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Emblaze Alpha P8 mobile phone review
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 Emblaze Alpha P8 is announced in 2004
Design
The latter quickly became immensely popular and also the manufacturer's flagship, but with the advent of the Alpha P8, Emblaze has finally entrenched itself as an important player in the market for experienced users, the Emblaze Alpha P8 is slender and not very compact handset at 129 x 53 x 25 mm and 110 grams. The 16 bit - color display which is a little milky, dim and uneven, as well as having lower resolution than usual.The display resolution 176 x 220 pixel ideal for small and smart phone.
The left side of the unit holds a spacious volume rocker, while on the other side we find a dedicated camera button.There is nice LEDs which notify users of new messages, active network and missed calls. This is not common for all Emblaze handsets and is not necessary to pick up and activate the device to see whether any alerts are waiting.
Ergonomics
The Alpha P8 is not comfortable for hold in ones hand because it is too wide.Sporting a simple and user friendly menu in style with other recent Emblaze handsets.The plastic keypad has good placed keys, giving it a cheap feel while oddly designed buttons, with the comfortable center keys, make the phone easer to dial.Its keypad is as pleasing in use as its chassis is on the eyes: tactile feedback is excellent and all buttons are placed in a logical manner - quite a feat, considering Alpha P8's knack for quirky keypads.And last,but not least, a five-way navigation buttons centered below the display.
Features
Dual band 900/1800 MHz connectivity isn't all the Emblaze Alpha P8 has to offer: there's also support for GPRS, SMS, and a range of applications such as WAP , Email client, Java MIDP 2.0, 16-channels polyphony, voice commands, a voice recorder, FAX/Modem, all of which laptop and handheld users will be pleased to learn is a breeze to utilize either by means of infrared old wireless device,bluetooth high speed small range wireless device.GPRS support is the fastest way to download files with your mobile, and spacious phone book.
As previously mentioned, the Alpha P8 is also equipped with a 0.3 megapixel camera support for picture-taking and audio/video recording, as well as an integrated MP3 player.The latter of which is also the reason for why the 0 MB of internal memory, which initially appears spacious, is quickly stretched to its limits. MP3 and MPEG4 are both formats which can be stored for playback on the Emblaze Alpha P8.
Unfortunately, neither Memory Stick Duo format or any other method of memory expansion is supported by the Alpha P8, meaning users find themselves drawn by the MP3 playback capabilities will also quickly - and repeatedly - drawn to their PC and USB cable for updating ones playlist.
Performance
Audio quality on the Alpha P8 was crystal clear, and signal quality was good. The removable 860 mAh Li-ion battery is rated for 5 hours talk time or 250 hours standby, which is quite low given the battery's theoretical capacity. Charge time is about 129 minutes.
Availability
The Emblaze Alpha P8 is now available throughout Europe in some language version.
Conclusion
Emblaze Alpha P8 is a beautiful phone to hold and use, and it's quickly won our hearts. The typical Emblaze design flair is present in abundance, with all the requisite consumer features to back it up.But love doesn't notice such little flaws. |
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