February PDA and Smartphone Reviews Archives
Brighthand has a review of the Palm Treo 750 and writes, “If Office Mobile were better (the improvements within Windows Mobile 6’s version of Office Mobile speak towards all issues), then the Treo 750 would be a better device to stand on its own. However, those deficiencies keep it more the PDA than smartphone star. [...]
Published: 02-28-2007 | Link To This Entry
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Pocket-lint hs a review of the BlackBerry 8800 and writes, “This might be the best looking BlackBerry to date, and at its core job it works a treat, however RIM are missing quite a few tricks here. We can forgive the lack of a camera - after all this is designed for business users, [...]
Published: 02-28-2007 | Link To This Entry
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PocketNow has a review of the E-TEN glofiish M700 and writes, “I also ran into a number of dropped calls during my 10 day stint with the device. Living back in the Chicagoland area, I shouldn’t have ANY dropped calls, really. Although some (1-2 in the 10 day period) would have been understandable. I [...]
Published: 02-27-2007 | Link To This Entry
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The OCRegister has a review of the BlackBerry Pearl and writes, “Everything is so small. While the 2.1-inch screen is larger than most cell phones, reading e-mails and documents may cause squinting. I played with it for about a week and I’m still not used to it. But don’t think of this as a BlackBerry. [...]
Published: 02-27-2007 | Link To This Entry
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CNET Australia has a review of the Mio Digiwalker P350 and writes, “Ultimately, the decision as to whether to buy the P350 depends on what you’re really after. As a PDA it’s somewhat on the lower specification side, and you could undoubtedly do better for the money — but you can’t get a GPS and [...]
Published: 02-26-2007 | Link To This Entry
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PCAdvisor has a review of the Nokia N93 and writes, “For all its good points, this is a big brute of a mobile, and the mechanics of the swivel screen (which is excellent for taking pictures and videos) make placing calls a chore. … The Nokia N93 does just about everything, and doesn’t compromise on [...]
Published: 02-26-2007 | Link To This Entry
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Vnunet has a review the BlackBerry 8800 and writes, “The 8800 takes the styling and roller-ball navigation of the Pearl but packages it for the traditional Blackberry user that wants a full keyboard and large display. … Despite losing the camera, the 8800 retains a media player so it can play back video and [...]
Published: 02-26-2007 | Link To This Entry
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PCWorld has a review of the Nokia E62 and writes, “The E62’s roomy keyboard is its biggest draw: It’s one of the most spacious arrangements I’ve ever seen on a candy-bar handset, with wide, flat keys that are beautifully sized and spaced. … My few complaints center on features that the E62 lacks: It has [...]
Published: 02-24-2007 | Link To This Entry
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PCWorld has a review of the T-Mobile Dash and writes, “Unfortunately, the Dash lacks some key software components. The handset includes Wi-Fi and its e-mail works well, but it has little in the way of office applications, bundling only the ClearVue suite for viewing-but not editing-documents. In addition, typing on the cramped keyboard is tricky, [...]
Published: 02-24-2007 | Link To This Entry
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PCWorld has a review of the Nokia E70 and writes, “Unfortunately, the Symbian OS isn’t up for all the things this phone wants to do. Screen refreshes took ages, and switching applications caused havoc; music stuttered badly when I tried to switch to the e-mail app, for example. I found Symbian nonintuitive and too labor-intensive-basic [...]
Published: 02-23-2007 | Link To This Entry
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PCWorld has a review of the HP iPAQ hw6920 and writes, “because the hw6920 offers only 6MB of user-accessible storage, I overloaded the unit within a few hours of testing and found myself besieged by low-memory warnings that wouldn’t vanish until I uninstalled apps or moved data to a miniSD card. At only $360 with [...]
Published: 02-23-2007 | Link To This Entry
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Lordpercy has a review of the Mio A701 and writes, “Overall the Mio A701 GPS Smartphone is quite a convincing package, we like the styling and converged applications, the GPS is good although not prefect and the PDA features are whatever Windows packages in 5.0. Downsides are the relatively low battery life and occasional software [...]
Published: 02-23-2007 | Link To This Entry
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PCWorld has a review of the BlackBerry 8703e and writes, “The 8703e resolves any lingering problems older BlackBerry phone models may have had handling voice calls. The device is slightly bulky at 2.7 by 0.8 by 4.2 inches (width by depth by height) and weighs 5 ounces, but it’s reasonably proportioned to make calling satisfactory. [...]
Published: 02-22-2007 | Link To This Entry
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LaptopMag has a review of the BlackBerry Pearl (AT&T) and writes, “f you’re used to a full QWERTY keyboard, the Pearl’s SureType setup, which squishes two letters onto each key, has a slight learning curve. After sending a few text messages and e-mails, however, we were hooked on its ease and found that even with [...]
Published: 02-22-2007 | Link To This Entry
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CNET has a review of the BlackBerry 8800 and writes, “We tested the quadband (GSM 850/900/1800/1900; EDGE) RIM BlackBerry 8800 world phone in San Francisco using Cingular Wireless service, and call quality was decent. Voices sounded a bit muffled on our end, and our friends reported the same results. It’s nothing that prevented us [...]
Published: 02-22-2007 | Link To This Entry
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Brighthand has a review of the Samsung BlackJack and writes, “The BlackJack sports a slightly faster processor than most other WM Smartphones on the market. While only a 10% improvement in total clock speed, you can feel a little bit of extra power at those critical times. It is, however, not nearly enough to run [...]
Published: 02-21-2007 | Link To This Entry
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SmartPhoneToday has a review of the Nokia N73 and writes, “For storage expansion, the N73 offers a miniSD slot, and even though it’s not located in the battery compartment we aren’t particularly enamored with its design or placement. Located at the bottom of the phone, you access the slot by pulling open a tiny door [...]
Published: 02-21-2007 | Link To This Entry
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Vnunet has a review of the Palm Treo 680 and writes, “In terms of accessibility, the Treo 680 seems much simpler to use, though the hardware isn’t as spiffy. It’s not a 3G phone, for a start, which will mean a slower internet browsing experience. … Battery life is disappointing – it’ll need to be [...]
Published: 02-21-2007 | Link To This Entry
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Gadgetnutz has a review of the BlackBerry Pearl and writes, “This is the finest SmartPhone I have every used. Period. It is a great phone, an amazing email device, a capable media player and a wonderful web surfer. The screen is beautiful, the Trackball is a joy to use (much better than a jog dial [...]
Published: 02-20-2007 | Link To This Entry
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PCWorld has a review of the Palm Treo 750 and writes, “The 750 runs Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC Phone Edition. It comes with a dedicated Windows start key and a touch screen that makes navigating the device–and its sometimes tricky OS–easy. Its QWERTY thumb keyboard is easier to use than those on past Treos, [...]
Published: 02-20-2007 | Link To This Entry
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CNET has a review of the HP iPaq 510 Voice Messenger and writes, “Overall, the iPaq 510 offered swift performance. Whether we were working on Office documents, activating the camera, or performing other tasks, the device was always responsive. Web browsing was also great. Pages loaded within seconds, and the new Favorites and History listing [...]
Published: 02-20-2007 | Link To This Entry
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Infosync has a review of the Motorola Q (Sprint) and gives it an 82% rating: “The firmware version on the Q we tested for this review is markedly improved over the previous version. In addition to improvements in performance, the tethered modem support is something we definitely missed in the older Q. Though the Sprint [...]
Published: 02-20-2007 | Link To This Entry
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LaptopMag has a review of the HP iPAQ 510 Voice Messenger and writes, “Regular calls sounded pretty good on the handset. Everyone we talked to sounded clear and natural. People on the other end of the line said we sounded good for the most part, but one person said we sounded tinny. When we talked [...]
Published: 02-17-2007 | Link To This Entry
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LaptopMag has a review of the BlackBerry 8800 and writes, “Overall, the BlackBerry 8800 is an excellent smart phone and a surprisingly good navigator. At $299, it’s priced between the sleeker, more multimedia-friendly Samsung Sync ($199) and the more powerful Cingular 8525 ($399), which offers both HSDPA and Wi-Fi connectivity. Whether it’s $150 better [...]
Published: 02-16-2007 | Link To This Entry
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IT Reviews has a review of the T-Mobile Sidekick 3 and writes, “There is no PC synchronisation with the Sidekick 3. Instead you get an area of password-protected Web space all of your own to which calendar, to do list, address book, notes and camera images are automatically backed up. … This means your [...]
Published: 02-16-2007 | Link To This Entry
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PCMag has a preview of the HP iPAQ 51X Voice Messenger and writes, “My somewhat preproduction 51X felt slow. I saw the dreaded spinning wheel icon a little too often, and its speed problems were backed up by relatively poor results in my TCPMP video playback tests. Connectivity options are also pokey here. With just [...]
Published: 02-16-2007 | Link To This Entry
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PCWorld has a review of the Samsung BlackJack i607 and writes, “Signal strength and data performance varied quite a bit in my test area of San Francisco and a few surrounding suburbs. Within range of Cingular’s HSDPA 3G network, streaming video from HBO, for example, was smooth. On the EDGE network, though, the graphics often [...]
Published: 02-16-2007 | Link To This Entry
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The HP iPAQ 510 Voice Messenger offers the following specs and features:
* Windows Mobile 6 Standard
* Texas Instruments OMAP 850 200 MHz processor
* 64 MB SDRAM
* 128 MB ROM
* USB 1.1
* microSD expansion slot
* 2.0-inch color TFT, 176 x 220, 65k colors
* quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
* Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, WPA2
* Bluetooth 1.2
* dimensions: 4.21 x 1.91 x 0.64 [...]
Published: 02-16-2007 | Link To This Entry
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PDAStreet has a review of the Samsung BlackJack and writes, ” We love that the Blackjack comes with two batteries and an external charger, so you never need to wait while your phone is connected to a charger. Simply pop in the new battery and you’re ready to go. The batteries are rated for 5.5 [...]
Published: 02-14-2007 | Link To This Entry
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The Motorola MOTOQ q9 is a Windows Mobile smartphone, running Windows Mobile 6 Standard operating system. Specs and features include:
* landscape orientation QVGA display
* full QWERTY keyboard
* quad-band GSM
* HSDPA support
* Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP
* USB 2 connectivity
* 2.0 megapixel camera
* microSD memory expansion
* Microsoft push email
* Office Mobile applications
* PIM tools
* thickness: 11.6 mm [...]
Published: 02-14-2007 | Link To This Entry
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The Motorola MOTORIZR Z8 is a slider style handset offering the following specs and features:
* Symbian-based user interface
* HSDPA
* “kick slide” feature
* 2.2″ QVGA resolution display
* 90MB internal memory
* microSD memory expansion
* Bluetooth with A2DP
* thickness: 15.3mm (0.6″)
* 2.0 megapixel camera
* music playback
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Published: 02-14-2007 | Link To This Entry
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Gadgetnutz has a reviewo f the Motorola Q from Sprint and writes, “… the fact that I could use this as a GPS with CoPilot Live, watch TV via SlingPlayer Mobile and listen to Sirius Radio makes this pretty cool. First and foremost, the Q is a great phone – one of the best cell [...]
Published: 02-14-2007 | Link To This Entry
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ComputerActive has a review of the T-Mobile Sidekick 3 and writes, “Although not over-complicated, using the Sidekick 3 will need to be honed. The menu and navigation buttons are not clearly marked and the power button is well hidden, so knowing how it all works makes you part of a private club. … The Sidekick [...]
Published: 02-14-2007 | Link To This Entry
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The i-mate JAQ4 offers the following specs and features:
* GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
* GPRS/EDGE/WiFi
* dimensions: 125mm x 71mm x 165mm (4.9″ x 2.8″ x 0.6″)
* weight 184g (6.5oz)
* 2 megapixel camera
* 2.8″ 65k color touch screen display
* MMS/SMS messaging
* Bluetooth v1.2 w/ A2DP
* 128MB ROM
* 64MB RAM
* mminiSD expansion slot
* Windows Mobile 6 OS
* GPS
* 802.11 [...]
Published: 02-14-2007 | Link To This Entry
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PCWorld has a review of the Palm Treo 680 and writes, “As a phone, the 680 is reasonably comfortable to use, with adequate voice quality and volume. The integration with Palm contacts remains a strong feature; and the five-way navigation button lets you easily initiate calls with one hand, whether you’re working from an address [...]
Published: 02-13-2007 | Link To This Entry
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Nokia E90 Communicator - the legend evolves into an all-inclusive Nokia Eseries business device
The Nokia E90 Communicator sets the standard for an uncompromised “mobile office” experience. The latest technologies at the core of the device bring business necessities and personal amenities to the hands of people independent of time and place. Fast and inexpensive connections [...]
Published: 02-13-2007 | Link To This Entry
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The Toshiba G900 is a feature packed Windows Mobile 6 Professional phone:
* 3-inch WVGA 800 x 480 resolution display
* biometric scanner
* 64MB internal memory
* miniSD memory slot
* tri-band HSDPA
* 802.11b/g
* Bluetooth
* USB
* video calling
* USB On-The-Go
Source.
Published: 02-11-2007 | Link To This Entry
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Engadget Mobile reports that the Toshiba RG4-E01 HSDPA smartphone, which offers the following features:
* HSDPA
* 65K color screen
* 2 megapixel camera
* Bluetooth with A2DP
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Published: 02-11-2007 | Link To This Entry
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Dopod U1000 features and specs include:
* GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
* UMTS 850/1900/2100MHz
* GPRS/EDGE, WCDMA/HSDPA, 802.11b/g
* dimensions: 133mm x 98mm x 16mm (5.2″ x 3.9″ x .6″)
* weight: 375g (13.2oz)
* 5″ 64k color TFT touchscreen, 640×480 resolution display
* 3 megapixel camera with autofocus
* VGA resolution secondary camera
* video capture/playback
* MMS/EMS/SMS
* POP/IMAP/Direct Push
* Bluetooth 2.0 (A2DP)
* 128MB RAM, 256MB [...]
Published: 02-10-2007 | Link To This Entry
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The Nokia N76 is a new multimedia computer that brings the complete Nokia Nseries experience to a sleeker body, with little compromise. With the Nokia N76 multimedia computer, technology and design come together to create a revolution in design for a multimedia computer. Using premium materials to enclose world-class Nokia Nseries features and experiences, Nokia [...]
Published: 02-09-2007 | Link To This Entry
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The Samsung Ultra Smart F700 offers the following specs and features:
* HSDPA 7.2 Mbps, EDGE
* 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz + 2.1GHz
* 5 megapixel camera with auto-focus
* 2.78″, 440 x 240 TFT display
* full touch screen
* media support for MPEG4/H.263/H.264/Real MP3/AAC(+)/eAAC+/Real files
* QWERTY keypad
* MMS / E-mail / JAVA / WAP 2.0
* Bluetooth
* USB
* [...]
Published: 02-09-2007 | Link To This Entry
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Lets Go Mobile has a review of the HTC Excalibur S620 and writes, “The HTC S620 is not really a compact smart phone. It is rather broad, but that is one of the only things that could be improved. European consumers don’t really know this company, but hopefully, this is going to change. The phone [...]
Published: 02-09-2007 | Link To This Entry
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Mobile Choice has a review of the Nokia E60 and writes, “all applications look razor sharp and it’s great for viewing email attachments and surfing the web, for example. Which brings us neatly on to email, which is a real killer application on the E60, as it is with all of the Eseries devices. The [...]
Published: 02-09-2007 | Link To This Entry
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The Samsung SPH-P9000 includes the following features and specs:
* 1.3 megapixel camera
* 5-inch WVGA LCD display
* 1GHz (Transmeta) CPU
* QWERTY Keyboard
* Bluetooth (Class 1) with BT Messenger
* Mini USB/24 pin connector
* 2980mAh/7200mAh battery
* 30GB Embedded memory
* microSD memory expansion
* dimensions: 143 x 92 x 29.7 mm
* weight: 560g
Published: 02-08-2007 | Link To This Entry
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PCMag reviews the i-mate JAQ and writes, “The i-mate JAQ lasted 9 hours 9 minutes on my continuous-talk-time run-down test. This is a solid result, but not especially impressive, given the phone’s huge size. Lacking HSDPA support, built-in Wi-Fi, and a fast processor, the i-mate JAQ is a decidedly last-generation product, and it should have [...]
Published: 02-08-2007 | Link To This Entry
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Mobility Site has a review of the i-mate JAQ3 and writes, ” I have sort of mixed feelings about this device. I like the thinness but dislike the length. The design for one handed use is spectacular yet the size of the numbers and letters on the keys can cause some frustration especially in poorly [...]
Published: 02-07-2007 | Link To This Entry
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The Verizon PN-8210, by Pantech, offers the following specs:
* 128MB internal storage
* miniSD expansion slot
* 1.3 megapixel camera
* color external display
* Bluetooth
* EV-DO radio
Via EngadgetMobile.
Published: 02-05-2007 | Link To This Entry
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ComputerWorld has a review of the Nokia E70 and writes: “Overall, this unit is stylish and small but, with the gullwing keyboard, it doesn’t feel cramped to use. Even with its exceptional sharpness and resolution, the screen is a bit tiny, so you won’t want to spend your days editing documents with it. However, for [...]
Published: 02-05-2007 | Link To This Entry
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Lordpercy has a review of the Nokia N73 and writes, “We performed some basic tests first working our way around the phones standard features, text and mms messages, basic pim features include a document viewer and data connectivity with GPRS and 3G. Call quality proved excellent and it handled poor signal strength well hanging on [...]
Published: 02-05-2007 | Link To This Entry
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The Modeo 3389 smartphone is a DVB-H TV capable handset built for Modeo by HTC. The phone offers the following features:
* DVB-H technology
* quad-band GSM and GPRS / EDGE support
* 2.2″ QVGA display
* one-touch TV button and intuitive interface
* Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0
Source: Modeo, via MobileBurn
Published: 02-04-2007 | Link To This Entry
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The i-mate PDAL is the latest model in i-mate’s classic PDA range and offers great stylus functionality in a stylish and compact Windows Mobile Pocket PC. The PDAL is one of the lightest PDA’s on the market and features a 5-way navigation button and portrait/landscape orientation for users’ viewing preference. Presented in a sleek black [...]
Published: 02-04-2007 | Link To This Entry
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T-Mobile MDA Compact III Reviews
Pocket-lint has a review of the T-Mobile MDA Compact III and writes, “The MDA Compact III is a great little phone come PDA for those wanting more than just a phone but not yet ready to go the whole hog and get something with a keyboard. The inclusion of the GPS [...]
Published: 02-04-2007 | Link To This Entry
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IT Week has a review of the HTC S620 and writes, “The chief drawback of the S620 is that it does not have support for 3G networks, relying on GPRS (or the EDGE extensions to GPRS on Orange’s network) for web browsing and email access. This means that web pages can take several seconds to [...]
Published: 02-03-2007 | Link To This Entry
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The O2 Xda Zinc Pocket PC offers the following features:
* messaging PDA phone
* slide-out QWERTY keyboard
* 2.8-inch 65k color TFT LCD display
* Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0
* Intel Xscale PXA 270 processor, 520MHz
* Intel Hermon chip
* 3G
* direct push technology for e-mail
* Bluetooth SIG v. 2.0
* wireless LAN 802.11b/g
Via the unwired.
Published: 02-02-2007 | Link To This Entry
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MobileTechReview has a review of the XDA Orbit and writes, “The battery powering all of this is a 1200mAh Lithium-ion battery, which isn’t bad for a Pocket PC this size. Browsing the internet through WiFi for half an hour with the phone turned on in the background took down the battery by 20%, turning on [...]
Published: 02-02-2007 | Link To This Entry
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The unwired has a review of the HTC S310 and writes, “The HTC S310 is nothing special but maybe this makes it so special. It’s just a (smart) mobile phone with all the basic features you can expect from today’s mobile phones. Sure, a 1.3 megapixel camera isn’t state of the art anymore and HTC [...]
Published: 02-02-2007 | Link To This Entry
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CNET Australia has a review of the Dopod P800W and writes, “another larger strike against the P800W’s GPS capabilities that needs bearing in mind, however; this is the only GPS-enabled smartphone we’ve tested in recent memory that doesn’t in fact come with GPS software on the phone or in the box. Read that again, just [...]
Published: 02-02-2007 | Link To This Entry
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IT Reviews has a review of the E-TEN Glofiish X500 and writes, “When it comes to battery performance I found that I got continuous music playback from a full battery for just over ten hours with the screen forced to stay on. This is really very good for a Pocket PC. And if you are [...]
Published: 02-02-2007 | Link To This Entry
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