02-18-2005, 06:00 PM
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Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 15,171
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Whither HTC's Blue Angel or Magician?
Two of the most popular Phone Edition devices today are the HTC Blue Angel (also known as the MDA/XDA III, i-Mate PDA2k and Siemens SX66) and the HTC Magician (also known as the i-Mate JAM and MDA Compact). If you've been looking for a GSM Pocket PC Phone, both are excellent candidates, so which one is best?
Dave Evans has written up a detailed comparison over on SmartMobileAssets to help you answer this question. Take a look -- there's lots of comparison shots as well to give you the "full picture".
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02-18-2005, 07:17 PM
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Theorist
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 298
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Though I require a keyboard first and foremost for messaging, the Magician looks like the best PPC phone that is PDA centric.
Nice screen, excellent size...
The colors look so much better than the i-mate.
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02-18-2005, 07:22 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Jan 2004
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Both are great
I've used both and they are both good - depending on what you are after.
If you are a messaging junkie first and foremost, then you'll like the Blue Angel. If size is a concern, but you still want the full PDA capabilities of the Pocket PC, the Magician is a great choice.
And the beauty, of course, is that they both run all the same apps. For me, that is the great thing about Windows Mobile. You get a ton of interesting choices out there for hardware, but the software platform is the same.
So everybody wins. :-)
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02-18-2005, 07:30 PM
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Magi
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 2,341
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Re: Both are great
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Originally Posted by Horus
If you are a messaging junkie first and foremost, then you'll like the Blue Angel.
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Dang! That would have been a perfect line to use. I wish I had though to used it. 
dave
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02-18-2005, 08:43 PM
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Theorist
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 267
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Silly question regarding wm2003 phones.
Can you use .wav/.mp3 files for ringtones??
god forbid if I can't use Star Trek sound bytes on my "tricorder" communicator. :lol:
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02-18-2005, 09:19 PM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 2
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Carrier in US?
I don't know if I missed it or what, but does anyone know who is going to be carrying the Magician in the US?
Please please please let it be Cingular...
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02-18-2005, 09:55 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 327
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I really love the form factor of the Magician, but definitely need WiFi. Also, I like the fact that the Blue Angel has 128megs of RAM. Once you get used to all that RAM, it is hard to go back.
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02-18-2005, 10:08 PM
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Magi
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 2,341
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Originally Posted by rmasinag
Silly question regarding wm2003 phones.
Can you use .wav/.mp3 files for ringtones??
god forbid if I can't use Star Trek sound bytes on my "tricorder" communicator. :lol:
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.wav files are fine. To be totally honest *I think* you have to convert mp3, but don't quote me.
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02-18-2005, 10:08 PM
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Magi
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 2,341
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Re: Carrier in US?
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Originally Posted by lpret42
I don't know if I missed it or what, but does anyone know who is going to be carrying the Magician in the US?
Please please please let it be Cingular...
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So far no USA carriers have picked up the Magician yet.
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02-18-2005, 10:10 PM
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Magi
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 2,341
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Originally Posted by dma1965
I really love the form factor of the Magician, but definitely need WiFi. Also, I like the fact that the Blue Angel has 128megs of RAM. Once you get used to all that RAM, it is hard to go back.
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Pocket PC Techs are offering a 128mb upgrade for the Magician, for anyone interested.
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