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Mike Temporale
06-21-2005, 02:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.zdnet.com.au/reviews/coolgear/mobiles/0,39023387,39198120,00.htm' target='_blank'>http://www.zdnet.com.au/reviews/coolgear/mobiles/0,39023387,39198120,00.htm</a><br /><br /></div><i>"O2's Xphone IIm should appeal to those who want a smarter than average phone, but against serious smartphone opposition it comes a very distinct second. The Xphone IIm takes the existing form factor of the Xphone II and gives it an iPod-style makeover. Depending on your personal preferences, that's either a canny marketing decision or a cynical bit of cheap design trickery. The silver and grey styling of the buttons and sides of the phone don't sit quite as well with the otherwise glossy white colour scheme of the phone, although again that's a matter of personal preference."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/images/Temporale-20050621-O2XphoneIIm.jpg" alt="User submitted image" title="User submitted image"/> <br /><br />ZDNet Australia has posted a quick little review of the new O2 Xphone IIm or SDA Music as it's more commonly known around these parts. ;) The review is just a light-weight look at the phone and it's features. Most of the information in the review could be pulled right off the phones <a href="http://www.seeo2.com/product/XphoneIIm/template/XphoneIImProductInfo.vm">spec sheet.</a> If you're looking for the Xphone IIm you can get one for $649 AUD from <a href="http://www.seeo2.com/">O2.</a> 8)

stern
06-22-2005, 10:20 AM
This just looks like the HTC Feeler to me, which is already available as the SDA music on T-Mobile
http://www.gizmodo.com/archives/images/sda_music.jpg

and the C550 on orange in the UK

http://shop.orange.co.uk/imagedata/phones/spv_c550_lge.gif

Mike Temporale
06-22-2005, 11:07 AM
Right. The HTC Feeler is the production name of the model. Then it is rebranded and sold under different names, like SDA Music, or XPhone IIm.

The C550 is not the same device. It looks similiar, but the screen and size are different. ;)