Comments on: Garmin A50 Revealed, Still Supposed To Come To Magenta http://www.tmonews.com/2010/02/garmin-a50-revealed-still-supposed-to-come-to-magenta/ Unofficial T-Mobile Blog, News, Videos, Articles and more Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Wenuell http://www.tmonews.com/2010/02/garmin-a50-revealed-still-supposed-to-come-to-magenta/comment-page-1/#comment-51060 Wenuell Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:33:26 +0000 http://www.tmonews.com/?p=9713#comment-51060 It is an Android phone. Its running 1.6 with an update to 2.x in the works. The phone has Memory: 4GB Flash + 256 MB SDRAM + 256 MB ROM. All the maps are contain on the phone so when you lose connection to a cell tower the NAV still works. Networks: HSDPA Cat 8 7.2Mbps, HSPA / WCDMA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 21001, GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900, GPRS EDGE Class 12 Platform: Android 1.6 with Breeze UI CPU: Qualcomm 7227 ARM 11, 600MHz Memory: 4GB Flash + 256 MB SDRAM + 256 MB ROM Connectivity: WLAN 802.11b+g, USB v2.0 (HS), Bluetooth 2.1 GPS: Qualcomm GPSOne, Assisted GPS, Aided GPS and standalone GPS supported Display: 3.5, HVGA 320 x 480, TFT capacitive touch Camera: 3 Mega-Pixel, Auto Focus Others: Proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, e-compass, accelerometer Battery: 1150mAh Lithium Ion Standby Time: 250 hours Talk Time: up to 3 hours Expansion Slot: micro-SD (support SDHC) Browser: WebKit browser Messaging: SMS / IM / MMS Email: MAP, POP3, Exchange Exchange Support: Calendar, contacts, e-mail Video Playback: MPEG4 / H.264 / H.263 / WMV Video Recording: MPEG4 & H.263 with audio via AMR-NB Streaming: Audio / Video Audio/Ringtone: MP3 / WMA / AMR-NB / AAC / AAC+ / AAC+V2 / eAAC+, SP-MIDI Advance Navigation/LBS feature: European maps & POIs, Connected Services2, Indoor location3, Junction view with lane assist3, Where am I?, Where’s My Car Parked?, Track Logs & Route Planning Phone Applications: Google Search / Gmail / Google Calendar / Google Talk / Google Maps with Street View / YouTube / Picasa / Panoramio / Android Market It is an Android phone. Its running 1.6 with an update to 2.x in the works. The phone has Memory: 4GB Flash + 256 MB SDRAM + 256 MB ROM. All the maps are contain on the phone so when you lose connection to a cell tower the NAV still works.

Networks: HSDPA Cat 8 7.2Mbps, HSPA / WCDMA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 21001, GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900, GPRS EDGE Class 12
Platform: Android 1.6 with Breeze UI
CPU: Qualcomm 7227 ARM 11, 600MHz
Memory: 4GB Flash + 256 MB SDRAM + 256 MB ROM
Connectivity: WLAN 802.11b+g, USB v2.0 (HS), Bluetooth 2.1
GPS: Qualcomm GPSOne, Assisted GPS, Aided GPS and standalone GPS supported
Display: 3.5, HVGA 320 x 480, TFT capacitive touch
Camera: 3 Mega-Pixel, Auto Focus
Others: Proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, e-compass, accelerometer
Battery: 1150mAh Lithium Ion
Standby Time: 250 hours
Talk Time: up to 3 hours
Expansion Slot: micro-SD (support SDHC)
Browser: WebKit browser
Messaging: SMS / IM / MMS
Email: MAP, POP3, Exchange
Exchange Support: Calendar, contacts, e-mail
Video Playback: MPEG4 / H.264 / H.263 / WMV
Video Recording: MPEG4 & H.263 with audio via AMR-NB
Streaming: Audio / Video
Audio/Ringtone: MP3 / WMA / AMR-NB / AAC / AAC+ / AAC+V2 / eAAC+, SP-MIDI
Advance Navigation/LBS feature: European maps & POIs, Connected Services2, Indoor location3, Junction view with lane assist3, Where am I?, Where’s My Car Parked?, Track Logs & Route Planning
Phone Applications: Google Search / Gmail / Google Calendar / Google Talk / Google Maps with Street View / YouTube / Picasa / Panoramio / Android Market

]]> By: Wenuell http://www.tmonews.com/2010/02/garmin-a50-revealed-still-supposed-to-come-to-magenta/comment-page-1/#comment-51057 Wenuell Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:25:50 +0000 http://www.tmonews.com/?p=9713#comment-51057 This phone contains garmin NAV which works better than Googles NAV. For one Garmin implimented multitouch on their NAV funcution where Google NAV does not Second this phone will be offered in European countries. Lasst I check Googles free NAV is with turn by turn is only available in the states. Check out this review for more details http://www.androidauthority.com/index.php/2010/02/14/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-hands-on-at-mobile-world-congress/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitterle NAV does not have multitouch on this phone and Garmin's NAV does. This phone contains garmin NAV which works better than Googles NAV. For one Garmin implimented multitouch on their NAV funcution where Google NAV does not

Second this phone will be offered in European countries. Lasst I check Googles free NAV is with turn by turn is only available in the states. Check out this review for more details

http://www.androidauthority.com/index.php/2010/02/14/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-hands-on-at-mobile-world-congress/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitterle NAV does not have multitouch on this phone and Garmin’s NAV does.

]]> By: Wenuell http://www.tmonews.com/2010/02/garmin-a50-revealed-still-supposed-to-come-to-magenta/comment-page-1/#comment-51056 Wenuell Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:21:39 +0000 http://www.tmonews.com/?p=9713#comment-51056 The phone look pretty responsive to me. Check out a hands on review by superior ninjas. http://www.androidauthority.com/index.php/2010/02/14/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-hands-on-at-mobile-world-congress/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter The phone look pretty responsive to me. Check out a hands on review by superior ninjas.

http://www.androidauthority.com/index.php/2010/02/14/garmin-asus-nuvifone-a50-hands-on-at-mobile-world-congress/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

]]> By: FILA http://www.tmonews.com/2010/02/garmin-a50-revealed-still-supposed-to-come-to-magenta/comment-page-1/#comment-50381 FILA Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:51:35 +0000 http://www.tmonews.com/?p=9713#comment-50381 Give Google time, and they will have an option to download and save maps like Nokia's Ovi pre-loaded maps, and that will be it, maps everywhere will be great without worry of reception. Sure you'll have limitations but atleast you can find your way out to get to reception. This phone looks nice, I wouldnt buy it and wouldnt recommend it to anyone, its just more sexier then AT&T's version Give Google time, and they will have an option to download and save maps like Nokia’s Ovi pre-loaded maps, and that will be it, maps everywhere will be great without worry of reception. Sure you’ll have limitations but atleast you can find your way out to get to reception. This phone looks nice, I wouldnt buy it and wouldnt recommend it to anyone, its just more sexier then AT&T’s version

]]> By: pfmiller http://www.tmonews.com/2010/02/garmin-a50-revealed-still-supposed-to-come-to-magenta/comment-page-1/#comment-50231 pfmiller Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:39:13 +0000 http://www.tmonews.com/?p=9713#comment-50231 Google navigation is great... until you lose phone reception or leave the country. Google navigation is great… until you lose phone reception or leave the country.

]]> By: AEiOUy http://www.tmonews.com/2010/02/garmin-a50-revealed-still-supposed-to-come-to-magenta/comment-page-1/#comment-50227 AEiOUy Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:22:34 +0000 http://www.tmonews.com/?p=9713#comment-50227 This thing is about 2 years late. This thing is about 2 years late.

]]> By: SardoNumspa http://www.tmonews.com/2010/02/garmin-a50-revealed-still-supposed-to-come-to-magenta/comment-page-1/#comment-50120 SardoNumspa Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:40:46 +0000 http://www.tmonews.com/?p=9713#comment-50120 I'd be willing to bet the maps are stored in the phone's flash. Garmin likes to maintain control over their data and even has an authentication system that allows them to lock-down the Mobile XT software to either a GPS in the case of a bundled package, or to the SD card itself if you buy it stand-alone. It can be defeated, but probably not by the average user. I hacked it because it was pointless to have to turn off my phone and swap cards when I wanted to navigate. Now I can have the Garmin software reside on my 8GB SD with all my pics and music. I’d be willing to bet the maps are stored in the phone’s flash. Garmin likes to maintain control over their data and even has an authentication system that allows them to lock-down the Mobile XT software to either a GPS in the case of a bundled package, or to the SD card itself if you buy it stand-alone. It can be defeated, but probably not by the average user.

I hacked it because it was pointless to have to turn off my phone and swap cards when I wanted to navigate. Now I can have the Garmin software reside on my 8GB SD with all my pics and music.

]]> By: SardoNumspa http://www.tmonews.com/2010/02/garmin-a50-revealed-still-supposed-to-come-to-magenta/comment-page-1/#comment-50119 SardoNumspa Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:34:55 +0000 http://www.tmonews.com/?p=9713#comment-50119 You know, this could be kind of promising. I have the Garmin Mobile XT software that I run on a WinMo phone and it is almost exactly like a stand alone Garmin GPS, except you get traffic, weather, Google search, route to contacts and other connected services you couldn't get in an offline, stand-alone GPS. In fact, it is one of the only things making me think about picking up an HD2 or Obsession when available. If Garmin has a version of their software that runs on Android, perhaps they will have a version in the Marketplace soon. Mobile XT for WinMo/Symbian is only $99; could we see it in the Marketplace for that? I sure hope so. It would have at least one advantage over Google Nav: on-board navigation; no need for an internet connection. If I could get that on my N1, I would be set. You know, this could be kind of promising. I have the Garmin Mobile XT software that I run on a WinMo phone and it is almost exactly like a stand alone Garmin GPS, except you get traffic, weather, Google search, route to contacts and other connected services you couldn’t get in an offline, stand-alone GPS. In fact, it is one of the only things making me think about picking up an HD2 or Obsession when available.

If Garmin has a version of their software that runs on Android, perhaps they will have a version in the Marketplace soon. Mobile XT for WinMo/Symbian is only $99; could we see it in the Marketplace for that? I sure hope so. It would have at least one advantage over Google Nav: on-board navigation; no need for an internet connection.

If I could get that on my N1, I would be set.

]]> By: Kendrix_myrealname http://www.tmonews.com/2010/02/garmin-a50-revealed-still-supposed-to-come-to-magenta/comment-page-1/#comment-50112 Kendrix_myrealname Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:53:06 +0000 http://www.tmonews.com/?p=9713#comment-50112 So an Android based navigation phone that is not Android? Confusing much? So an Android based navigation phone that is not Android? Confusing much?

]]> By: Kyle http://www.tmonews.com/2010/02/garmin-a50-revealed-still-supposed-to-come-to-magenta/comment-page-1/#comment-50106 Kyle Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:12:41 +0000 http://www.tmonews.com/?p=9713#comment-50106 This is good. If the maps are saved on the SD card for Garmin then you will get the best of both. Google Navigation plus Garmin when you lose connection. This is good. If the maps are saved on the SD card for Garmin then you will get the best of both. Google Navigation plus Garmin when you lose connection.

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