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Manufacturer: Casio Inc. Part number: G'zOne Commando
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- The Casio G'zOne Commando is absolutely the choice if you want a rugged Android smartphone, but you have to keep its various negatives in mind.
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CNET editors' review
Casio G'zOne Commando (Verizon Wireless) price range: $49.99 - $253.95
- Reviewed by: Nicole Lee
- Reviewed on: 05/03/2011
The good: The Casio G'zOne Commando is a durable and rugged handset that is also an Android smartphone. It has a great suite of applications for outdoor enthusiasts. Other notable features include Wi-Fi, mobile hot-spot capability for up to five devices, GPS, and high-security encryption for corporate e-mail.
The bad: The Casio G'zOne Commando is unfortunately saddled with bloatware from Verizon, and the default search engine is Bing. Google Maps is not preinstalled either, though you can download it yourself. Casio's snap-out menu is not as fluid as we would like. Photo quality is average, and call quality is a little muddy.
The bottom line: The Casio G'zOne Commando is absolutely the choice if you want a rugged Android smartphone, but you have to keep its various negatives in mind.
User reviews
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Nice phone
by findagoodone on August 19, 2011
Pros: rugged, water resistant, works good
Cons: Swype, battery draining apps
Summary: I hate swype and auto complete. Turned it off. Turned off auto update for apps, really helped battery life. Gotta love the looks when your at lunch and drop it ...
Summary: I hate swype and auto complete. Turned it off. Turned off auto update for apps, really helped battery life. Gotta love the looks when your at lunch and drop it into a glass of tea. Priceless. I would recommend this phone for cool people.
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As Tough as a Tank ... and About as Fast as One
by Lojikbom on August 16, 2011
Pros: Durable, fully-featured
Cons: Slow, bulky
Summary: This is my first smartphone, so it's a little difficult to compare. It's a big improvement over my last phone (LG enV3), but it can be buggy sometimes. ...
Summary: This is my first smartphone, so it's a little difficult to compare. It's a big improvement over my last phone (LG enV3), but it can be buggy sometimes. e.g., sometimes I have to restart it in order to get basic functions like the GPS to turn on or off. A restart usually does the trick, but given it takes about 2.5 minutes to restart it - from the point you power it off to the point you can use it again (yes, I timed it) - it's a bit of a pain. I don't use many of the fancy features very often, but as I get accustomed to it, I'm starting to use them more and it would be nice if I didn't have to restart it every few days or weeks just to get basic functions to work. There's also a bit of a lag when turning pages sometimes.
Otherwise, I've dropped it, dunked it, dinged it (no actual marks on phone) and it still works. I borrowed the one-line summary from a blog post I read. It's accurate. If you're looking of something fast, this ain't it, but if you want something that you can play rough with and don't have to baby, this is your model. -
Tough phone but the little things make it tough to use
by muddskippa on August 15, 2011
Pros: The GZone gear aps are cool and fun to use. Im usually tough on phones and was hesitant to get a smart phone to to issues my wife has had with her phones breaking screens ect, but so far this has withstood the drop test and submersion test (dropped it whi
Cons: The pre loaded aps kill the battery quickly and if you are using any of the G gear aps or GPS dont plan on using the phone for more than an hr or the battery will die. The Camera on this phone sucks! poor quality on the pics and the zoom does not work (
Summary: 1 month of use and over all Im satisfied with the phone, I would like some assitance from Verizon or Casio on this camera issue (I would take a functioning ...
Summary: 1 month of use and over all Im satisfied with the phone, I would like some assitance from Verizon or Casio on this camera issue (I would take a functioning camera over any other funtion on the phone except for the call and texting).
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A GOOD CONSTRUCTION DROID
by narn3049 on August 2, 2011
Pros: READ SUMMARY
Cons: READ SUMMARY
Summary: I LOVED THIS PHONE- IT IS GOOD FOR PEOPLE (MAINLY PEOPLE THAT ARE RUGGED ON PHONES) THAT WANT A DROID, I REALLY LOVE THE DESIGN, AND THE PHONE ITSELF. iT ...
Summary: I LOVED THIS PHONE- IT IS GOOD FOR PEOPLE (MAINLY PEOPLE THAT ARE RUGGED ON PHONES) THAT WANT A DROID, I REALLY LOVE THE DESIGN, AND THE PHONE ITSELF. iT is a nice phone and i recommend it to anyone that asks me about it.
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good phone if you want ruggedness
by 4617366 on July 14, 2011
Pros: good looks easy to use
Cons: bluetooth connectivity sucks on second phone trying to get one that connects all the time (i use plantronics voyager pro)
Summary: hope that i can get one that works with my voyager pros
Summary: hope that i can get one that works with my voyager pros
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Exactly what it should be
by yanx206 on May 18, 2011
Pros: *Rugged and Waterproof. Isn't that why you're looking for this phone anyways?
*Takes great pics for a 5 megapixel camera, especially when you're taking them underwater
*Snap Out menu is new and unique in a saturated android arena
*Slimmer than I wouldCons: *The Flash on the camera doesn't have an auto-flash mode
*Not a Push To Talk device
*Battery life is averageSummary: If you've become accustomed to the G'zOne line of products, you'll be very pleased to know that this falls in line with their previous line of products. ...
Summary: If you've become accustomed to the G'zOne line of products, you'll be very pleased to know that this falls in line with their previous line of products. A great, durable, reliable phone with a loud speaker and tough styling.
This isn't meant to be a device with top of the line specs that will blow your socks off like the Thunderbolt or other 4G devices. -
dose not hold up like verizon tells everyone
by tylerdixon on October 22, 2011
Pros: i dont like the casio phones
Cons: the phone i have keeps frying my memory cards amd when i try to tell verizon about this they come back to tell me that noone els hase this problem but icant think that is true. another problem i have had with the phone is when i upggraded the system it wo
Summary: i gess what im trying to say is ive had a lot of bad lick with thes phomes.
Summary: i gess what im trying to say is ive had a lot of bad lick with thes phomes.
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Specifications
- Manufacturer: Casio Inc.
- Part number: G'zOne Commando
- Description: When you are at the extreme, on the very edge of physical id mental toughness. When you can't afford to lose your smarts. But also when you are doing business. competing entirely on intellect, and need tough, robust backup. Gear that you can depend on in any situation. Not just a gadget. "Brain Powered" gear that intelligently supports your life. The tough smartphone Casio G'zOne Commando that has power to spare when you need to give it your all.
General
- Packaged Quantity 1
- Product Type Smartphone
- Form Factor Touch - Yes
- Resistance Waterproof,
Dustproof,
Shockproof - Integrated Components Wi-Fi hotspot,
GPS receiver,
Digital camera,
Digital player,
Voice recorder - Width 2.6 in
- Depth 0.6 in
- Height 5.1 in
- Weight 5.4 oz
Cellular
- Technology CDMA2000 1X
- Mobile Broadband Generation 3G
- Service Provider Verizon Wireless
- Operating System Android 2.2 OS
- Input Device(s) Touch sensitive screen
Messaging & Internet
- Cellular Messaging Services EMS,
MMS,
SMS - Instant Messaging Services Yahoo! Messenger,
AOL Instant Messenger Service (AIM),
Google Talk,
Skype,
Windows Live Messenger (MSN Messenger) - Supported Email Protocols POP3,
IMAP4 - Supported Social Networks and Blogs MySpace,
Twitter,
Facebook - Messaging & Data Features Microsoft PowerPoint support,
Microsoft Excel support,
Microsoft Word support,
PDF support,
Adobe Flash support - Mobile Services VCAST,
YouTube,
Bing Search,
Gmail,
Google Search,
Google Play Communications
- Data Transmission EV-DO
- Wireless Interface Bluetooth 2.1 EDR,
IEEE 802.11b/g/n - WLAN Security WPA2
- Bluetooth Profiles Object Push Profile (OPP),
Hands Free Profile (HFP),
Headset Profile (HSP),
Phonebook Access Profile (PBAP),
Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP),
Audio/Video Remote Control Profile (AVRCP),
Audio/Video Control Transport Protocol (AVCTP),
Audio/Video Distribution Transport Protocol (AVDTP),
General Audio/Video Distribution Profile (GAVDP) - Communication Features Internet browser,
Mobile Email client Phone Features
- Phone Functions Voice control,
Call timer,
Conference call,
Flight mode,
Speakerphone,
Voice dialing,
Vibrating alert - Polyphonic Ringer Yes
- Sensors Proximity sensor,
Thermometer,
Accelerometer,
Ambient light sensor,
Pedometer,
Digital compass - Additional Features Text-to-Speech (text recognition),
E-911 compliant,
Intelligent typing (T9),
TTY compatible,
Widgets support,
Flash light Organizer
- Personal Information Management Synchronization with PC,
Calendar,
Calculator,
Reminder,
Alarm clock Media Player
- Supported Digital Audio Standards M4A,
eAAC+,
AAC +,
MP3,
WMA,
MIDI,
AAC,
AMR - Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4,
H.263,
WMV,
3GP,
H.264 Memory
- RAM 512 MB
- User Memory 1 GB
- Supported Flash Memory Cards microSDHC - up to 32 GB
Digital Camera
- Sensor Resolution 5 megapixels
- Focus Adjustment Automatic
- Special Effects Monochrome,
Negative,
Sepia - White Balance Automatic,
Presets - Camera Light Source LED light
- Features Video recording,
Geo-tagging Navigation System
- GPS Navigation GPS receiver
- Navigation Software & Services Google Maps,
VZ Navigator,
Bing Maps Display
- Type LCD display - Color
- Technology TFT
- Diagonal Size 3.6 in
- Display Resolution 800 x 480 pixels
- Multi-language Menu Yes
- Display Languages English,
Spanish - Features Wallpaper
Connections
- Connector Type Headset jack - Mini-phone 3.5 mm,
USB Battery
- Technology Lithium ion
- Capacity 1460 mAh
- Run Time Details Talk ( CDMA ) - up to 450 min,
Standby ( CDMA ) - up to 270 hour(s) Miscellaneous
- Compliant Standards HAC(Hearing Aid Compatible),
MIL-STD 810G - Included Accessories Power adapter , Power adapter,
USB cable - Also Included microSDHC - 8 GB
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature -13 °F
- Max Operating Temperature 185 °F
Product series
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Casio G'zOne Commando (Verizon Wireless)
Manufacturer: Casio Inc.
Specs: Verizon Wireless,
CDMA2000 1X,
5.4 oz,
5 megapixels,
3.6 in
Manufacturer info
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- Address:
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