You Can’t Break This Phone - Casio G’zOne
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Tags: Casio, Cell Phone, G-zOne, Mobile
If you are one of those who can’t help your mobile phone falling off your hands and from wherever else you keep it, you will surely be interested in a new phone called G’zOne, from Casio. To describe in as short as one sentence - The G’zOne from Casio is one tough water-resistant, shock-resistant, navigation system-ready, camera/camcorder cell phone. [picture of G'zOne is below]
Though most of the features that G’zOne has are similar to that of many other mobile brands, but some are unique and quite interesting such as it being water and shock resistant. Some of the important features are:
Messaging
- Text Messaging, Mobile instant messaging and Predictive Text
- EMS - Enhanced Messaging service for sending sound
- MMS for sending pictures and video
Bluetooth
- Headset and Handsfree
- Serial Port Profile
- Dial-Up Networking (DUN)
Talk Related Features
-Speakerphone
-Voice digit dialing
-Voice commands and Voice memo
-Up to 203 minutes of talk time and 170 hours of standby time
-TTY/TTD capable
Imaging Features
-300K CMOS camera with LED light
-Maximum resolution 480×640, Video - 176×144
-1.8″ display, 65k colors and supports MPEG4
-3x digital zoom for camera and video with self timer
Multimedia
-Wallpapers
-176×220 px
-Ringtone supports AAC, AAC+, MIDI, PMD, AMR and MP3
Now take a look at the Military test results.
Drop Test - G’zOne was dropped for 26 times from a height of 1.5 meters and test condition to pass the test was that phone switches on after every drop. Result - The G’zOne powered on every time.
Vibration Test - The G’zOne was clamped to an aluminium plate and subjected to various levels of vibration. Result - The Gz’One passed without an incident.
The G’zOne was also made to go through other tests that include Salt Fog Test, Water Resistance Test, Immersion Test, Dust Resistance Test, Solar Radiation Test, and G’zOne passed all of them without any issues.
» More about this mobile on G’zOne website, also click here to check its price.
Ranggi Said,
July 18, 2007 @ 5:41 am
where can I get this 3 column theme?
Raj Said,
July 18, 2007 @ 9:14 am
Hi Ranggi,
Appreciate your interest in this theme. I customized it myself. If you would like to have a copy of this theme, please let me know, will send you a copy.
Joni Said,
July 22, 2007 @ 5:25 pm
I just got a G’zOne last week from Verizon, after burning out two LG Chocolates and one LG enV in a 2-week period (perhaps being struck by lightning about a month ago had something to do with that?). I really thought Verizon was going to fire us, but they’ve been great. I love this phone! And I haven’t burned it out yet either! It’s a little different than the one you have pictured, though. Mine is NOT Bluetooth compatible. It comes with a headset adapter so I can use my old plug-in headset. The camera is a lot better than the one listed in your specs. It’s a 2.0 megapixel with 3X zoom when set on 960 x 1280 resolution. When kicked up to 1200 x 1600 resolution, the zoom is inoperative. It’s quite a bit heavier than the Chocolate or my old Samsung, but in a way that’s comforting cuz I feel like it’ll be able to withstand the inevitable bumps and jars. And it’s still working!!! Great phone, and Verizon just dropped the price on it so that sweetened the deal. I just happened upon this site cuz I’ve been talking about 2 1/2 hours today and got a low battery warning. This site came up when I did a search on “talk time” to see if it was draining too quickly. Seems about right according to your specs. Has anyone ever downloaded ringtones from Verizon? I’m debating whether to do that, but I’m OK with the ring tone selection that came with the phone (nothing great, but nothing terribly objectionable). Thanks for your review!
Joan Said,
June 15, 2008 @ 10:51 am
Looking for a headset with fishtale adapter for the GZ-one.
Do you have any leads to where I might be able to buy two?
The Verizon dealer told me they do not make them anymore.
Is this true?
Looking forward to your reply.
Sincerely,
Joan Cass
Joni Said,
June 16, 2008 @ 9:22 pm
Joan, I haven’t heard they don’t make them any more — I bought a second one at the Verizon store here about 9 months ago. Check out this link on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/OEM-UTStarcom-GzOne-Type-V-Type-S-GZ1-Headset-Adapter_W0QQitemZ320262878733QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item320262878733&_trkparms=72%3A552%7C39%3A1%7C65%3A12&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
Wow when I look at that, it seems pretty long. If it doesn’t work, try a search on eBay for “G’zOne Type-V Type-S GZ1 Headset Adapter” (you need to put it in as G’zone rather than Gzone or it won’t come up). This looks like the one I got. I can plug my old headset into the round end and use a number of old headsets. I’m not sure if that’s what you’re looking for, but the price is right! Good luck!