I am looking for a used (cheap) and light WM smartphone to comfortably fit in a suit jacket pocket for those occations, and with qwerty keyboard.
I am using a TYTN II now, which I will keep, but it is heavy and bulky.
Having my eyes on either the i600 or the s620, are there good reasons I should be aware of choosing one instead of the other? I can have both at the same price.
Right now the i600 looks most right due to being a bit smaller and lighter than the s620.
Anyone that have used one or both that can give some hands-on experience and suggestion?
Two Smart is good
I would suggest Samsung i600. I'm using this phone several years, used many other devices, but always get back to my old I600. And now more then ever I like my I600, thanks to Nokser, that gave second life to my Samsung with his WM 6.1.
Heh no this no suggest, but maybe ....
The I600 was sold before I got to it, so a S620 it is.
Maybe I'll add a I600 later to see which I like the most.
HTC S620's keyboard is neater than any other smartphones made by samsung and blackberry(also manufactured by HTC)
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Hi guys just wondering if I could get some of your thoughts on my situation. Want to buy a new phone to replace my Xda Exec. The problem with my exec is that it is a bit bulky. Want to get something within the next few months, and cost is not a factor. A few of my choices for the replacement are:
-Samsung SGH-i600
*big fan of the slim design plus all connectivity options
-HTC Artemis
*the mouse seems cool but probably wouln't use GPS
-Nokia N95
*seems it has everything
-HTC TyTN
*wouldnt have to wait to buy it but I wanted to go with something different that slide out which I already had with UTStarcomm 6700
If you could pick one of these which would you choose and why? Also any other suggestions would be well appreciated...
Well personally:
Not the Samsung SGH-i600 - because it is a Smartphone, no touch screen, limited apps.
Not the Nokia N95 - because it runs Symbian.
The choice between Artemis and TyTN is a tough one. If you are sure you won't miss the keyboard and you don't mind waiting I would definitely recommend the Artemis. It has way more stuff.
i'd say Trinity
because it have 3g
Not the Samsung - too basic, not the Nokia (could be a decent phone if it ran a decent operating system - forget multiple apps under Symbian).
Artemis - slower processor than the Tytn, but a nice phone. But if you don't need built in GPS I'd go for the Tytn.
Richard
As with others, the candidates are..
==HTC Artemis
- I like it as it does not have a keyboard
==HTC TyTN (my choice)
- I like the WiFi (if I have to choose that with a GPS - can always have a GPS mouse in my car, IF I have a car)
Thanks
Thanks for the suggestions guys, must be right. Should just stick with a WM pocket pc phone. Probably go with the Artemis since the processor is faster; i really dislike how slow my Exec got at times.
Cant find no release date, guess i have to play the waiting game now.
i600 for me if you must
I believe GPS/ppc cannot be a phone at the same time, at least for now.
Not for serious/business use at any case.
best solution VGA ppc+small fast phone.
vga because its stupid to give so much money for ugly qvga with monster pixels.
my opinion.
depends on what you want to do...if you want to use it as a Phone first pda second then go for nokia or samsung because htc's GSM radio implimentation is BAD
if its a pda first thing then go for a ppc...which one would depend on which suits you
Currently SEP900i for more than 2 years now and would like to change to Winmobile again.
Previously used O2 blueangel first with WM2003SE and then with WM5.
Currently i would like to know which phone do you suggest based on above 3. Though i would miss the keyboard on omnia but the camera and some other software features looks interesting.
Also since i dont change my mobile for at least 2 years leaving in China where we dont have mobile plans in EU so i would like to know if any of the 3 can be installed with WM7 whenever it is launched. Sorry if this is a little stupid but wont harm if i know could be done in future.
TIA.
omnia got a bigger screen but lower res
"i would like to know if any of the 3 can be installed with WM7 whenever it is launched"
nobody can say for sure
acceleration Meter would prob mean more wm7 features supported though x1 dont have that not sure about Omnia
Omnia has an accelerometer
edit: in Asia there is an Omnia that has an 800x480 screen, if your looking at Omnia's then check this out. I think its called the Omnia-T (but not sure - google is your friend). Also, Samsung are very prolific with firmware upgrades and being very aggresive at supporting the phone in this manner. Much more active than HTC have ever been and VERY quick to fix issues with new firmware. check out i900.modaco.com for more info.
The Omnia feels quite cheap, and is only so popular because a lot of people know Samsung.
The HTC's are by far the best.
The Xperia has a smaller screen, and a small keyboard.
The Pro is ofcourse very nice, but quite large around the waist. ;-)
Xperia has higher resolution and nicer screen.
I was doubting for a while too, but I've tested them all, and yesterday decided to buy the HD.
Omnia already had quite some problems, and the resolution of the Touch Pro is not suited for the future.
The Hd's 800*400-screen is unbelieveable.
That's right, go for HTC Touch HD.
Regards,
Carty..
guanodude said:
The Omnia feels quite cheap, and is only so popular because a lot of people know Samsung.
The HTC's are by far the best.
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I was doubting for a while too, but I've tested them all, and yesterday decided to buy the HD.
Omnia already had quite some problems, and the resolution of the Touch Pro is not suited for the future.
The Hd's 800*400-screen is unbelieveable.
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Tested them all? I OWN a Touch Diamond (before that, TyTN and TyTN2 and BlueAngel) and EVERY HTC device I have ever had has had to be returned for physical failures at least once if not twice. Actually, thats a lie: the TD hasn't because I gave up with it after trying various diferent ROMs. This has now been refunded by the ebay seller as under UK law its "Not Fit For Purpose". (And the new euro constitution want's to get rid of our Sales of Goods Act - UK people, dont let them!!!)
The last phone I had between the tytn 2 and TD was a Tosh G900 and this was faultless - just like my I900 which is also FAULTLESS. The Omnia has some software issues to start with (Blank screen of death) but these were aggresivley fixed by Samsung, far quicker than HTC have ever done with any of there issues.
HTC devices are designed great but pi** poor manufacturing quality in my experience as can be seen from my history. I said once before that I would NEVER buy another HTC device and I didn't but then relented and purchased a TD .... only to be proved that I should never buy a HTC device.
btw, the first phone to have a 800*480 screen was the Tosh G900 .... been there, done that.... for well over a year. Well done HTC for catching up .... finaly
Before anyone shouts TomTom (at the Omnia) ... this has been proven by the guys on Modaco that this is a TomTom programing issue and not a Samsung problem. But then, this is also easily got around with GPSGate or similar.
I will point out though that if games are your choice, the Omnia is not the best choice as games often have hard coded screen resolutions and these won't work - again, maybe look for the 800x480 Omnia which is about to launch in Asia.
And finaly, Hands up all those that have 32gig in there phone......
/me puts hand up
Well after 3 or 4 weeks with the Touch Diamond I'm going to sell it and buy something else.
The battery life is a bit poor but liveable but the looks of the phone and the user interface don't bother me so I think that's the Diamonds main selling points negated.
What I wanted was like my HTC Elf but more powerful and 3G connectivity.
I thought the Diamond would offer that and does in a way but I just feel that the processing power and RAM is wasted somewhere (VGA?) as it just doesn't impress.
After a few days using my wifes old blackberry I have become a hard keyboard convert so now the brief includes a keyboard.
The phone has to run slingplayer well and basically I'm not looking for a fashion phone just something with good performance and capability. Built in GPS too. TBH I'd rather QVGA as VGA seems overkill on such a small screen.
I've shortlisted the Kaiser.
And the HP IPAQ 914c. I've no experience of these but the spec looks good.
All advice and suggestions welcome.
Ben.
well between the 2 you have shortlisted i would say go for KAISER
its a very nice phone ,has a very good forum here at XDA ,and many interesting projects are going on for the phone
i just bought my kaiser on ebay for $230 the only problem i have had with it is that it is just not as stable as my old tmobile wing/htc herald. but gps is nice and it is way fast. i was going to buy an imate ultimate 9502 but i could not come up with that much money
Thanks.
It is a bonus with the Kaiser that lots are available on ebay.
Just noticed the Touch 3Gs specs are good apart from no keyboard. Should be even quicker than the Kaiser?
hi guys
My question is simple, probably the awnser
er won't be, i just want to know what's the best htc out there to buy, or other PDA/Phone to buy. It's supposed to be windows mobile based so i can use some apps (It will be a phone for work, soi need to use some health department based apps, usually for WM). Keeping in mind that i would rather have an htc but other opinions are welcome, money is no issue (company pays ).
thanks in advance
Touch Pro 2
keyboard makes it a bit heavier but it speeds things up quite a bit. IMHO
+1 fot TP2!!
Also you can consider Tosh TG0
Here a little bit of history:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=446362
Merge threads: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=4181268#post4181268
Depends on what you want really.
I would go for Touch Pro 2 if you want QWERTY keyboard.
Diamond if you want compact.
Touch HD if you want large screen no QWERTY.
Other significant options (non-htc) are:
Samsung Omnia II's - due out any day now, come in "iphone" style, slider keyboard and blackberry shapes. These all come with supposedly very funky, very battery saving AMOLED screens. If they follow the same standards as the Omnia 1, they are a VERY worthy competitor.
Acer M900 (which I use) - Slide out keyboard
Acer F900 - iphone style
I personaly won't touch another HTC device due to my experiences with the past four i've owned - they all hardware failed one way or another. My Omnia was about as near to perfect as I ever got. Before I heard about the Samsung Omnia II's I'd already bought the Acer M900 (the M900 is a great phone though and I wont be replacing it for a while, even though I can afford to).
thanks for the quick replys guys.
the pro II seems a very good choice, but i really want to make this right, so i've decided to do some more checking b4 i buy.
Monty raised up a good question that i should add to my scale, the omnia II, but what's the difference between that one and the omnia pro?
http://bizanywhere.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/samsung-omnia-pro-qwerty.jpg?w=560&h=464
the url above (if it isn't blocked) is the pro i think, seems a very sharp phone, and it looks good 2.
HTC is still my preference but i want to be sure.
PS: i have a htc p3470 pharos , and i love it, 2 bad it doesn't have wi-fi and a faster cpu. i had an iphone for about a month (laughs) it's a very good phone, for a leisure phone, for a second phone maybe, but not a working man's phone, at least in my situation (if you're puff daddy propably is).
The OmniaPro (slide out keyboard) trounces the TouchPro 2 in a lot of things:
PDADB Compare
I've also listed the old Omnia for comparison sake as well as the Omnia II and my current phone of choice, the Acer M900
edit: to be fair though, i dont think you would be upset with a TP2 either, its still a well spec'ed phone.... just hope it holds together more than 6 months!
I am just wondering if Palm stops manufacturing WinMo devices like Treo Pro what are our other options?
We all love Treo Pro as I dont see any other device which gives us a qwerty keyboard which is always out, palm shortcuts, which runs WinMo PROFESSIONAL. This is the biggest advantage as if we see we will find that other devices which are like Pro run WinMo STANDARD which is non touch (HTC snap etc.)
So Treo Pro is the best of both worlds. Please suggest if there is any other device which is like Treo Pro and also touch screen. This is important as we needs to see where we go after Treo Pro....
In simpler words I need to know if there is another device which is like Treo Pro? Which should run WinMo Professional with QWERTY. I love the customisation capability of WinMo (try SPB Diary to replace your home screen and see). The best part is QWERTY keyboard (which is always there, you dont have to slide it out etc which actually makes is useless) and the touch screen. No other phone has it. Its the best phone and I am sad that Palm may not make it anymore. Other devices are more fun then productive. I cant see one device inclusing iPhone which can really compare snapshot view of SPB Diary on WinMo device. If you are a serious life organiser you will understand it.
Guys now reply.........................
Samsung Epix/Saga meet your requirements.
thanks dude! I took a note of that. Unfortunately, these are not available in India.
IIRC hp will be coming out with a QWERTY bar called iPAQ K3 however I think it is 240x320
thanks i have added it to the list. SO, we have now 3 phones which may be like treo pro. Although, I know I will miss the Palm shortcuts. Infact, WinMo is usable as a phone only in the formfactor of treo pro.
Another one is the Samsung SGH-i780 I think it is the EPIX/Saga counterpart for EU & Asia. However it too has been EOL'd.
I am keeping my GTP until it conks out and might get a Samsung Omnia Pro B7320 (it's QWERTY bar but is only WM Standard 6.1 with free update to 6.5)
thanks bnycastro!
I wonder why they create qwerty winmo with standard? Why cant they make it professional?
the Sprint Samsung Intrepid announced yesterday looks like it runs 6.5 Professional. It comes out this sunday so we should know alot more on it soon.
thanks jimmy
that samsung looks a lot like a blackjack.
the palm pro is where its at. by far the best treo ever, screw the pre with its 'you can't do crap to it' operating system. i plan on keeping my treo pro until sprint kicks me off my $30 sero plan.
you are right! Infact, I love it so much that I have bought one more so that i can still have it after the first one reaches its end of life, which however will be very long as i keep it in a protective cover all the time.
Its the last of a rare endangered specie, lol .
i very well might do the same thing. i dont want to spend more then $100 on a spare though, and problem is these very well MIGHT become collector items before they hit garage-sale prices. i could easily see these phones actually increasing in price forever more....
im sure sprint will have enough stock to replace it for the next couple years though. i pay that stupid insurance, so i should get a replacement pro if i ever need it. and since theyre still selling them i wouldnt doubt theyre still making a few somewhere... but when they do run out of stock, ill make them replace it with a touch pro 2
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Resinis, you are right but the problem with touch pro2 is that it is NOT a 'always out keyboard'.
I think the only reson of having a PDA as a phone (which makes it useable at all) is a device like Treo Pro which makes it more user friendly than a Nokia. I like the size and the immesnse customisation capability that it gives me. It takes care of everything that I need. Organiser, phone, GPS navigation etc etc etc. But when i depend so much on it and then they stop manufacturing it then it is a serious problem as I manage my life with it.