04-24-2005, 05:00 PM
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Executive Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Robert Moir Reviews the O2 XDA IIi
"As regular readers will recall, 15 months ago I upgraded my mobile phone to an Orange SPV E200 (also known as the HTC Voyager). This was a fairly good phone and an ok PDA, but it did have its limits and after 15 months I find myself needing to do more. So having a look around, I narrowed down my choices to the HTC Blue Angel (aka Orange M2000, O2 XDA 2s) or the HTC Alpine (aka Orange M2500, O2 XDA 2i). I based my choice largely on their improved functionality as a PDA and the fact that both had 802.11b WiFi built in. These are both pocket PC PDAs that include a phone function, as opposed to devices like my old SPV E200 which are "Smart phones" that include a PDA function...."
It's always interesting to read reviews written by people outside the mobile devices community - they often have a more realistic view of the device than some of us on the "inside" do. ;-)
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04-24-2005, 06:22 PM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Nov 2003
Posts: 1,208
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i wish this device had vga screen!
phone capability with vga screen and built in wifi
all built into a small package
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04-24-2005, 07:53 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Aug 2004
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Originally Posted by Kowalski
i wish this device had vga screen!
phone capability with vga screen and built in wifi
all built into a small package
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Unfortunately, this device you describe won't be coming out until Fall 2005 when the MDA IV comes out.
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04-25-2005, 01:03 AM
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Pupil
Join Date: Jul 2003
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Good review, (I know, I own one  ) couple of facts I would like clearing up though.
The review stated that you would lose all unsaved data if your battery failed and you didn't have an SD card. There IS a backup system in the OS that will backup files automatically to flash ROM on startup/powerdown. (Although you wouldn't catch me dead without my 1GB card slotted into my machine )
Also, I would like to know if the benchmarks were performed in the default "power save" CPU mode or the alternative "turbo" mode (This would obviously also effect battery life).
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04-25-2005, 05:26 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Sep 2006
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The reviewer says near the end
and the lack of a SD card in the O2 bundle does strike a slight sour note for me
how many ppc's come with an SD card anyway (apart from gps deals) :roll:
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04-25-2005, 06:33 PM
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Executive Editor
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Originally Posted by stevelam
how many ppc's come with an SD card anyway (apart from gps deals) :roll:
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This is why it's interesting to read an "outsider" point of view - many high-end phones come with small memory cards, if nothing more than to illustrate to the user that they can use memory cards. Given the high cost of the device, I think it's not unreasonable to expect a small (64MB or less) memory card.
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04-25-2005, 11:48 PM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Apr 2005
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Originally Posted by koriel
Good review, (I know, I own one ) couple of facts I would like clearing up though. |
Thanks and I'll try!
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Originally Posted by koriel
The review stated that you would lose all unsaved data if your battery failed and you didn't have an SD card. There IS a backup system in the OS that will backup files automatically to flash ROM on startup/powerdown. (Although you wouldn't catch me dead without my 1GB card slotted into my machine ) |
Yep, but I never got that to work as I expected, and if you never knew it was there... you'd never find it! Incidentally, I too have added a 1GB memory card, wouldn't be without one!
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Originally Posted by koriel
Also, I would like to know if the benchmarks were performed in the default "power save" CPU mode or the alternative "turbo" mode (This would obviously also effect battery life).
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Good point, I should have mentioned this on my site  ops: I can confirm it was turbo mode - which is why I was a little surprised. There is every chance I configured something else wrongly, I *so* don't know anything about benchmarking PDAs/PPCs.
regards
Rob
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04-25-2005, 11:52 PM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Apr 2005
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Originally Posted by stevelam
The reviewer says near the end
and the lack of a SD card in the O2 bundle does strike a slight sour note for me
how many ppc's come with an SD card anyway (apart from gps deals) :roll:
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The Orange "M2000" bundle for the HTC Blue Angel, for one :wink: That was the phone I was originally after as a loyal orange customer, but they gave me trouble over the upgrade, so I went to O2 looking to buy their version (XDA IIs) of the Blue Angel, but got drawn in by the IIi instead while I was there.
Not quite the same but my old SPV E200 came with a SD card too.
Its not a big deal that one wasn't included, I went out and got a 1Gb card for myself anyway, but when Orange manage it and when you're spending a good chunk of money on something, it *is* one of those 'attention to detail' things.
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