try to shot a clip while you got the night setting in the camera mode..)

3. I managed to put a female 3.5 jack in the headset cable (it wasn't easy) and.. mp3's sound a little better depending on the headphone you use but volume remains too low, really low..

4. you can get really good video quality to play in the phone screen at qvga / 30 fps.. but.. make sure the source video kb/s rate is higher than 800 kb/s.. using this setting you can managed to put a whole 2 hours movie in a 1GB card.. I wouldn't recomend to use qvga / 15fps, they don't look so good in the phone screen (neither in the pc screen actually).

5. Otherwise, vids taken with the phone look good.. if you managed to be really steady while shootin them.. hard to get not jumpy vids with the phone..

.. missing sound quality of my sharp 902 and a "stabilizer" like the ones on real camcorders would've been just perfect.. but.. it's still a great phone


Seems like u are having some good time with dv1


Posted by: c_g_f

ajamils, can you confirm about the conversion options (I got only 3 options).. and about the sound output to a tv please? just wanna make sure I'm not the only one to have this problems..


Posted by: ajamils

Quote:
Originally Posted by c_g_f
ajamils, can you confirm about the conversion options (I got only 3 options).. and about the sound output to a tv please? just wanna make sure I'm not the only one to have this problems..


I only get three options too. I guess those are the only options that the software offers. As for the TV output, I'll check that out this evening and will post the result.


Posted by: c_g_f

Quote:
Originally Posted by ajamils
I only get three options too. I guess those are the only options that the software offers. As for the TV output, I'll check that out this evening and will post the result.


thanx.. seems like the version we got with the phone has limited features.. I read in the help files that come with that the full version of the software offers much more features.. anyway.. i'm waiting for the release of some PMP named Archos Gmini 402, my mp3 and video watching issues will be solved with it..


Posted by: cafeine

Quote:
Originally Posted by c_g_f
thanx.. seems like the version we got with the phone has limited features.. I read in the help files that come with that the full version of the software offers much more features.. anyway.. i'm waiting for the release of some PMP named Archos Gmini 402, my mp3 and video watching issues will be solved with it..



what happened after all with the audio in TV mode?...

and what is that PMP you mention?....have you contacted the company and asked for a reflash or something?....




Posted by: cafeine

I had another question....if you connect the mobile with a TV...can you play music (from the mp3 player program) from the TV speakers?....


Posted by: ajamils

Quote:
Originally Posted by cafeine
I had another question....if you connect the mobile with a TV...can you play music (from the mp3 player program) from the TV speakers?....


Yes you can. And also, when you watch video from the phone on TV, you can hear the sound. Just turn down the sound from phone, and turn tv volume up.


Posted by: cafeine

jesus.....how far behind does this mob leave competition?...what the hell do Nokia, SE, Siemens do????.....

so basically only problem is build quality.....so what?...like Nokia was better (now she is.... ).....

i am waiting for the money...and i am getting this cute thing first thing this summer....


Posted by: ajamils

Quote:
Originally Posted by cafeine
jesus.....how far behind does this mob leave competition?...what the hell do Nokia, SE, Siemens do????.....

so basically only problem is build quality.....so what?...like Nokia was better (now she is.... ).....

i am waiting for the money...and i am getting this cute thing first thing this summer....



Yes, all the major brands are atleast 2-4 years behind rite now.


Posted by: braindead5400

I don't see anything the xcute has that is really that special except for the camera. I wouldn't call a phone that lacks bluetooth and mms ahead of the game either


Posted by: ajamils

Quote:
Originally Posted by braindead5400
I don't see anything the xcute has that is really that special except for the camera. I wouldn't call a phone that lacks bluetooth and mms ahead of the game either


it all depends on your preference....for people like me... a basic phone with awesome camera capabilities is more important than bluetooth.


Posted by: braindead5400

That makes the phone fit for you but it doesn't make the phone ahead of its time, there is nothing special about the xcute and its only made worse by the phones build quality


Posted by: bronco

theres something cool about this phone i forgot to mention, probably already has, when i was selling it and i packed it up in the box after taking out the sim card, and the phone was off, the alarm still went off. personally i found that really cool and freaky considering it was already all packd up nicely and my ringtone sitll went off :S.


Posted by: braindead5400

I know alot of phones can do the alarm thing while off but I'm not sure if they can without the simcard


Posted by: cafeine

well as DHL is informing me...( )....

my XCUTE is on its way home!...!!!!

more feedback after I get it on my hands....

(ajamis...its a silver one after all..... )




Posted by: ajamils

Quote:
Originally Posted by cafeine
well as DHL is informing me...( )....

my XCUTE is on its way home!...!!!!

more feedback after I get it on my hands....

(ajamis...its a silver one after all..... )


Congrats


Posted by: GT-[R]

too bad teh phone looks fugly... the cam looks pretty nice
and is there support from xcute if somethign goes wrong? i remember innostream was a bltch to deal with... problem with these smaller companies


Posted by: cafeine

Ok ....so first things I noticed....

prons

+ Menus are logical and quick...(forget moto's speed)
+ Phonebook well equipped with searching functions etc
+ Mass customization
+ Very good camera & video
+ Easy TV, PC connection (pc accepts it as removable disk, so transfer is just copy paste matter)
+ I have MMS function
+ Silver color is great!!!...very luxurious...

- when connected to pc and then disconnected..phones shuts down
- keypad is getting warm after lot of use
- keypad is ...well...it's a bit small....
- when connected to TV, screen is horizontal instead of vertical...


Ajamils have you any solutions to the above?....

Otherwise, build quality is not bad, i would say it's average to good....
usage is superb, very easy menus with common logic and for the price I think is the best you can buy if you are looking for a camera - phone....


First happy Xcute customer is in Greece!


Posted by: lemiti

Quote:
Originally Posted by cafeine
Ok ....so first things I noticed....

prons

+ Menus are logical and quick...(forget moto's speed)
+ Phonebook well equipped with searching functions etc
+ Mass customization
+ Very good camera & video
+ Easy TV, PC connection (pc accepts it as removable disk, so transfer is just copy paste matter)
+ I have MMS function
+ Silver color is great!!!...very luxurious...

- when connected to pc and then disconnected..phones shuts down
- keypad is getting warm after lot of use
- keypad is ...well...it's a bit small....
- when connected to TV, screen is horizontal instead of vertical...


Ajamils have you any solutions to the above?....

Otherwise, build quality is not bad, i would say it's average to good....
usage is superb, very easy menus with common logic and for the price I think is the best you can buy if you are looking for a camera - phone....


First happy Xcute customer is in Greece!


Hello all owners of DV1

I have few questions...

First of all, what was the thing that you could not send MMS with dv1?

And another question, more important one, WHERE CAN I BUY THIS "BEUTY"? I´m from Finland.

Thanks guys!


Posted by: cafeine

.....we are not allowed to say..... :rolleyes2 :rolleyes2 :rolleyes2



I will tell you soon.....


Posted by: ajamils

Quote:
Originally Posted by lemiti
Hello all owners of DV1

I have few questions...


Quote:
First of all, what was the thing that you could not send MMS with dv1?

You can send MMS with DV1 but you have to know the exact settings for your carrier and also how to enter them in dv1.

Quote:
And another question, more important one, WHERE CAN I BUY THIS "BEUTY"? I´m from Finland.

I'm selling mine. If interested contact me


Posted by: lemiti

I'm selling mine. If interested contact me [/QUOTE]


Why you´re selling it???

Not satisfied?


Posted by: ajamils

Quote:
Originally Posted by lemiti
I'm selling mine. If interested contact me



Why you´re selling it???

Not satisfied?[/QUOTE]

Broke......new semester is starting gotta pay fees.

I still love the phone.


Posted by: lemiti

Broke......new semester is starting gotta pay fees.

I still love the phone.

What is wrong with the phone, just wanna know should I buy one or not? Does anyone else have some problems with their XCute DV1?


Posted by: ajamils

Quote:
Originally Posted by lemiti
Broke......new semester is starting gotta pay fees.

I still love the phone.

What is wrong with the phone, just wanna know should I buy one or not? Does anyone else have some problems with their XCute DV1?


If you are looking for a phone that takes pictures and video better than ANY other phone in GSM market....get xcute dv1 and u won't be disappointed.


Posted by: bronco

pics are ok, video is ace


Posted by: HaoFZ

ANyone tried the DV2 yet?


Posted by: Box215

Hey ajamils...can we see some pics in full resolution? Or at least bigger than 640x480. Resizing a 3MP pic to vga doesnt really tell us **** about the picture. And can you post some more screen shots (using macro)? Thanks in advance


Posted by: ajamils

Quote:
Originally Posted by Box215
Hey ajamils...can we see some pics in full resolution? Or at least bigger than 640x480. Resizing a 3MP pic to vga doesnt really tell us **** about the picture. And can you post some more screen shots (using macro)? Thanks in advance



ya i'll try to post some....but since I dont' use my dv1 anymore (its currently for sale) I'll have to look for some old pics that i took.


Posted by: rami_d15

ajamils

how much do u want for it ?


Posted by: ajamils

Quote:
Originally Posted by rami_d15
ajamils

how much do u want for it ?


$400 plus shipping (add 4% to cover paypal fees)


Posted by: rami_d15

good luck selling it


Posted by: ajamils

Quote:
Originally Posted by rami_d15
good luck selling it


thanks. I've already sold it.


Posted by: justmoe

http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=126362 this site has the DV2 with bluetooth


Posted by: braindead5400

there is no bluetooth in the DV2


Posted by: ajamils

Quote:
Originally Posted by braindead5400
there is no bluetooth in the DV2



yup. must be a mistake.




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