The new T-Mobile Garminfone cell phone has the potential to be as good as a dedicated Garmin nav device and be a solid Android phone, and hence be a pretty sweet phone for a certain market segment. Anyone that has ever used a Garmin GPS device knows that they have the best and easiest to use devices out there. Placing this on an Android phone could prove to be a deadly combination. The new T-Mobile Garminfone phone runs Android 1.6, the phone should have 2.1 no excuses.

The new T-Mobile Garminfone Android phone features include a 3 megapixel camera with autfocus and digital zoom, a 3.5-inch capacitive touchscreen display, Wi-Fi, T-Mobile 3G connectivity, Web browser with high-speed 3G Internet and Bluetooth connectivity.

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Pros:
No downloading maps ( over 3G when you need to go anywhere)
No Roaming 3G charges
No data overage
Coverage everywhere (not where you have good cell reception).
Traffic over FM frequencies instead of over 3G.

Cons:
Android 1.6 the phone should have 2.1 no excuses.

T-Mobile Garminfone cell phone 

Press Release:

Garminfone features Garmin’s industry-leading personal navigation experience integrated throughout the device including the following:

– Integrated Navigation + Smartphone Experience: Garminfone delivers navigation capabilities beyond what other smartphones and standalone navigation devices provide. Customers can navigate to an address simply by clicking on it from a text message or e-mail, contact, calendar appointment, or web page. Garminfone can even remember where you are parked and navigate you back to your car. The 3-megapixel camera with autofocus automatically geotags images so you can navigate back to where your family vacation photos were taken, e-mail geo-tagged images to friends and family members, or post geo-tagged pictures on the Web for others to enjoy. Helpful Garmin travel applications such as dynamic, real-time traffic; weather local events; movie listings; and gas prices are pre-installed and easy to access and use.

– Garmin Navigation: Driving, walking and public transportation navigation with voice and on-screen directions and automatic re-routing are deeply integrated into the smartphone features of Garminfone to simplify navigating your daily life. On-board North American maps offer fast and reliable directions — whether in or out of cell phone coverage — and multiple overlapping positioning technologies ensure Garminfone customers have one of the best location and navigation experiences a smartphone can offer. In addition, Garminfone utilizes text-to-speech technology to speak street names, and the screen automatically switches between day and night modes for easier viewing while driving.

– Garmin Voice Studio: Garminfone is the first to feature Garmin Voice Studio, an Android application, which allows customers to record and share custom voice directions from family and friends.
Garminfone also includes a convenient charging window and dashboard mount, enabling customers to easily navigate and charge the phone’s battery simultaneously.

In addition to the comprehensive navigational features, the Garminfone is built on the Android operating system offering a rich mobile Web experience with integrated Google(TM) mobile services including Google Search by voice, Google Maps(TM), YouTube(R) and access to Android Market, where customers can find thousands of applications to further enhance their travel experience and their daily lives. The mobile Web browser experience includes enhanced functions including pinch and zoom capability and embedded location awareness, which links information found on the Web to navigation and mapping functions, allowing users to navigate directly to a location from a Web page.

The powerful mobile data experience Garminfone delivers is supported by fast data speeds via Wi-Fi and T-Mobile’s nationwide 3G network*. Garminfone also offers essential smartphone features such as easy access to personal and work e-mail, including support for Microsoft(R) Exchange e-mail, contacts and calendar; social networking; instant messaging; an advanced music player; and a 3-megapixel autofocus camera.

T-Mobile Garminfone cell phone Specifications:

- Carrier: T-Mobile
- Available: Q2 2010
- Networks: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
- Display: 3.5-inch HVGA capacitive touch screen
- Camera: 3 megapixel camera with autfocus and digital zoom
- Operating system: Google Android OS v1.6
- Input: touch screen
- Memory card: microSD expansion up to 32GB
- Connectivity: WiFi, GPS-Garmin Navigation, Bluetooth 2.1
- Misc: MP3 / AAC / AAC+ / eAAC+ / AMR / WMA
- Media: MPEG-4 / H.263 / H.26
- Battery: 1150 mAh Li-Ion
- Talk Time: 3.00h
- Standby Time: 250h
- Other: Garmin’s navigation services are also integrated through the OS and can be found in text messages, emails, contact information, calendar entries, and web pages. In addition to the comprehensive navigational features, the Garminfone is built on the Android operating system offering a rich mobile Web experience with integrated Google mobile services including Google Search by voice, Google Maps, YouTube and access to Android Market, where customers can find thousands of applications to further enhance their travel experience and their daily lives.

via T-Mobile / BGR





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Categories: New Android Phones, New T-Mobile Phones, tags: , , - - Posted on April 22nd, 2010 by New Cell Phones |