General Mobile's DSTL1 Android phone eyes-on

by Chris Ziegler posted Feb 18th 2009 at 1:44PM

Never mind the Magic -- we've run across another Android device lurking in the midst at MWC, and if you squint, you might just see some HTC influence in this one, too. We'd heard General Mobile's dual-SIM DSTL1 would launch here, granted, but given its reasonably high-end look and the fact that we'd only seen renders ahead of the show, you have to appreciate our skepticism. Of course, we're delighted to be proven wrong in these sorts of situations, and we had a chance to play around with a DSTL1 today; WQVGA feels weak and there might be just a little too much Touch Diamond influence, but you have to respect the 5 megapixel AF cam, 4GB of internal storage plus microSD expansion, dual SIM slots, and on-board FM radio. Ultimately, the fact that this thing'll only be available in two tri-band EDGE flavors kills the dream, but goodness, these guys are getting close, aren't they? Follow the break for video!

Gallery: General Mobile's DSTL1 Android phone eyes-on

Filed under: Handsets, Features, Others, GSM, EDGE, Android

Tags: android, dstl1, dual sim, DualSim, features, general mobile, GeneralMobile, mwc, mwc 09, mwc 2009, Mwc09, Mwc2009

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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ProfessorDex @ Feb 18th 2009 3:04PM

Holy Mirror Batman!!!

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Sam @ Feb 18th 2009 3:08PM

Is that a serious post of have you lost the plot?

I need instructions please.

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petrosdias @ Feb 18th 2009 3:35PM

True, the screen cover is indeed a bit too reflective. Why no 3G though?! And I really don't get why they would emphasize so much on dual-sim. Sure, it's a neat function but I think it's more for a niche market than general use. I have only seen some girls using two phones...

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niftydl @ Feb 18th 2009 5:26PM

Most of the world uses prepaid (and not 3g), and that usually means people have multiple providers and different SIMs based on what kind of rates they want to use for specific phonecall. Where is the magic dual sim/global 3g phone + android + big multitouch capacitive touchscreen. Boooo :P

This thing is shiny though.

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