| Mitsubishi Trium Neptune |
| General |
| Network | Gsm 900 / Gsm 1800 |
| Announced | 2000 |
| Status | Available |
| Size |
| Dimensions | 120 X 50 X 28 Mm |
| Weight | 120 G |
| Display |
| Type | Monochrome Graphic |
| Size | 5 X 13 To 25 Chars |
| | - Picture Menu
- Softkey |
| Ringtones |
| Type | Monophonic |
| Amount | 20 |
| Customization | No |
| Vibration | Yes |
| | - Ascending Ring Tone |
| Memory |
| Phonebook | 100 |
| Call Records | 10 Dialed, 10 Received, 10 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 | Wap 1.1 |
| Clock | Yes |
| Alarm | Yes |
| Games | Yes |
| Colors | 3 |
| Languages | 8 |
| Camera | No |
| | - T9
- Scratchpad
- Currency Converter
- Built-in Handsfree
- Active Flip |
| Battery |
| | Standard Battery, Nimh 800 Mah |
| Stand-by | 130 H |
| Talk Time | 3 H |
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Mitsubishi - Trium NeptuneMitsubishi Trium Neptune
The Neptune has a lot in common with the company's other Trium model, the Mars. With the exception of an opaque plastic body and a flip, the phone comes with a similar set of features.
Plastic Funk
Whichever way you see it, the 120g Neptune is bound to raise a few eyebrows. Mitsubishi has given the Neptune the same egg-shaped silhouette, a milk-white body with a colored flip and battery cover, and lots of plastic funk, which will likely appeal to the young and young at heart. Our review set was fitted with a Sunkist-orange flip cover, but you can choose from Apple, Blueberry, and Blue Ice.
However, given the trend towards sleek, slim and sophisticated-looking phones, the Neptune is probably too unconventional to appeal to a mainstream audience. It may take an Austin Powers to carry off this phone with unflinching panache.
This Looks Familiar
Apart from the exterior, the Neptune’s menu is completely the same as its less-flashy sibling, the Mars. Both phones were released at the same time and even sport the same price tag of S$88 (inclusive of a two-year plan in Singapore).
We see the same attributes discussed in our review of the Mars: dualband, vibration alert, T9 predictive text, Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) browser, 100-entry phonebook, and an intuitive menu interface.
Encore For Two Features
A couple of features deserve repeated mention here as we reckon that they are especially apt for the fun and alternative-looking Neptune.
In one of the features, you can change the menu graphics and various animations to suit your style, say, a cheery flower, fluttering butterfly or concrete building as your main wallpaper. Other options include the usual smiley faces and paper planes.
We also liked the two puzzle games, especially Push where you play as a penguin attempting to maneuver some blocks into the right places. The games make use of level codes to save you from starting anew each time you play. If you get a chance to try this game, don't miss that adorable picture of a crying kid when it’s "game over".
Shortcomings
Like the Mars, the Neptune runs on a nickel-metal hydride battery, which is specified for a standby time of up to 130 hours and talktime of 3 hours. We managed three days out of the Mars on normal usage; we don't expect the Neptune to be any different. Once again, watch out for the memory effect that nickel-metal hydride batteries are infamous for. Sound quality was quite respectable, comparing favorably to that of any standard mobile phone.
Users will also quickly note that the flip is not active, functioning rather as a keypad cover. To answer an incoming call or to abort it, you have to open the flip to use the keys, which can be a hassle. The keys are made of a yielding soft rubber, but sufficiently spaced for comfortable use.
The built-in handsfree feature here suffers from the same shortcomings as the Mars. The loudspeaker is too weak and the microphone not sensitive enough.
Conclusion
In the end, we didn't come away loving the Trium Neptune, but there are ample core features to make this a good, very affordable choice for casual users. And if you happen to share the same taste as Austin Powers, then this will be a groovy, smashing phone to own. |
| Common misspellings on this brand: mitzsubishi , mitsubishki , migtsubishi , mitsubisjhi , misubishi , mits7ubishi , mkitsubishi , mitsubishbi , mitsxubishi |
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