03-31-2006, 05:00 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Jun 2003
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MobileBlog.It Gets Hands-On Time With the Axia A308
Drool all you want, folks. :drool: The much-anticipated Axia A308 Pocket PC Phone with the smallest reported touchscreen at 2.2" gives a little playtime to the lucky Italian folk at MobileBlog.it.
With its imminent release by multiple carriers and distributors in Asia and Europe, it's sure to bridge the gap between Smartphones and Pocket PCs. The Axia A308 is no slouch either, with its Intel PXA272 416MHz CPU, 1.3MP camera, 1500mAh battery, Bluetooth 1.2, 802.11b Wi-Fi (with integrated VoIP software shown above), and quadband GSM with EDGE, which will be a big plus for North American carriers such as Cingular and T-Mobile. All we need is a US distributor or reseller...  Many pictures on the blog, including a comparison against some earlier Nokia and Sony Ericcson phones will show you how small this bad boy is.
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03-31-2006, 05:11 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Sep 2006
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Doh! On the RSS feed it looked like
MobileBlog.It Gets Hands-On Time With the Axi
And is thought it said Axim. I was thinking new Dell, YES!!!
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03-31-2006, 05:14 PM
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Editor Emeritus
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Hmm. It's certainly nice, but a little long for my tastes. Maybe I'm just used to a square screened life.
--janak
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03-31-2006, 05:53 PM
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Thinker
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Originally Posted by Janak Parekh
Hmm. It's certainly nice, but a little long for my tastes. Maybe I'm just used to a square screened life.
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Does seem a bit l-o-n-g doesn't it?
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03-31-2006, 05:55 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Dec 2005
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Size Comapred to Cingular 2125
Any idea of size comparison to units like the Cingular 2125 or 5M class devices. I really like that size, especially over the 8125 I have now, but I HATE T9. If I could just scratch out replies on the screen, it would handle my usual email need in a REAl phone with a REAL dialpad.
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03-31-2006, 06:04 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Dec 2005
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Apologize for Answering Own Question
Here's a site I found for the phone:
http://www.myaxia.com/a308.htm
Other than slightly (1-2mm) wider, it's the same specs as my Cingular 2125 but adds touch screen and WiFi. This may just be the ticket.
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03-31-2006, 06:29 PM
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Developer & Designer, News Editor Emeritus
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I thought I was looking at a new, funky Harmony Remote for a second there. 8O
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03-31-2006, 07:09 PM
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Mystic
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Re: Apologize for Answering Own Question
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Originally Posted by dstrauss
Here's a site I found for the phone:
http://www.myaxia.com/a308.htm
Other than slightly (1-2mm) wider, it's the same specs as my Cingular 2125 but adds touch screen and WiFi. This may just be the ticket. |
I did not quite believe you, so I decided to 'shop them together. It is actually comparable in size (but possible due to the hump on the 2125).
Amazing!
Surur
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03-31-2006, 09:04 PM
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Editor Emeritus
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Whoa. 8O No freaking kidding. That would imply that the model's hand is really small. Wow. :drool:
--janak
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03-31-2006, 09:34 PM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Wow! This would certainly overcome the one shortcoming I have with the 2125 - no touch screen. I could see using this as my everyday phone. Too bad it lacks 3G for data access, though. Still not quite perfect, but close.
I have to wonder though if the screen would be hard on the eyes after a while. The 2125 doesn't have this problem, but the Smartphone OS is built to run on a smaller screen so it has larger screen elements by design.
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