Thuraya X5-Touch is the world's first satellite Android smartphone Comments
- BasBoos
- Fvd
Nice and good start but 16GB external storage? Very slow system with 2GB of Ram. They should invent a BT modem you can click onto you phone so you can use every android/iPhone like Iridium had in the beginning.
- MyBest
- PIF
This specification is out of date if you campare it with Samsung S23 or iPhone 14 Pro Max. I dont even think this phone can run games smoothly.
- Johnblack912
- 0Pj
X5 is an excellent phone only and a very bad smartphone. If you install many apps then all of a sudden a menacing message appears upon switching on the mobile „system process not responding“. The only solution is to reset the mobile to the factory default. The manual is very cryptic and very often useless. Thuraya support no answer. So beware that the only use of this system is to communicate. Not much for a device costing much more,than 1k dollars?
- Anonymous
- 81X
I think Globalstar is more on the right track - their Sat-Fi 2 allows you to use Wi-Fi devices on their satellite network, just by downloading their app.
- AJ Styles
- 0iF
psh, 20 Nov 2018do you have an actual injury or just a storyline injury?Like the Android battery life. Never truly at 100%. I’m a pit bull tho. Stay tuned.
- opt
- 2Au
Kiyasuriin, 20 Nov 2018No I am not. EVEN THOUGH this is a satelite phone. the chipset is OLD. I honestly don't expect... moreagree!
- Kiyasuriin
- nYT
Zusurs, 20 Nov 2018Are you kidding? I hope that you DO understand that people, who will buy this phone, couldn't ... moreNo I am not. EVEN THOUGH this is a satelite phone. the chipset is OLD. I honestly don't expect flagship specs on the thing. but atleast a decent chip like 710? (or maybe the 636) and 2 GB of ram in android really going to kill it. except low end, do you know ANY midrange phones that preforms well in 2 GB of ram IN THE ANDROID world?
- Kiyasuriin
- nYT
Anonymous, 20 Nov 2018C'mon do you really think the few people who use satellite phones demand top storage space and CPU?Do note I haven't gone flagship specs. ^^; 4 GB of ram is pretty midrange. as well as SD710. (it's a 700 series! not 800.)
- Anonymous
- xHb
MarcioR, 20 Nov 2018Wow, 1K for a phone like that? talk about overpriced piece of a plastic phone with a low end s... moreTrekker? is it a satellite phone or not? if not, then, you can't compare it
- AnonD-558092
- 45}
Anonymous, 20 Nov 2018The main point of this phone are long usage time (so very efficient SOC) and satellite connect... moreFor that matter, a Snapdragon 636 can easily last very long while being more powerful. I would have made it a 5000mAh phone though, since there are many phone models with a battery that big. It's supposed to be a lifesaver, would be a shame if it ran out of battery. 5Ah for that matter isn't overkill
- Zusurs
- 0B4
It seems that most people commenting here has no god-damn idea, what satellite phones are, and to whom they are marketed... This is not a mobile Playstation, and this is not a device for Instagram browsing, for f**k sake - this a life saving communication tool for explorers, mountain climbers, professional hikers, and engineers at remote facilities or middle of the ocean. Nobody gives a crap about the amount of RAM or Android version running on this device, you nitwits! Also people who use these phones doesn't care about the fact that minute of call costs some 5$ on this! Just shut up already, and go educate yourself.
- Zusurs
- 0B4
Kiyasuriin, 20 Nov 2018While this is actually awesome. the specs of the phone are very much disappointing... Expected... moreAre you kidding? I hope that you DO understand that people, who will buy this phone, couldn't give less crap about the specs, as long as you can call and write a message from it. This is a god damn satellite phone, not a playstation vita...
- MarcioR
- ix9
Wow, 1K for a phone like that? talk about overpriced piece of a plastic phone with a low end snapdragon chipset, old screen technology.
I mean, Trekker are way more affordable and with the same IPs standards for half the price
- Anonymous
- nx1
Kiyasuriin, 20 Nov 2018While this is actually awesome. the specs of the phone are very much disappointing... Expected... moreC'mon do you really think the few people who use satellite phones demand top storage space and CPU?
- Anonymous
- pdH
AnonD-558092, 20 Nov 2018Oh this is definitely interesting. Worldwide coverage, no matter where! I feel like they could... moreThe main point of this phone are long usage time (so very efficient SOC) and satellite connections (you are using it in the places where normal phones just does not work).
Those satellite connections are not very fast, so you don't need speedy prosessor neither. You just want that the battery last many, many days because next charging plase can be hundreds of kilometers away!
- Kiyasuriin
- nYT
While this is actually awesome. the specs of the phone are very much disappointing... Expected 64 GB of storage and 4 GB of ram. and SD710 for this.
- AnonD-731363
- SH3
That price kills.
Also the satelite using is more than a super expensive.
Its maybe a life saver if you are able to call from anywhere within the world no matter the weather conditions even from Mount everest but just few minutes could cost more than man can earn in a month.
- imparanoic
- U$3
Thuraya X5-Touch can be a life saver, imagine yatching middle of ocean and experience life threatening situation, a satellite phone does not have to be a smart phone, feature phone is just a good on the basis that feature phone has significant better battery life, up to weeks, while the best smart phone only has maximium battery life of a few days, which will save lives but with a smart phone with limited battery span, a bit pointless
- dvdivx
- Yag
Satellite Monthly $50.00 Activation $47.50 $1.49/Minute (0 included minutes) also no texting or data.
Can only see limited market for this. Competition has only primitive phones though. Iridium has a wifi call, data and sms gizmo. Service is not cheap for it.
- Thuraya
- X}B
AnonD-558092, 20 Nov 2018Oh this is definitely interesting. Worldwide coverage, no matter where! I feel like they could... moreCall rates might be high as well ;)
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