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I'm after a PDAPhone with built in everything. But looks so far like I'm going to have to compromise and get an external GPS receiver, however was just hoping someone might have a little gem that I couldn't find anywhere else in the forums.
I have owned and loved the O2 XDA range ever since my first XDA years ago and have since lugged around an XDAII. I damaged my II recently and have a nice cheque for £550 burning a hole in my pocket courtesy of the insurance company. This means that for the first time ever I don't need to go to a subsidised model. My initial thought was that I'd stump up a few extra quid and get a JamJar :lol: from expansys but now I'm a bit more mature I decided to check out the options first.
So far I've found (Ignoring Naming Variations):
Prices quoted are from expansys - they could be cheaper elsewhere. Pls let me know if you find any (UK Only though)
:arrow: iPAQ hw6515 - Looks a bit crap, small screen and no wi-fi listed but DOES have GPS & 1.3Mp Cam - Anyone know of any Square Aware issues with programs?
:idea: http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=120563
:idea: £439.95
:arrow: i-mate JAM - Small and sexy but no Wi-Fi and no GPS but would stop people asking if I've got a brick taped to my head. + 1.3Mp, COuld afford external GPS with this one.
:idea: http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=I-MATE_JAM
:idea: £359.95
:arrow:Qtek 9090- Has everything But GPS but would leave enough money for a BT GPS - No camera spec but I think it's 0.3Mp like the XDAIIs - Could be upgraded to WM5, My Mate has one and the Thumb Keyboard is easy to use whilst walking - If I use my head not my geekometer this is my favourite.
:idea: http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=QTEK_9090
:idea: £414.95
:arrow: i-mate JASJAR - Dogs balls but still no GPS and not much more than the 9090 + v Expensive & Getting Bigger - 1.3Mp Cam I think. (I have no 3G service anywhere near me so that's not a bonus) I really like the 3.5mm Jack - Overall a severe number of geek points! NO CRADLE Still needs GPS Seperate, not sure how useable while walking the keyboard will be. I really want one.
:idea: http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=119353
:idea: £669.95
:arrow: i-mate K-JAM - WiFi, BT etc, Smaller and lighter than Universal, WM5, 1.3Mp. I like the keyboard. Maybe my new best choice. JUST leaves enough money to think about an external GPS. Thanks JamiJam
:idea: http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=125518
:idea: £504.95
My criteria to consider are as follows, argue with them and persuade me otherwise with reasons if you so wish:
Phone + PDA Essential (Tri Band+)
Camera - Prefer 1+Mp
BT - Must Have
Wi-Fi - Optional but Preferred a lot
3G - Not required
Keyboard - Like to Have (It's awkward using handwriting when travelling)
GPS - Very Nice to Have I Drive a lot and would like to use TT in the future.
OS - Not Bothered, these can be changed
I have 1 Month to decide before I burst and spray money all over the place so I'd really appreciate any comments you might have.
Don't go off on any obscure tangents though please, post them in a new topic and link to it if you wish.
Wizard...
(aka K-Jam, aka Qtek 9100)
Not sure when it will be out but Orange are going to release the Wizard and call it the SPV M600. If you can wait then you'll have it subsidised. :wink:
hmmmmm
Ok, so far the Wizard is my favourite now. I'd completely forgotten about that. What's the keyboard like though? I'm not too fussed about the size (the one on the XDA III is smaller and still useable)? It's more the key action I'm bothered about.
Does it have those rubbish 'rubbery' 'spectrum' style keys? It looks like it does.
I'm still yearning for a Universal cos none of my mates will have one but my head is still saying I don't need it and one of the others will do everything I want.
AFAIK HTC has some kind of arrangement with compaq - HTC will not make a phone with GPS as it competes with a model HTC makes for compaq that does have GPS or something like that (the hw6515 maybe ?)
I have a Blue Angel (O2 XDA IIs) and it does all of this.
http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=I-MATE_III
WM5 now available and working fine on it.
It has a keyboard too, it's those blister things (more like a ZX81 than a spectrum) but it is useable, although the keyboard layout is a bit ****e.
What with the newer models coming out you should be able to pick one up cheapish.
I run mine with a Globalsat Bt-338 Bluetooth GPS and Tomtom 5
oh, and FYI, this PDA holder from halfords holds the BA perfectly and can be mounted to your dash. It obscures no ports.
(The pic is upside down BTW)
http://www.halfords.com/opd_product_details.asp?id=16600&type=0&cat=397
The keyboard on the wizard is excellent, in my humble opinion!
It also snaps in and out in a way that makes you feel it won't break down easily.
Finally, it automatically turns the phone's display into landscape mode, which is very handy.
Wizard or BA
I have to say I'm still impressed with the Wizard. Just made a scale model out of card (how sad is that) and it's tiny!
I like the BA but if the keyboard doesn't let the Wizard down I think it'll be my PDA of choice. The one thing I really didn't like about the Jam was its lack of Wi-Fi and that's solved in the K-Jam.
I assume the screen's readable, I like to think that I'll have good eyesight for a couple of years yet so I don't think the size will be an issue.
iPaq HW6515
I have tried without success to get details of the built-in GPS. The one authoritative source to whom I spoke was scathing about its performance. So whatever you do choose, I do not recommend the iPaq.
On a separate note I saw my first Jasjar close up today. It is lighter than you might think, but heavier than is reasonable for prolonged use as a phone. A bluetooth earpiece was being used that included a display for caller ID. As a data device it is pretty impressive.
I too run a GlobalSat BT-338 GPS, in my case with Mapopolis.
if you are going GPS, make sure it is SIRFstar III chipset (the current latest-and-greatest), especially if you live in a city as they are really good at "urban canyon" reception.
I have seen new BT-338s on ebay for £65 "buy it now" recently
plus another thing to think about...
a seperate BT GPS unit has various advantages:
1) Battery
It won't drain your PPC battery when operating, except the charge needed to communicate via BT.
2) Upgrading
If a new improved GPS unit comes out and you have an onboard GPS unit, you are carrying useless baggage and can't sell the old one.
Also bear in mind there will likely be new features added to GPS units.
one example: digital compass. At the moment, if you stand still and rotate, a GPS unit has no clue which way you are facing until you move. A GPS does already transmit heading AFAIK - it works out which way you are facing by assiming you are looking in the direction of travel. Integration of a digital compass therefore would probably require no changes to the protocol. This does exist ( see http://www.xemics.com/internet/solutions/compass.jsp?productID=108 )
3) Switching.
BT GPS units work on laptopss too you know
4) Safety. I use my GPS for a sport called mountain boarding. Same kinda deal as downhill mountain biking, I trace a route I have done using GPS software. I ride with my XDA in a reinforced case with foam in, but find the GPS reception suffers, so I keep the BT GPS unit in my bag and the XDA in the case.
Seeing as the XDA is MUCH more valuable than the GPS this makes sense.
5) Reception versus viewing position.
Sometimes the position with best reception is not the same as the position you can see the screen of your PPC best.
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Good point.
Ok, more questions on the K-Jam
Camera: Says 1.3/2 Is this 1.3 with software to 'frig' it to 2?
Keyboard: Is the expansys keyboard silver ( http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=125518 ) or black ( http://www.expansys.com/zoompic.asp?type=item&code=125518 )
Silver ones look plastic whereas black ones look rubbery. Which have you got JamiJam? Is it from Expansys?
Processor: 200Mhz? Is that right? Seems quite a drop. Do you have any problems with media playback? I remember my XDA I used to have a problem playing big avi files.
Ta Very Much
Camera is 1.3MP, and it is ****.
Yes, it's better than the Magician, but it's still pretty bad. I wouldn't buy the Wizard hoping to use the camera for anything useful. In my opinion this is the #1 point on which HTC is lacking. They've worked on everything else, now they need to start putting decent cameras in these devices.
I have the silver keyboard and I bought my Wizard in a store. I believe that if you order from expansys you'll get a silver one.
Processor is 200MHz (different CPU architecture) but it seems to be on par with the Magician in practice, maybe 10% slower. So yes, you should be able to watch full screen movies, once you find a bit-rate/resolution/format that works for you. Not sure which XDA you had, but I would expect similar ballpark performance.
Hope this helps.
Ta
The 'performance lacking' XDA was the original XDA I and I'll take your word for it that performance is ok. I don't use it for anything too hot and my XDA II never had a problem with films.
To be honest, every camera phone I've had from the XDA Range was ****ty quality (Very grainy) but I spend a fair bit of time on site collecting info on wagons and stuff for my job and it's always handy to be able to snap a quick video or pic of something. The only reason I want a higher res is so that when some tit with a Sony Ericson goes on about his 2Mp camera I don't loose too many 'top trumps' points. I never print the pics and my main contract doesn't support GPRS so I don't often send MMS. You'd be surprised how easily you can still get by with just plain old WAP.
Good news on the silver buttons. I prefer them. Has anyone bought one from Expansys who can verify?
Sweetness & Joy
Just thought I'd post my decision for those of you who like seing things through to a conclusion.
After much ponderation and constructing various cardboard models I have decided on the HTC Wizard, purchased from expansys (i-Mate K-Jam). There's a delay on delivery at the moment (3 Days!!!! I can't wait) but once it arrives I'll post back with my oppinions.
I've also heard that my mate is buying the JasJar so I'll be able to make a comparison and post it back.
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Just been looking at some larger photos of the buttons
http://forum.xda-developers.com/files/keyboard-flash.jpg
I take back my spectrum comments, they look pretty good.
Hurrah!
Ok! I've got my Wizard at last. I ended up buying the Qtek 9100 rather than the K-Jam. Looks like I'll miss out on Club i-Mate. :-(
Thought I'd post my views on the phone here just to give closure to anyone reading this thread.
The screen is very sharp. Everything obviously is smaller because the pixels are closer together but the overall effect is a very good screen. The guy in our office with really bad eyesight liked it and he's normally a miserable git when it comes to gadgets.
I take back my comments about the keyboard, it looks fantastic, the action is really great and you can use it to type replies to text messages on the move, which is something I've always struggled with before using the Transcriber. People are also really impressed when the screen rotates thru' to landscape.
I've used it for playing some music and although the speakers built in are tinny as you'd expect, the headphones are really good. I don't know if they'd be the same for the i-Mate but they fit comfortably in my ears and have a very good sound compared to the old XDA & XDA II headphones (Not that that would be hard)!
I miss having a cradle. It was nice to be able to display your phone on your desk while it was charging. Just using a USB cable makes it all feel a bit less sexy as an experience but then you can't have everything I suppose.
The coolest thing I found was the Stylus. It's about 50mm long when it first comes out of the phone. Then you give it a little pull and it extends to... hold on let me get a ruler... 85mm. It's not as comfy to use as the XDA/XDA II styli but since i haven't used it for writing much it doesn't matter. The keyboard is so easy to pull out and use that I've only really used the stylus to point at stuff so that my fingers don't get the screen dirty. The softkeys in WM 2005 also mean that you rarely need to touch the screen.
It's a bit chunkier than I expected but still not big. It's only marginally bigger than my girlfriends Nokia 6230 and compared to an older XDA model it feels like it's tiny!
Voice recognition button on the side works really well so far. I've got about 10 contacts programmed in and it seems to be picking them up ok, even in the car.
Overall, i'm yet to find much of a fault with it. I'll try to get some piccies of bits posted sometime next week.
Feel free to ask any questions.
JASJAR II
When the damn thing releases.....of course
I really wouldnt auction my spare kidney and buy it, and then suffer with a RAM deficit! My xda 2 currently running on wm5, has 128megs ram and 32megs rom....compared to 43megs ram & rom of jasjar........one word.......RIDICULOUS!
i cant believe seeing a 7MB RAM free on a device, and i dont ever want to see it! HTC/ IMATE/ Whoever claim they put in less RAM for extended battery life....bucket of crap! I really dont care for those couple extra hours that i'd probably get, and i dont mind carrying a spare battery or a charger wherever i go....
Its a handicap which is BIG! Besides this, the Jasjar is divinely irresistable, and i cant stop oggling at it :shock:
So, i guess i'll wait for a JJ II to come out with same form factor, and somemore ram which would make the device practical....
HTC do you hear me??????
San
weeel
:shock:
RAM isn't everything. I have been using the device for a day now (Non-stop), often running WMP10, Outlook, PIE etc also playing Tomb Raider. I haven't noticed any diference between this and my XDA II which had I think 64Mb and a 400 odd MHz processor. The odd app is a trifle slow to load up but nothing more major than that.
If the battery life sacrifice is true, then it's not for this little puppy. All this usage (with wi-fi on but not actually using a wi-fi network) and the battery didn't drop below 60% yesterday (Using lightly whilst at work and heavily in the evening. I even synced using bluetooth).
Memory has crept down to 1Mb program mem free at times but I assume windows is just doing its thing because this comes back up after a while and I don't notice any drop in performance.
Re: Hurrah!
eayuwna said:
I miss having a cradle. It was nice to be able to display your phone on your desk while it was charging. Just using a USB cable makes it all feel a bit less sexy as an experience but then you can't have everything I suppose.
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This site: http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/product/5735.htm claims that this desktop charger/cradle is compatible with the K-Jam so if that's true then it should be OK for your QTek. 8)
I will be able to upgrade my handset in the next couple of weeks and am thinking between the O2 Stellar (Kaiser) and the Orbit 2 (Polaris). I was hoping to get some feedback to those who have the Polaris.
What do you like/dislike about the Polaris?
Have you tried the Kaiser? and if so how would you compare it to the Polaris?
And one basic question, can you use a stylus with the Polaris?
Thanks
Allan
I think kaiser & polaris are more less the same, except kaiser has hardkbd. In my case i choose Polaris(i have Universal w/ hardKB - i used it maybe 20x thru 2.5 years) - but its solely on Your habits.
Why not 2 use stylus? On Polaris
I heard that the Polaris doesnt have a pressure-sensitive screen and so you must use your finger - I don't think this is the case but I was asking to check...
Have you noticed any oddities with the new interface? Is it good to use or does it get in the way at times?
Thanks
Polaris has a transflective (i.e. daylight readable) screen, whereas on the Kaiser you can't see anything is direct sunlight. Important consideration if you use your device for sat nav as well.
And the Polaris comes with 2 stylus -__-
It is a "TouchFlo" screen which means you can use fingers AS WELL AS stylus.
I upgraded to the Polaris from a Hermes (predecessor of the Kaiser), and I am really surprised at how much difference the few millimeters in thickness makes!
In short, I love my Polaris.
Yes, I just checked that out - I dont know if I will use the stylus but it is useful that it comes with it. How do people find using the onscreen keyboard? I used to have a universal so was spoield with the large keyboard...
PCM Keyboard (free) is great, very finger friendly.
Alternatively, the Polaris comes with the two Touch style on-screen keyboards pre-installed.
My wife has just had an Orbit2 by O2 and compared to my Orbit (1) it is stunning. I've tweaked it with HTC homescreen and some other bits to make it a bit more usable. External card port so no more battery out to fit a new card (supplied with 1Gb) .The cube is super fast and super smooth and comes with CoPilot 7 pre loaded. Been trying to persuade her to swap with me but she's not playing.
She wasn't sure about having it as she thought it may be too complex for her needs but after the 1st hour she was a full convert to XDA. She has now taken to making iPhone users embarrassed to admit they bought the wrong hardware...hahaha
In short can't wait to upgrade.......Orbit2 for me.
Sounds great - now I hope my O2 store has them in stock!
co pilot live 7 pre installed on xda orbit 2
anyone else having a problem loading co pilot 7 on their O2 xda Orbit 2 mine hangs on the o2 display screen with a completion bar only with two green bars lit and a prompt saying Integrating updates this hangs forever and i ried to leave it overnight but to no evail
Hi Guys,
I've not been on here for a while. I'm a relatively happy Trinity user, I've flashed the ROM a couple of times to upgrade to WM6 & to turn on GPS initially but apparently I'm eligible for a free upgrade.
So WDYT is the Orbit 2 a good bet? I have this or the 'Stellar / TYTN II' as my options I think.
I'm quite happy not having a keyboard but does anyone know is it the kind of thing you appreciate when you have it?
I've also read about issues with the volume button but not necessarily with the Orbit 2 (reworked O2 version for the UK).
Is there anything I should be wary of. It seems like a decent bit of kit but I have not seen one in the flesh yet.
Thanks for any help.
A
i would prob read this thread which is pretty much about what you are tinking about....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=374046
thanks, yes I've seen that one.
I think the key difference is both are free to me and it would be the reworked orbit2 rather than polaris.
Does anyone know if the orbit2 fixes the vol slider issue with the Polaris?
Thanks,
A
Hi Mushroom,
The Vol slider is not really an issue on the Orbit. Ok it make rattle a lil if you shake it voilent and can be a lil hard to slide as its really smoothe with little raised part in the middle for gripping. To me this isnt an issue as i harldy use it.
Nogs
I would recommend orbit 2. I upgraded from orbit 1.
The Orbit 2 is much, much better. Fast, great touch screen, lots of memory.
O2 rom is good, I like the input screens, e.g expanded keypad. I doubt I would ever use a hard keyboard.
Volume button is no problem on my phone.
Great GPS functionality, I can pick up a signal sitting inside at a desk by a window.
I've upgraded the sd card to 8gb and bought a stereo bluetooth head set.
A2DP STEREO BLUETOOTH HEADSET.
Excellent phone
Orbit II
I owned a Stella for 2 months, the build quality is awful and the size of the phone makes it feel clumsy. The keyboard is actually to small to be of any real use and the symbols almost impossible to get to easily. When the directional pad came loose I had a massive argument with o2 who finally relented and let me exchange it for an Orbit II which apart from a couple of loses of the storage card memory is the best XDA to date and I've owned the entire series!
Get the Orbit II
cheers for the info guys.
I am now a happy Orbit 2 owner. Lovely piece of kit and with O2 it came with an in card holder, SPB GPRS monitor, Copilot the lot. I've since installed all the bits from my previous machine and made it mice and it runs very nicely.
There is still room for improvement, the camera lag is very poor, FM reception not good but there are still great improvements over the Trinity so I am a happy bunny. Web browser seems slow too but I might have had other things open at the same time.
I will just keep watching to see if there are any issues reading memory cards over the next few weeks like there were on Trinity before I go out and buy a new one.
I agree with the comments about the stellar, after seeing one they just don't appear in the same league unless you are a serious keyboard addict but with the input options on the Orbit 2 you wouldn't need the keyboard.
Thanks for the help.
I had the HTC Hermes and moves to the UK Orbit 2 - Best decision.
There are just two problems in my opinion with the Orbit 2; Camera is slow (you need to hold a shot for at least 3 secs AFTER you press the capture button so that it captures the picture). Secondly Video playback is slow though I hear HTC are working on a fix for both.
The pro is that this is one sexy-ass piece of equipment. Looks expensive and people are in awe at its capabilities.
Agree that the volume slider rattle is a non-issue on the orbit 2.
Camera is quite good (for 7 by 5 prints), but not if viewing at full resolution but then I didn't expect anything approaching my SLR's
The thing that really annoys me about the camera is that the button is so hard to press.
Half press (for focus lock) is OK, but you have to apply so much pressure to get the full travel on the button that you often end up with camera shake.
You can modify the settings so that it takes a picture on half press - but then the photo lag ensures you hardly ever get a picture of what you were aiming at!
Orbit 2 Owner
I got the Orbit 2 from Ebay because I HAD to have one and i havent regretted it since. I did have a Tytin II but I just didnt need the keyboard. The orbit is sleek, stylish, light, not bulky. I deleted CoPilot and installed Tom Tom and it works great, fast. The first time I loaded Tom Tom I was inside a building and all of a sudden I had 4 satellites!! Only complaint is the video playback. The volume slider is not an issue and havent noticed anything with it. I do love the touchscreen also. I am waiting on a program that will allow you to change the touch flow cubes to whatever you like instead of getting into the registry. I paid the price getting this unit but am not disappointed at all.
How did you get Tom Tom to work, cus i thought it wasn't compatible with internal GPS ? also what issues are you having with the video playback, is it when watchung videos ? I had a dellaxim x51v before and was hoping this would be a repalcement for it
Please i need you advice
I'm standard Pocket PC user... I need to decide whether to buy Dimond or Cruise
I've read a lot of review and comparisons but i need user opinion
Thank you for your time
Hello Fadi,
I have a TC and my cousin just bought the Diamond. I was unlocking his Diamond, and had used his phone for 2 days.
Good :
- Lovely look and feel
- Lighter than TC
- Smaller than TC in size (screen is same 2.8")
- VGA Screen!
BAD:
- Usability is bad for the navigation pad! while pressing left or right, many times end up pressing the call buttons! they are too near, and u have to press exactly near the ring.
- The HTC Home interface is quiet slow! the phone i felt seemed slower than the TC
- VGA Screen didnt make much difference to me compared to my TC.
- the 4gb internal storage looks as if htc just put in a 4gb MicroSD card inside! If u install apps on it, they are treated as if installed on a storage card! not the main memory!
- Main memory is less - only 80mb for programs!
- this attracts too much of Thumbprints, so looks horrible after handling it for some time, have to keep cleaning it time to time, so that it stays totally clean and without any thumbprints!
- Biggest disadvantage i see is - The Scroll wheel is not there! The touch sensitive scrolling in the diamond is ONLY for album and Opera! not for browsing contacts or any other navigation work, other than those 2. I use the scroll wheel a lot in my TC
I was about to go in for this trading in my TC, but then didnt, coz i was not happy with it, i didnt like it much, and i think the Touch Cruise is more handy and better.
I think, the diamond is more for girl !
Touch Cruise vs Diamond battle wins iPhone 3G
Just returned my TC to RMA (broken camera, broken wlan, blue tooth is not stable), and ordered iPhone 3G... What will I miss for awhile is Jabra blue tooth earphones support... Everything else is already there and UI designed for fingers...
Microsoft should redesign the whole Windows Mobile shell and applications to be so user-friendly as 3G... To use even Thouch Cruise with one hand is almost impossible... Try it driving your bike, you'll see what I mean.
I just bought an iphone 3g also and I'm selling my cruise.
The iphone OS response time versus the Windows Mobile is a tremendous difference. iphone is so much faster
Thanks
Insane Devil said:
Hello Fadi,
I have a TC and my cousin just bought the Diamond. I was unlocking his Diamond, and had used his phone for 2 days.
Good :
- Lovely look and feel
- Lighter than TC
- Smaller than TC in size (screen is same 2.8")
- VGA Screen!
BAD:
- Usability is bad for the navigation pad! while pressing left or right, many times end up pressing the call buttons! they are too near, and u have to press exactly near the ring.
- The HTC Home interface is quiet slow! the phone i felt seemed slower than the TC
- VGA Screen didnt make much difference to me compared to my TC.
- the 4gb internal storage looks as if htc just put in a 4gb MicroSD card inside! If u install apps on it, they are treated as if installed on a storage card! not the main memory!
- Main memory is less - only 80mb for programs!
- this attracts too much of Thumbprints, so looks horrible after handling it for some time, have to keep cleaning it time to time, so that it stays totally clean and without any thumbprints!
- Biggest disadvantage i see is - The Scroll wheel is not there! The touch sensitive scrolling in the diamond is ONLY for album and Opera! not for browsing contacts or any other navigation work, other than those 2. I use the scroll wheel a lot in my TC
I was about to go in for this trading in my TC, but then didnt, coz i was not happy with it, i didnt like it much, and i think the Touch Cruise is more handy and better.
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Really Thank you for the great comparison
For me i like very much the idea of the SMSD chatting and call log enhancement
What do you think?
Thanks Insane Devil for the comparison, because i my self are thinking of sell my Cruise and buy a Diamond, but i wonder... I think i wait for the official Wm 6.1 for Cruise and look after that.
Isnt it so that if you made a hard reset you lost all settings like Cruise? Because when you have a backup of the setting in your Sd-card its very easy to restore the backup. With Diamond you must have the backup files in your Pc? and load it from there. isnt it so? Now with Cruise you have backups allways with you in the card and all the cab-files you need
omaga said:
Thanks Insane Devil for the comparison, because i my self are thinking of sell my Cruise and buy a Diamond, but i wonder... I think i wait for the official Wm 6.1 for Cruise and look after that.
Isnt it so that if you made a hard reset you lost all settings like Cruise? Because when you have a backup of the setting in your Sd-card its very easy to restore the backup. With Diamond you must have the backup files in your Pc? and load it from there. isnt it so? Now with Cruise you have backups allways with you in the card and all the cab-files you need
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I don't think so my friend as the 4G is seen as memory card in the Dimond
so you'll not lose any saved data on it
I see, now I understand so there is no problem with storing stuff in the memory..Thanks for your answer fadimck!! Im much more wiser now Thanks!
dyter said:
I think, the diamond is more for girl !
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I don't agree with you
I have TC and I wonder to buy Diamond too
Importent thing for me is that big different among VGA on QVGA screen.
On 2,8 seem to me that not big.
Cruise or Diamond?
So I bought a Diamond an recieved a Cruise as gift.
I sold the Diamond, The reaction time of the diamond is not so good, an Im very satisfied with the cruise!
The ones who want a nice, small and stylish device --->Diamond
The others, gamers and those who are always reflashing device for a faster and nicer ROM i think theyre better with the cruise.
(my opinion)
I like Cruise more,
1.The battery of Diamond is too weak.
2.Cruise is faster than Diamond.
Demigor said:
Touch Cruise vs Diamond battle wins iPhone 3G
Just returned my TC to RMA (broken camera, broken wlan, blue tooth is not stable), and ordered iPhone 3G... What will I miss for awhile is Jabra blue tooth earphones support... Everything else is already there and UI designed for fingers...
Microsoft should redesign the whole Windows Mobile shell and applications to be so user-friendly as 3G... To use even Thouch Cruise with one hand is almost impossible... Try it driving your bike, you'll see what I mean.
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There comes the Iphone brigade!
I too had the same dilemma but eventually opted for the TC since the Diamond model in India comes without 3G. And the Iphone was tempting but with no front camera I thought it was a waste since India is going to have 3g very soon and no video call option of Apple. And with Apple its better to wait till they are in the 4thG or 5th, even better! Anyway they have no resale value. (in India that's imp. factor, resale value, since we don't get phones on contract or anything)
Personally... I'd wait. If the Touch Pro were an option, and I had to buy now, I'd go with that. I have the Touch Cruise, it's fine -- would probably like it much better if it had T-Mobile USA 3G bands. If the Diamond had 3D video drivers, that might be a factor -- but as it doesn't, and you can't expand the memory, seems like throwing money down the drain...
the cruise faster than the diamond? how's that posible?
im buying one of these 2 pda's next week, but i cant decide wich one, i would go for the cruise bcuz of his robust material and seemingly more durable, and the diamond for its size, and its VGA screen, there is of course the battery difference, am i missing something? are these valid arguments for choosing one or other?
thanks for your advice
Cruise has expandable memory while Diamond is fixed to 4GB internal if that's important to you. Also the Cruise is more of a true world phone since it supports additional frequencies, while the Diamond is regionalized.
Hello all:
I've been trying to do my homework dilligently to decide whether I buy a x7510 or not. To me, the lack of vibrate is a showstopper.
However, in one review posted on pocketpcthoughts.com, I read that the vibrate function is enabled when the keyboard is attached.
Is this accurate or not?
What does "keyborad is attached" mean exactly; does it mean "attached" as in "covering the screen", or "attached as in "typing mode"?
Thanks all for any hints here.
That review/opinion is not correct.
The X7510 does not have a phone vibrate function- these are generally built into the battery pack or on the motherboard.
The keyboard 'vibrate' feature refers to the 'haptic feedback' enabled on the X7510's hardware keyboard, which gives a small vibration and sound 'pulse' when any key is pressed, as the keys have no physical travel.
Thank you very much for the clarification !
It's still a good device!
Yes, I am sure it is a great device.
I am somewhat concerned though since I've used vibrate functions forever, and if I were to go with the X7510, I'd like to use it as a phone as well (with BT headset, something I've used for what it seems forever as well .
I have read about some workarounds (like recording a vibrating phone and use it as a ringtone), so I am still thinking about it. But the review at pocketpcthoughts threw me off a bit; I am glad you clarified.
My problem is that I am absolutely against ringing phones; they are so disruptive :-(
Do you use it as a phone? Do you have another workaround?
Thanks again...
IMHO
The xda universal is still the best pda on the market. I would never recommend purchasing this device (x7510). The phone features is 'average' at best.
Just me 2 cents
orinoco said:
Do you use it as a phone? Do you have another workaround?
Thanks again...
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The short answer is no- I don't use it as a phone unless in emergencies. I use mine mainly as a reference, research and media device, and my Diamond as my primary phone.
When I do use it as a phone, I use it with a BT headset. My Plantronics earpiece does have a 'beep' or 'vibrate' function so I simply have the ringer sound on the X7510 muted.
@youmeus: Granted, the XDA Exec/ HTC Universal was good in its day, but is very long in the tooth now. The processor and memory are both low and the GPS and 3G performance was pretty poor.
OK, it wasn't such a brick as a phone, but you do look a bit of a wally holding it to your ear, so it still really needs a BT headset. I used mine for a few months before changing to a Wizard/ XDA MiniS.
It's all in the eye of the beholder though
What do you need from the CD?
There's nothing on there that can't be downloaded from Microsoft .
to orinoco :- use the phone recorded vibrating buzz sound as advised by steve eagle post , it works pretty good , you can hear it for sure but u will feel the sound a bit if u are touching your device - only a bit though , dont expect the same as ordinary phone vibration .
to neilm :- yes u r right - it's a damn great device
to youmeus :- u r dead wrong , no way in this world this device will lose to your xda universal , x7510 of athena family is the king of pda , period ...
and please go back to your universal forum
thanks for reading , cheers to all athena owners - jimmunsw
My View
Hi Guys
I have a Universal and an Ameo (Athena) and using them both I would have to say that the ONLY place the Universal wins, is as a phone and its great keyboard. Dont get me wrong, the universal as a 4-5 year old phone is superb and some of the uni roms are as good as stock. It will do most of what you ask, but it lacks up to date hardware. The Athena as a laptop type replacement is exactly what it was made for, the phone is like a secondary item. HOWEVER if you use a styleI as a blue tooth addon the problem is gone If you switch the sound off then the styleI has a very quiet discreet ring. you answer the phone as you would a normal phone and the Athena stays in its case. I still look a bit of a prat using the Uni as a phone coz it is BIG, the Athena is only 15mm wider thats all. I only have both now coz the Uni is only making small bucks now, and you know how it is when its sitting on the shelf looking at you saying use me
Jay
Hi Jay- good to see you over here
I agree with your comments- the Ameo with BT headset is a good combination . Will you be getting an Ameo 16GB/X7510 then?
NeilM said:
Hi Jay- good to see you over here
I agree with your comments- the Ameo with BT headset is a good combination . Will you be getting an Ameo 16GB/X7510 then?
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Its all about cost against what extra enhancements you get, so yes I would love to but the cost at the moment is a put off. apart from the extra 8gb, what would you say is better than the Ameo?
P.S dont tell the X7500 guys, I may get banned, talking to the X7510 lot and admitting to owning a Uni
Regards
Jay
responderman said:
P.S dont tell the X7500 guys, I may get banned, talking to the X7510 lot and admitting to owning a Uni
Regards
Jay
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We all have our little secrets
TBH if I hadn't got an X7510 (XDA Flint) free from O2, I would probably not consider upgrading from the X7500 apart from the fact that it's newer and less battered
The extra 8GB is nice but not essential for me, and there is always the miniSD for expansion.
In some ways the X7510 is a retrograde step- the lack of a joystick is a total PITA as there is no way to manually navigate some programs without executing a screen click.
The keyboard is a big improvement, but TouchPal is so good that I very rarely use the physical keyboard. The X7500 ROMs by Michy et all are every bit as good as the X7510 ROMs- no surprise I suppose as the hardware is identical in most respects.
I'd second all the good reviews of the XDA Shift (HTC Advantage X7510 with an O2 case). I've had two, yes count them, two XDA Execs (HTC universal with O2 case) because I couldn't find a device which was as universally adaptable as the Exec for several years. (did you see what I did there?)
With the addition of an external bluetooth GPS receiver and a bluetooth headset I had everything I needed. A decent size screen, hardware QWERTY keyboard (which is a must for me as I'm a writer, in fact my last novel was written almost exclusively on the Execs) Sat Nav (via tomtom nav 6) games, phone, browser, media player, and all-round super gadget in a clam shell with tablet mode swivel screen! Then my second Exec broke (from extreme over-use) and I had no option of a replacement as O2 no longer stocked them :-(
Then I discovered the Flint...
It has all of the benefits of the Exec but with more memory, bigger screen, built in GPS, and funky magnetics to boot! Admittedly it has no vibrate function, and O2 de-activate the G-sensor in their ROM (both of which I'm certain are functions that can be re-activated with cooked ROMS -at least I'm sure I've read on this here forum of such things being achieved- am I right?), but the benefits really outweigh these small issues for me.
So as a user who sang the praises of the XDA Exec for several years, I can say that the XDA Flint is a superb progression and excellent replacement device, well worth the £50/month contract to get it free (which includes unlimited data and texts, and 950 mins! -no, I don't work for O2).
(HTC and O2-you can pay me later
Hi Thintin- glad you like your Flint.
The G-sensor thing with O2 is odd. Some examples have a working hardware even with the O2 ROM though it needs G-Sen or similar to activate it. But some examples need a new, cooked ROM to get the G-sensor working and a small number seem to have it physically removed.
As one of a small group of pre-release testers for O2 we had a number of discussions about this- O2's line was that they requested NO G sensor in the hardware build, but HTC only did that with a small number. My 1st one definitely didn't have it, not did it have a working sub display. A replacement had both working with the O2 ROM, though a colleague never got subdisplay working, and another colleague never got the Gsensor working.
O2's Flint ROM is actually pretty good. It's very basic, but all the better for that. However, Michy's Lite WM6.1 is so much better
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...O2's Flint ROM is actually pretty good. It's very basic, but all the better for that. However, Michy's Lite WM6.1 is so much better
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I'm hoping my device falls into the category of having the g-sensor, my sub-display works fine (I'm assuming this is the display that can be seen through the keyboard's letterbox shaped portal when the device is closed?). Glad to hear that Mitchy's lite ROM is better than the O2 one because I'm planning on flashing it soon.
Great vibrate ringtone
This works like a charm...