Garmin-Asus nuvifone A50

shanker

very fine

JIMOH R

i need emergency no i want to call u

Dansti

I got this phone on Amazon when it was released in 2010, and it supposed to be unlocked...but NO!!...So, I still have it somewhere in home, never used....LOCked and apparently, there is no way to unlock it...anyone in here knows how to unlock it...it would probably make a great back up GPS and phone for my car....

Arvid Belgium

Download Garmin MapUpdater v3.3.4, connect your A50 via USB and the map update starts automatically. I just performed an update via a new laptop today.

b dawg

How have you managed to update the maps?

Anonymous

Correct, it doesn't download while navigating (unless you want current trafic updates and such, ofc) and the entire map is a fully featured Garmin-map. Furthermore it comes (well came) with a lifetime-update on maps, and it's still available. I'm currently updating the map on mine :)

david

THIs phone is useless.. google play stoore carries the best app but i cant download nor recieve google play store..The market is crap

Mike

Not need data while using GPS? Is it using a world map?

Techie

bro this cp sucks . ya can only use it when ya got a car but gps is available now so its useless, pros' durability at its finest cons gaming purposes is worst cant play video that was uploaded on it . ya got to use mx player first before ya can play vids// (sounds and audio is delayed 3-5 seconds always) need to get es file explorer for you to locate everything . this sucks . i used mine for almost 4 yrs now and i still have it . im just keepin it as a memento . btw im from the ph and i got a replacement battery at cartimar mga brad .

zaiz

my garmin refuse to Boot

mz

the batterie is rubbich

Anonymous

i have garmin asus nivifone a50 and there is a problem after doing master reset, it shown : please close the the battery cover, and restart the device to complete first-time setup whether i have closed the battery cover and also i have try to tap the restart but it still shown like that how could i solve this problem?

Anonymous

i have garmin-asus nuvifone A50 here in the philippines my problem is no battery available here for replacement.

Chaabo

How i upgride my phone?.....?

Chaabo

My phone when start loading stick in 95persent not continue...?..

Abhi

did u got the solution please tell me

Abhi

Hi I am using that phone but while i am using its shows an error CANNOT USE WHILE FILE TRANSFER MODE how to reduce it

qiqi

Why i my phone ringing tone cant b heard? Theres always a msg pip up said *this video cant be played* what video?

pothahtoo

why cannot open the too many pattern why very difficult to open

raj

I am in Singapore and i cant seem to find a replacement battery for this model.

sam

I just got this phone and I don't know what company of sim card should I put or deal with .. ?

AnonD-215158

you will find it in here, i personaly delt with this problem before

taff

My Garmin nuvifone will no longer read Sim cards ,has this happened to anyone else

AnonD-201907

my scerrn is beroken i need help to fixed

baig

my mobile is on transfer mode how to clear this.after this my mobile camera n gallery didnt Open....

Anonymous

whats t a50 dont have playstore h have android market is not good.

Anonymous

For bay

FUCK

LOL so Bad batry sucks and so slow and other... the market is realy slow and when u open it u have to sign in and that's bull.

mahmoud

Can this mobil write arabic mesdagr

AnonD-151206

Draining battery is because your battery is old. Get fresh battery from eBay USD 6 and it won't drain so quickly. Also, turn off Google sync when you don't need it.

khurshid

my a50 is so hot and also batry problem

AnonD-134288

please my a5o get so hot and the battrey get low quickly..any help please???

hichem

my a5o get so hot and the battrey get low quickly!!!!please any help?????

Anonymous

need dis help too pls help me

ravi

don't the front camera of Garmin work......every time I try to make the setting but it just don't access.....and when I make a viber call to another country.....I can hear the voice of other but my voice is not input by the phone....what's wrong....with this phone.....how can I fix my problems with my phone?

Anonymous

When i use viber on this phone mic doesnt work n skype not working at all

Anonymous

hello i need some help i am using Garmin A50 nuvifone i am getting calls on viber but the opponent dont listen me ..and .. why skype is not downloading on this phone ?

yooo

hello am using a garmin asus A 50 but during updating to the 2.1 android , i get a message that verification fails. any help pls

jonny

how tu buy SD card

Anonymous

Just want to know if anyone knows how to transfer contacts from a Garmin-Asus nuvifone A50 to a ipone5..

Adnan Abid

dears let me know how can i upgrade my fone to android version 2.3.6? should i restore my cell fone. ?

hello

use application "Move to SD" from android market to move applications from phone memory to SD card.

Junaid

I hav this cell phone its awesome supporting all kind of applctnxxxxxxxx....and 1080p hd songs......

Mohsin SHeikh

dear sir, u can download filemanager application from mobile market folder and install it then they show u all backup folder and files

AnonD-105128

hi, this is Adnan. i hve Asus A50. i want to knw that how can I install apps to SD Card or how can i move apps to SD Card.?

David Rodriguez

To me, this phone is very elegant in appearance. However, in function, it is just okay. Prior to this phone I had a Motorola i1 running just Android 1.5. This one is running Android 2.6, however, the Motorola i1 could run more Google applications than this one. I bought this phone particularly for using the Garmin Navigation function for free instead of having to pay for TeleNav Navigation usage. And it was good until I installed the latest Google Maps to it. Google Maps is, in my opinion, a much better navigation service than both Garmin's and TeleNav's (and possibly Tom Tom's as well) and it is FREE. Now I feel like selling this phone and getting one with a faster running processor and using Google Maps exclusively for navigation.

razack

My name is Razaki, i come from Tanzania, am there problem so i need help me plese. GARMIN fone : T...Mobile is blocked so i want help me now, and IMEi: is 357355030241282

khannasir

i have gramin asus mob and i need cod for network plz hellp me sombody

GI joe

i need the country code, am in Ghana

Anonymous

i need country code any 1 can help me?

Andrei

Very good phone, he got android 2.1, I like it very much and have a nice drawing.

c2k

good day to all, i have just purchased this garminasus a50 handphone/gps device yesterday, and need some help. - i have my personal poi from my old device (file name - garmin_wpt.nvm), where do i copy and paste this file to my a50 device/software, as i really need the location/position saved. -Another thing the camera button at the side of the device does not seem to able to take photos, why? Thanks a million and hope to get some advice from your guys and gals........Cheers

kiatine

can it work smoothly in kenya.

mt

I am in nigeria i can't download youtube video on my phone

Customer

Too slow... Hard to find accessories in Malaysia... "Where am I?" always states old place/"WHERE I WAS?"...

smey

too slow in perfomance when opens two or three parties in the same times. The font languages should support some languages so so.

rick

lol.

Anonymous

you need to update ur phone

AnonD-28869

Dear All I'm a new android user, I just get a new A50 from Australia and try to root it. It's successful with z4root and I try to install Thai font to system. Unfortuantely I did wrong by deleting font folder in the system, therefore I can't run the system again. When I power on, it still have only garmin asus android logo and can't use it again. Does anyone please let me know how to restore or resolve this problem, or I have to throw it away? Thank you in advance.

almazen81

Dear All I'm a new android user, I just get a new A50 from Australia and try to root it. It's successful with z4root and I try to install Thai font to system. Unfortuantely I did wrong by deleting font folder in the system, therefore I can't run the system again. When I power on, it still have only garmin asus android logo and can't use it again. Does anyone please let me know how to restore or resolve this problem, or I have to throw it away? Thank you in advance.

685

- My phone doesn't seem to turn on. How can i get it to turn on? - My volume button doesn't work either and it's really hard for me to wake up to catch my bus for school, can someone please help me?

Anonymous

I have the same problem!!! But I don't know how to fix it srry :( maybe you can try to call your cellphone distributor for more info? srry for bad english im french

jimbo

you have to reset factory settings its a known issue

Shawn

Should i get the Garmin-Asus Nuvifone A50 or the sidekick LX 2009?

Adriano

I have a problem with the internet connection . When open Browser : Browser cannot load this page because there is o internet!?? WI-FI : ON DATA : ON How can I fix this problem !? Please help me! Thank You for all.

Anonymous

You're RIGHT!!!! Over here in Europe its fully standardize.

Anonymous

I've had this A50 for three months now and everything seems to be working as smooth for me. The only PROBLEM with the phone is the battery. And after reading some of the comments posted here i think every country and its standard(EU).

cbn

dear jigsta, no secondary camera does not mean it doesnt support 3g or videocall.you can check out the dell fones it doesnt have the secondary camera option but has videocalling facility using the main camera.

JIGSTA

This does not have video call support as this doesn't have a secondary front camera... read the Specifications... In Camera section, if it says [secondary] "No" then the fone doesn't support 3g/Internet video calling...

ms

Please in Pakistan, From where I can buy it????

ano

most phones that have that .have a cramra on the front of the thing

AnonD-9707

i want to know if this garmin asus a50 have a video call support??

izzadie

i want to know this garmin asus a50 cant make a video call or not???

Anonymous

The camera only supports QVGA (320x240) resolution, and produces quite poor-quality videos (compared to a Samsung Jet S8000)

wayne

hi i have 1 and yesit is good 2 play games on ihave not yet played a move on it yet but if the game grafices r 2 go by playing moves shoud b good.

Liverfool

Telechoice selling for au$179 optus locked for 6mths. Otherwise, $80 dollar to unlock. Size and shape an iphone 3 copy. Performance though not better than iphone 3 but for this price you get to use applications and games from andriod market. Free turn by turn navigation with lifetime updates (iphone 3 use data). Well a typical GPS cost more than $100. Generous with accessories, comes with free car mount and car charger. Cons, abit hard to find other accessories. Cant find perfect case anywhere but you can still easily get screen protector (US$2), additional batteries (US$15), compatible case (iphone 3) on ebay.

AnonD-7325

The phone is great. GPS reception is extra ordinary. I can lock satellite signal in my friend's office(1st floor of 3 storey shop lot). The only problem is when you create a new contact, it take more than 10 sec to save the contact. 2 of my friends A50 take more than 2 minutes. Sometimes more than 20 minutes. Asus should fix the bug ASAP.

Anonymous

Picked one of these up in the week from Dick Smith for $199 on Optus as previously stated. What can I say? For the price its a revelation. Sits high above similar phones at this price point. A genuine Iphone/HTC/Galaxy competitor for most things. Sure the camera's only a 3mp but at then end of the day, a proper digital camera is still gonna take better pics. The design is understated, not ugly or cheap. Its not a flashy phone in the way it looks, something I appreciate with all the phone whores these days. Screen is nice, not up to Iphone 4 levels of clarity but definitely as good as the Iphone 3. Android system is great as per usual with the phone wanting for nothing imo. Must be noted screen is a proper capacitive touch, not a resistive. Something that really propels user friendliness, ( I don't REALLY like touchscreens) and navigating the phone isn't an issue. Navigation is impeccable as to be expected and nothing can touch the A50 in this area. What it boils down to is not so much what the phone DOES do cause you know, you can see the specs, you know the OS and the features, its what it DOESN'T do....and that's annoy me. Using the phone day to day is great, battery lasts a while (still a modern day smartphone, don't expect days on end), would say its better then an Iphone, making calls (shock horror) is fantastic, dedicated call button on the face to access this beats hunting through menus, texting is identical more or less to the iphone setup, challenging for most guys with normal hands but still doable. I would rate this phone an 8/10, its got everything you NEED in a smart business style phone without the wanky "look at me" image that comes with the main stream phones. Only downside is lack of accessories on ebay and the like. I expect big things from Garmin-Asus, to get a phone this right so early on is a promising sign!

wilco318

Yep, Dick Smith here in Auz sel it for $199.00 unlocked. I have 2 of these and find them great.

Ozguy

Seriously the best smart phone I've had. My friend got rid of his iphone for one.

AnonD-4627

Get a iphone. Garmin Asus is not exactly the phone for applications or entertainment.

AnonD-4627

Is selling it in Australia for $199 (unlock) 2 DickSmith.

gprs buff

i have been dreaming of having this phone for a few months now, but don't know of any shops/locality in Kuantan selling this one. Anyone can help??

aber

Best navigator android smart phone

wilco318

Does anyone know if these are compatible with telstras next g network?

ashik

why i should go for A50? samsung galaxy is hundred times better.A50 is too much costly again a smaller display.

Shaneo

These have been great phones in Australia. Have not had 1 complaint about them & no returns.

Anonymous

The A10 is superior for camera, RAM and ROM, but has a somehow smaller diplay (3.2 vs. 3.5 inches). Otherwise they are identical. So, if you can live with the smaller display, go for the A10.

good guy

what is the disserence between A10 and A50.I have good deal with 30 percent less than A50 ,should I go for it?

scooby doo

angry birds, bejewelled. skyforce and asphalt.its ok to play this games for a50. downloaded video clips its also ok to watch from this cheap android phone.i like this phone useful when you travel.

Michael

is this phone also good for watching movies and playing games? coz honestly, i don't use GPS. i'm just interested for its screen, internal memory, and the quite massive RAM

Boes

So this phone comes with a lifetime cardupdate. Is it automaticly coupled by registration?

thetechguy

I just got this phone second hand and I love it. I am a techie guy and am very particular about my phones and I would say this beats the iphone hands down. I miss 2 things only the 3.5 headphone jack and the camera led flash, but other that that it is great!! Currently using it on Simple Mobile talk and data, the Garmin features are exactly what I wanted and with Android 2.1.1 the apps keep coming.

Anthony

Would this phone be getting froyo or gingerbread?

get lost

hi go to the main menu in phone go to phone settings and scroll around in phone settings it should be there as i have one and i turned it off

Deepak

Is This Mobile's GPS Work in India...?

Maroan

Well.. I k´just CANT recognise this. I have an A50 as weel, and it woks just smooth! It seems to me that youre havent done any updates on it have you? I do agree that the alarm hasnt the best tones, but its just soo easy to change it at will. So I just dont get it. I have now my A550 in 2 months and it just works. Contacts? no problems here. GPS? The best i have ever seen long. The worse about it? The user's manual is a mess! I just dont understand what youre describing, its possible you have a faulty unit (In this case get a new one) or you just dont understand the sway the android system works on this phone...

Aber

the best android navigation phone.. i like it

vasile

i think it is a good phone and a great GPS system. More then that u acces to Android market. What i love most about this phone its the GPS. It is working perfectly.

scooby doo

using this phone for two weeks. in standby mode just texting 2 days battery life. when using wi fi, games battery life 1 day only

garmiman

just preordered this phone it looks really awesome and its my first phone (cuz im young)so pretty excited about this i know now i wont get lost

rawat

what about battery backup sir / talktime if i use internet

scooby doo

this is my first touchscreen phone. im getting use to it. i think this is a wonderful phone there's have a built in map, very useful when you travel. this is a cheap phone compare to other android phones, mine has been upgraded to 2.1

Milko

i have it , and i am so happy with this phone , amazing phone no need of data plan to use of navigation , and its loaded , i SAY LOADED .

Arief

can garmin asus read sms in arabic text?

bjay

i just got one.everything is working fine with this phone,just dont have flash for the camera.well maybe thats why its cheaper then the rest.

Anonymous

The phone itself is using satelitte. no charges using the GPS

Bubu

works just like a Garmin unit, no need for data connection, not even a sim card.

Kelvin

Hi, can someone please tell me if this phone has an assiosted gps only or is it a full operational gps that does not depend on the mobile network? Thanks in advance

kaleb

can someone pplz tell me how to turn of the vibation key thing?????

Anonymous

Works very well after doing all the upgrades - I.E. to 'droid 2.1 & Garmin map upgrade. A Steal at $200. You need to install a few Apps using the Market widget - working fine with Telstra and Virgin Mobile.

Anonymous

I bought mine from DSE two days ago it is only Android 1.6 version but it can be updated.

Anonymous

i like it yum yum

peng

currently android 2.1.

Vincent

Best android phone if you compare the pricse of other android models from Sams HTC. Android + Garmin Navigation.

Kelvin

The GPS is built in meaning it does not need data. Works exactly like a portable GPS unit

Anonymous

Is the Garmin-Asus nuvifone A50 eligible for Android Froyo 2.2?

new garmin

Does its GPS is stand-alone like normal GPS? How the wifi works? Video format?

mantugaul.wordpress.

my personal review Garmin Asus A50

Birdie Wong

Miami_grl is right. I have the similar problems with contacts. Really frustrating. Agree setting options limited. Unless I am real noob and dont understand this phone, it does not even have "user profile" and I can't switch phone to "silent" or "meeting"!!!

Janelle

Best phone I have ever owned!!! I love it. Its simple, fast, takes great photo's, has everthing and more on a phone that I could ask for. GPS is spot on and I love how it saves your parking spot!!

Wayne

The best android navigation phone

Gavin

Excellent phone to have. absolutely everything you want in a google phone + Garmin GPS. Not every phone has this to boast

Anonymous

Garmin cyclinggpsunits all about:

nuviuser

****CHANGING FROM DEFAULT RINGTONES**** to change from the default ringtones, you must have the desired mp3 on your phone. Access it from the music menu and then instead of tapping on the song, hold down on the song until a menu comes up and select to use it as default ringtone. hope this helps

rmjrjay

kevin i know how to do it ,theres a program in android market called bluetooth file transfer,and for your ringtone thing u have to download some application that is able to set your music as ringtone,theres one for messages called handcent,thats for messages but it lets you set different ringtones in contacts ,phone,or messages or just download 91pandahome and u done,if u have android 2.1+ then install panda home 2. questions? rmjrjay at hot mail

Anonymous

Looks Good

SD

GSMA, says NO to video but after a quick play with one our Australian versions DEFINETELY have video record

Raj singh

specification is good.

Alui

I doubt it.Compare it to Galaxy S.

Anonymous

Better than samsung any day

sharymal

wowoow this is what i was waiting for ...... now you can navigate urself along your slim phone.... never lost ....always on

bhanu pratap singh

it is a very best smart phone -- Sent on a phone using T9space.com

swapnil

world no.1 phone loceshan best life . god touch screen no hanging no battery problam

swapnil

world no.1 phone loceshan best life . god touch screen no hanging no battery problam

miami_grl

I've had this phone for about three weeks now. I've been calling (uncooperative)T-Mobile for the last week trying to give it back. Here is a list of what doesn't work on this phone, what is messed up about this phone and why I actually hate it more every day and fully regret my decision: - the GPS - recently found application just decisded one day to die and now it only makes me forceclose it every time i try to access it, even after hard reset; the voice navigation works when and if it wants, whether you turn the phone off and back on or no matter what you try, it just doesn't care abou your needs, it has it's own agenda; then there's the fun fact that it doesn't know basic things that are around and can't locate a place even if you're right next to it, which means i had to pop my glove compartment and use my own, old GPS. thx garmin. with this phone i expected the GPS to be solid and unfortunately, it's as weak as the rest of the phone. - contacts - it syncs something somehow when you get it, god only knows what or how because you don't have much control. so now i have to manually go over something like 600 contacts which consist of the following: every email i ever sent to every address, now is a contact; for every time i emeiled the same person, i have a new contact; for some reason, it does not like syncing my phone numbers; so far i found more than a hundred contacts that are just a name i don't even recognize and have no information whatsoever when you open it up; let me also mention that you cannot merge contacts, so if you're used to that android app, say buh-bye!; if you want to add a friend to a group or to star setting, you have to go into individual settings, you can't just "edit" that directly at the contact, so follow the yellow brick road to get out of contact, go back to contact settings and menu, get into sim phone book (if it's not exported to sim than you just have that much more work to do....you get the picture; there are probably a couple more things i could get into about the contacts but i got too frustrated just with the basics, besides, i still have to edit like 400 more contact tonight - apps - what can i say? i've never encountered a phone so poor on apps, but maybe i'm spoiled since i had a motorolla cliq droid which got stolen which is when i got talked into getting this phone. at least twice a day, different apps go to "forceclose" on me and i have to start over. - you can't do voice recordings, doesn't come with any notepad option, and the alarm clock has the most annoying wakeup tunes ever - the touch is not as great as other phones and it does have way too many moments when it just goes to freez mode. super, i love this, especially when i'm inputting a business contact at a meeting - settings - go ahead, i dare you to feel good about the lack of settings abilities - calendar - this is not something you can view or sync to your computer. if you can, than i must be too frustrated with this phone to even go that distance at this point unfortunately for me, i didn't realize how bad it sucked and how many issues it was piling on until two days after my 14 day remorse period with T-Mobile, so their response is "too bad, so sad for you, pay us anyway, take it and shut up". they're not even knowledgeable or curtious about the phone and the issues i'm having. so, turning the phone off and back on, didn't work, hard reset, didn't fix anything. now it seems they'll just keep replacing it with the same type of phone until the end of time. save yourself, and DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE. if after all that, you still think you want this phone, let me know, i'll sell you mine - happily

kevin

hi can u plz tell us how to get the bluetooth get working and to change the rigetone apart from da default ringtones? thx.

adil

nokia has free turn by turn for your information

Anonymous

""There is no offline navigation solution in the mobile market, I mean none of the iphone or palm or blackberry applications provide turn by turn street names or export waypoints, or buy global maps as sophisticated as Garmin/NavTeq, the best one is th..."" You dont know anything do you? There are Copilot, Navigon and iGo for Android phones and even more offline GPS software for Windows mobile.

Anonymous

There is no offline navigation solution in the mobile market, I mean none of the iphone or palm or blackberry applications provide turn by turn street names or export waypoints, or buy global maps as sophisticated as Garmin/NavTeq, the best one is the google maps navigation which you need internet connection (if you are lost during camping or traveling in a another country without paying roaming charges it's useless) on the otherhand nuvifone A50 (or aka garminfone) is an ideal navigation online or offline.

Anonymous

I have been demoing this product. I absolutely love it. its very fast and nimble. the size is perfect! the screen is very large. Yes the menu style does look very basic, however this phone is performing at a very high level. Its funny how alot of people are posting negative reviews on a product they have not physically used.

Anonymous

No, Thank You, Except if i get it for free and i can sell it after that.

Anonymous

is very beautifull

no way

Asus seems to improve, I wish them all the best.

sen35p

this phone need to fix check this video via

Anonymous

The frequency bands are not all in one phone. Asus sells different A50 for different country!!!!

Anonymous

Thanks for that update, it's great. Looks like the ONLY phone that I will get as I live in Australia ( a funny place with roaming on 850/900/2100 within the same country. So it's a blessing

ua549

The A50 supports 5 UMTS bands - 850, 900, 1700, 1900 and 2100 according to their website.

Anonymous

I thought it's going to have an "HVGA" resolution screen?

Anonymous

It's odd that this phone supports UMTS 850/900/2100? Probably A first in the world? or typo error?

jaggedpath

Can't record video with the camera? Why?

4v

must be huuuuge! why is that for, this... space... below the screen? 3,5 inch screen means big size already. But this... useless space under the display.... is totally .... stupid!!!!

greyhound

it just looks like they're G60 which came out a year ago. come on, asus, create something different for a change. spec wise its ok, needs Wi-Fi if its going to be a seller though

Anonymous

stylish ? .. to me it looks rather old fashioned. even the M10 has a more premium look. don't know how long it will take, till any company will offer an android phone that could be called stylish. maybe the x10, but that one is too big to look really sexy. :-)

rikishimunshi

Sleek. Probably the one that'll be a worthy competitor to Nokia. But if N900 gets Free voice Nav too. then this phone will only be of exotic status.

Anonymous

This phone looks so sleek and stylish!

Anonymous

This phone looks so sleek and stylish!