"Compared with the competition, however, the Axim X50v is nonetheless a good choice, as Asus' VGA PDA with integrated Bluetooth and WLAN functionality, the Mypal A730W, currently sells for $600. Sure, that device also features an integrated 1.2 megapixel digital camera, but it also has far worse battery life."
Is that true? Tom's hasn't reviewed the final A730 / A730w at all, and, much as the A730(w) indeed has subpar battery life, I wouldn't think it's THAT bad. Actually, people over pocketmatrix.com (
http://pocketmatrix.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=11 ) have reported that a half-hour Wi-Fi session "only" reduced their battery life with 30%. (That's still very high, compared to hx4700 / PL720, but not worse than x50v's result.)
After all, the 95 minutes (
http://www.tomshardware.com/mobile/2...s/image007.gif ) of the x50v aviability isn't very good either.
BTW, it's interesting to see how much power consumption the BT unit has. Switching the BT on on the iPAQ 2210 (in discoverable mode!) doesn't decrease its battery life much (let's say with 15-20% at most). The x50v seems to have a much more power-hungry BT unit.