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Dopod C730

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List price as of Jun 25, 2007:
S$668

CNET Asia Review

By Damian Koh

Very good

7.4

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The good: Thin and light profile; hot-swappable microSD card slot; 3G; HSDPA; Wi-Fi; Bluetooth stereo; Windows Mobile 6; seamless synchronization with Microsoft Exchange server; decent image quality.

The bad: Keyboard buttons a little too small; temperamental touch strip; no dedicated audio jack; no onboard flash and front-facing camera.

The bottom line: The Dopod C730 has big shoes to fill considering its predecessor's popularity and it attempts to do so with extra connectivity options (3G and HSDPA) and a new WM6 operating system. Still, the temperamental touch strip and the tiny keys don't quite do justice to the smart phone.

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very good it got all I want



Rating: 8 out of 10 (Excellent)
Pros: I like most is its qwerty keyboard, very interesting and easy to use.
Cons: maybe it is a little bit too bulky in size
Opinion:
A almost complete device that you can own and it is yet affordable

 

Great Phone EXCEPT for poor battery life



Rating: 9 out of 10 (Spectacular)
Pros: Responsive, good keypad, good looks,SDHC compatible (max 4gb)
Cons: Ships w/Outlook 2007 TRIAL, POOR battery life, useless touch pad
Opinion:
Dopod C730 is great in aesthetics and fast for a WM6 phone.

There is alot of talk about poor battery life which I initially thought was due to usage patterns UNTIL I experienced it 1st hand.....Just recycle the original batteries and load it with a 2000ma (USD$32 @ Infinity Batteries) and you got yrself a wonderful phone!!

Overall the only grouse about this phone is the battery life, barely lasts a day with a full charge......

 

Very very good, except battery life...so I bought a better battery problem solved



Rating: 9 out of 10 (Spectacular)
Pros: Great design, very decent camera(for a phone), so stable never crashes!
Cons: battery life is 1 day with the standard battery
Opinion:
The phone is great. Simply great.

Ok firstly the buttons r fine for me. I find them the perfect size to keep the device small but still very very usuable.

The touch strip is useless, so i set it to adjust the volume only when in media player and calls, so now its useful.

The battery is a pain. 1 day with just basic usage is pretty bad. But i bought an after market battery of ebay with 2000mAh double that of the battery its sold with and now i get 3 days use of out it. yes the battery has made the device thicker, with a new back panel, but its worth it for the extra battery life. And the extra size is manageble. the battery cost $30 including postage!!!

Ok service wise I havent sent it to service yet and i would avoid doing so cause i would ... Read more

 

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eep530: Does anybody have a pointer to the English version of the C730 user guide? Appreciate the help!

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