Casio GzOne Commando

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 6 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

2
Average:

3
Bad:

1

Pros:

Extremely durable, Comes with array of outdoorsy apps, Hotspot for up to five devices, Above average battery life.
Solid build with MIL STD 810G certification, Useful G’zGear apps, Loud call volume and speakerphone, Good music playback quality
Virtually indestructible, Light and compact for the capabilities, Good battery life.

Cons:

Subpar camera, Small screen and tricky interface, Poor sound quality during calls, Bloated with Verizon software
Only 5 home screens, Not as fast as other smartphones, Shows all emails as plaintext, Camera quality is lacking

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Last revision on March 29, 2013

Reviewers Liked

Extremely durable, Comes with array of outdoorsy apps, Hotspot for up to five devices, Above average battery life
Solid build with MIL STD 810G certification, Useful G’zGear apps, Loud call volume and speakerphone, Good music playback quality
Virtually indestructible, Light and compact for the capabilities, Good battery life
The Casio G'zOne Commando is a durable and rugged handset that is also an Android smartphone. It has a great suite of applications for outdoor enthusiasts. Other notable features include Wi-Fi, mobile hot-spot capability for up to five devices, GPS, a
Great battery life for a smartphone, Very solid design
Durable; great data speeds; Android; decent camera; Casio G'zGEAR; great battery life

Reviewers Didn't Like

Subpar camera, Small screen and tricky interface, Poor sound quality during calls, Bloated with Verizon software
Only 5 home screens, Not as fast as other smartphones, Shows all emails as plaintext, Camera quality is lacking
Text input is difficult, Specs a little weak versus comparablypriced models
The Casio G'zOne Commando is unfortunately saddled with bloatware from Verizon, and the default search engine is Bing. Google Maps is not preinstalled either, though you can download it yourself. Casio's snap-out menu is not as fluid as we would l
Call quality could be better, Unresponsive touchscreen
Pre-installed Casio keyboard is not that great; thicker display means it is sometimes unresponsive to soft touch

Expert reviews and ratings

There's no denying that the $199 Casio G'zOne Commando is one rough and tumble smart phone. Rain, wind, drops, bumps, scratches. Whatever you--or Mother Nature--can dish out, this Android handset can take it. However, you'll have to be...

By LaptopMag on June 21, 2011

Demand creates products, and one of the most demanded products of the new age is a smartphone that can withstand water, wind, dust, fog, being dropped on concrete, driven over and dropped in quicksand.The Casio G'zOne Commando is here to save the...

By BrightHub on June 02, 2011

Even though the Casio G’zOne Commando isn’t the fastest or most high-end smartphone on the market, it fills a void for a mid-level device that is also rugged and durable, which can withstand water and being dropped on occasion. We love its...

By Phone Arena on May 13, 2011

The Casio G'zOne Commando certainly isn't for everyone. If you're sure-handed enough to never drop things, you don't ever plan on being out of sight of civilization, and you've never lost a phone to a bad encounter with water, then...

By Brighthand on May 12, 2011

The Casio G'zOne Commando is absolutely the choice if you want a rugged Android smartphone, but you have to keep its various negatives in...

By cnet on May 03, 2011

I really wanted to like this phone, but the awful touchscreen is a huge deal-breaker. The device has so many great ideas in it that I hate to see its rating dragged down because one (crucial) feature doesn't always work right. If you need a...

By PCWorld on May 02, 2011

Among the reviews of Casio's first Android phone (Verizon), we found unanimous agreement that the G'zOne phone is a very tough and rugged device. Reviewers are impressed with the included suite of G'zGear apps that include a thermometer, a...

By ConsumerSearch on September 01, 2011

Up until the point that it died, the Commando was a typical Android device, with the addition of rubber and screws around the perimeter. But when it died, I realized that the quality of the device was lacking. And remember, this might be just my...

By Pocketables on May 30, 2011

The G'zOne Commando isn't for everyone. Power users will seek more powerful machines, while the average consumer will likely be turned off by all the excess junk in the Commando's trunk. But if you're a hiker, construction worker, or...

By Android Police on May 15, 2011

Being the first smartphone member of a Casio lineup of feature phones for Verizon, I fully expected to be let down by the g’zOne Commando. I was pleasantly surprised to find this wasn’t the case. It isn’t the handset for everyone, but...

By phandroid.com on May 03, 2011

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