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The slimmest most packed device to date

Dec 4, 2007

Rating: 8 out of 10 (Excellent)
Pros: packs everything in slim pocketable package: 3G data, GPS, WIFI, VGA screen, radio, large battery, USB charger
Cons: Windows Mobile is a very crappy OS for smartphone, need to change or buy add-on; very few software supports letter magnification - street names and web pages hard to read
Opinion:
Been toying with X800 for almost a month. Packs every feature mankind came up with + VGA screen (640x480). No physical keyboard but that makes it alot slimmer and sturdier.
GOODIES
- 3g internet is 3x faster than iPhone (450Kb/s vs 150Kb/s), in my tests it beat 2 of friend's Blackberries.
- Very functional built-in GPS. Got it working with google maps, but for driving get a more practical nav. program.
- 480x640 screen, coupled with landscape mode and 3G allows to browse web in full glory.
- Beats iPhone with SMS/MMS, a slew of apps available for Windos Mobile, synch with Outlook, drag-drop windows

interface.
- pocketable, a screen protector is included.
- very comfortable on/off hardware button, no need to worry about lock/unlock. Phone still rings in off mode.
- USB charger, can charge from PC as well. Fairly large battery inside, did not time life yet.
- Radio, Bluetooth, 500 MHZ cpu, 224 Mb RAM (from my "about info"),half-decent 2MP camera.

BADIES
- Despite having so many apps available, Windows Mobile is a load of crap. I will purchase SPB shell, and maybe upgrade
to Android when that becomes available.
- Google maps, Inet Explorer etc. - while they work in VGA and display lots of stuff on one screen, the fonts are
painfuly small. Hopefully in the near future I will find new soft/features to mitigate the annoyance. Note that as long
as you don't try to read little street names while driving, navigation is still ok.