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| Mitsubishi Trium Geo |
| General |
| Network | Gsm 900 / Gsm 1800 |
| Announced | 1999 |
| Status | Discontinued |
| Size |
| Dimensions | 132 X 49 X 29 Mm, 140 Cc |
| Weight | 149 G |
| Display |
| Type | Monochrome Graphic |
| Size | 5 X 13 To 25 Chars |
| | - Picture Menu
- Softkey |
| Ringtones |
| Type | Monophonic |
| Amount | 12 |
| Customization | No |
| Vibration | Yes |
| | - Ascending Ring Tone |
| Memory |
| Phonebook | 100 |
| Call Records | 10 Dialed, 5 Received, 5 Missed Calls |
| Card Slot | No |
| | - Detailed Call Duration Reports |
| Data |
| Gprs | No |
| Hscsd | No |
| Edge | No |
| 3g | No |
| Wlan | No |
| Bluetooth | No |
| Infrared Port | No |
| Usb | |
| Features |
| Messaging | Sms |
| Browser | |
| Clock | Yes |
| Alarm | Yes |
| Games | No |
| Colors | 3 |
| Languages | 8 |
| Camera | No |
| | - Scratchpad
- Currency Converter |
| Battery |
| | Standard, 900 Mah Nimh |
| Stand-by | 150 H |
| Talk Time | 3 H |
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Mitsubishi - Trium GeoMitsubishi Trium Geo
A Wap phone which proves that a feature set is not necessarily measured by the price.
The Trium is not a phone for the style conscious. It's far from attractive and is not slim in any dimension. That said, it's not too heavy and should fit in most pockets. Considering that the Trium sells for £99 (including VAT) as a pre-pay mobile phone package, its uninspired design can be easily forgiven.
When we first saw the Trium, we were concerned by the small dimensions of the screen, but we soon found that our worries were unfounded. The display is indeed small, but the resolution of the screen is so good that you hardly notice its size. The high resolution of the display has been exploited to its full potential, as well with the whole menu system dripping with impressive graphic representations.
Even when the phone is in standby you're presented with a picture of a butterfly that flaps its wings when a button is activated. You also get a constant display of the time of day and the date, something that's useful if your watch is being repaired.
The Trium has a flip cover that hides the numeric pad, although this isn't an active flip, so don't just open it and start talking when the phone rings unless you want to look silly. That said, you don't actually have to open the flip cover to answer the phone, since the basic controls are not covered.
Simple navigation
Where the Trium scores highly is in its usability. Navigation is so simple that you'd think you were using a far more expensive unit. The two buttons beneath the display take you directly to either internet or SMS functionality, while the four-way rocker switch gives you access to all the phone's features. The other two exposed buttons are the call and hang-up controls.
The beauty of this design is that you rarely have to open the flip. If you want to use the Wap features you can control everything from the exposed controls, and this phone handles Wap very well. When we accessed Genie we were happy to see that each of the possible selections was given its own line, making selection very easy. It also responded far quicker than the Ericsson. We found that performing operations such as checking cinema times were simple and quick, making the Wap capability a useful feature rather than a gimmick.
As far as the features go, you get everything you would expect from a more expensive unit, including several annoying musical ring tones. You even have the option of a vibrating alert instead of a ring tone, if you like that kind of thing. Of course, some of the more advanced phone features are missing, such as a scheduler or some games, but all the important stuff is here. The only disappointing aspect of the Trium is the Ni-MH battery. We would have preferred a lithium-ion one which would suffer less from memory effect, but considering the price of the phone it's a fair compromise.
The Trium lacks GSM1900 support, but this is less of an issue in a budget phone like this. It does, however, support both 900GSM and 1800GSM standards.
In the few months since we looked at the Nokia 7110, Wap services have come on a long way, but we're still not in a position where it's worth buying a phone purely on the strength of Wap. That said, if you're looking to buy a phone anyway, Wap capability is definitely a bonus.
The Trium surprised us completely. We were not expecting much from a £99 pre-pay phone, but were forced to reassess our opinion, particularly as it has a superb feature set. If you're considering a pre-pay mobile phone, consider the Trium, it could be the best deal around. |
| Common misspellings on this brand: mitsbuishi , mitsub8ishi , mktsubishi , mitshbishi , mitsubihi , mitshubishi , mits7bishi , mitsubish9i , mjtsubishi |
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