Sharp GX-30 Review
By
June 2nd, 2004
Summary
The Sharp GX 30 has specifications which seem unbelievable. The GX-30 has a dramatically improved visual menu interface with far more sophisticated icons giving the phone's software a more professional feel to it that matches the hardware. The GX-30 also has a postage stamp sized external display that gives a call indicator and allows time, date and day information to be displayed. The small screen can show the same image as the main screen albeit only a small central part of that image which is not particularly useful. The small screen can also be used as a viewfinder if you want to take a picture of yourself. The GX-30 has both a dramatically improved digital camera and a video camera for recording and transmitting moving video clips. The digital camera has a manual hardware setting on the front of the phone to allow switching between close up macro mode and portrait mode- changing this is simply a matter of flicking a switch ring on the rim of the camera. The screen resolution is dramatically improved. The camera enables a very sharp image to be taken such as a legible close up of a till receipt, capturing all the details.
Specs
Physical Characteristics
Dimensions (H x W x D) 95 x 49 x 26 mm
Weight (w/standard battery) 115 g
Design Clamshell
Antenna Type External
Wireless Network Capability
Technology GSM 850/0900/1800/1900 MHz
Data GPRS (Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots)
Battery
Battery Type Li-Ion
Talk Time up to 3.5 hours
Standby Time up to 250 hours
Additional Features
Built-In Digital Camera Yes (Self timer, Flash, Shutte
Video Recorder Yes (With Sound)
Infrared Yes
Bluetooth Yes
External Memory No
Predictive Text Input Yes, T9
Messaging SMS, EMS, MMS, Email
Java™ Technology Yes
Wireless Web Browsing Yes: WAP 2.0
Handsfree Speaker Yes
Phone Book Capacity in 8 MB shared memory
Vibrating Alert Yes
Voice-Activated Dialing Yes
Ring Tones Polyphonic ring tones
Downloadable ring tones; MP3 ring tones
Display Type TFT, 256K colors (240 x 320 pixels)
Second external display (64 x 96 pixels), 65K colors; Four-way navigation; Status light in 7 colors
Organizer Yes
Synchronization Software Yes: Handset manager software,
Games Java support for game and application downloads