with one variant featuring solar charging. And while previous Garmin watches used buttons to navigate the UI, the Fenix 7 uses a touchscreen.
The Garmin-Asus nuvifone M20, also unveiled in February 2009, was more smartphone than GPS device. Destined for Asia and Europe, it actually was released before the nuvifone G60 and was powered by Windows Mobile Professional 6.1. The 2.8-inch touchscreen featured a resolution of 480 x 640 and the Opera browser was pre-installed.
By the time the nuvifone G60 hit the states and AT&T, it faced top-tier competition from the iPhone 3GS, the Palm Pre, and the HTC Hero. A little more than a month later, the Motorola DROID became the first iPhone challenger that was a game-changer, and the Pre petered out without making any kind of impression on consumers.
The price of the phone was $199.99 with a two-year pact. Keep in mind that back then, T-Mobile was not the cellular powerhouse that it is today. The carrier was last among the four major U.S. carriers and the installation of John Legere as CEO was still two years away.