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Asus P527

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Excellent

7.9

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Small but feature packed

Sep 14, 2008

Rating: 6 out of 10 (Good)
Pros: All in one wireless connections ( FM radio
Cons: Very slow processor, small internal memory, the keypads are hard to use. FM radio has the antenna fitted on the handsfree. Oversized.
Opinion:
I was annoyed by the poor service given by the technical support with "template" based reply. I found out that it is truely ridiculous. They should reply the email with proper solutions other than just asking the customer to do "hard rest" and "remove 3rd party software". Another thing that bothers me is the WM6.1 which is very confusing. I don't think my P527 model has been given the update so far. Surprisingly there are Taiwan, Hongkong, India, Thai and North American versions already available.

 

VFM. Slim design.

Aug 11, 2008

Rating: 7 out of 10 (Very good)
Pros: slim design,large screen,gps & above average camera.
Cons: outdated processor,very sluggish,bad lcarry case,too low internal memory.
Opinion:
Asus could have done much better with this phone. with all the applications and connectivity the processor is so slow that at the times the phone or applications tends to freeze or some times takes eons to start. GPS is quick to connect, and the navigation software is also on the good side. camera is above average albeit without flash. Pictures come out decently in good light conditions. Wi-Fi takes some time to get connected, though the browsing speed is pretty good. GPRS had to be set up manually.touch screen is very responsive.stylus is a laugh.could have had good carry case.firmware has lots of bugs. hopefully should be set right in their new firmware. overall a quality phone for the normal user not a power user.

 

Great Value for Money

May 21, 2008

Rating: 9 out of 10 (Spectacular)
Pros: Big basket of features
Cons: Sloggish processor- 200MHz
Opinion:
Thius WM6 is packed with great features, GPS is the biggest usp, in India It comes with all India map with detail maps of 21 cities and that too at no extra cost, while the market price of this hand set is about $400. Many times while running Navigation apps you run out of memory and are forced to close many applications. Negatie thing about this handset is the OMAP 850 - 200 MHz processor which seems to slow for the features thius handset supports.

 

A value for money product

May 12, 2008

Rating: 8 out of 10 (Excellent)
Pros: Smart phone with WM6, Office - Editable, WiFi, EDGE, GPS, Sync with MS Outlook and Numberpad,
Cons: Design outdated; bit slo
Opinion:
Pros
1. Has a number pad with joystick, no need to remove stylus every time also useful while keying in numbers, assigning frequently used apps to few keys
2. Sync option with MS Outlook, works very fine too!
3. Multiple input methods - found Excellent Transcriber (writing using stylus) and keyboard.
4. Good Business card reader
5. Maintains Call history
6. GPS (but found it slow in BSNL, India with EDGE tech)
7. Apart from regular recording, Recording of telephone conversation
8. Good contact details with their birthday, anniversaries and other info.
9. Being delivered with built in car charger and car mobile holder - useful for GPS navigation


Cons
1. In design it looks outdated; would have been excellent if it had retained P526 design
2. Requires a facelift to Calculator; the buttons on screen appears as a project of amateur
3. Audio - relatively not that loud for music
4. XP fails to recognize mobile when ... Read more

 

a very good deal

Dec 29, 2007

Rating: 9 out of 10 (Spectacular)
Pros: good price for all in one
Cons: little bit slow...
Opinion:
I got this phone 2 days ago and I was wondering should I buy this phone or should I wait for other smart phone coming out in Feb. (HP 610c) or current HTC. But to be honest, why I have to spend $600 more + taxes for a all in one phone? (with much nicer camera and faster processor and 3.5G which I believe it won't fully happen in North America until 2010). I think $400 dollars is a very good deal(with nice design and Not Bad camera). And Dell.ca is on sale right now for $419 with 2gb card. What a deal!!!
Besides, I have been using x51v. I just realized that I don't have to do much(at least upgrade to ActiveSync 4.5) and P527 will recieve all the date from my x51v. This is the best!!!
Well, again, little bit slow than x51v. But I guess I can survive at this ... Read more

 

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