Smartphone Thoughts: Metallic Marvel: The Dopod 595 Reviewed

Figures 39 and 40: The 595's cameras support photos...


Figure 41: ... and videos.

The 595 is unique in that aside from supporting the input and display of English, it also supports the input and display of Chinese, thanks to various additional input modes (T9 Stroke and T9 Pinyin). Keys "1" to "5" of the 595's numeric keypad are used for inputting strokes, while keys "2" to "9" are used for the pinyin system. If you've dealt with these methods of input before (common to Nokia phones sold in Asia), then you'll have little issues using the 595's.


Figure 42: English - and Chinese!

It's worth pointing out that in order for the 595 to display Chinese, it utilizes the "Nina" font as its default font rather than Windows Mobile 5.0's "Segoe" font. It's a little wider than Segoe, and can cause some applications' text fields to truncate at the edge of the display. Fortunately, a registry hack can modify the 595's default font to Segoe, though Chinese characters will no longer display.




Figures 43 and 44: "Hello".