E-TEN Announces the G500+

[Darius Wey]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.etencorp.com/products/Communication/G500+.php' target='_blank'>http://www.etencorp.com/products/Co...ation/G500+.php</a><br /><br /></div><i>"E-TEN Information Systems has announced that its business/travel focused Pocket PC Phone, the G500 with built-in GPS, will get a hardware refresh early next month. The upgraded product, which will be called the G500+, will feature increased 256MB flash memory and new FM radio functions, and will include support for Direct Push technology along with enhancements to boost the performance of GPS communications."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/wey-20060801-eteng500plus.jpg" /><br /><br />The lack of Wi-Fi and EDGE/3G support aside, there's not a lot wrong with the <a href="http://www.etencorp.com/products/Communication/G500+.php">G500+</a>. Like its sibling, the <a href="http://www.etencorp.com/products/Communication/600+.php">M600+</a>, the G500+ features a fast Samsung 400MHz CPU, 64MB RAM, 256MB ROM, quad-band GSM/GPRS support, Bluetooth 2.0, and Windows Mobile 5.0 with the MSFP. It also includes updated FM radio and GPS functionality to help you go the extra mile.

[joelevi]

Anyone want to venture to guess if we'll be able to flash our G-500's (not the + version) with the + version's ROM?

I'd really like to get push email someday....

- Joe Levi, http://www.JoeLevi.com

[Darius Wey]

I'd really like to get push email someday....

If the M600/M600+ is anything to go by, E-TEN will most likely release an AKU 2.x (push e-mail) update for the G500. It's only a matter of time. :)

[WyattEarp]

The M600+ looks like a PPCPE I'd like in my pocket. Can someone tell me how they run? Any really annoying issues?

[Darius Wey]

The M600+ looks like a PPCPE I'd like in my pocket. Can someone tell me how they run? Any really annoying issues?

The M600+ is essentially the same as the M600 in operation. If you have the time, check out the review (http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/articles.php?action=expand,44578) that I wrote, and the er... 338 replies. 8O

Just bear in mind that with the M600+, the Bluetooth specification has been upgraded to v2.0, there is more ROM (now, 256MB), and a 2.0-megapixel camera. Both the M600 and M600+ now include the push-email update.

I will be getting an M600+ eventually, so expect an updated review in the near future.

[ctmagnus]

In my experience, 64MB of RAM on a WM5 phone edition device runs out rather quickly. I think that adding more RAM and upping the ROM slightly would be better than simply doubling (I assume the original version had 128MB) the ROM.

[tom dunne]

So near and yet so far.

This would be the perfect phone if they included WiFi. Oh well, I suppose you can't have everything.

[phate]

If it had Wifi, a thumboard, and a VGA screen i'd be all over it

[ricksfiona]

The M600+ looks like a PPCPE I'd like in my pocket. Can someone tell me how they run? Any really annoying issues?

The M600+ is essentially the same as the M600 in operation. If you have the time, check out the review (http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/articles.php?action=expand,44578) that I wrote, and the er... 338 replies. 8O

Just bear in mind that with the M600+, the Bluetooth specification has been upgraded to v2.0, there is more ROM (now, 256MB), and a 2.0-megapixel camera. Both the M600 and M600+ now include the push-email update.

I will be getting an M600+ eventually, so expect an updated review in the near future.

When the M600+ gets EDGE, I'll totally get it! That's the only thing holding me back...

[Darius Wey]

When the M600+ gets EDGE, I'll totally get it! That's the only thing holding me back...

I don't think the M600+ itself will receive an EDGE update. Rather, perhaps some other E-TEN device later down the track. M700, maybe? ;)