Physical aspects
The Graphite is a smartphone in a candybar shell, so everything is out on the front of the handset and there's no moving parts, nor an external antenna. The colour scheme is a combination of gunmetal grey and silver - not the most stylish combination but still respectable - while the shell itself is made of plastic. Measurements are at 109.5 x 46.9 x 18 millimetres and the Graphite weighs just 105 grams. While it's a slightly big phone it's very light for the hardware it carries.
User interface & display
The Graphite's screen is a high resolution 2.2 inch LCD module, capable of displaying only 65,536 colours due to operating system limitations.
Making and receiving calls
For the sake of phone calls, the Graphite can connect to 3G UMTS networks and GSM networks. It supports the widely used 2100 band for 3G (used throughout the world except for America) as well as tri-band GSM 900, 1800 and 1900 for use in all countries. Tested on the Vodafone 3G network it has good reception, scoring on the same level as my Sharp 903 (my personal benchmark) in areas of bad reception.
Connectivity
The Graphite has several options for connecting to the outside world. It uses 3G UMTS 2100 and GSM 900/1800/1900 for long range connectivity. UMTS allows download speeds of up to 384 Kbps, while slower GPRS on GSM networks only allows for 48 Kbps. The Graphite doesn't support EDGE or HSDPA. For local connectivity USB, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi wireless are available.
Multimedia package
The Graphite comes with Microsoft's Windows Media 10 Player Mobile. Media Player supports a number of music formats including MP3, AAC and WMA files. There's also support for MIDI files with 64 tone polyphonics. You can search for music when the program is first run and create your own playlists. Functions such as repeat and random play are supported. Video files can also be played as long they have the 3GP or WMV extensions.
PIM applications
While it might be the smartphone and not the PDA version of Windows Mobile, there's still plenty of useful PIM applications installed in the Graphite.
Battery life
The Graphite is supported by a 1100 mAh battery, which officially enables talk time of up to four hours and 200 hours of standby time.
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