Evaluation of Diamond X-Men Navigation Cell Phone Newman G28

Newman G28, IT 168 Evaluation Center, is another navigation mobile phone launched at the same time as G32. Different from G32, G28 is smaller than G32, and has many fashion elements in shape design, which is more suitable for young users who pursue fashion and portability.

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At first glance, the appearance of Newman G28 is nothing special. The design of the bar and touch screen seems to be reminiscent at first glance. Shanzhai machine? This extremely popular vocabulary, 2.8-inch QVGA touch screen is also a very common configuration at present. 117x58x16mm is neither too big nor too small, so neither men nor women will feel too uncomfortable, and the G32 is not so easily accepted by women.

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After careful study, we finally found the uniqueness of Newman G28 in the key part. Different from the familiar key layout, Newman G28' s navigation keys, function keys and numeric keys are in the main position. Not only that, the digital keys also adopt the beautiful diamond-shaped cross-section design that is very popular now, and the side observation will present a very unique three-dimensional sense. And the navigation key area is similar to Sony Ericsson X 1? x？ Cutting technology, and the diamond on the table set each other off.

Because Newman G28 is still a G-network dual-card dual-standby mobile phone, two dialing keys are specially designed for it in the key area, which can be dialed with two card numbers respectively. The familiar green mobile phone logo is SIM card 1 dial key, under it? =? This is the dialing key of SIM card 2. Like G32, G28 also has a GPS navigation shortcut, which is located on the far right side of the keyboard.

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On the back of the fuselage, we see that Newman G28 is equipped with a 2-megapixel camera, and it also has no autofocus function. There is no flash and selfie mirror, so you don't have to look forward to taking pictures.

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Two independent speakers are located below it, and the external sound is loud, but the effect is not delicate. Interestingly, the design on the back seems a bit like Transformers.

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Opening the battery box cover, we can see that Newman G28 is equipped with a 1500mAh lithium-ion battery. Although it is not as big as 1750mAh of G32, it is still much bigger than ordinary mobile phones. And because the screen of G28 is not as big as that of G32, it will be smaller in a better place, so it is natural to configure a slightly larger battery. This battery is enough to ensure that it can complete the navigation task as long as G32.

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At the bottom of the battery compartment are dual SIM card slots and microSD card slots. For people who need to travel to and from two different areas frequently, two card numbers will save them a lot of telephone bills, and it is also a good choice to separate the work number and life number. Because Newman G28 doesn't have the 4GB built-in memory like G32, it is better for users with high storage requirements to expand their capacity through expansion card slots. However, the official sales version of G28 will give away a 2GB microSD card at random, which saves users the trouble of buying another one.

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On the left side of the fuselage, only the volume increase and decrease buttons are designed, and there are no other buttons and interfaces.

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The microphone and stylus are at the bottom, and the camera key and data cable interface are on the right. Similarly, Newman G28 is not equipped with a more general miniUSB or microUSB interface, but a dedicated interface of Newman, which is different from G32.

When entering the standby interface, we can see that there is a small control of clock and music player on the desktop, or we can drag and click on the desktop, and the user can control whether to display it in the settings of the desktop wizard. In addition, if you open it in the display settings? Magic finger wallpaper? Function, you can directly slide the screen wallpaper area with your finger in the standby interface to directly change the wallpaper, which is also very interesting.

The main menu adopts the familiar nine-grid mode, and users can set many switching effects by themselves, including: moving Rubik's cube, 3D Rubik's cube, sliding pudding, lucky flip and so on. , are all very interesting.

The two SIM card slots can be controlled separately, and only one card or two cards can be opened together, as well as flight mode, conference mode, outdoor mode, Bluetooth mode, power saving mode and so on.

During dialing, the system can't automatically associate phone book contacts or call records. Fortunately, the phone book supports fast searching for the initials of contacts, which can be quickly operated directly through the numeric keyboard, which is quite convenient.

Short message spelling supports full-screen mobile phones and smart pinyin, with high handwriting input speed and recognition rate. Unfortunately, Intelligent Pinyin does not support phrase input, and the input speed is slow.

The mobile phone itself supports storing 500 contacts and 200 short messages per card, which is quite rich.

Newman G32 supports music file playback in MP3/AAC/WAV/AMR format, and supports synchronized lyrics and background playback, but it can't adjust sound effects, and its function is relatively simple.

Support MP4/3GP format video file playback, but the resolution is low and the effect is average.

The 2-megapixel camera does not support autofocus, so you can take photos with white balance mode, exposure compensation, continuous shooting, special effects, photo frame and other options, and you can take photos with a maximum of 1600x 1200 pixels.

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There are some commonly used gadgets in the toolbox, such as calendar, memo, alarm clock, world time, mobile phone number query, calculator, etc., which can meet some daily needs of users.

Support WAP web browsing, but do not support EDGE network, the access speed is a bit slow. Support browsing options such as bookmarks and web history.

Built-in mahjong lianliankan, smart puzzles, magic sushi, mahjong and other small games, but it does not support rich simulator games like G32, and its entertainment value is average.

In terms of navigation function, Newman G28 has built-in electronic navigation map of Kay LiDE E series. Compared with the T series configured by G32, the function of E series is relatively simplified, but it is more suitable for portable devices such as mobile phones. In terms of speed and positioning, G28 is as good as G32. The first positioning can be completed within 1-2 minutes, and generally it can be stabilized at around 9 satellite signals, with high navigation accuracy.

In the process of navigation, e-series can easily click on the right side of the screen? +/-? Zooming in and out of the map can achieve the same goal without choosing a scale like T series. And then what? +? The icon above can play the current voice navigation information at any time to prevent the user from going wrong because he can't hear the navigation voice clearly for a while. However, the disadvantage is that there is no separate magnifying window like T series to reflect the road conditions more clearly, and it is a little simple to use only signs with different colors to remind you.

There are also differences in the control interface. E-series controls are mostly concentrated on three buttons, instead of directly clicking icons on the screen like T-series, which is more beneficial for mobile phones with smaller screens.

Search also supports keyword search, quick spelling search, regional search and so on.

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IT 168 view of evaluation center:

Compared with G32, the positioning of Newman G28 is more focused on the low-end fashion crowd. In the design, the diamond cutting button with a stronger sense of fashion is adopted, and the compact body size is also easier to carry. Of course, the accessory part G28 is also equipped with a bracket and a car charger to meet the needs of the car.

In terms of navigation function, G28 is equipped with Kay LiDE E series navigation software, which is more suitable for writing equipment and more convenient to control. But the function is relatively simplified, but it is still within the acceptable range. The search speed and positioning accuracy are still commendable.

In terms of telephone and multimedia functions, G28 is relatively rudimentary and not as rich and simple as G32.

On the whole, Newman G28, as a low-end navigation mobile phone, has excellent navigation function, other functions are average, and the market price around 800 yuan is reasonable.