The screen in GSPDA’s M70 is a bit of an oddball – no other Palm OS licensee has ever used screens with a resolution of 176×240. Additionally, reflective screens have been as good as dead since the epic Tungsten T, having been replaced by transflective or transmissive screens. Anyways, can it stack up against Palm’s current offerings?
The first comparison object is our trusty, first-gen Palm TX. Even though its display is very bad, it still manages to produce a stronger green. All other colors are on-par.
Palm’s Treo 680 beats the M70 in all disciplines except the black screen:
In reflective mode, the devices are on par:
The transmissive screen found on the rx4240 has no problems beating the M70:
In the end, the M70’s screen definitely is less colorful than its competitor’s when used indoors – I would rate it more-less on par with a Palm m515. However, the reflective screen manages to play out its strengths outdoors, beating all but the Treo 680 with great ease. If you can live with the resolution(aka you don’t need HiRes because of tiny fonts,…), you will not have problems with the color depth…
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Are you still going to do a software review for the M70? Although it may be considered an outdated phone, I found a good deal on one and would like to know if it’s worth the price.
Thanks.
Hi Al,
nice to see that our Dr. Kohrs isn’t the only M70 user left!
We regularily do reviews of Palm OS programs (access them via the software review categories). Essentially, every program that is compatible with a Treo 600 also runs on your M70.
If a program doesn’t run, usually the only consequence is that you have to delete it off – so why not hit the TamsShop and look for some stuff?
All the best
Tam Hanna