ASUS P525
Introduction
While looking at Asus P525 one can notice that this PDA phone does not come under the same category as the reputed brands such as the O2s and the HTCs. But still the phone under conversation is somewhat different from the general crowd. The P525 combines a numeric keypad with a joystick and the functionality of a PDA.
Key Features
The Asus P525 has respectable multimedia capabilities. This has Windows Media Player for playback of both audio and video files, just like a Windows desktop PC. WMP v10 is the defaulting player in the phone. It has a library for listing all the audio and video files. Whenever any media is added to the phone or the memory card the library can be updated.
Design
When taken as a whole, the build of the phone is strong. With a combination of hard plastic with matt or gloss end in the appropriate places, the phone feels pretty firm in the palm of your hand. It can survive a minor fall without being smashed.
Entertainment Features
With the built-in 2 megapixel camera, there is a macro mode as well to capture portrait images with much clarity. The camera can also record video. Video recording max resolution is at 320×240 pixels. The flash help is there even in video recording mode. The camera overall is excellent to be seen in a PDA. The camera unit is of high-quality, though the flash doesn’t really do much to help over a particular distance in the dark or lighting conditions. The max resolution persona captured by the camera is 1600×1200 pixels.
The phone is supported by a Windows Media Player. But sadly there are no settings to enhance the music quality. In any case this will not render you to not be content with the music quality delivered through the provided headsets. You can even change the skin on WMP just for fun. The better part is the assigning of keys for innumerable functions. Most of the main playback functions can be handled with the use of the joystick. Full-screen video etc. can be assigned to a key.
End
Asus P525 has Bluetooth v2.0 for file transfers and also has Infrared if you use it for transfers from the phones which do not have other connectivity options. The USB is a 2.0 and needs ActiveSync to be installed to save contacts etc. Else you can just switch to the USB Mass Storage mode and transfer data. The USB isn’t 3G but comes with the basics none the less. Here in India, we really don’t need to bother about 3G, at least for sometime. It has GPRS but no EDGE which is a bit terrible. It has Wi-Fi 802.11b for quicker internet connectivity, but you’ll still have to be any in a hotspot or have some Wi-Fi service, else GPRS will save a lot of your energy.
It is a nice phone to buy!!!
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