It did cross my mind, when I first saw the specs for the ultimate line, that they were too good to be true. They were all very thin for what they packed. Like the poster before me, I wouldn't be surprised at all if most of these turned out to be vaporware.
iPhone has even better specs, and how thin it is? My guess it's economics, price of dev, production, marketing would exceed a price that i-mate could comfortably charge without giving a heart attack to a customer.
HTC could produce if they desired to but they probably have research to show that the it would not be a profitable venture as only those who read this site regularly would purchase them. I just don't understand why the Pocket PCs were blowing & going in development for several years, being innovative, then for the past 2-3 years, no fast / loaded phones have surfaced. Where's the Axim x51v phone? There are always trade-offs for the past 2 year's Pocket PC's. An Axim x50v/51v with a 2000 mah battery? Why did Intel develop the 624 processor & just stop?
Check out the latest Pocket PC Magazine (or whatever they call it nowadays). It's marketed to newbie's. It's a full HOW TO guide, the 2nd in 7 issues. They actually have articles on how to hit the LITTLE GREEN button to answer a call & the LITTLE RED one to end the call. Come on!!!
It did cross my mind, when I first saw the specs for the ultimate line, that they were too good to be true. They were all very thin for what they packed. Like the poster before me, I wouldn't be surprised at all if most of these turned out to be vaporware.
iPhone has even better specs, and how thin it is? My guess it's economics, price of dev, production, marketing would exceed a price that i-mate could comfortably charge without giving a heart attack to a customer.
True and the iPhone is quite impressive in that respect (11mm thin I think?). Nonetheless, we haven't seen any fully loaded Windows Mobile anywhere near that thin. You know what, I just rechecked the iMate ultimate page and the one dubbed "The Ultimate Super Thin" is marked 15.5mm thick. I am 95% sure that when I checked 3-4 months ago it said 11mm thin, which was the original reason I was suspicious!
Can anyone else confirm that the number on the following page has changed?!
Why did Intel develop the 624 processor & just stop?
Prolly they have found out the battery life would be (even more) awful with faster CPU's - taking into account that should you start a demanding app (for example, a game), it'll run the CPU at max speed (except for VERY few titles that do pay attention to driving the CPU to idle state when it's not needed - for example, the SmartGear emulator, the Travel Collection etc).
Second, it seems everybody is moving to the, at least spec-wise, definitely superior (GPS, hardware 3D, HSDPA, HSUPA support etc.) Qualcomm MSM7200 chipset. Just as with Samsung and TI in the past, this means few future PDA's will be manufactured with Intel CPU's - hardware manufacturers will prefer either a much more battery-friendly platform (TI) or, if the specs are REALLY true, a much more powerful one (MSM7200).
BTW, it's mostly because of the MSM7200 that I'll wait until the Omni is released. No XScale-based models for me. My XScale 520 MHz Universal has a battery life of 3-4 hours while browsing on UMTS or playing Orions, and about 5-7 hours with A2DP. This is absolutely unbearable, given that my TI-based Vox (or, for that matter, Wizard) is far-far better in this respect.
HTC could produce if they desired to but they probably have research to show that the it would not be a profitable venture as only those who read this site regularly would purchase them.
is that y they made that 5" brick and keep calling it "and it fits in my pocket!" on the ads?
if i want something that doesnt fit in my pocket, i'll get a UMPC! wait, i do have a 4.5" sony umpc! haha
Oh, that is maybe cause nobody , or few, would buy these ultra-expenseçive phones. Maybe if they put symbian on them, they would appeal to more people. :twisted: :twisted: :devilboy:
No don't be silly. I have an E62 too, and it's great, but I still want one of the Ultimate series ... XVGA out is one of several features I really want, plus there's oodles more software options.
I know. But WM needs to improve some things before atracting me again. I`ll check the next os, which is supposed to be only one, no matter if you have a touchscreen or not. Use the stylus only if you want to. Not before that.
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This site should go the way of msmobiles.com. Forget WM and start talking android. Androidthoughts.com
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