G2 Evaluation of New Flagship Vodafone C Online Edition of Android Platform

IT 168 Mobile Phone Evaluation With the development of mobile phone technology, the smart phone system has become increasingly prosperous. In addition to smartphones equipped with windows system, many rising stars have emerged. For example, the Android platform smart phone system, because of open source, has aroused great interest from many mobile phone manufacturers. Vodafone, Europe's largest telecom operator, recently launched a C version of Vodafone G2 equipped with Android system, the body of which was manufactured by Taiwan Province IT giant. The following is a review of this Vodafone C online G2.

Vodafone online G2 is beautifully packaged.

Unlike HTC G 1, Vodafone C online G2 has made a breakthrough in design, and its sleek body shape makes people feel extremely pure and somewhat cute. Compared with HTC version, the difference between Vodafone C online version G2 lies in the network standard and buttons, and it emphasizes humanization more than HTC Magic in use.

Vodafone Online G2

In terms of hardware, Vodafone C-Net G2 adopts dual CPU design and is configured as Marvell pxa 3 10+ Qualcomm QSC 6085, 256MB ROM/ 128MB RAM. CPU is more than 100 trillion higher than Magic, and the speed is obviously improved. Marvell PXA3 10 CPU is as high as 624MB, which makes the system run very smoothly. With Qualcomm QSC6085 high-performance 3G chip, 3G network is smooth anytime and anywhere. On the back is a 3 megapixel camera. Although there is no LED fill light, the effect is still very satisfactory.

Close-up of G2 part of Vodafone C online edition

Because I got the engineering prototype, the appearance of the fuselage is a little worn. And the engineering prototype may be different from the official listed model, please learn from it.

Take a closer look at the appearance of Vodafone online G2.

Vodafone Online G2

In terms of appearance design, Vodafone C screen G2 kept the simple design of HTC G 1, which was different from the gray body when G 1 was released at that time. The Vodafone C screen G2 is white and crystal clear except for the light gold border. The size of the screen and the fuselage is relatively balanced, and the 3.2-inch display is enough. The fuselage size is 105? 50? 12. 15mm, weight 1 18.5g, good grip.

Vodafone Online G2 Button

Vodafone C online G2 has also adjusted the original key layout to make the keys more prominent, but most users still rely on touch operation, so there is not much problem in using them.

The back of Vodafone C online G2

Stylus on the back of Vodafone C online G2

Both sides of Vodafone C online G2 are made of the same white engineering plastic, and there are cameras and speakers on the back of the fuselage. Unfortunately, the camera is not equipped with fill light and selfie mirror. It is reported that after the new product goes on the market, it will be Google's trademark in the middle.

The back of Vodafone C online G2 fuselage

Vodafone online G2 stylus

Under the screen, the online version G2 of Vodafone C uses the same trackball as HTC Magic. Thanks to the 3.2-inch large screen, it is not difficult to click on the icon or use the virtual keyboard to input when using the stylus. On the contrary, the fixed speed of the trackball is easy to cause large-span false press. Next to the trackball are four buttons: Find/Home/Menu/Back and the traditional Call/Hang Up button.

G2 end of Vodafone C online edition

G2 end of Vodafone C online edition

Vodafone C online G2 fuselage continues to focus on fast and convenient design style. On the left, there is a power-on key different from HTC Mageic, and on the right, there are traditional volume keys and camera shortcuts. The trackball has become a tri-color fluorescent breathing light crystal rhythm, which is very dazzling. In addition to the communication hole, there is a USB charging interface at the bottom of the fuselage, which can also realize the connection of PC devices.

The bottom interface of Vodafone C online G2

Standby interface, SMS and phone book

The G2 version of Vodafone C we got is the CDMA2000 version of China Telecom, which supports EVDO high-speed Internet access. The system provides three editable switching interfaces, and you can set your own function menu on each interface. However, Google Android is a relatively new intelligent operating system after all. The UI homepage is designed and controlled in a way similar to the familiar WM operating system, which is easier to use.

Personally, I feel that the response speed of Android system is relatively good, and the operating experience of Android operating system based on linux is by no means comparable to that of traditional linux. Not only that, I didn't say that there are not many third-party software before, because there are a lot of practical software available for free download on the open source system network, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is an opponent of Apple's iPhone and WM system.

SMS and phone book functions:

In terms of basic functions of SMS and phonebook, the Android system on Vodafone C online G2 also performed well. Although there is no physical keyboard of dopod G 1, there is a virtual keyboard built in the system, which will be automatically turned on when inputting characters, and the most popular A4 input method, 86 version of Wu Bi, Sogou Pinyin input method and so on can be installed. Click the letter keys on the virtual keyboard, the click accuracy is very high, and the speed of inputting text will not be slower than that of the full keyboard.

Multimedia entertainment function

The online version G2 of Vodafone C supports online video playback, not to mention movies and music playback. It supports many formats, such as WMV, AVI, MP3, WAV, MP4, 3GP and so on. However, due to network restrictions, there is no way to show the video content to everyone, but according to its hardware configuration, the video processing ability of 624MB CPU is still very good. There are many movies and MP3 playing software that can be downloaded and used online.

Vodafone online G2 has its own music playing interface.

Network and AGPS navigation

Vodafone C online G2 has built-in Google software navigation, which can accurately locate through AGPS network connection. With Google Maps software, there are not only satellite maps, but also 360-degree street views.

GPS navigation

Other functions

idle time

The battery capacity of Vodafone C online G2 is still relatively large, reaching 1400 mAh. According to the manufacturer, it can reach 450 minutes of talk time and 420 hours of standby time in CDMA environment. However, the battery life of Vodafone C G2 can reach about two and a half days after the author's actual test, including 25 calls, no more than 20 minutes each time, 20 text messages, online 1 hour.

Evaluation summary

The striking white appearance of Vodafone C screen G2 made us spend a lot of time on the design this time. After improvement, its design is more humanized, especially its trackball changes regularly in three-color fluorescent breathing light, which gives us a brand-new experience. In terms of performance, Vodafone C G2 Google mobile phone not only joined the 3G network, but also became the mainstream in the domestic market in terms of hardware. Mainstream such as AGPS navigation, wireless WiFi, Bluetooth, USB2.0, 3 megapixel camera and so on.

However, the weakness of multimedia function needs to be improved. On the whole, Vodafone C online G2 is an Android smartphone with a relatively balanced configuration, which also has an advantage in price.