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| O2 XDA Flame |
Features:
With a 3.6in VGA (640x480) screen and a dedicated graphics processor, it is clear that the flame is all the multimedia experience. The screen is one of the largest we've seen this type of device (which is slightly larger than 3.5 inches from the screen) and works well. We particularly enjoyed the scenery and watch videos full screen, and the nature of the crisp, clear screen is a real head Turner. We would have liked the screen a little brighter however, and their performance in direct sunlight is poor, with heavy reverb proving to be an obstacle.
The display works with the NVIDIA GoForce 5500, which improves the properties of the flame graphics on a regular smartphone. We're not sure of the specific applications that we are to take advantage of graphics cards, but should be related videos and games. However, the videos played on Windows Media Player, are of good quality, and we have no qualms about recommending this for use in portable media player. It also plays well in Word and Excel documents, because the text is detailed, fresh and smooth.
Still on the subject of multimedia, the Flame features TV-out, so you can print the screen, video projector or TV. It will only use the composite outputs, but despite this, it works well for an LCD TV. Connecting to a TV to surf the entire flame phone, including reading and sending, games and watching videos.
Perhaps a more interesting feature of the GPU and VGA is the support of the flame for USB On-The-Go (USB OTG). An adapter is included in the sales package allows you to connect to a USB device. Flash drive appears as a hard disk in Explorer in Windows Mobile 5, and as an ordinary PC, files can be copied from the phone to disk or vice versa. This is a great feature and one that has many useful, particularly when taking into account of the Flame has 2 GB of internal memory. You can connect a variety of gadgets USB OTG, including printers, hard drives, digital cameras and MP3 players.
The flame runs the familiar Windows Mobile 5 operating system, so of course the mobile versions of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player 10 and Pocket MSN. 3G and Wi-Fi integrated combine to make an electronic sound, and the standard Windows Mobile messaging application supports push e-mail from a Microsoft Exchange mail server, POP3 and IMAP and standard email accounts like Hotmail , Gmail and Yahoo. Unfortunately, the flame is not HSDPA capable, but Bluetooth 2.0, infrared and USB include everyone.
Flame supports a variety of file formats, most playable via Windows Media Player. These include MP3, WMA, WAV, AMR-NB and MIDI files. Unfortunately, the support of the media failed by a 2.5 mm headphone jack instead of the standard 3.5 mm. This means that users must use an adapter before they can use their own set of headphones with the flame, but the included earphones offer reasonable sound quality. SRS WOW HD surround sound experience is average, but the speakers on the sides of the unit to do a reasonable job considering this is a portable device.
O2 is again engaged in their applications, Flame, O2 automatic configuration, self-O2, O2 Connect, O2 Media Plus, O2 SMS Plus and O2 We found the application very useful Media Plus, it's a single interface, where Users can access all your media files, such as an FM radio on the train. Keep in mind that included headphones are the antenna of this function. Also very useful is a remote control application, where you can control any infrared wireless device in your home or office, including TV, home theater system, DVD player, and much more. You can manage up to five devices, flame, and if the character display device is not listed in the manufacturers, you can program the device manually.
The flame is powered by an Intel XScale PXA 270 processor running at 520MHz, 64 MB Flash ROM and 128 MB of RAM. The processor is a very fair job, we had minimal slowdown on the taxation of normal functions, including running multiple applications. Despite massive internal memory of 2 GB, O2 has included a microSD card slot on the right side of the device, but you must purchase a card separately.
Pictures taken with the 2 megapixel camera is decent, but far from sharp or vibrant. There is a white LED strobe flash and a mirror self-portrait, night photography, but is not the best. Being a 3G phone, the flame is also a front mounted VGA camera for video calls, and can also be used for portrait photos. The camera can capture images with a resolution of 176x144 up to 1600x1200, and sports a 4x digital zoom and a timer of 10 seconds. There is also a camcorder that records in MP4 or 3GP resolutions up to 352x288, but the quality is below average.
Design:
Measuring 74mm x 126mm x 17.5mm and weighs 190g, the Flame is one of the smart phones we've reviewed, although voluminous form is understandable given the big screen and the graphics processor you have. Anyway, the flame will not appeal to everyone, and it is important to establish that it is a true multimedia-centric device. While many features of the company, it is clear that business users will not launch its BlackBerry.
Looks pretty smooth, the flame ends in a subtle matte gray plastic and black, and will not win design awards. The battery cover on the back is finished in engraved checkered design, while the controls are a little higher and comfortable to press. There are two buttons, pressing the answer / end, a start button and a programmable shortcut button below the screen. The right side has a volume control, microSD card slot and a dedicated button, wireless and dedicated record button on the left side.
Unfortunately, the battery is well below average, and despite the seemingly heavy multimedia offerings chew a lot of power, the figures are extremely disappointing. Flame is designed for just four hours of talk time and 170 hours of standby time on 3G, even though these figures do not add six hours of talk time and 200 hours standby on a regular basis in the GSM network. Despite the moderate, we had to load the Flame every night during our test period.
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