Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Wed 22nd Feb 2006 22:29 UTC
Quanta/O2 loaned us a unit of their brand new GSM communicator, the O2 XDA Atom. The phone is a GSM 900/1800/1900, GPRS class B, multi-slot class 10, EDGE phone running Windows Mobile 5.1 (the unit arrived loaded with the latest ROM). Dig in for more info about this interesting smartphone, mostly aimed at the Australia/Asian and European markets.
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2005-07-06
Windows Mobile based phones are simply not very good phones. They are okay as PDAs.
Why are Windows Mobile based phones bad?
1. battery life - very short, less than a day, some only for 6 hours or so
2. ease of use - phone is a PITA to access, dial, etc
3. form factor - bulky as a phone
4. stability - Windows Mobile is not stable and has to be reset frequently
5. poor screens - extremely hard to see outdoors
My experience comes from developing and testing on multiple variations of the pda (cell and non-cell based) and smartphones. These things have lots of issues, and that's before our applications are being tested!