Reviews of the Asus P527
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CNET Review
The Good: The Asus P527 offers a lot of features in a compact design, including GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and a 2-megapixel camera. The Windows Mobile 6 smartphone also comes loaded with a handful of extra utilities for the mobile professional.
The Bad: The P527 is excruciatingly slow in performance, and it lacks 3G support. It's also expensive.
The Bottom Line: The Asus P527 Windows Mobile smartphone may offer a ton of features and an attractive design but that's all canceled out by its frustratingly slow performance.
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alaTest.com
Review Summary: Experts rate this product 66/100 and users 66/100. Comparing these reviews to 492644 other Cell Phones reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 82/100 = Very Good.
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pcworld.in
Review Summary: The Asus P527 is a Windows-based smartphone which has a built-in GPS receiver and packs plenty of features that were found in their costlier models like the P725 that we have reviewed before. The metallic grey body makes the phone look professional. ...
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laptopmag.com
Review Summary: Unfortunately, the P527 isn't nearly as good as competing models from HTC, Motorola, or Samsung. The P527 is fine for checking e-mail, and it provides good call quality and a good GPS experience on the open road. We also appreciated the FM radio and ...
Manufacturer: Asus
Part number: 90A-S5G1007T
General
- Product Type Smartphone
- Service Provider Not specified
- Width 2.3 in
- Depth 0.6 in
- Height 4.4 in
- Weight 4.5 oz
- Body Color Aluminum, Silver gray
Cellular
- Technology GSM
- Band GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (Quadband)
- Phone Design Candy bar
- Vibrating Alert Yes
- Phone Navigation Buttons Jog dial, Navigation button
- Voice Dialing Yes
- Voice Recorder Yes
- Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, Bluetooth 2.0 EDR
- Application Software Alarm, Notes, Backup, ASUS Zip, Calendar, Contacts, Travelog, ActiveSync, Calculator, GPS Catcher, Auto Cleaner, Windows Live, File Explorer, MSN Messenger, Location Courier, Windows Media Player, ASUS Remote Presenter, Microsoft Word Mobile, Microsoft Excel Mobile, Business Card Recognition, Microsoft PowerPoint Mobile, Meeting Time Planner Newstation, Microsoft Internet Explorer Mobile
Communicator Features
- Operating System Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Professional
Messaging & Data Services
- Messaging Services Windows Live Messenger (MSN Messenger)
- Mobile Email Yes
- GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) Yes
- EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates For Global Evolution) Yes
- Internet Browser Yes
Digital Camera
- Camera highlights With a resolution of 2 megapixels, this model will give you higher quality pictures than other phones.
- Sensor Resolution 2 megapixels
- Still Image Resolutions 80 x 60, 160 x 120, 320 x 240, 640 x 480, 1280 x 960, 1600 x 1200
- Still Image Formats JPEG
- Focus Adjustment Automatic
- Self Timer Delay 5 sec, 10 sec
- Special Effects Sepia, Negative, Solarization, Black & White
- Video Recorder Resolutions 80 x 60, 160 x 120
- Digital Video Formats 3gp, H.263, MPEG-4
- Features Self timer, Video recording, Landscape/portrait mode
GPS System
- GPS Navigation GPS receiver
Display
- Type LCD display
- Technology TFT
- Display Resolution 320 x 240 pixels
- Diagonal Size 2.6 in
- Color Depth 16-bit (65000 colors)
- Display Indicators Battery meter, Digital clock, SMS indicator, GPRS indicator, WiFi indicator, Signal strength, Bluetooth indicator, Text message waiting, Voice message waiting, Missed calls indicator
Digital Player (Recorder)
- Supported Digital Audio Standards AAC, MP3, WMA, MIDI
Memory
- Flash Memory 2 GB - microSD
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x USB - Mini-USB Type B, 1 x Headphones - Sub-mini-phone 2.5 mm
Miscellaneous
- Included Accessories Stylus, Carrying case, Cigarette lighter adapter, Cellular phone holder for car
Power
- Type Power adapter
Battery
- Technology - Lithium ion
- Capacity 1300 mAh
- Talk Time Up to 300 min
- Standby Time Up to 200 h
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