The best we can do: no WiFi, non-standard USB connector, only 65K colours, and no hot-swapping on the memory card. It’s not 3G either, and the camera is only 1.3mp.
Otherwise it’s a winner all the way. the display looks great, build quality is excellent, and the styling and finish are terrific – a lovely non-smearing deep black. And thanks to its slimness (11.5 mm), it is a pleasure to carry the phone in your pocket (and the 95g weight helps there). On board is a fast processor – Intel PXA27x at 420MHz – teamed with 128MB of shared memory. The operating system is Windows Mobile 5 for Smartphone and it has plenty of useful pre-installed applications; ActiveSync is difficult to beat for synchronising with a PC; the web browser and email access are good. Basically, it’s got all it takes to keep a business user’s communication needs satisfied in a 2.5G world.
• Could be the perfect form factor for a QWERTY phone.
FEATURES 80%
SALEABILITY 90%
SPECIFICATION
Size
Length 111mm
Width 59mm
Depth 11.5mm
Weight
95g
Main display
TFT, 65K colours, 320x240 pixels
Camera
1.3mp, 1280x1024 pixels, video, flash
Connectivity
Bluetooth, USB, IR, EDGE
Battery
Standby 140h Talk time 3.5h
Features
Windows Mobile 5.0, 128MB shared memory, microSD card