[david-ruffin]

i've used the Cavalier since January and i could say it's my favorite smartphone. same observation as Mike's, it's the fastest smartphone i've ever used, thanks to its Samsung 400MHz processor. i showed it to members of our local Palm User Group and they were impressed by its speed (they thought of switching platforms after they observed the device's snappiness). battery life on an average for me is around at least a day when on dual-mode. i only switch to 3G mode for internet surfing, so most of the time i'm on GSM mode to conserve battery life.

the processor is fast, but for some reason, I couldn't make a Skype call with it. maybe the newest version of Skype for Smartphones can work now with the Cavalier, but I'm amazed why Skype works flawlessly with the HTC Vox which runs on a slower processor! 8O

it's really great for emails, unfortunately, during my time of testing, the Blackberry client wasn't released yet for the Cavalier but I'm pretty sure it's gonna work well. i've used it once for writing a 1,000 word article for a local magazine with the Beta version of Documents-To-Go (Windows Mobile 6 wasn't released for the Cavalier back then) and i couldn't believe i did the whole thing on a small device!

i miss using the Cavalier. last night, i played with the Samsung I600. screen is nice but smaller than the Cavalier, and i like the latter's thumboard better. if i were to choose, i'd pick the Cavalier over the Samsung I600.