Windows Phone Thoughts: Let's Glofiishing with the X500

Figure 19: Side view of the HP iPAQ h1940 (top) and E-TEN Glofiish X500 (bottom).


Figure 20: Side view of the HP iPAQ h1940 (top) and E-TEN Glofiish X500 (bottom).


Figure 21: Angled view of the HP iPAQ h1940 (left) and E-TEN Glofiish X500 (right).

These pictures are a tad deceiving. The famously thin HP iPAQ h1940 is wider and thinner than the X500, though it's not clearly visible above.


Figure 22: Side view of the E-TEN Glofiish X500 (top) and Zune (bottom).


Figure 23: Angled view of the Zune (left) and E-TEN Glofiish X500 (right).

It's not everyday you see a Pocket PC head-to-head with a Zune, but with the media player slowly making its way into the hands of consumers, I thought some of you might appreciate the size of the X500 together with a Zune. The X500 is marginally slimmer than the Zune. Otherwise, they're similarly sized with regard to width and height. I did take a couple of shots of the X500 with the iPod nano, but for all intents and purposes, the shots were too cruel and bizarre to feature in this review. ;)

At 146g (with the battery), the X500 is a lightweight device. Coupled with minimal pocket bulge courtesy of its slim form factor, the X500 is a device that fits comfortably in the pocket. Kudos to E-TEN for getting it right here.