Pocketinfo Reviews the i-mate JAMin (HTC Prophet)

[Darius Wey]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.pocketinfo.nl/artikel/4944' target='_blank'>http://www.pocketinfo.nl/artikel/4944</a><br /><br /></div>Asian company, Dopod, released the HTC Prophet as the <a href="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=44831">818 Pro</a> in December 2005. And according to Dutch site, Pocketinfo, i-mate will follow the same path with the release of the JAMin in February 2006. A <a href="http://www.pocketinfo.nl/artikel/4937">set of pictures</a> and a <a href="http://www.pocketinfo.nl/artikel/4944">review</a> are now up on their site. Both pages are in Dutch, though you can find an online translation of the review below.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/wey-20060104-JAMin.jpg" /><br /><br /><b>HTC Prophet Specifications:</b> TI OMAP 850 200MHz CPU, 64MB RAM, 128MB ROM, quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, Bluetooth 2.0, 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, IrDA, SDIO/SD/MMC, 2.8" QVGA (240 x 320) TFT-LCD, 2.0-megapixel camera, Windows Mobile 5.0, 108mm x 58mm x 18.2mm, 150g.<br /><br /><b>Online Translation:</b> <a href="http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/trurl_pagecontent?lp=nl_en&url=http://www.pocketinfo.nl/artikel/4944">Dutch to English (Babel Fish)</a>

[jasondearyou]

man put gps on this and give it a cf slot and you cant want more 0X

[Jonathon Watkins]

Not bad. Nice to see a SD slot there instead of this MiniSD nonsense, or (shudder) a MicroSD slot. :devilboy:

[Phoenix]

I agree with you about the SD slot.

But why oh why do they keep stuffing OMAP procs into these phones? I will never buy anything with an OMAP in it (which may be more accurately dubbed O'CRAP!).

128MB RAM is long overdue. 64MB is not enough.

I guess they never learn.

Other than that, the specs are nice.

Along with these new-fangled devices, I'd like to see a second gen Universal (with upgraded wireless, camera, and double the RAM) - something with a nice keyboard. So far, I don't see anything like that on the horizon.

[Darius Wey]

man put gps on this and give it a cf slot and you cant want more 0X

That'd turn it into a chunky monkey. ;)

[saru83]

I agree with you about the SD slot.

But why oh why do they keep stuffing OMAP procs into these phones? I will never buy anything with an OMAP in it (which may be more accurately dubbed O'CRAP!).

ur right, but thanks god its compatitor is way better, "XDA ATOM", ya i know that it has the miniSD but 2GB miniSD's r already available, so i dont c the SD card as a problem anymore. &amp; btw, the ATOM's finishing is awesome..

[aNiMeMaN14]

does that directional pad support diagonals?!?!? holy dip i found the only device i want more than my current i-mate Jam. then again, it's 200mhz... gross

[alese]

I agree with you about the SD slot.

But why oh why do they keep stuffing OMAP procs into these phones? I will never buy anything with an OMAP in it (which may be more accurately dubbed O'CRAP!).

ur right, but thanks god its compatitor is way better, "XDA ATOM", ya i know that it has the miniSD but 2GB miniSD's r already available, so i dont c the SD card as a problem anymore. &amp; btw, the ATOM's finishing is awesome..

OMAP is not much, for multimedia, but apparently it is OK for phone and PDA stuff, and ATOM is Asia only for now - pitty.

[pocketpcadmirer]

man put gps on this and give it a cf slot and you cant want more 0X

That'd turn it into a chunky monkey. ;)

You always make me laugh :lol:

Sunny

[Snail]

It doesn't looks like it offers much to upgraders... my Jam does pretty much everything the Jam in does, plus it's got a faster processor. As for WM5... I'll wait until the SE appears!

[TheZodiac]

Weak CPU, nice design. That button layout is very nice.

[saru83]

OMAP is not much, for multimedia, but apparently it is OK for phone and PDA stuff, and ATOM is Asia only for now - pitty.

Well "alese" the ATOM has already been selling in North America &amp; Worldwide on Ebay &amp; i'm one of the sellers, i've been selling them since they were released, on Ebay &amp; in local my area ( i got some more in stock right here in North America), anyways if u r interested in getting one let me know &amp; i can sort something out. my email address is [email protected] :)

[snayar]

I agree with you about the SD slot.

But why oh why do they keep stuffing OMAP procs into these phones? I will never buy anything with an OMAP in it (which may be more accurately dubbed O'CRAP!).

ur right, but thanks god its compatitor is way better, "XDA ATOM", ya i know that it has the miniSD but 2GB miniSD's r already available, so i dont c the SD card as a problem anymore. &amp; btw, the ATOM's finishing is awesome..

Well, actually most of us anti-MiniSD geeks think of it as a bad idea not because of it's lack of memory space, but because of all our current collection of SDIO stuff (mainly memory cards). That means that we have to re-invest a lot of money on a new format!!! :evil: That's the problem...

Happy new year!

[saru83]

Well, actually most of us anti-MiniSD geeks think of it as a bad idea not because of it's lack of memory space, but because of all our current collection of SDIO stuff (mainly memory cards). That means that we have to re-invest a lot of money on a new format!!! :evil: That's the problem...

Happy new year!

Well "SNayar" sooner or later its gonna change, new formats provide a lot more flexibility, ya having 10+ formats in different kinds of gadgets is just ridiculous but i'm with that Memory cards should advance. It actually only hurts in the transition period but as soon as its popular enough its way better.

Again, IMO micorSD is just a waste of time &amp; effort but miniSD is fine. :)