It isn’t an Android Phone by a major carrier and the distribution channels are few and far between, but that doesn’t make the General Mobile DSTL1 any less of a phone! Michael Oryl from MobileBurn just got his device, unboxed it and did a pretty thorough run through all of its features:
So what is the conclusion? Here are some highlights from the review:
Overall pretty nice
Resistive touchscreen works fine (compared to capacitative)
5MP camera is great
Google Maps and Android Market are MIA (What the heck?!?!!??) There are some alternatives fortunately but still… WACK
80% of the apps worked fine, other 20% were victim of half-VGA resolution
A few noticeable bugs
Text input is slow
No 3G is disappointing
Dual SIM is awesome
Battery life is rough
Not too shabby for an “off the beaten path” manufacturer… but personally, this isn’t a mobile phone I would consider putting in my stable.