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Wi-Fi generation or which Pocket PC phone with built-in Wi-Fi to buy ? Feature by feature comparison
August 14, 2004 [Pocket PC phone] | By anonymous 1.

We are standing on the verge of revolution in cell phone industry: first phones with built-in Wi-Fi are coming! While it is possible to attach Wi-Fi adapter to some existing phones (for example: some existing Pocket PC phones), it is not possible to extend existing Microsoft Smartphones with it (even C500 and MPx220 have no Wi-Fi). Having built-in Wi-Fi brings also some fantastic features like seemless Internet connection handover from cellular (GPRS) to Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN) ! So if you would like to buy yourself, in upcoming weeks/months a cell phone with built-in Wi-Fi, then you must buy one of these 3:



But which one? Well, to make it easier for you to decide, here we present detailed feature by feature comparison of all 3 top upcoming Pocket PC phones that will have built-in Wi-Fi:


Model name ==>
 

HP iPAQ h6315 / h6340

Qtek 9090 aka XDA III aka MDA III aka CU928

Motorola MPx

Feature name:

form factor classic PDA with attachable keyboard slide-out keyboard
(after candy bar and clam shell - new fad !!!)
dual-hinge = clam shell or notebook style
coolness factor low high very high
keyboard (all: full-QWERTY) 30 keys, attachable snap-on thumb-keyboard, bring extra thickness to the device 39 keys, retractable in thumb-keyboard format fixed with special stylish design
depiction in one sentence iPAQ phone, bulky oldtimer "the latest XDA", XDA reloaded dual-hinge trick, the small Pocket PC phone
generation first phone from HP - a company very experienced in PDAs 4th generation of Pocket PC phones made by HTC first Pocket PC from Motorola - a company very experienced in cell phones
wireless GSM/GPRS+Wi-Fi+Bluetooth GSM/GPRS+Wi-Fi+Bluetooth GSM/GPRS+Wi-Fi+Bluetooth
height [mm] 137.64 125 100
width [mm] 74.6 69.8-71.6 61
thickness [mm] 20.8 18.7 24
weight [g] 190 210 174
nominal
talk time [hours]
4.5 3 to 4 3
nominal
standby [days]
8
(in phone mode only, no Wi-Fi, no GPRS)
6 (in phone mode only, with all wireless switched off) 5.5 (phone only, no wireless)
standard battery 1800 mAh, Lithium Polymer, removable 1490 mAh Lithium Polymer 930 mAh Lithium Polymer
ROM memory [MB} 64 64 64
RAM memory [MB] 64 (55 user accessible) 128 32 or 64 - not fixed  yet
card slot SD / SDIO SD / SDIO SD, not SDIO
processor TI OMAP 1510 200 MHz Intel PXA 263 XScale 400 MHz TI OMAP 1510 200 MHz
bands GSM quad-band (850/900/1800/1900) GSM tri-band (850/1800/1900 for USA or /900/1800/1900 elsewhere) and available also in CDMA version for Verizon Wireless GSM tri-band (850/1800/1900 for USA or /900/1800/1900 elsewhere)
USB connection HP proprietary HTC proprietary Motorola proprietary (the same as in Motorola MPx220 smartphone)
OS Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC Phone Edition Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC Phone Edition Second Edition Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC Phone Edition Second Edition
horizontal/vertical mode switching not available by software by software and hardware (dual hinge mechanism)
push technology pre-installed / in the package Good Technology Goodlink RIM BlackBerry RIM BlackBerry
build-in camera VGA 640x480 pixels VGA 640x480 pixels 1.2 megapixel with flash
manufactured by some OEM manufacturer in Taiwan HTC, Taiwan some OEM manufacturer in Taiwan
branded and distributed by HP T-Mobile, Qtek, O2, etc Motorola
hardware designed by HP, USA HTC, Taiwan Motorola, USA
support provided by HP distributors Motorola
future official ROM upgrades (based on past record) none yes, from distributors none
LED indicators power, phone, Bluetooth, WLAN power, phone power, phone
automatic switch of Internet connection from GPRS to Wi-Fi yes no no
infrared connectivity IrDA SIR, up to 115 Kb/s IrDA SIR, up to 115 Kb/s IrDA
Bluetooth connectivity Class II, range up to 10 m, supports many profiles (WIDCOMM Bluetooth drivers used) Class II Class II, MotoPro innovation platform (Motorola made Bluetooth profiles)
headphone MP3 stereo MP3 stereo MP3 stereo
display size [inch] 3.5 3.5 2.8
spakerphone no yes yes
display, nr of colors 64 k 64 k 64 k
fax sending/receiving without additional software no yes no
Java no no (although some distributors/operators may put it to the package) yes
display type (all 320x240 pixels + touch screen) Transflective TFT but of poor quality (washed out colors) Transflective TFT good quality Transflective TFT good quality
goodies various software utitlities from HP + Westek ClearVue Suite (PDF, Word, PowerPoint viewers) PDF and PowerPoint viewers included unclear yet
voice dial no no yes
commercial availability end of August 2004 at T-Mobile USA, September 2004 elsewhere October 2004 February 2005
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