Garmin-Asus Nuvifone A50
The Garmin Nuvifone G60 didn't exactly knock our socks off, so when we heard Garmin-Asus would be showing off its new Nuvifone models, we were curious to see if the company had learned any lessons since its first go-round. From what we could see, the answer is yes.
Android
Garmin-Asus has long said it would move its smartphones from a Linux-based platform to Google Android, and the company finally delivered on that promise. The A50 runs Android 1.6 but you wouldn't necessarily know it just by looking at it. Garmin-Asus has chosen to stick with its own skin. When you slide open a drawer from the right side, you will find some of the standard Android apps, such as Gmail, Google Talk, and the Android Market.
Navigation skills
As a Garmin device, the A50 will ship with the company's navigation software, complete with maps, voice-guided navigation, and even more advanced tools like lane assist with junction view and connected services for weather, traffic, fuel prices, and so forth. The smartphone will ship with a car mount in the box.
Below the display, you get an array of touch-sensitive controls, including a Home shortcut, phone key, and back button. However, most of the time, you'll be using the A50's 3.5-inch HVGA touch screen.
The display is sharp and bright, and multitouch gestures are supported in the phone's WebKit browser. However, the built-in accelerometer seemed to be a bit slow, though not as temperamental as the one on the G60.
The display is sharp and bright, and multitouch gestures are supported in the phone's WebKit browser. However, the built-in accelerometer seemed to be a bit slow, though not as temperamental as the one on the G60.
Camera
On back, you'll find a 3-megapixel camera, which can, in conjunction with the phone's GPS, geotag photos.
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