Design
The Garmin A50 is ready to go with the included car kit. Simply plug it in and snap it in the car mount and you'll be on your way in no time. The A50 also features a bright 3.5" display to help guide you on your way. And with a 3.0 MP camera that geo-tags pictures, you'll be able to share location details about the places around you. Packaging material is very convincing. Structure solid framework and simple. Matte black casing on the back of collaborating with the glass on the front gives the impression sophisticated. 4 present a virtual primary key, which can only be used when the phone is in the flame. Only the 4-way navigation keys are physical.
A50 touch screen measuring 3.5 inches is very fitting for one-handed operation. When the horizontal position, also remains cool to play two thumbs. The depth of color achieved 256ribu colors with resolution of 320 x 480 pixels.
Note
The phone is not equipped with a 3.5 mm audio jack. : This type of capacitive screens can only be operated with a sweep of a finger, not a stylus.
Features
The A50 is easy to customize to fit your needs. In addition to the apps available from Android Market, you'll also have access to our suite of Connected Services2, which include flight status information, weather forecasts, and more. With the A50, you'll have a phone designed for the way you live life. Garmin proficiency in presenting maps and navigation are also applied to the phone. As a result, users have two options in the A50 using the navigation function. Could use a Garmin or Google apps. Both have been installed permanently (default). But the good news is, when you navigate through Garmin, do not need to access the data without taxable pulse alias. Garmin also provides navigation to the level of pedestrian (pedestrian) with the help of audio.
One of the applications that can be found on the mobile spin duo was Ciao! That is a feature that can monitor the presence of our partners. Similar to the function of Latitude on Google maps. Only if Google Latitude based email, the Ciao! Based account (with whatever email) or mobile phone number using.
Using the powerful 3.15 MP camera lens, the camera is fairly well A50. Shooting process quite quickly compared to similar phones. The result was not too fancy when used indoors. However, thanks to the help of support features and applications Camera (can free download from Android Market), you can produce more leverage with higher levels of exploration.
Not all Android phones have features such as document readers at A50. Thanks to this feature, you do not need to bother to open an attachment in an email for example. Document viewer contained in this series have supported the text, Word, Excel, and PDF.
Note
Garmin also provides navigation for the blind.
Performance & Specifications
The features provided are also very helpful performance users. The presence of Garmin maps are initially perceived overlap with the version of Google apparently has its own advantages (no pulse). Thanks to OS version 2.1, the more applications that can be downloaded to your mobile phone without compromising performance in carrying out the tasks assigned.
Android phone battery life had been an issue since the beginning of its presence. Because, with so many features that are provided and so the maximum vendor worked on it, the more the energy spent. The battery capacity of 1150 mAh supplied was only able to survive for up to 2 days with peak usage (push email on).
- Networks:HSDPA Cat 8 7.2Mbps, HSPA / WCDMA 900/ 21001, GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900, GPRS EDGE Class 10
- Platform:Android 1.6 with Breeze UI
- CPU:Qualcomm 7227 ARM 11, 600MHz
- Memory:4GB Flash + 256 MB SDRAM + 256 MB ROM
- Connectivity:WLAN 802.11b+g, USB v2.0 (HS), Bluetooth 2.0
- GPS:Qualcomm GPSOne, Assisted GPS, Aided GPS and standalone GPS supported
- Display:3.5", HVGA 320 x 480, TFT capacitive touch
- Camera:3 Mega-Pixel, Auto Focus
- Others:Proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, e-compass, accelerometer
- Battery:1150mAh Lithium Ion
- Standby Time:10.4 days
