3G, Bluetooth, media player, touchscreen

Sep 19, 2007 08:03 GMT  ·  By

In the race of packing as many evolved performances in a tiny device, the watch phone IMobile C1000 has won in a highly impressive way. This doesn't mean that it comes anywhere closer to the sizes of regular hand watches, but certainly proves to be way smaller than those of normal mobile phones.

IMobile C1000 comes as an improvement of the M300 watch phone that was released some time ago. The device is capable of placing calls in the GSM network at a quality similar to that of regular mobile phones. It comes equipped with a 1.5 inch touchscreen, as this is the most accessible solution for the user to interact with it and not having to rely on a large number of tiny and impossible to use buttons. The phone also supports handwriting recognition, but this regards only Chinese characters.

The phone also includes Bluetooth with A2DP, a feature that will be highly useful for placing wireless calls and not having to talk to the wrist, secret agent style. Impressively enough, the device also includes a media player, a feature that evolved handsets manage to include. There is a total of 60 MB of internal memory for storing music files and personal content on. There is no way of increasing this memory, but the fact that it has this feature is already over any expectations, so there's no room for complaints.

The user can transfer its personal files on the IMobile C1000 watch phone through USB connectivity, just like with a regular mobile device. One of the most impressive aspects about this device is that it is also 2G and 3G enabled and this allows the user to browse through web pages at fast speeds on one of the smallest display screens ever seen.

IMobile C1000 is a Chinese device and this is obvious right from the start, as its menu supports only this language. For this reason, there are very low chances that it will ever hit other markets, even if some people might be interested in owning one, when considering its performances. The language would be a constant problem, as the owner must be fluent in Chinese.