Hi, I am off to China for a short holiday in a fortnight, and was thinking of buying a mobile phone while I'm there. China is like the Burgess shale of mobile phones, with hundreds of form factors, operating systems and features, most of which will become extinct in what seems like a few months!
Anyway, I was looking on eBay (as usual) for a preview of what to get and encountered 3 Windows Mobile 5 phones. I was wondering whether anyone has any experience with these devices, and whether they are any good. They are all pretty cheap, and no doubt even cheaper in China!
I think this is called the V111:
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This one is the "Hoilday Q9" (how cute!):
And this one is the Hauyu P30:
Edit: I just had to post this bonus - a phone which looks like an HTC Herald/P4350, but which fails by not actually running Windows Mobile!
Check this out.....The Asus P750 available in Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Malaysia.
http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/index.php?action=expand,56871
The Asus looks really, really nice, but what I'm looking for is a really cheap phone from one of the less reputable brands. I used to use two HTC Phones (a Magician and a Universal) but currently have a Ubiquio 501 (for me it is the perfect balance of size and functionality) so I'm not averse to experimenting a little on gadget paths less well-trodden.
When you really get down to it virtually all WinMo phones are made in China/Taiwan. I'm just wondering whether, in the perceived lack of quality control from unknown brands, any of these are actually any good!
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I got a test version from vodafone.
very impressive 240X320 screen even hard to see each pixel (because too small).
it is handy and light weight. The joystick feels like sonyEricsson T68 but has a small rubber on the top so feels better.
1.3 MP Camera does not have flash/light.
Layout uses different way from HTC universe, which dimension of logic-pixel is changed.
So some software show very small size text (although it still very clear!)
if they use absolute unit rather than logic unit when CreateFont.
It has some HTC software such as connection manager and debugging tools. It supports WIFI -- it will be fantastic if skype supports SP2005!
I love windows media player 10 for SP. It feels like its PPC version.
It is a pity that HTC changed their earphone head specification again.
so I cannot use Himalaya or BlueAngel earphones.
Finally I found I could use my old Sony Ericsson P800 earphone! :lol:
And sound quality of SE earphone is much better than HTC!
I don't understand why stupid HTC design incompatible earphones for each different mobile phone!
expect we waste more money on better earphones and stereo adapters?
You got it in one, they make money by changing the design of them.
I've been waiting for this phone for a long time. How do you find it, is it worth the money etc..? Any pics? Feel free to PM me if you want instead.
Sorry I don't have another mobile phone with good camera now.
I am afraid you cannot buy it. This is a "test only" phone.
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/08/14/htc_artemis_details/ ... Not seen any details of this phone on the forums here yet; anybody got any more info, besides the short list of technical specs given on the Reg article? Anybody know when this thing is actually coming to market, or how it'll compare to the other HTC smartphones in terms of the actual user experience? This looks like a VERY tasty little phone, but I wish I knew more about it
That said, I do see in the wiki's 'unofficial' section the 'ARTEMIS', but the Register article spells it Artemis (which is how I'd expect it), linking to a Navigadget article which also spells it Artemis (as opposed to Engadget's 'artimes' spelling)... Which one is correct?
No pretty much what you read in the artcile and the wiki is the extent of the knowledge on this device so far. Its to be released in Q4 2006 so possibly late october.
http://www.bengalboy.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?viewmode=flat&topic_id=630&forum=8
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Coming to T-Mobile:
http://www.theunwired.net/?itemid=3312
Sweet looks, but no UMTS and a rather slow processor. Link above casts doubt on Wifi.
HTC Artemis in action
http://youtube.com/watch?v=cHUap3MIov8&mode=related&search=
everything you need to know boy! quite like the mouse feature!!!
Some good pics of the artemis here - looks slim. Mouse function is a first - now who predicted this would come :wink:
Fm radio and gps a def plus - but microsd slot :evil: htc make up your mind - minisd for trinity and microsd for artemis...... I am losing my mind trying to figure out which device to get next.
http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/09/13/hands-on-with-the-htc-artemis/
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Thanks to XDA-Developers forum member KTamas, my attention was pointed to Russian Pocket PC site Hpc.ru’s latest article on the HTC 2007 roadmap.
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If you would really like to know what devices HTC (the elading manufacturer of Pocket PC Phone Edition devices) will come up with, give the article a try – it’s really cool! It also contains a LOT of information on for example the new, hard disk- and GPS-enabled supergeek device, the HTC X7500 Athena. Also its price – a whopping $1700! (Huh, you can get an OQO for that!!!) Another moot point seems to be the keyboard – I don’t think it’ll be so good as, say, that of the HP Jornada 720 (not just because of the size difference, of course). Unfortunately, it’s still not known whether it’ll have goodies like TV receiver / USB host / hardware 3D acceleration).
Unfortunately, there isn’t much information on the other flagship model, Omni, in the article.
Note that some words in the article haven’t been translated into English; if you don’t speak Russian, with some guesswork, fortunately, they’re pretty easy to understand. For example, 'для видеотелефонии' means 'for video phoning' (yeah, it's nice to be able to speak Russian too ).
HTC Wings
looks nice well it would if it had a touch screen :S
HTC X7500
looks too big and expensive
the rest seem more evolution then revolution
seems like an interesting device.. may not be windows mobile or android but blackberries are very cool.. i wonder if the storm will actually make its mark in our world...
what do you guys think???
P.S. please no negativity or attacks thank you..
If one comes out for AT&T, I do plan on getting one from work and testing it out.
the wm much better
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I would get a Storm but not transfer to Verizon from AT&T for testing and messing around. I just sold my Bold and it was a lot better in my opinion then the other Blackberry models. I really liked the bold but didn't stick around because of the limited applications and customization. In addition, it lacks a full email client, BIS just doesn't cut it for me for personal usage and I really don't like how it handled email even with BES. I also had an iPhone and iPhone 3G and after jailbreaking it wasn't to bad and I liked it, I still believe its touch screen is the best out there. All three device types are for three different type of people and although I like to play with a Blackberry I don't see myself switching.
Blackberry Storm Comment
I got a Storm 2 weeks ago and I'm VERY happy with it.
Automatic actualizing of important System-Progs, all Business Progs I need, also a quick and safe handling.
I'm only missing a Navi-Prog for install complete like IGO.
Good afternoon, community!
Some time ago I started to think about mobile devices with full keyboards - but all what I found were tablets like 2 in 1 and they still didn’t looked good enough. I remembered my Nokias 9 series with beautiful S80 on board, what I have used to write course assignment at Uni, to write job applications, etc. By the same time I’ve been working in retail and used to sell this kind of devices - as well as legends like Qtec 9000. People loved it. So, I’ve decided to move forward!
I have created a concept of smartphone in notebook form-factor:
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3d model can viewed here https://skfb.ly/RHDK
Inspired by Psion 5 series, so it would have a proper QWERTY, and as Nokia 9 series, it would have 2 screens - inside and outside.
According to concept, it should work on modified version of android with access to linux apps, with factory root access and open boot loader for community ROMs.
I have contacted some ODM factories to get estimation for production, and got some advice on cost reduction, to edit concept - for available mainboard and screens - FHD, because its too expensive to produce specific ones.
So, if there is anyone who is interested in such product - you are very welcome leave your suggestions, ideas and comments!
There is a massive work still to be done before I would go for crowdfunding, so any help would be appreciated!
What type of keyboard would prefferable, laptop type, when screen is on the lid, or sliding out? Or anything else?