Comments on: ZiiLABS Announces TRINITY

By: kc

kc — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:37:03 +0000

all i care about is how it will perform. cant wait to see some vids

By: Santamoose

Santamoose — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:07:41 +0000

I knew someone would bitch about the looks of this phone. For fucks sake, it has the StemCell processor that can act as both a super processor, or a super GPU, or WHATEVER it needs to do.

By: MountainX

MountainX — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:16:59 +0000

> can any other phone do this?

have you checked out the Nokia N900?
Root access doesn’t require any hacks.

By: didi

didi — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:11:53 +0000

if this is a device for developers, will i have root access?
am i able to put the newest android sources on it? (after compiling etc. of course). I’m so disappointed about waiting for carriers to release an update. i want the newest version, directly from google. can any other phone do this? of course no hacked g1 or something…

By: Josh

Josh — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:57:52 +0000

@Vladimir

I couldn’t try the 1080p HDMI output coz Zii was asking $50 for a freaking HDMI cable. The Audio quality is good, but half the time I only got mono sound due to some issues with their audio connector. Touch screen was awfully unreliable. The device would not unlock from a locked state 50% of time. Their sync software corrupted my Windows installation, and I had to re-install everything. The list of issues is endless, and they’ll probably need years (if ever) to fix those.

By: Vladimir Kelman

Vladimir Kelman — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:20:07 +0000

@Josh and @Nick,
I share bad Zii EGG experience: almost nothing work on it which is supposed to work. However, a sound quality with stock Zii EGG earphones is astonishing and a video/screen quality is excellent too. Hopefully, it will be as good in Trinity, while bugs will be eliminated…
Zii EGG is said to be capable of a full 1080p HDMI output as well. Did someone really try and proof that?

By: ari-free

ari-free — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:19:10 +0000

yeah it’s a concept phone. I want to know more about this zii stemcell…how does it really perform?

By: Nick

Nick — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:03:04 +0000

@Josh: Forget about Plaszma, this thing can run Linux, which means it can run Android. Or perhaps even Debian, Red Hat, Slackware, etc.

This thing will never see the stores, it’s a promotional device to market the Zii “STEMCELL” system-on-a-chip.
That part is what makes this phone interesting, being able to to 1080p movies with you to watch them on your mate’s television.

By: phoenix

phoenix — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:54:30 +0000

the buttons at the bottom look ugly. and a smaller screen than the g1? no thx. i’ll pass,

By: ari-free

ari-free — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:41:28 +0000

oh it can do video conferencing…I’d trust this more than the saygus.

By: gwlaw99

gwlaw99 — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:25:38 +0000

Look at all that empty space on the top and bottom. How about a 4″ screen?

By: Treiz

Treiz — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:12:54 +0000

Interested if it comes to ATT

By: ari-free

ari-free — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:03:38 +0000

no game controls? what’s the point?

By: Techraan

Techraan — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:37:35 +0000

*sigh* Can someone please make me a cool Android phone for T-Mobile? A phone that’s cool like the Xperia X10… please?

By: Max

Max — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:27:16 +0000

The battery specification is similar to the G1. Not to spectacular in that department. Or is there a difference between lithium polymer or ion?