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hello everyone..
I hope you can help me and suggest what should I do.
Im planning to buy XDA IIs, i rad a lot of threads and reviews in the web and found good and bad comments.
I sold my HP 2210 already to earn money buying XDA IIs.
any comments and suggestion which unit is the best, is it XDA IIs or XDA IIi..XDAIIs is already here in the Philippines and i wait this for a long time.
have'nt heard yet XDAIIi here, i think this is not yet available now here in the philippines.
I like XDAIIi also but if i will wait again for this unit to become available, i think new O2 XDA model will come... so i will be confused again choosing..
Now, i plan XDA2s.... Is this unit worthy?even ifts too expensive?
suggestion pls..
Hope to hear your comments and suggestions within this week. plan to buy next week.
tnx a lot[/b]
It is a nice device. If u aren't a powerhouse user. then it is ok. If u loads lots of programs and plugins into it... then it will be real slow.
It is a nice device. If u aren't a powerhouse user. then it is ok. If u loads lots of programs and plugins into it... then it will be real slow.
XDAIIs runs better if you overclock it, but if you can contain your excitement for a few months, I'd wait for the MDAIV if I was you.
xda-rocks said:
XDAIIs runs better if you overclock it, but if you can contain your excitement for a few months, I'd wait for the MDAIV if I was you.
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Can you link to the software to overclock it, does this impact on battery life a lot?
here you go; file for overclock. and do take note of the pic i've also attached; it's been said that it's the best configuration to follow. others who have tried using different settings seemed to have encountered units crashing or rebooting. no expert on this but i followed the config and it works great. as for battery life; i don't notice anything different. i even use animated today and still all's ok.
cheers mate
XDAIIs runs better if you overclock it, but if you can contain your excitement for a few months, I'd wait for the MDAIV if I was you.
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In my believe, if you can wait for MDA IV, then better just wait for MDA V, or still if you can be patient some more, just wait for MDA VI. In the end, you'll have nothing to wait cause you keep waiting and waiting.
General rule of thumb, if you need wifi, keyboard and much better battery life, buy Xda IIs. If you want additional larger screen, wait for MDA IV (but that may not be a "pocket" pc anymore due to its extra size and the battery may be a problem as well).
If you want to have Xda IIs, my suggestion, JUST GO FOR IT NOW!!!
I have just got an XDA2s as I liked the black case more than I liked the better camera and faster cpu of the XDA2i. I have to say - it is a great device - so many nice little extras compared to the XDA2 and I really like hte keyboard a lot. I also like the extra buttons - I can do loads of things without even touching the screen.
However, I am finding bluetooth not exactly great - useable but intermittant and the device has locked on me once already requiring a restart.
If I had the decision again I'd do the same thing though - my most favourite PDA/Phone yet!
Rich
XdaIIs
I've just got an XDAIIs after having several XDA2s' that wouldn't work properly. In my humble user opinion there are some advantages in having this latest version of the device but they are not significant. The keyboard is ok, but not great. It's too small to use for doing real work on especially if you want to use words and numbers. It is useful for finding contacts and entering numbers. There so many little methods to remember for getting capital letters or constant numbers that it becomes easier to use the keyboard on the device screen.
The slide screen function is not tactile enough and will open very easily after about 2 weeks of sitting and playing with it. I haven't read the manual yet and I suspect the 2 screws on the side adjust the slide tension.
the bluetooth is rubbish compared to the last version i had. In trying to make it more user friendly it now interfers with all sorts of things.
The extra buttons on the front of the device are useful and once you've moved things around to how you want them it's possible to get to most things very quickly. Tom Tom 3 seems to run ok but again the bluetooth connection is annoying when you try to disable Tom Tom as it keeps trying to connect. Not what you need whilst your trying to drive!
I'm not sure about he large shiny silver button in the middle of the device either, it looks awful and has a very cheap feel to it and is not a please to use. The camera and voice recorder buttons are less easy to press but still too easy.
Hi guys,
I was a long xda owner, got almost all xda models from the first til magician and find it really addictive. But I was wondering since wm2005 won't come out for my magician, not the official one at least so i decided to switch to smartphones. But i really have some humps in this matter. well these are the questions i sum up for u guys kind enough to answer and thanks in advance:
1. What are the main advantage of pocketpc phone over smartphone (beside the touch screen) word and excel (since i never use them anyways)
2. whats the best smartphone to date (i live in asia btw) and its gotta be windows mobile 5 oh and with camera at least 1.3mp and i dont really care if its qvga or anything, just want it small size oh, and if possible not silver please (my mini gets easily corroted since i live in bangkok or jakarta - both are high humid places)
3. Is this a wise decision? my main reason of switching was mainly because of the size (even mini is too big and heavy for me) and now most of the time i never use the stylus and use my finger instead to navigate, or sometimes the buttons.. i really need a one-handed operational device.
thanks for your input guys, i will decide based on your comments. thanks again
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1. more cpu juice and more ram and more applications i guess
2. check out Tornado forum it seem to have much of youre requirements
3. different people different needs different tastes different answers to this question
hey rudegar, thanks for your opinion, yeah i'm looking at tornado right now, but unfortunately its not yet available here in asia, well bangkok... and well different opinions, thats why i created this thread, to know what u think of it, like whats ur opinion if u are given 2 devices, one pocket pc and one smartphone, they both are equally priced the main difference is size or touch screen. For the application, yes I believe that pocket pc has much more apps than smartphones but have anyone ever used them all, I mean productive apps, most pocketpc users uses almost the applications that smartphones also has? well except for games but right now my opinion smartphone has more advantage to its brother, pocket pc. Do I hear other voices? can I be proven wrong about this? thanks you guys...
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I am waiting for the Tornado too. It isn't out anywhere yet and no set release date but people say next month.
well i would get a pocketpc phone over a smartphone because the only cellphone i ever had which were not a pocketpc was a really really really old motorola which dident even have t9
and some programs i know i cant get for smartphones like the hp48 emulator which i love very much so i dont have to carry around my old hp48 as well
so basicly a touchscreen is important for me and
a big screen is also nice
but i dont really know much about the tonado apart from it's spcs which look pretty sweet
I think the difference is that the XDA range are Primarily Pocket PC's with phone functions tagged on, and in many cases, not too well. Whereas a Smartphone is primarily a phone with Pocket PC features.
I think the difference is that the XDA range are Primarily Pocket PC's with phone functions tagged on, and in many cases, not too well. Whereas a Smartphone is primarily a phone with Pocket PC features.
Hi cruisin-thru,
Yes, I believe everyone knows that at the moment, but with microsoft renaming both to be "windows mobile" so i think they're getting to a point where theres no difference between both except for the touch screen (usability) and not the OS or application (functionality). Well as we all know, it quite far from it, but at this moment, u can find most of ppc apps in the smartphone, or similar to it with same functions. Oh btw, i checked out HTC tornado.. its a nice piece of hardware but I didn't like the model for the 'm' or normal version thanks guys...
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The Tornado can also run Pocket PC apps if im correct, but they won't work
perfectly cause of the absence of a touchscreen.
I have to say this, I own a MDA Compact (Qtek S100 ) for almost 6
months now.... and since I bought a W800i to just use as cameraphone, I
haven't touched my MDA Compact. It felt like a huge relieve to finally use
a REAL phone again. I can't explain it, it's just a feeling. Everything feels so
much stable and logical. With the MDA Compact I have a continous feeling
that it could crash any second although that has NEVER happened before. I
had a S60 smartphone before this PPC, but if I ever buy another
smartphone, it'll be something like the Tornado. I made the mistake to be
obsessed by specs and forget about quality. Yeaah, the Wizard will have
WIFI, 2.0MP camera, MP3 player, etc. But this doesn't mean it will work
perfectly or deliver great quality. The W800i's camera is truely amazing,
the MP3 playback kills my MDA Compact's, etc.
Btw does someone know if the smartphone version of WM5.0 again has this
horrible thing that apps don't close and have to be closed by using the
taskmanager?
if the other smartphone versions work that way i would say yes
ms dident announce any changes of such nature with 2005
that i know off anyway
It makes sense to keep the program active for fast switching and is great when multitasking, however it makes no sense when you take into account the memory constraints. It would be nice if the option to exit or minimise to background was an option.
I tried the search button but couldn't find my answer.
My XDA II is having some "age issues" and I'm planning on replacing it.
But, what is the best choice nowadays? What is the best replacement for my XDAII? I'd like a similar one but with WM5, better camera maybe, WIFI, BT and a powerful but stable processor of course. I’m using Tomtom navigation on it as well.
Thanks for the advice.
Hard to say. I'd say, right now, either the Wizard or, if the price difference isn't a problem, the TyTN. I wouldn't myself get the Universal - I have both the Univ and Wizard and prefer the latter in everyday life.
Or, if you don't mind the need for manual import, the new VGA Gigabyte i128 (see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=273825 ).
Finally, you can wait for the O2 Flame / HTC Omni, they're hopefully much better than the Universal
Thanks for the quick reply Menneisyys, I'm looking into it.
TYTN looks promising..
Hello,
I would say that the best choice at the moment is TyTN. I have one and I must say that this is it. I have had also Universal for some time so I've compared them and for me TyTN is better. Maybe the processor is 400MHz but from what I've heard Samsung has better architecture that Intel. For me it's enough, besides I must tell that Universal sometimes had some lags (probably the reason is VGA screen). You can compare technical details and besides VGA screen (and eventually the processor) TyTN has better tech specs. It's smaller, fits in your pocket without problems (Universal is really much bigger, i can send photo of these two lying to each other if you want) and i prefer the keaboard of TyTN as well. I must say that I'm very pleased with this device
i dont want the slide keyboad and the thickness it adds so imho
Trinity is what i would get
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=284452
id say wait a lil while
toemke said:
I tried the search button but couldn't find my answer.
My XDA II is having some "age issues" and I'm planning on replacing it.
But, what is the best choice nowadays? What is the best replacement for my XDAII? I'd like a similar one but with WM5, better camera maybe, WIFI, BT and a powerful but stable processor of course. I’m using Tomtom navigation on it as well.
Thanks for the advice.
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It is hard to say what is the best pda it all depends on your usage and what qualities you prefer in pda. I would say HTC Artemis/HTC P3300/O2 XDA Orbit is one of the best. It has integrated GPS, pretty compact and very light for Pocket PC, decent screen, good phone functionality and good battery life.
that samsung is not a phone though it's more of a microlaptop
and i know as soon as i get a device with gps
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_positioning_system
will hit and blow gps out of the water
It is hard to say what is the best pda it all depends on your usage and what qualities you prefer in pda.
v.v good point well made
Hi Rudegar, long time no see.
Thanks to all of you for the inputs.
I think I narrowed it down to TYTN or Trinity.
Next stop is E-Bay...
Thanks again.
toemke said:
I tried the search button but couldn't find my answer.
My XDA II is having some "age issues" and I'm planning on replacing it.
But, what is the best choice nowadays? What is the best replacement for my XDAII? I'd like a similar one but with WM5, better camera maybe, WIFI, BT and a powerful but stable processor of course. I’m using Tomtom navigation on it as well.
Thanks for the advice.
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Hi have look at this.
http://www.4winmobile.com/viewtopic.php?p=42938
It provide a good over view, and some more links to see if there is any one else out there that can answers your question. After my current phones contract expires, end of Feb, I will get one. I can’t wait…
Now this is what I call a review! Looks like a great device.
Thanks treecare.
Rudegar said:
that samsung is not a phone though it's more of a microlaptop
and i know as soon as i get a device with gps
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_positioning_system
will hit and blow gps out of the water
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Galileo is still some way off becoming operational - I should worry about it just now.
If you want a one hand phone, you should definitely look into a P525 by ASUS. The benchmark tests are amazing. I'm getting mine in 2 days.
My Universal is over a year old and I still love it. I don't think that for me the TyTn is a replacement for the Universal. I simply love the large VGA screen and the keyboard, though this comes with a downside of large size. However during this time I never felt that it was too large not to be pocketable.
I will wait till a device comes out with a large VGA screen and a qwerty keyboard.
But as we all agree these are personal preferences. I do a lot of work on the Planmaker spreadsheet and a lot of browsing using Netfront and so a good screen is probably on the highest priority.
Regards
I use mine mostly as a phone, planning of agenda's, calculations, tomtom navigation, Aviation navigation and utilities, camera and some utilities from programs I installed on it.
My XDA II did just fine but I miss the WM5. Rotating screens and stuff and the fact that is starting to show some defects (sound disappearing, self soft reset...)
I want the same PDA but up to date..I think I got a pretty good idea of what I want now. TYTN, Trinity or XDA Orbit.
Hello,
I have just got a new HTC S310 and I wonder if everythink is ok with this unit. When the QWERTY keyboard is closed, it is non "blocked", so it slides a bit, especialy at the bottom and at the top. Not much, 2-3mm, but it is unpleasant feeling when I write something on numeric keyboard - the phone seems to be rickety. I think the QWERTY keyboard should be blocked when it is closed, any latch should be made.
I tought that HTC makes devices more technological efficient. Please tell me - does your S710 have the same?
Best greetings,
RA
I have been using S710 since almost 6 months now. But never faced the same. But there are people who had this problem right from day 1, on the same model (S710). Looks like this issue is pretty inconsistent. You may like to check the following url:
http://www.modaco.com/content/htc-vox-vox-modaco-com/259373/s710-or-720-slider-reliability/
Sounds pretty bad;-)
Anyway thanks a lot for your voice, very interesting facts I have heard.
RA
Hi guys! Has anyone got a compass to work on the TG01 yet? I've tried for about an hour or more to get richessegps to work but nothing, even with the aid of Franson Gate.
Basically i'm trying to find something that has the Azimuth feature on it. Thinking it could be of use for my dodgy sky dish of all things! LOL
Any assistance, ideas or suggestions?
Thanks in advance
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Hi guys! Has anyone got a compass to work on the TG01 yet? I've tried for about an hour or more to get richessegps to work but nothing, even with the aid of Franson Gate.
Basically i'm trying to find something that has the Azimuth feature on it. Thinking it could be of use for my dodgy sky dish of all things! LOL
Any assistance, ideas or suggestions?
Thanks in advance
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Impossible to have a compass application because there is no hardware compass in the Tg01.
What you can do is use the GPS to act as a kind of compass. Check out this
hmmm. So once more as i originally thought... the TG isn't all it was cracked up to be after all then
Cheers for the reply fella. Think the simplest way is to go buy a proper meter for my dish and do the job right
TheShowStopper said:
hmmm. So once more as i originally thought... the TG isn't all it was cracked up to be after all then
Cheers for the reply fella. Think the simplest way is to go buy a proper meter for my dish and do the job right
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Its a great device for the money if you got it pay as you go in the sale... but it does lack a few things the htc hd2 has, one of them being the hardware compass
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hmmm. So once more as i originally thought... the TG isn't all it was cracked up to be after all then
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Yeah, pitty it doesn't prepare my coffee too. Come on...
The compass feature was introduced just recently in wm phones, i think only hd2 and omnia2 have one. TG01 was out 1 year ago, when only iphone had one, correct me if i'm wrong. Useless in my opinion...
"Yeah, pitty it doesn't prepare my coffee too. Come on...
The compass feature was introduced just recently in wm phones, i think only hd2 and omnia2 have one. TG01 was out 1 year ago, when only iphone had one, correct me if i'm wrong. Useless in my opinion... "
Wrong dude.
Nokia used to have some earliler models with compass in it, (magnetic sensors on side of the phones).
Useless?!?
I think that judging is litle bit tighted.
Why??
Compass installed in phone could be used in various ways. One of those is any kind of outdoors activity, (no need to port specialised and so sofisticated piece of "silva" hardware), but definetly not to be relied on, (even though I'm kind of tech freak, I ratherly use good old proven one fashioned gauge instrumet without batteries when it comes to keep my "b.tt" safe and in track), as any batteries powered instrument could deny cooperation in critical moment.
cheers
branitelj91 said:
"Yeah, pitty it doesn't prepare my coffee too. Come on...
The compass feature was introduced just recently in wm phones, i think only hd2 and omnia2 have one. TG01 was out 1 year ago, when only iphone had one, correct me if i'm wrong. Useless in my opinion... "
Wrong dude.
Nokia used to have some earliler models with compass in it, (magnetic sensors on side of the phones).
Useless?!?
I think that judging is litle bit tighted.
Why??
Compass installed in phone could be used in various ways. One of those is any kind of outdoors activity, (no need to port specialised and so sofisticated piece of "silva" hardware), but definetly not to be relied on, (even though I'm kind of tech freak, I ratherly use good old proven one fashioned gauge instrumet without batteries when it comes to keep my "b.tt" safe and in track), as any batteries powered instrument could deny cooperation in critical moment.
cheers
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Useless? How many times have you launched your navigator app being stopped and the screen show your position facing the wrong side? (or the image rotates as fool...) Because only with an electronic compass included on your device this annoying behaviour can be avoided.
And only with a compass +GPS works the "augmented reality" programs, when you can frame with your camera a real object (a house, a castle, a monument...) and you can see related information on screen merged with the image...
I've googled looking for an blue tooth electronic compass to connect to our device but it seems that this doesn't exist yet.....if anyone know if this exist (or want to be the first in develop it ) please inform!
Regarding Azimuth, richessegps works ok on my TG01 (with Franson GPSGate of course):
http://richessegps.softonic.com/pocketpc
Best Regards