by PreetiDescription

The Dopod 577W comes in a cool dual-tone black-grey casing. Weighing in at mere 106 grams, this smart phone packs plenty of features to keep the busy executive informed and entertained while on the road. The design of the Dopod 577W was actually the O2 Orion in the making until the plug was pulled. Although the Dopod is made of plastic, it’s still a very attractive phone in its own right. Round edges and glossy black and gray finish give this phone a sophisticated appearance. The 2.2-inch LCD of 240 x 320 resolutions consumes up a good portion of the phone to give it a balanced symmetry, which in turn creates quite a good visual feel. Overall quality is quite good under average lighting conditions although grains are rather obvious.

Features

The Dopod 577W comes equipped with Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone edition; you no longer have to worry about losing your contacts, emails, and precious data the moment the battery is depleted. Simply recharge the Dopod 577W and you’ll find all your data exactly where they were. Another feature to go crazy about is its connectivity. Instead of the usual suite of GPRS, EDGE, Bluetooth, IrDA and USB connections, Dopod has thrown WiFi into the mix to stretch the communication legs of the Dopod 577W. Immediately, users can now check and send emails using Pocket Outlook, chat with friends using MSN, and surf the web with ease via Pocket Internet Explorer. Dopod has also incorporated dual language support (English/Chinese) into the 577W.The 577W is the first WiFi-equipped Windows Mobile smartphone in South East Asia.. The 577W comes with a QVGA display (240×320 resolution compared to older devices running at 176 x 220). With a higher resolution, your favourite pictures come across more sharply and clearly. With Pocket MSN built in for easy access to MSN Messenger and Hotmail, you can now chat with your friends or check emails in your Hotmail account effortlessly.

Windows Media Player 10 Mobile, Turn your 577W into an MP3 player! By using a miniSD card (sold separately), you can carry your favourite tunes and videos with you while you wait for your next appointment. The device comes with a Texas Instruments 195MHz OMAP processor, 64MB RAM and 64MB ROM (of which you get about 15MBs free for program storage), a MiniSD slot for more storage and, most important of all, it comes with built-in WiFi and Bluetooth.

Specifications

Major specifications of Dopod 577W include; Camera: 1.3-Megapixels, Display (internal): 65,536 colors, 240 x 320 pixels, Messaging: MMS, SMS, e-mail, Connectivity: infrared, Bluetooth, GPRS, EDGE, Phone memory: 64MB RAM, 64MB ROM ,Expansion slot: MiniSD up to 1GB,Battery type: 1150mAh Lithium-ion, Standby/talk time: 250/5 hours ,Windows Media Player 10, Pocket Internet Explorer, Pocket Outlook,MSN Messenger, Java applications ,Operating System: Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone Edition, Weight: 106g , Dimensions (w x d x h): 46.2 x 17 x 107.5mm.

Conclusion

Dopod 577W is hardly the fastest in the business; however it’s much cheaper than a full-fledged touch-screen Smartphone while packing the all-important WiFi connection. Although handwriting is clearly not available, its ability to connect to the Internet using Wi-Fi, good battery mileage, and its Windows Mobile 5 Smartphone Edition OS makes it a great package to contest any other Smartphones on the market currently.