NEC 525 Cell phone

[Ioman]

Just received the NEC 525 flip phone for review. Overall I am pretty impressed with its capabilities. The menu is very colorful and intuitive and the navigation speed is the fastest I have seen on a cell phone so far. The internal LCD is very bright and supports 64K colors. The external LCD screen is hard to see IMO though which is a drawback. Another thing I do not like is that the volume keys are on the same side as the external LCD screen, so trying to turn up the volume while talking is a little difficult since it makes you want to push the lid closed. It would have been better to have the volume buttons on the side.

I have not tried the synchronization software yet, but it looks promising based on what I have read.


Description:
As part of its 500 series of High Definition Mobile handsets, NEC delivers global connectivity with the 525. This AT&T Wireless-exclusive GSM/GPRS quad-band world phone is equipped with a 2X zoom camera, 65 K color main display, 4K color external display, enriched Java-enabled applications, MMS, Infrared, and amazing polyphonic ring tunes powered by Yamaha. Enjoy an exciting gaming experience with polyphonic sound, vibration and dual processors that allow you to move and jump or duck and shoot by pressing multiple keys simultaneously.

Features:
Highlights


4-way navigation button
Alarm clock
Calculator
Camera - 100K pixel, timer, 2X zoom lens. Choose either display as viewfinder. Send picture at the touch of a button.
Currency converter
Calendar - up to 600 entries
Call Log - last 20 dialed, last 20 missed, last 20 received calls
Caller groups - name up to 35 folders to organize phonebook entries in, identify callers from their group by assigning one of seven LED colors
Color themes - 4, personalize display to suit your mood
Dedicated mMode Key
Dedicated Menu Key for one button access to fully animated icon menu
Download your favorite digital snapshots. Size them to fit your 525 screen at www.NEChdm.com
Dual processors - separate Java applications processor for lightening fast game play
E-mail - mMode and up to 2 POP3 accounts
External 4K display for color picture caller ID and Number Caller ID
HTTP browser allows for secure socket layer (SSL) internet connection
Images - 9 preset
Infrared - between 515/525 to 515/525 only, PIM and Phonebook entries only (USB cable for sync/data transmission)
Internal antenna
Internal vibrating alert
LED alert - choose one of 7 LED colors to identify incoming callers or caller groups (blue, green, light blue, red, yellow, purple, and pearl)
Local language support - English, Spanish, French
Memory - 1 MB dedicated to phonebook, pictures, ring tunes and
mMode one-touch key
mMode support with xHTML and CSS, allowing for complete style sheet and background display
Notepad application - take brief notes up to 50 entries with 512 characters each
One-touch Dialing - 8 numbers
Phonebook - up to 500 contacts with 7 phone numbers, 2 e-mail addresses and 2 text info. fields per contact. PLUS assign a picture, melody and LED color to each caller
Pictographs - dozens of small icons available to use in SMS text messages. Also 15 preloaded animations for SMS and MMS
Picture caller ID
Profiles - 4 settings
SMS- send up to 32 concatenated messages for a total message size of 4,896 characters. Character counter details message size as you enter text.
Selectable font, font sizes, font color, and background color for SMS
Synchronize phonebook, calendar and to-do list via USB cable (purchased separately) and included sync software for Outlook only. Purchase full version of sync software for additional cost
T-9 predictive text input
To-Do list - up to 100 entries with priority levels
TTY/TDD compatible
USB Connectivity - use your 525 as a modem. Or sync Outlook contacts from your PC
Voice-activated dialing - up to 10 tags
Voice memos - up to 20, 20-second memos
Wallpaper templates - customizable
WAP bookmarks - up to 100, organize in 9 folders
Web pages - save up to 100 web pages, protect up to 50 from overwriting
Wireless modem via USB cable

[ECA]

WOW...
I saw an add for an upcoming phone called the Frog, I think by samsung.
Its a full PDA and has a 3"+ screen.. Anyone know about it yet??