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Hardware review : T-Mobile SDA - most popular German magazine about communications reviews first Microsoft Smartphone from T-Mobile September 17, 2004 [MS Smartphone] | By Edward J. R. "Connect" is the biggest paper (!) magazine about communications in Europe. Yes, it is in German language but it is sold in all 3 German speaking countries (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) and also in other countries... T-Mobile Germany provided "Connect" with a T-Mobile SDA phone for testing. In this story we present some higlights from this review. Interestingly, apart from VGA only (not megapixel) camera, as a main disadvantage of T-Mobile SDA the "Connect" magazine mentions lack of possibility to send photos and video recordings over Bluetooth and infrared and says that it is possible to send them only over MMS or e-mail: ... what is however totally wrong, because with FREE additional software it is indeed possible! "Connect" is known from presenting Nokia in overly positive light and from being anti-Microsoft - they even presented SD card slot as a disadvantage in Qtek 8080 smartphone! (although actually SD card slot is superior to MMC slot, becaue it can accept both SD and MMC cards and offers bigger transfer speeds) This bias of "Connect" may be also a reason, why some of their remarks about "T-Mobile SDA" are simply factually wrong... Another main revelation from this review is this: yet in November 2004 a T-Mobile SDA without camera will be available! So that users who are not allowed to enter premises of some companies with camera phones, can also enjoy benefits of a Microsoft Smartphone from T-Mobile! Here are some other highlights from the review: as the hit of the new series of T-Mobile branded phones (series that encompasses "T-Mobile SDA", "T-Mobile SDA Music", "MDA Compact" and "MDA III") author of the review clearly points out the "T-Mobile SDA Music"! This review however is not about this one, but about "T-Mobile SDA"! It looks like "T-Mobile SDA Music" is not quite ready yet. Author of the review says however that "T-Mobile SDA Music" will be available commercialy at the latest in November 2004. "T-Mobile SDA" has the same music playback capabilities as "T-Mobile SDA Music" but lacks 3 additional buttons of the music version author of the review is fascinated by the standard features of the Windows Mobile 2003 for Smartphone platform like calendar, inbox and possibility to sync with an Outlook in PC; author is particularly impressed with possibility to enter 41 fields with information for each contact and with possibility to easily synchronize the "T-Mobile SDA" with a PC (apparently with Nokia phones it still is not easy) the built-in camera is criticized not only because of low resolution (just VGA resolution instead of megapixel which is nowadays a standard) but also because of inferior technologically sensor: only CMOS instead of CCD that would be better "T-Mobile SDA" has speaker-independent voice control feature what makes it, in combination with socket for antenna, an ideal phone for usage in a car this whole review should be treated as a quick introduction of these phones to German public! Usually reviews in "Connect" magazine include professional measurements of radiation (values and charts), battery time and other features. To read this review online (albeit in German and only part of this what has been published in the paper) click here. Conclusion: actually the only real disadvantage of "T-Mobile SDA" that this so strongly pro-Nokia magazine could find is the camera of low resolution and low quality. Apart from the camera it looks like this phone is perfect and particularly the upcoming "T-Mobile SDA Music" version of this phone may really be a hit - after all T-Mobile is very interested in popularization of its own wireless music download service... Post your comment (free registration is required to post, but if you register you can edit your posts later) [ 2 Comments ] << Previous Story Next Story >>

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