Posted by floatlite
Just picked up a new Panasonic GD87 handset and i am more than a little impressed. never have been a fan of flip phones, but this one is growning on me, Screen is awesome and is bigger then the Nokia 7650, and the phone when folded is barely bigger than the T68i.
Loads of great features on it like the poly rings and the Zoom hi res camera (thats right zoom!). Missing Bluetooth but hey u canny win them all. Aimed as a leisure phone though, so bluetooth aint so important, keep my trusty T68i and 7650 for that
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Dave
Posted by captainsm
I think this is the only flip-phone i could imagine getting. If it only had BT...
Posted by floatlite
I will take some pics with the 3 phones later tonight and post them here to let everyone see the difference in quailty. I get the feeling the Panansonic GD87 is going to win though.
dave
Posted by Superluminova
nice pictures mate
Posted by floatlite
LOL, that aint no Phone camera, that a 7MP Sony Camera LOL, we can only wish that you could get that resolution from a phone.
dave
Posted by clancy23
How much memory has the Gd-87 got?does it have java?
Posted by siuj
GD87 has no Java support.
GD87 is exclusive only to Vodafone as well.
The GD87 allows sounds to be attached to pictures which can't be done on the Sharp.
Can anyone confirm if the GD87 can compose polyphonic tones like the Shap GX10?
Posted by Raven
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Nokia 7650 : 176x208 pixels.
Panasonic GD87: 132x176 pixels.
Posted by n|ck_xp
Very nice pics!
Vodafone Live! Rules!
Posted by New Beetle
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The above info is not really true
GD87 is supported EXEN for games which I believe is better than Java games, 3d etc?
GD87 is also about to be released on Orange (next few weeks)
Posted by Ruvjet
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Thats interesting, what Exen game did you play that was better than a Java game? They are crap! You can only have one (basic) game at a time... take off your phone battery and it is gone!!
Posted by Eulogy
does it have MMS??
Does anyone know if gd67 have mms??
Posted by New Beetle
GD87 has mms, not sure about GD67 though
With regards to EXEN, haven't played any, just heard they are more advanced than Java games, why would you need to take your battery off your phone? (unless you swap sim cards a lot?)
Posted by Ruvjet
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The GD67 does not have MMS, but it does come with Load-a-Game in Germany, which is Exen technology...
Look at the German or Italian Vodafone Load-a-game website to find out more about the games..
http://www.d2-load-a-game.de/D2/index.jsp
http://www.areaprivati.190.it/index.asp?desturl=/infoservizi/giochi/load_game/main.asp
They really arent that good, a good Java game is far more advanced, but anything is better than herding sheep, right?
Posted by kogos
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ExEn & J2ME(Java)
ExEn® and J2ME™ are not so different and ExEn® paves the way to a Java language based standard.
The main difference is that ExEn® has been optimised for advanced game features.
Every non-ExEn® phone manufacturer has its own specific Gaming API (even on top of MIDP 1.0, the mobile phone profile of J2ME™) which induces developers to produce specific code and intensive tests for every manufacturer J2ME™ implementation.
Today, ExEn® enables game inter-operability and deployment on operators networks, whatever mobile phone brand (phone list). It allows a true multi-vendor phones support.
This simplifies development, broad deployment, and execution of mobile games.
The future MIDP™ 2.0 standard defines a minimum set of game functions to be available in future phones. Even with MIDP™ 2.0, advanced and rich games will require new Game APIs that ExEn® can provide.
Today, consistent with its strategy of moving towards J2ME™ standards, standard classes of ExEn® Version 2 are set in conformity with MIDP/CLDC (Mobile Information Device Profile / Connected Limited Device Configuration), which addresses issues such as user interface, persistence storage, networking, and application model.
The ExEn® roadmap will feature new advanced game capabilities and future MIDP™ 2.0 Game API compatibility.
Posted by kogos
instructions here: http://62.108.50.5/panasonicmobile/GD87/instructions.html
Posted by swazi
IM impresses with the panasonic looks really good, almost better than my t68i
Posted by kogos
more info on ExEn: http://www.in-fusio.com/
more info on GD87: http://www.panasonicmobile.com/index_en.html
Posted by kogos
D2 Vodafone, Omnitel Vodafone, SFR, Orange France, Telefonica Moviles and China Mobile has accepted the In-Fisio ExEn project, and ALL the others are expected until July 2003
Posted by kogos
General Specifications (with battery pack attached)
Dimensions: 97.5 x 49 x 23 mm
Weight: 103g
Volume: 89 cc
Talk Time: 1.6 - 7.0 hours
Standby Time: 75 - 220 hours
* Talk and standby time will be dependent upon network conditions, SIM card, backlight usage, and battery condition.
Prolonged gaming or heavy use of the camera and WAP browser may reduce battery life. To prevent this, please change the key Backlight setting on your phone to off.
Charging Time: Up to 90 mins
(Fast Travel Charger / Car Charger)
Display size: 132 x 176 pixel
Number of Characters: Min. 14 Characters x 7 lines
(English/Chinese)
Frequency: 900/1800/1900 MHz
Standard Kit Contents: Handset + 720mAh Li-ion Battery + Charger + Operating Instructions
Features: Built-in Camera
- CMOS Camera
- 5 lux sensitivity
- Self-Timer Function
- Picture Editing
65,536-colour TFT Display
16-Polyphonic Ring Tones
Clamshell Design
5 directional Navigation Key
GPRS Class 8 (4 + 1 timeslots)
WAP 1.2.1
WAP 2.0 Provisioning
IrDA
SMS Group Send
SMS Chat
20 Preset Ring Tones
Download Capability (Ring tones and logos)*
* The download service is country and network operator dependent.
Melody Composer (Mono tone)
Voice Memo
Vibration Alert
Built-in Game
T9® Text Input
Graphic User Interface
Desktop Handsfree
Voice Dialing
Phone Book Memory 200 + SIM
Internal Modem
Auto World Clock and Alarm
Calendar and Scheduler
Calculator and Currency Converter
SIM Toolkit
C-PHS
Posted by markboyce
The Panasonice GD87 is not exclusive to Vodafone. It will be out on Orange and other networks too. The Sharp GX10 is exclusive to Vodafone.
Posted by [MDS]
Hey, floatlite
Can you tell me please what kind of "traces" of Vodafone does it have? since i am getting it in the us, i will not be able to use it with voda, so i am afraid i might discover that the phone is literally flooded with vodafone crap that i usless unles you are on vodafone. please let me know,
i am aware it has a voda startup logo, and some preset gprs profiles, but what else is there?????
thanx a lot.
Posted by RichLok
Hey I would like to know more about this phone too!! I am also in the states and just got my GD87 (sweet). It's from Voda but I would like to be able to use GPRS over here. So far I haven't been able to figure it out. Without GPRS, I will not be able to have as much fun as I really wanted to. Please help me in anyway possible. Thanx
Posted by Jison
Nicest clamshell fone so far.
In Sweden GD87 IS exclusive for Vodafone til februari
(because of Voda Live!)