If Only I Had It

My Thoughts

I have written about the Asus 525 before and it seems that now it is a very popular phone among the tech geeks like myself. I have been using the Asus 525 for quite a while now and I have loved it although I have used many other phones at the same time as well. I kept on coming back to the Asus 525. The stability. Ease of use. Its kinda big, heavy, sturdy built makes you feel that it is the ultimate handphone PDA at the time. Now it seems the age of the Asus 565 has come to dawn. Been looking at its specifications and wondering about its usefullness and difference compared to the 525.

Here is what I found and I would like you to comment on what do you feel about this phone. Should I get it. Should I spend money getting another Asus when I already have one that I like so much. Why doesnt Asus gives out review units. It would have been easier for me to tell you guys more.

Specs Highlight

General 2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 
3G Network HSDPA 2100 
Announced 2008, November
Status Coming soon
Size Dimensions 102 x 60.5 x 16 mm 
Weight 120 g
Display Type TFT touchscreen, 65K colors
Size 480 x 640 pixels, 2.8 inches
Ringtones Type Polyphonic, MP3
Customization Download
Vibration  Yes
Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records Practically unlimited
Card slot microSD (TransFlash)
- 256MB flash memory and 128MB RAM
- Marvell TavorP 800 MHz
 
Data GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 – 48 kbps
HSCSD Yes
EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP

Infrared port No
USB Yes, v1.1
Features OS Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, IM, Push email
Browser HTTP / WAP 2.0
Games Yes
Colors Black
Camera 3.15 MP, 2048×1536 pixels, autofocus, video (MPEG4@QVGA 24fps), secondary VGA videocall camera
  – Built-in GPS receiver with SiRF StarIII chipset
- Windows Media Player
- Java MIDP 2.0
- Organizer
- World Clock
- Calculator
- Office editor (Word, Excel)
- Office viewer (PowerPoint, PDF)
- Business Card recognition
- Built-in handsfree
- T9
Battery   Standard battery, Li-Ion 1300 mAh
Stand-by Up to 300 h
Talk time Up to 4 h

The Comparison Video

I am actually very suprised with the Asus 536 performances. The video performance proves that the GPU driver is present and properly functioning using Windows Media Players. This allows users to enjoy uber-lag free music video on the go.

The JudgementI totally leave this up to you guys. I feel that I would love to have this new baby in my hands. Even if it is just for the sake of playing with it for a few days. But the decision is not mine to make. Asus would have to send me a unit to review if they want a proper review like the rest of the companies that reviews their stuff.For the time being I will be satisfied with my Asus 525.