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Haier Pen Phone P5 mobile phone review
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 Haier Pen Phone P5 is announced in 2003
Design
Having gained fresh wind in its sails over the course of the past year or so, Haier has certainly made its mark on phone sale hit lists recently, the Haier Pen Phone P5 is a very slender and compact handset at 135 x 27 x 18 mm and 66 grams. The black and white display is ideal for text, messages and simple pictures like logos and picture massages.The display resolution 48 x 96 pixel is not very high but is normal for low class phone.
The left side of the unit holds a spacious volume rocker.
Lacking LEDs of any kind, however, the display - combined with vibration and audible alerts - is the Pen Phone P5's only way of notifying users of new messages and missed calls. This is common for all Haier handsets, requiring users to inconveniently have to pick up and activate the device to see whether any alerts are waiting rather than just glance at it.
Ergonomics
The Pen Phone P5 lies well in ones hand.Sporting a simple and user friendly menu in style with other recent Haier handsets.The plastic keypad has good placed keys, with the shrunken center keys for no apparent reason, make the phone harder to dial than necessary.Unfortunately, the keypad of the Haier Pen Phone P5 emits excess noise, but on the bright side its keys have been comfortably spaced and sized. We're not entirely happy with the design of the navigational pad and its adjacent buttons, however, as distinguishing between these less easy than it ought to be.And last,but not least, a four-way navigation buttons centered below the display.
Features
Single band 900 MHz connectivity isn't all the Haier Pen Phone P5 has to offer: there's also support for SMS, and a range of applications such as 4-channels polyphony, a voice recorder, all of which laptop and handheld users will be pleased to learn is a breeze to utilize either by means of and spacious phone book..
Performance
Audio quality on the Pen Phone P5 was crystal clear, and signal quality was good. The removable 420 mAh Li-ion battery is rated for 2 hours talk time or 150 hours standby, which is very good for battery's theoretical capacity.Charge time is about 63 minutes.
Availability
The Haier Pen Phone P5 is now available throughout Europe in some language version.
Conclusion
Haier's Pen Phone P5 is yet another model in a range of phones from experienced users from Haier. A new compact design and a reduced sized battery - which avoids rendering a negative impact on battery life - ensures a thin and light phone which is ergonomically comfortable. |
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