Review of Qtek G100 aka HTC Galaxy or i-Mate PDA-N PocketPC

Jan 03 Review of Qtek G100 aka HTC Galaxy or i-Mate PDA-N PocketPC
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Taiwanese manufacturer HTC is currently in phase of completion of first Pocket PC having an integrated receiver GPS and bearing the code name Galaxy. He will be available in the current of next November. The HTC Galaxy represents the first apparatus of pocket of mark not GSM, but also the first apparatus of pocket having an integrated receiver GPS, which will be marketed directly by subsidiary companies and partners of the manufacturer. Indeed, HTC until had there developed of Pocket PC not communicating or Pocket PC Phon GPS (iPAQ hw6515) at HP, nonavailable via the Qtek marks or I-matt for example.

This technically speaking, the HTC Galaxy has an operating system Windows Mobile 5.0, a screen TFT QVGA of 2.8 inches, a processor Samsung S3C2440M given rhythm with 300Mhz, a quantity of memory of 128MB of ROMANIAN Flash and 64MB only of SDRAM.

It has moreover one receiver GPS integrated equipped with a chipset SiRFStar III, a port for memory board SD/IO and MMC and finally a double connector industry without wire Bluetooth and Wifi 802.11b. On the level of the stack Bluetooth of Galaxy, this one use the new Bluetooth layer of Microsoft via the system Windows Mobile 5.0.

Concerning dimensions of the apparatus of pocket, they are of 109.7mm X 59.4mm X 17.6mm for a weight of 150 grams. Lastly, the HTC Galaxy has a battery Ion Lithium of a capacity of 1100 mAh enabling him to be used during approximately 5 hours in lit mode GPS and approximately 200 hours in day before.

Comparatively in PDAPhone Qtek S100, Galaxy thus has the same size of screen, equivalent dimensions but a general impression of smaller size via its form Factor. However, it should be noted that the screen of Qtek S100 is TFT with active matrix while that of the HTC Galaxy is with passive matrix.



On the level of aspect purely GPS of the apparatus of pocket, integrated receiver GPS of Galaxy has a time cold start 120 seconds, a time of 8 seconds warm start and a time of warm 60 seconds start. It is of more compatible with version 3.0 of standard NMEA 0183 and makes it possible to collect to 12 satellites, the whole with a support of the WAAS, to correct errors of reception of signals GPS.

The HTC Galaxy thus does not have an integrated numerical camera, has a quantity of memory RAM and a frequency processor minimal which will certainly make it possible to propose it at a rather aggressive public price. With this occasion, it will be delivered without software of navigation GPS integrated in the ROMANIAN of the apparatus of pocket.

Pocket PC HTC Galaxy can apparaitre like a competitor of PDAPhone hw6515. With this occasion, these two apparatuses of pocket were compared between them with the sides of PDAPhone Qtek 9100.

It comes out from it logically that Pocket PC HTC Galaxy is smallest of its category with an integrated receiver GPS.

The HTC Galaxy and software of navigation GPS

Pocket PC HTC Galaxy was tested with the majority of the software of navigation assisted by GPS of the market. This reveals that in spite of a quantity of rather limited memory SDRAM (64MB), it is possible to use without jerks version 5 of the software of navigation TomTom Navigator, the software Destinator PN (with the last update still under development) but also the last version of Viamichelin.

Concerning version 5 of software GPS MobileNavigator de Navigon, this one settles and execute correctly on the HTC Galaxy but is practically unusable because of which occurs at the time of a navigation in mode 3d and especially of the important calculation latency time of a route which can take until several minutes for a few tens of kilometers.

The opinion of the drafting

Pocket PC HTC Galaxy will be available in France in the current of November for a price still nonfinal. If one believes the Expansys shop of it, this apparatus of pocket should be marketed in the neighbourhoods of 420 €uros including all taxes.

With reduced dimensions, a double connector industry Bluetooth 1.2 and Wifi or a receiver GPS SiRFStar III integrated but with also with certain weak points like a quantity of memory SDRAM limited and a passive matrix screen, Pocket PC HTC Galaxy should make an entry noticed in the apparatuses pocket GPS of entry of range available before the festivals of end of the year.

Having moreover one support of the stereo ear-phones Bluetooth, a loudspeaker located in frontage and a possibility of connecting by a cable an external antenna GPS, it is strong to bet that if the price of Galaxy remains reduced, this one will connaitra an important success.

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