What's the difference between the Qtek 8080 and the SMT5600?

[ricksfiona]

They look very similiar with the same OS... Just that the Qtek has an SD card slot instead of mini-SD? Do they have the same processor? The Qtek is around $300 vs. $450 for the SMT5600? Can someone shed some light on this issue?

I soooo want the SMT5600, but miniSD sucks. If the Qtek is the same phone with an SD slot, I'd rather go with that.

[aristoBrat]

Both phones are made by HTC.

Here's the lineage:

HTC Tanger = qtek 7070 / Orange SPV e100
HTC Voyager = qtek 8080 / Orange SPV e200
HTC Typhoon = qtek 8010 / Orange C500 / Audiovox SMT5600 / imate SP3

So basically, the SMT5600 is a generation/model newer than the SMT5600. Huge size and battery life difference.

Despite the fact that it has a full SD card, I don't think you'll find many people that will recommend the 8080 over the SMT5600. The 8080 is pretty rare to find in the US. You might want to check out the forums over at www.MoDaCo.com and look for SPV e200 / C500 comparisons. They've had both phones for quite awhile now.

FWIW, you can get a SMT5600 for something like $350 from Amazon without an AT&T contract, -$25.01 with an AT&T contract. It's still SIM-locked to AT&T with public way of unlocking, but that's being worked on.

If you don't want to deal w/ unlocking, etc, the imate SP3 should be out shortly. It's SIM unlocked, but in the $450 range.

[Mike Temporale]

aristoBrat is right, It's a full generation back. The Typhoon line is running Windows Mobile 2003 SE, where the Voyager line is Windows Mobile 2003, and Tanager is 2002.

[ricksfiona]

Thank you gentlemen. I'm just aching to buy the SMT5600/i-Mate SP3, but not at $450. $250 - $300 would be my price range for this puppy.