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List price as of Mar 2, 2007:
S$1298
for a 2-year price plan

CNET Asia Review

By Damian Koh
Mar 2, 2007

Very good

7

out of 10

The good: Slide-out QWERTY keyboard; solid feel; wide range of connectivity options including A2DP; faster Intel processor compared with the 838 Pro.

The bad: Soft keys hinder typing; 2.5mm audio jack; no HSDPA; average battery life.

The bottom line: With a faster processor, the Xda Zinc has a slight performance edge over the Dopod 838 Pro but falls short by a slight margin in terms of aesthetics. Unless you're looking for a QWERTY handheld, there're more options out there.

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christankk

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Mediocre phone

Apr 7, 2009

Rating: 5 out of 10 (Average)
Pros: large and nice screen
Cons: auto shut down
Opinion:
had quite a number of problems, it hang at times and sometimes auto shutdown and always prompt error msg,now my battery wasn't fully empty about 60 plus % the phone will automatic shut down, contact the personnel in hong kong, they said buy new one without explaining anything, basically upset with the support and the phone...

CoMePunk

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Good performace with some drawback

Nov 27, 2008

Rating: 7 out of 10 (Very good)
Pros: QWERTY, 3G, video call, good performance
Cons: battery life, 2.5 mm jack
Opinion:
I like the QWERTY keyboard, it really helps. But sometime it didn't response, so I have to do a soft reset to make it work again.

The 3G connection is good enough for me, since I'm only using it for e-mail and instant messaging.

What I don't like is the battery life. It's so short, can only hold less than two days with normal usage.

mackey143

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Good Phone to use

May 21, 2008

Rating: 8 out of 10 (Excellent)
Pros: Large Screen, easy to use Windows mobile OS
Cons: Keys dont work at times
Opinion:
nice phone i have been using it for more than a year now and i have become a fan of it without realising it.

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