O2 Xda Orbit 2 Now Available Online and 4WinMobile has a Review

[Paul Martin]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.4winmobile.com/forums/4wm-reviews-hardware/14241-o2-xda-orbit-2-review.html' target='_blank'>http://www.4winmobile.com/forums/4w...t-2-review.html</a><br /><br /></div><i>"O2 have been renowned for innovation over the years with the creation and development of the Xda series of machines. Twelve months or so ago O2 launched what was arguably the best Xda machine - the Xda Orbit. This developed a massive following despite it having a few shortcomings such as too fast a trackball and a relatively slow operational speed. O2 have now launched the replacement for the Orbit which has been imaginatively named the Xda Orbit 2. The Orbit 2 serves to bring to the user a high level of features; 3Mpixel camera, fast processor, large RAM / ROM, GPS, Quad band, phone, Touch interface, etc. O2 are back with another revolutionary Orbit design, but will it follow through and gain on the success of the original Orbit or will it be found lacking?"</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/martin-20080208-4winmobile_Xda_Orbit2_review.jpg" /><br /><br />In sharp contrast to the <a href="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=449361&sid=6ed3f8baf7126b4f4914f97b4fc9efb0">mega-phone</a> I looked at earlier today, the O2 Xda Orbit 2 in nice and small but packed with features. Check out <a href="http://www.4winmobile.com/forums/4wm-reviews-hardware/14241-o2-xda-orbit-2-review.html">4WinMobile's review</a> of this followup to the successful Xda Orbit. If you like what you read, head over to O2's UK site to <a href="http://businessshop.o2.co.uk/phone_detail.aspx?id=134&groupid=4">get your own</a>.

[Underwater Mike]

Should I even bother to lament how we never get any of these cool devices in the U.S.?

[dcortez]

i'm waiting for mine to arrive here in the US...it should be here on 2/12. i prefer the look of the Orbit 2 vs. the HTC Touch Cruise. i agree, it's pretty sad that we in the US have to go the "extra" mile to get devices like the Orbit 2. by the way, i paid about $75.00 less for the Orbit 2 vs. the listed prices for the Touch Cruise.

[Underwater Mike]

i'm waiting for mine to arrive here in the US...it should be here on 2/12. i prefer the look of the Orbit 2 vs. the HTC Touch Cruise. i agree, it's pretty sad that we in the US have to go the "extra" mile to get devices like the Orbit 2. by the way, i paid about $75.00 less for the Orbit 2 vs. the listed prices for the Touch Cruise.

I hope you'll post a review? My ATT contract is up in 2 months, and the iPhone still isn't what I need it to be, so there's no way I'm getting into another contract.

[dcortez]

i'll be using the ATT network, too... i'll use the phone for a week or so and then i'll submit a post summarizing my experiences.

[Jonathon Watkins]

I'm tempted by this one. My Orbit has been doing great service.

Really, it's a toss-up between the Orbit2 and the Stellar. I'm just not sure how much I will use that kayboard.....

[Rob Alexander]

This looks almost exactly like my HTC Touch except with the standalone GPS (which is certainly nice). And, of course the radio is different with mine being CDMA. But other than that... the CPU, the memory, the screen, most of the apps, the general look and feel... though with minor differences are very much the same thing. That's not a criticism as I totally love my Touch, and I think this is also an awesome phone. But I'd be hard pressed to say we never get anything cool like this in the US since we have something that's 90% the same right now.