The compact SPV E650 combines powerful functionality with sleek design and the ability to connect with Wi-Fi, EDGE and GPRS networks, making mobile messaging easier than ever before.

Designed for business users, the SPV E650 offers all the advantages of a PDA, alongside quad-band functionality for ultimate connectivity. Users can update spreadsheets or documents on the move, using the mobile versions of Microsoft Excel and Word. Windows Mobile 6.0 means that documents appear on the device screen just as they would on a PC, avoiding formatting headaches.

The Orange SPV E650 also conceals a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, making it easier than ever before to respond to emails on the move. A generous screen, which switches automatically between portrait and landscape modes, provides optimum conditions for viewing and amending documents.

“We’re naturally excited to be the first operator to launch a Windows Mobile 6.0 smartphone onto the UK market,” comments Nick Horton, Head of Business Devices, Orange Business Services UK. “By offering this powerful new operating system in a device that combines a compact, attractive design with full QWERTY functionality, we believe the SPV E650 represents the best option yet for today’s mobile professional,” he added.

Windows Mobile 6.0 offers full compatibility with Microsoft Exchange Server, ensuring seamless synchronisation between users’ email accounts and mobile devices. Even hyperlinks are supported, enabling web pages to be accessed directly from emails whilst on the move.

Security features are another important feature of the SPV E650, allowing data to be erased remotely in the event of device loss or theft, via Microsoft Exchange Server.

The SPV E650 is now available to UK business customers for GBP165 (excluding VAT), or from free depending on contract. The device is also available to consumer customers from free to GBP161, depending on package.

SPV E650 - Technical Specification

* Connectivity
* Wi-Fi, EDGE and GPRS

Key Features

* Windows Mobile 6(R) 6.0:
* Create and edit Microsoft Word and Excel(R) and PowerPoint(R) documents.
* ActiveSync(R) client with push-email support
* 2.0 megapixel inbuilt camera
* Portrait and landscape screen modes
* 320×240 pixel touch screen with 65k colours
* Video player, recording and streaming
* Sliding keyboard
* Loud speaker for hands free option

Accessories (in-box)

* AC adapter with mini USB power plug
* Mini USB/USB synchronisation cable
* Headset
* Battery

Specification

* Form factor: sliding keyboard
* Size: 101.5 x 50 x 17.5 mm
* Weight: 120g
* Talk time: up to 5 hours
* Standby time: up to 7 days

Orange SPV E650 Reviews

Trusted Reviews has a review of the Orange SPV E650 and writes, “The SPV E650 is the first device I’ve come across that can truly be described as a single solution for data and voice. It’s small enough to be carried around in any situation and fully featured enough to handle all of your mobile data needs. OK, so it’s not 3G and can occasionally feel a little sluggish, but I can live without the former and am willing to overlook the latter, because everything else about this device is just about perfect. The fact that Orange is launching the E650 with a price tag of zero on every tariff bar the lowest £20 per month option, just makes it look like an even more attractive proposition. But as with any product, the real question is whether I would use one, and the answer is a definite yes. I shall be using the SPV E650 as my new, single mobile device from now on, and I can’t give a better recommendation than that!” Link.

IT Reviews has a review of the Orange SPV E650 and writes, “the SPV E650 has a couple of negative features. As a smartphone the screen is not touch-sensitive: we still prefer the touch-sensitive Pocket PC screens. And Orange has chosen not to include Microsoft’s instant messaging tool, now reworked for Windows Mobile 6 as Windows Live, which will annoy fans of IM. … For those who like texting or mobile e-mail, the SPV E650’s keyboard is a real boon. There are many little advances offered by Windows Mobile 6, too, and - operator considerations aside - we can’t see why anyone would choose an older, Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone instead of this one.” Link.

PCPro has a review of the Orange SPV E650 and writes, “he show-stealer is the slide-out QWERTY keyboard, with the screen automatically switching into landscape mode. … Overall, though, this is a fantastic Windows Mobile device. We’d have preferred to see 3G, and we’re also annoyed that Orange has seen fit to remove the Windows Live integration from WM6. But if you can live with these little foibles, it’s a brilliant alternative to the Nokia E61.” Link.

Pocket-lint has a review of the Orange SPV E650 and writes, “The Orange SPV 650 is a well polished handset that whilst not going out of its way to perform wonders does offer a good solid offering nonetheless. The inclusion of Windows Mobile 6 will certainly appeal to those who want to futureproof themselves and although twice the thickness of the BlacBerry Curve its really only slightly bigger than Sony Ericsson’s W810 Walkman handset.” Link.