Externals
At first glance, P750 makes the impression of an elegant, high quality Pocket PC. The use of black and silver at the same time, the brushed metal surface around the display and the shiny Asus logo all look esthetic, but unfortunately our opinion changes a bit, when taking the device in our hand. The rubber back is of standard quality, the silver parts only appear to be made of metal, the keypad’s buttons and the stylus wobble a bit and shaking the machine results in an inexplicable sound being made, it’s really like in X-Files, as theoretically there should be no moving parts inside. Don’t misunderstand us: the handset is very well assembled; it just seems of even higher quality at first glance. Its size is average; it weighs 130 grams and fits in a pocket too.
On top of the front cover we have the camera (used for video calls) near the phone speaker covered with a metal grating, beneath which the status LEDs light up discretely. Below these the 2.6” display is placed and I intentionally don’t write anything about it here, as the next part is completely about it. The lower third contains the keypad, which has the same layout as the already mentioned P526, but the keys have a more proportional size. The 5-joystick is rubberized and comfortable to use. There were no problems with any other key either, they do their “job” fine.
The most decorative part of the back is the metal(-looking) frame, which surrounds the 3 megapixel camera and the loudspeaker. Its corners are a bit raised, so when we put the phone on a table, or flat surface, it lays on these and the rubber pad in the bottom.
There is nothing on top, but there is quite a lot of stuff on the right. In the upper part we can see the external antenna connector of the GPS receiver, which is covered with a lid. We can observe a 2-way slide in the center part, this is used for both turning on the handset and locking the keypad – it’s a smart thing. A bit lower we can see the reset slide, and the exposure button of the camera, which has two positions because of the autofocus. In the bottom the unprotected microSD slot is placed – personally I don’t like such solutions, but the card will probably stay in its place.
The 2.5 mm jack output is on the bottom, near the standard miniUSB port. On the left of these two we can find the microphone and the attachment place for the wristband, while the stylus can be found in the opposite direction.
The left side of the handset is a great example of low-keyed, high-quality and exigent design. Input controls are only in the top (sound recorder hotkey and jog-dial), but the empty space is not left on its own, but it’s decorated with an engraved label. Basically I don’t like these kind of things either, but somehow it was pleasant on P750 – probably because it’s discrete, but it’s still there (although it’s not visible on the photo below).
A cikk még nem ért véget, kérlek, lapozz!
