Introduction, packaging
Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini... three car brands that make people think of almost the same things: speed, luxury and lots of money. What happens when one of the names from this trio get on a mobile communication device? We usually get a unique design with an extravagant design that will cost hell of a lot because of this tiny label. Ferrari Edition phones are nothing new now, we have taken a look at Porsche Design’s cube mobile too and now we have our latest contestant, the Lamborghini PDA, that is made by Asus. It’s no unique model, as ZX1 Lamborghini is practically a P560 with an extravagant design, and we only have to pay for that and we have to pay a lot: although the handset is not yet final, it’s price will be around €1100 EUR when it gets to stores (if it will ever get there). Since the sample we got from Asus Hungary is not a final edition, there were no accessories and box, although I’d like to know what one gets with the handset for such a price. I hope we’ll get to know that one day.
It’s hard to tell about ZX1 that it’s a luxury device, as it looks rather like a fashion phone, a kind of a designer handset. It’s a fact that it looks really good, I think the design is a great one; I could tell that it’s a Lamborghini-style phone even without looking at the label. However, in terms of the materials used there is nothing too good, we shouldn’t even be looking for metal parts, there are only medium quality plastics that get dirty easily – as a matter of fact there is nothing nice to tell about this, it’s a real shame when such an expensive device cracks and creaks, and ZX1 does just that. I can’t say it’s small, as it weighs 119 grams and its size is 59.5 x 115.6 x 13.2 mm.
On top of the front we’ll see the speaker and the secondary camera used for video calls. Below them we can find the QVGA display with a diagonal of 2.8”, which is also of medium quality, as its viewing angle is rather small. Under this there is the inevitable automobili Lamborghini label, while in the bottom there is the navigation panel. This is made up of six buttons and an extremely sensitive d-pad, which sometimes gives a really hard time when navigating in the menu.
The top part of the back, that has the camera on it, is well separated from the other parts, as it is embossed, the handset is thicker over here. The camera is a 3.2 megapixel one, but no labels are to tell us, the manufacturer rather chose Lambo and Asus logos. The central area of the detachable part is like the back of LG Secret, it’s made of fiberglass plastic, but it’s not half as heavy, which also suggests high quality. On the right side of the gadget there is a ZX1 logo and the camera’s exposure button, beneath the previous one there is the miniUSB connector. The cover is possibly a design element, it really reminds me a bit of sports cars’ doors, but I think it’s a bit superficial, I don’t like it.
The top part is possibly there to remind us of an air inlet, but to tell the truth I think they could have made something better than a piece of plastic that looks like honeycombs. In the top left corner there is the silo of the great stylus, under this there are the volume control keys, the reset gap, the keylock’s slider and the microSD slot, the latter being covered by a lid. On the bottom there is the wristband’s hook.
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