GARMIN-ASUS TO LAUNCH THE NUVIFONE G60 AND M20 IN MALAYSIA
2 phones landed on my desk today. Unexpected but glad to be among the first in Malaysia to get my hands on the Garmin-Asus phones. Both the NUVIFONE G60 and M20 are a refreshing series of phones to hit the market that are filled with HTCs, iPhones, Nokias etc.
EXPECT TO SEE THE LAUNCH OF BOTH THE G60 AND M20 WITHIN THE NEXT 30 DAYS IN MALAYSIA !
NUVIFONE G60 – THE LINUX PHONE THAT EVERYONE IS WAITING
The nüvifone G60 uses the Linux OS and is ready to go with the same great features and user experience that have made Garmin the global leader in satellite navigation. Each nüvifone G60 comes standard with voice prompted turn-by-turn directions that speaks street names, onboard maps and millions of points of interest (POIs). And to make sure you have all the tools you need for life on the go, the nüvifone G60 integrates a quad-band GSM phone with 3.5G data connectivity, a Webkit-based Internet browser, personal messaging, Wi-Fi, stereo Bluetooth and Garmin’s proven personal navigation functionality.
NUVIFONE G60 specs:
2G Connectivity : Quad-band GSM / GPRS / Edge 850/900/1800/1900
3G Connectivity : 850/1900/2100 HSDPA 3.6 Mbps
Other Connectivity : 802.11 b/g WLAN, Bluetooth, HFP, HSP, AVRCP, A2DP mini-USB 2.0
OS : Linux
Dimensions : 112 x 58.1 x 14.6 mm
Weight : 137g (battery included)
Display : 3.55″ 65K colors, anti-glare resistive touchscreen
Display Resolution : 272 x 480 WQVGA
Camera/Photos : 3MP camera with auto-focus and geo-tagging
Flash Memory : 4GB on-board 128 MB RAM
Expandable Memory : Micro SD, HC Capable, expandable up to 16GB
Music Player : MP3 capable
Headphone Jack : 2.5 mm
Battery : 1100 mAh removable/rechargeable lithium cell
Talk Time : 4 hours
Standby Talk Time : 250 hours
Messaging : SMS
Email : POP3 / IMAP4 / SMTP
Internet : HTML browser based on Webkit platform
Calendar/PIM : Outlook contacts and calendar
Productivity : Document viewing: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, JPG
NUVIFONE M20 – THE WINDOWS MOBILE PHONE WITH BUILT-IN 4GB OR 8GB
The nüvifone M20 features Windows Mobile 6.1, a dual-band 3.5G/tri-band GSM phone with Wi-Fi connectivity, enterprise and personal email, IM and SMS/MMS, a PC-like web browsing experience, and the superior navigation experience that you would expect from Garmin.
NUVIFONE M20 specs:
APAC/EU : 3G 900/2100; 2G 900/1800/1900
NA : 3G 850/1900; 2G 850/1800/1900
Other Connectivity : 802.11 b/g WLAN; Bluetooth 2.0+EDR; mini USB 2.0
OS : Microsoft Windows® Mobile Professional 6.1
Dimensions : 95.3 x 52.5 12.8 mm
Weight : 99g (including battery)
Display : 2.8″, 65K, TFT with touch lens
Display Resolution : 640 x 480 VGA
Camera/Photos : 3MP camera, JPG format with auto-focus and geotagging. View photos in JPG/PNG/GIF/BMP format
Flash Memory : 4 GB or 8GB*
Audio : Built-in microphone & speaker; Ring tone supported formats: MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA, WAV, and AMR-NB
Headphone Jack : mini-USB
Video Playback : MPEG4/H.264/H.263/WMV @ 30fps VGA
Video Recording : MPEG4/H.263 @ 15fps QVGA; Streaming Audio/Video
Messaging : SMS / MMS / IM
Email : Push / Enterprise / POP3 / IMAP4 / SMTP
Internet : OPERA browser, HTML, WAP 1.2.1/2.0
Sync : ActiveSync® for Outlook contacts calendar, media and documents
Productivity : Document viewing: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF
CPU : Qualcomm 7200A 528MHz
Battery : 920 mAh Lithium (replaceable)
Talk Time : 3G: 3 hours / 2G: 2.8 hours
Standby Talk Time : 3G: 250 hours / 2G: 260 hours
Others : Accelerometer
I understand the price for the G60 is RM1,799 and the M20 is RM2,099. If you are in Malaysia, check it out at:
Reader Comments
i’m confuse, how come M20 is expensive than G60? by the way, maybe you could do some review on this phone. I’m interested in G60. How was the browser? does it support flash? I assume that this device is superior as GPS device, but how was the performance as a phone/PMP? Many thanks!
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Don’t be…y’see, Linux is open source and Windows Mobile OS cost some money.
I am a proud owner of garmin asus g60.i admit that this linux os gps mobile smartphone has it’s limitation in it’s phone’s functionality.but it doesn’t bother me.it can’t sent mms.even when I was using nokia 6233.i rarely use the mms function.no video player or recorder (good not to have,it will drain the juice faster).the best part of garmin asus g60 is that it has wifi,full flesh html browser,auto set-up for email; all you need to do is keyed in your email user id & password, the smtp setting,pop mail setting will auto install.you can also check weather forecast,flight details,rss feeds,mp3 player,internal 4gb memory & expandable external memory up to 16gb,best of all is it’s gps function. Kudos to garmin asus.