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GSmart S1200

 GSmart S1200 Discontinued
18th February 2009

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The GSmart S1200 is a slim Windows Mobile device with a high-resolution 3.1" 800 x 480 pixel display, a custom Flash interface, GPS, WiFi and support for HSDPA and HSUPA high-speed data.

Gigabyte (who make GSmart phones) call their user interface "Smart Zone", and say that because it is written in Adobe Flash then it is easy to use and very fast. Do we need another custom interface for Windows Mobile? Gigabyte clearly think so.

 Gigabyte GSmart S1200 On the subject of Windows Mobile, Gigabyte say that the GSmart S2100 comes with "Windows Mobile 6.1/6.5", so presumably there will be an upgrade path available for the next version of Windows. Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional comes with a standard set of features, including Windows Media Player, Internet Explorer and support for push email.

On the back is a 3 megapixel camera with autofocus, plus the GSmart S1200 has a front-facing camera for video calling. The camera can take sequences of stills photos and record video, although we don't know what resolution the video capture is.

The processor is a standard Qualcomm 7200A running at 528 MHz. The S1200 has 128MB of RAM, which is just about adequate.. more would be better. Inside is a 1010 mAh battery that can provide up to 4 hours talktime.

As you would expect, there is a microSD slot. However, Gigabyte say that this is only expandable up to 4GB. There's a mini USB port, Bluetooth 2.0 and support for high-speed 3.5G uploads and downloads plus WiFi connectivity. Oddly, this phone only supports tri-band GSM and dual-band UMTS which means that the GSmart S1200 probably won't be heading to North America any time soon.

This is an attractive, very slim device and the 800 pixel wide display will be ideal for web browsing or video playback. Apart from the Flash UI, most of the other features here are pretty normal.

Gigabyte gave no guidance on pricing or availability of the GSmart S1200.

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GSmart S1200 at glance

Available:

2009

Network:

GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 + UMTS 1900 / 2100

Data:

GPRS + EDGE + UMTS (3G) + HSDPA +
HSUPA + WiFi

Screen:

480 x 800 pixels, 65k colours

Camera:

3 megapixels

Size:

Slim touchscreen
106 x 52 x 11.4mm

Bluetooth:

Yes

Memory card:

microSD

Infra-red:

No

Polyphonic:

Yes

Java:

Limited

GPS:

Yes

Battery life:

4 hours talk / 6 days standby

 

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