In the US - where to get an Orbit 2??? - Touch Cruise General

Hey all,
I've decided that I would like to get an Orbit 2 vs. a TC. I think I just like the way it looks better. Plus it sounds like on average there are a few more build quality issues with the TC...
Anyhoo, anyone know where I can get my hands on one??? I live in the US and all I seem to come across is the TC...
Thanks!

What build quality issues on the TC? The only build quality issue I'm aware of is the volume slider that rattles on the TC, I don't know if this happens on the Orbit or not. What I do know is that the Orbit has the rubber on the jog dial fall off, while the TC does not have that problem (it's not a rubber piece).

I'm from Sydney Australia, I'm interested in getting an unlocked orbit 2 too. I have a friend in the UK who I can ask to get me one, but can someone suggest where in the UK to get one (other than O2 stores)?
Thanks

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JUST RETURNED MY 6315 !!!! and I am soooo happy

I am so excited - I just returned my 6315 to T-Mobile - what a piece of crap. My t-Mo rep addmitted to me that they are having severe issues with the units. I just placed my order thru expansys USA for my new Blue Angel phone!!!! I can't wait !!!!
I also saw Expansys USA has the new "Magician" from HTC - I went for the mussle though - but I hear the "Magician" is supposed to have awesome audio however - anyone have any comments on the Blue Angel sound/speaker quality?
Whats wrong ith it?
Hi,
I have three Wallabies and one 6315. I think 6315 is a pretty good product. The bluetooth software is shaky but everything else seems to be fine (by WM2003 standards.)
For the US, at $500 I currently do not see a competing product bringing better value.
I would ask mysel why is it that this site focus on one manufacturer rather than the OS?
It is garbage, that's what is wrong...
I was very excited and bought one. The speaker was hissing (both phone and speaker phone). The speaker phone is so bad that it can not be used. I loved the wifi and battery life. I exchanged it. Sadly, same problems. I thought 3rd time would be a charm, this one actually kept hanging. I couldn't answer a second call, etc. Finally I decided to pay almost double the price for an imate pda2k. Still waiting eagerly.

GPS, WiFI, BT and Camera All in One Phone

:!: Sorry for the shameless attempt to get you here with a dreamy subject but it's relevant to the topic - honestly. :!:
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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D'oh! Just a note not say the expansys delivery has been put back but they've dropped the price too.
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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)

Orbit now or wait

I am considering buying the o2 XDA orbit but there have been comments re the processor being a bit slow. However the alternatives ie.the argon seems to be larger and not readily available and I am not sure whether it is a direct replacement.
Does anyone know if there is an alternative on the way, bearing in mind that if I get the Orbit it will most probably be on an 18 month contract. Is it worth waiting or will the orbit be good enough for now.
Neil
I'm not sure if this will help at all but I've kind of been in the same situation and I guess it depends on what you want out of your device...
I've had the Jamin on o2 for the past 12 months and have been happy with it so I'm upgrading to the Orbit for at least another 12months as soon as possible.
I've looked at everything else available and the Orbit is the safest bet for now for what I want. (Small, good looking, easy to use, good feature set without any naff gimmicks).
WM6 should be out for it before long with any luck as well so it's certainly nowhere near outdated yet.
Also in all my internet scouring over the past couple of weeks, I've not came across any new devices in development that are due out any time soon or are similar to the Orbit. I would be interested, like you, to see if anyone else has though.
There was actually a 'non pocket-pc' device that caught my attention when I was looking at what's available at the moment, something I had to consider because of what it has to offer - The Nokia N95, which on paper looks great...but it would be a big change for me!, it's a bit bulky, some of the reviews haven't been that great & I really don't like the 'media centre' style gimmicks these phones seem to have because by personal preference, that's not really what I want my device for...
Orbit or wait
Hi
Thanks for that. The N95 was the alternative I was looking at having had the N80 for 12 months, however the outlook side and the direct push e-mail appeals as does the ability to download OS maps and use with the GPS looks handy on the bigger screen.
The Argon, the Trion and the Atom life are shown as alternatives which are brand new with faster processors and bigger memory but getting hold of one is something else.
Neil
Well it's getting hold of them and then there's the size & weight of them!
My ideal device would be something just like the Orbit but smaller & lighter still and with a better camera.
I'm still quite tempted by the N95,
Orbit or wait
I think it comes down to personal taste. I did not like the look and the feel of the N95 when I looked at it and preferred the bigger screen on the Orbit, also felt like a change from Nokia & Symbian OS.
Neil
I've been reading a lot of reviews on the N95 and I get the impression from the comments sections in the majority of them that there aren't many happy N95 users out there!
A lot seem to be unhappy about device restarts, the camera not being as good as they expected, battery life issues, sluggish OS, GPS connectivity problems & the actual handset not feeling very "solid" - I'm not just picking one or two comments either, - this seems to be the running theme,
In fact, it's difficult to find many positive comments on the N95, I get the feeling that first impressions are great but over time it's not all that it's being marketed as.
Orbit or wait
I think that it is most probably usual teething problems. I had the same issues with the N80 but most appear to have resolved themselves although it did take a few software updates.
I just find that although I use the camera a lot I prefer the photograhs taken by a camera so a 5 M camera is a waste to me.
And again I did not like the look and the feel.
Neil
xda argon (htc p6300 / panda) on the way
http://www.my-xda.com/argon_index.htm
Take a look here for a brief look video of the XDA Orbit.
bbobeckyj said:
xda argon (htc p6300 / panda) on the way
http://www.my-xda.com/argon_index.htm
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Hi
I believe that the Argon is bigger than the orbit?
When will this become widely available?
Neil
argon
bbobeckyj said:
xda argon (htc p6300 / panda) on the way
http://www.my-xda.com/argon_index.htm
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According to customer service the argon is only on business tariffs and the best one the atom life is not going to be sold by o2 uk.
sucks
Neil
I agree with Tinnitus. Ive been an Exec user for the past 12 months on O2. My exec has bust just as my contract expires so Im in the market for a new phone on any network.
I prefer ActiveSync to the Nokia Synch tool, the hardware is reliable, easy to use and looks good.
(And the support on this forum is next to none).
Recommendation
I was in a similar situation where i had to decide to wait or go for the Orbit. I chose the latter and also purchased a 2 gig memory card to throw most things onto and free up most of the space, to be honest it works really well it doesnt seem slow and i have had no problems with any of the software. in fact when i came to reinstall the copilot i have to say that the after sales support for this product was exceptional and feel really glad that i went ahead. I did consider most other options even the ones they have in Germany but my Orbit and I are very happy, not sure if that will help any.
happy times
Orbit or wait
HI
Any thoughts re the Trion. I am considering this as an alternative purely because of the faster processor.
Has anybody any comments re playing movies via the media player??
Neil
Neil,
I tried playing a short AVI file (MJPG, 640x480 @30.00fps - 14552Kbps) and this was very choppy on the Trion.
See other post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=306378
SG
Orbit or wait
Just to close of my section I have purchased the orbit and I am generally happy. I have not learnt all the features and push email only works with Exchange 2003, have checked properly, however seeing the amount of e-mails I get I would suggest that the phone would be permanently singing with the sound of e-mails arriving, so maybe not such a bad thing.
There are 1 or 2 hang ups which I will start in a new post which hopefully will sort these out.
Thanks for all your help.
Neil
There's a free utility called e-moze
http://www.emoze.com/
it can be worth a look if you are desperate for push e-mail, I use it at work.
Well, mines on it's way! Got it for £30 then £30 a month for 12 months on contract (should be able to drop that to 20 after 6 though with any luck), pretty much the same deal I had my Prophet on.
Prophet has just gone up on eBay.
Exciting times.

any orbit 2 users?

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

XDA Zest is it HTC or someone else

Sorry if its been answered already, but didn't pull up much using the forum search.
Basically i'm wondering is it made by htc or perhaps Asus or who?
i have a Diamond (Ignito) which i am convinced is the worst phone i've had (ready the flames) i'm tied into an 18 month contract so i'm stuck with it. However my girlfriend has offered me her upgrade being very happy with her Orbit 1, shes a nice lass
i'm looking at the zest and wondering apart from the gps issues if its worth going for (as it would be free)
Anything must be better than the Ignito, i can't hear it, i can't feel it vibrate in my pocket, the battery life sucks etc it promised so much..........
cheers for any replies
Ady
http://www.mobilecomputermag.co.uk/20080915906/new-asus-touchscreen-phone-is-xda-zest.html
Cheers, although it doesn't look like the same device i take it this one is made by asus if needed would i be able to use an asus ROM with it?
Ady
its not the same device as the one in that article, however the zest is made by asus (its very sneakily mentioned in the manual ) .
and i feel like im the only person on earth who owns one
but any questions you have about it ask away - i haven't had any gps issues with tomtom7 btw
madduckuk said:
its not the same device as the one in that article, however the zest is made by asus (its very sneakily mentioned in the manual ) .
and i feel like im the only person on earth who owns one
but any questions you have about it ask away - i haven't had any gps issues with tomtom7 btw
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i have one also mate, got it saturday no real problems with gps using tom tom 6. Also added the google maps application which works with the gps no problems. I'm loving the lack of touch flow 3d, spb mobile shell is good. Shame it feels very cheap, still it was free
Ady
i've got an upgradedue next week! was looking atthe zest, old phone was orbit 1, currently got an unwanted orange diamond (unlocked ofcourse!) and in 2 minds, i like the phone, but i miss the quality of the orbit, however i find the hardware of the diamond a lot more stable than the orbit...(would find my orbit would crash randomly with tomtom when u put it to standby mode, regardless of rom, diamond regardless of rom never had the same issue!)
whats the battery life like on it? and gps fix, i use tomtom daily for work and the diamond never fails to impress with its usually picking up a siginal in less than 3 seconds way!
stead said:
i've got an upgradedue next week! was looking atthe zest, old phone was orbit 1, currently got an unwanted orange diamond (unlocked ofcourse!) and in 2 minds, i like the phone, but i miss the quality of the orbit, however i find the hardware of the diamond a lot more stable than the orbit...(would find my orbit would crash randomly with tomtom when u put it to standby mode, regardless of rom, diamond regardless of rom never had the same issue!)
whats the battery life like on it? and gps fix, i use tomtom daily for work and the diamond never fails to impress with its usually picking up a siginal in less than 3 seconds way!
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Hi,
I have it. The battery life is really poor. One day, but is really fast. In my opinion software should be improved as soon as possible.
This is a cheap mobile and you don't expect excellent quality.

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