E-Ten Glofiish X500 GPS smart phone

There's a lot to like about the Glofiish X500: it's a quad band world phone with good phone reception, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR, a strong GPS and good battery life. A few unpolished edges gnaw away at our star rating however: it looks and feels like a...

The thinnest Pocket PC phone with GPS and WiFi ; Lightweight ; Integrated SiRFStar III GPS ; WiFi B & G ; Bluetooth 2.0 ; FM radio ; Good 2MP camera with flash ; Great build quality

No 3G ; Leather case doesn't have belt clip ; One-handed operation is difficult ; Doesn't come with GPS mapping software ; Camera application is slow ; Pricey

There's no doubt that this is a high-end Pocket PC phone. The use of quality materials and textures and the breakthrough integration of a slew of wireless technologies (though no 3G) in such a slim form factor all make for a terrifically well-rounded...

The SiRFStar III antenna is superb at obtaining and maintaining a fix. Sitting at my desk, about two feet from a bay window and with the X500+ on my desk pointing at one end of the bay it happily found a fix. Obviously you can’t carry this too far – at...

Although not perfect, E-Ten's Glofiish X500 stands out from the current Windows Mobile 5.0 crowd thanks to its compact size, metal finish, full array of connectivity options and integrated GPS. Disappointingly, 3G does not feature and at £430 without...