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47 replies · 10,348 views · Started 16 February 2004

willbrady 16 Feb 2004, 17:24

Looks sexy.

Proves that something is happening over at sendo I guess.
I just wish they would put some release info on their site..

Will

Rayman 17 Feb 2004, 11:25

The pre production phone I saw just before Christmas had a carbon fibre effect edging to it like the one on the website. Maybe they'll do edging options (if it ever reaches the general public)?

Personally I'd prefer it if they sorted out the production problems rather than look at cosmetic issues. Unless they have had to reinforce the edges for some reason........

Jadeviper 17 Feb 2004, 13:30

Unofficial rumours suggest sometime in April for a UK release, that seems rather soon though considering it's not been announced yet.

2nr 18 Feb 2004, 05:22

April? well thats sad news to hear.. mitac 8390 is the runner up on my list and its actually availiable

jarold 02 Mar 2004, 18:50

Hi All,

Yes, the edges of the phone have changed. They are now a fine chequerboard design in dark grey and black giving a 'sporty' appearance.

Current plans are for both finishes to be available at launch but this is not yet finalised.

evobit 03 Mar 2004, 04:24

Originally posted by jarold
Yes, the edges of the phone have changed. They are now a fine chequerboard design in dark grey and black giving a 'sporty' appearance.

Mate, it's called Carbon Fibre, or "Carbon Fibre look"

drewdrewbb 09 Mar 2004, 04:57

I guess I put this post in the wrong heading.

When I compare various smartphones in the market right now, I do not see any smartphone that can support 265K color in their OS, for instance MS Mobile 2003, Symbian OS or Linux. That brings me up a question about the capably in handling the level of colors between the handset and the OS.

Do you guys think that even the handset can support up to 262K colors but not the OS, will the manufacturer still officially claim that the handset is only 65K color? One good example is the Mitac 8390: Officially Mitac was saying 8390 could only support 65K color. However the box showed that it was 265K color supported. Another example is the new Motorola 3G series. Since they are modelled as the same model number, like V1000, E1000 and A1000, I realize that they are having similar spec. and similar TFT. Only A1000 is using 65K screen while the other two are 262k screen. We all know that A1000 is a symbian phone. Does that make the difference? That makes me confusing about the potential of Sendo X. Can anyone comfirm the true color level in both hardware and software? From my understanding, none of the symbian GSM phones has 265K colors so far except those Japanese PHS phones. Thanks!

jarold 09 Mar 2004, 16:01

In answer to the query about how easy the joypad is to use.

You get used to it; I've played a number of games on the Sendo X and the only one that was slightly wearing was Doom but that's a pretty frantic game anyway! even on a PC or Playstation!

magnificus 09 Mar 2004, 17:09

Jarold

I'm from spain, from madrid, and I'm thinking buying it.
Do you know the price for this my country?

Thanks

jarold 09 Mar 2004, 17:41

Sorry, the only prices I've heard bandied around are those 400-500 euros SIM free ones.

Telefonica locked phones will be priced as Telefonica desire.

Looking forward to your opinion if you manage to grab one though! I've lived with it for the last several months so it's not new to me anymore

DAN55 09 Mar 2004, 18:37

thanks Jarold (d-pad answer)

what about the NOW! screen? thats one of the main reasons for me thinking of getting the X. i understand that you can put links to any apps in there? even the agenda? (cant do this on a 6600)

jarold 09 Mar 2004, 19:13

Yep!, the Now! screen is neat!

It actually conists of a number of panes that you can cycle through , you start off with four default ones, but you can add further panes if you want and give them titles so you know which is which. You can alter the background to show predefined wallpaper or any image that you have on your phone (and alter the text colour so it shows up more clearly)

You can define the right 'softkey' (the black key immediately below the screen (there are two: left and right) to be a quick link to any application you want on each Now screen

In each pane of the Now! screen you can put links to web pages, applications etc. The screen can also include displays that tell you if you have any messages and if you have read them or not, if you have any to do items and if you have done them, any upcoming appointments etc.

All in all a great flexible application. I'm sure you'll love it!

jarold 10 Mar 2004, 07:22

Sorry Pete, Telefonica in Spain is the only one I've heard so far with regards to where the X is going.

That's where the main focus is right now, other countries & markets will, I'm sure follow fairly soon afterwards. I'll post word when I get it

DAN55 10 Mar 2004, 17:27

jarold:

is there a calendar style date picker when setting reminders in the organiser? or do you just enter date and time for the alarm?

jarold 11 Mar 2004, 10:15

Yes, there is a calendar that you can use to select dates to set reminders, meetings, appointments, to-do items on etc.

DAN55 11 Mar 2004, 10:25

thanks Jarold:

it gets better and better. sounds like Sendo have put the extra effort in, unlike some others i could mention 😉

is the T9 standard nokia kit? think that is the best on the market anyway

jarold 11 Mar 2004, 17:02

I believe the T9 is copyright Tegic Communications but since the phone is based on (an enhanced) series 60 platform then I would guess it is.

DAN55 11 Mar 2004, 17:07

they seem to vary a fair bit though. is it nice and quick? ive used ericsson and siemens versions, and they are noticeably slower than nokia ones. also they dont seem to guess words as accurately

jarold 11 Mar 2004, 18:22

I am by no means an expert texter myself (that'd be my wife!) so I couldn't say, TBH it's plenty fast enough for me.