[PaulOBrien]

peekie, on Dec 14 2006, 09:32, said:

Nice review paul of such an ugly phone this is one phone i wont be getting unless i go blind

I wouldn't say it's ugly at all, just plain!

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[Pop2k]

Nice review. If you find the time I'd appreciate if you could load some SNES emu and try some games on it, realy curious how well (emu) gaming works on this device.

Btw. I don't find it ugly at all (esp. not when compared to the fugly Orange branded versions of HTC devices). In fact, if the buttons were black instead of silver, it'd be a near perfect (front) design imo (camera section's kinda unlucky though). Yes, I dig minimalist design.

This post has been edited by Pop2k: 14 December 2006 - 01:12 PM

[zen123]

I don't think its ugly, looks like a smiling Darth Vader.
Styling issues aside it looks a great device & for sure it'll do very well.

By the way Paul does it still have the JointStereo problem? My wife bought a HTC P3600 & sent it back thinking there was no stereo over Bluetooth (she had no idea about the reg hack to enable it). Have HTC enabled it by default yet because I just got myself an O2 Orbit on upgrade & Stereo over bluetooth is still not enabled.

I can see a lot of unhappy users if it isn't because not everyone is as tech savvy as us

[NikLP]

peekie, on Dec 14 2006, 09:32, said:

Nice review paul of such an ugly phone this is one phone i wont be getting unless i go blind

If you go blind, you'll still know what it looks like, cos you've already seen it.

[zwmg]

nice review. way too heavy i think.

is it possible to get the "keyboard sliding out sound" for the hermes (reg tweak?)?

thx.

[PaulOBrien]

It's not a reg tweak i'm afraid.

It's also very annoying and i've turned it off

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[Sonicr360]

Ok my comments:
Review - good
Device - Not really cutting edge for the size and weight
Looks - nothing to get excited about
Overall - Not Impressed.

Paul, I think I can honestly say this sounds like a waste of money, in comparison to some of the more "slimline" PPC / Phones that are due to hit the UK in 2007.

One of these, being the Samsung i600 that you have featured on the main home page. I would love to see this review if possible.

At the end of the day Paul, no device is going to please everyone. I still have my XDA EXEC - overall, very happy with it. For me it has prevented me taking my laptop.

I own a D900 Samsung too - so connectivity via BT is fine but it would be nice to have an all in one device.

Yes XDA EXEC Can do this, but its not what I want it for... too bulky as a phone for me. Again, each to their own.

Congratulations on a good review - pleased you like the device - shame it has some letdowns in certain areas.

Simon

[PaulOBrien]

The i600 is a Smartphone for a start, so it's like comparing Apples and Oranges.

For the size of the device, for me, nothing comes close...

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[encece]

Tempting....Very Tempting.
Oooo...no 3G though? Questionable...but I bet battery life is better for it.

Trinity or P4350? Tough one. I always said I really dont need a keyboard. But I'm getting used to the Blackjack's and think it would be difficult to switch off of one. But the Trinity has the possibility of GPS and has 3G...and comes in white.

I'm fickle-ing over to the thought of getting a PPC again. Must be EXTRA SMALL for switch me off of my Blackjack easily.
I am still undecided. Help me.

[PaulOBrien]

If you can live without the 3G, you'll love the P4350 encece.

Remember how much you liked your JAMin?

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[Rob.P]

Overall a new plain device for the pocket keyboard PC range, I can see what sort of market they are aiming for but I think they might be a bit early, maybe another year or so down the road it probably be a good seller.

I think the thing that wetted my appetite the most was seeing the updated bluetooth stack software. My only long lasting complaint about any of these devices since I started my addiction is the bluetooth. I always had nothing but grief with mine in terms of AS, not having the odd drop out once a year when I have repair everything and general stability. I think I would buy just to see if it could detect an AS partnership all the time every time and not just after a hard reset.

Good review by the way Paul, love the product shots, v.smooth.

This post has been edited by Rob.P: 15 December 2006 - 05:55 PM

[difflvl]

I wish HTC ditches the 200MHz omaps already. We need 400MHz + XScale or Samsung.

[PaulOBrien]

Why?

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[The Doctor]

difflvl, on Dec 15 2006, 23:06, said:

I wish HTC ditches the 200MHz omaps already. We need 400MHz + XScale or Samsung.

Maybe not ditch them.... tweak them up a bit

My Qtek 8310 used to struggle with WLM and skype but worked fine when tweaked up a bit to 228MHz with no real effect on battery life. Don't forget the battery life is MUCH better than my Vario II with a 400MHz Samsung in it

Phil

[mj_blue]

Good Review Paul and just wanted to add my tuppence, I have also been using this phone for about 6 weeks now and think that is one of HTC's best offerings despite its plain-ness.

Couldn't agree more about the joggr / rollr issue, this layout just works.. no need to mess with it.

For a plain device the assisted keyboard slide was a definate oooh factor when it first arrived. After using a friends Samsung phone which had a similar slide feature I was pleased to see this feature on the P4350. The bad sliding / wobble of the keyboards on Wizard and Hermes always gave the opinion of cheapness, this gives a quality build feel to the device.

I too don't have decent 3G and this device works prefect for everything that it needs to, wouldn't mind Built in GPS too but then I'm greedy.

I also concur that Battery life is excellent on this device which has also previously been a grip on other devices, but I quite like the sliding keyboard sound

I'd say an excellent if understated performer, Your Paul Scholes is your Herald rather than your Ronaldo Artemis

Mark

This post has been edited by mj_blue: 18 December 2006 - 04:14 PM

[adamw]

The Doctor, on Dec 17 2006, 16:02, said:

Maybe not ditch them.... tweak them up a bit

My Qtek 8310 used to struggle with WLM and skype but worked fine when tweaked up a bit to 228MHz with no real effect on battery life. Don't forget the battery life is MUCH better than my Vario II with a 400MHz Samsung in it

Phil

I don't want to get too far off topic , but was wondering if anyone has had any problems with increasing the clock speed on this processor?

I guess the answer is no, because I would've seen numerous threads about it by now if it frazzled your device, but that just begs the question why don't the manufacturers tweak them as 'standard'?

Any thoughts on this much appreciated

[PaulOBrien]

Works fine for me.

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[gvr]

Great review Paul

I'll have my order in in about a week

[sxywill2005]

My boss is considering the device.

My contract is over in February, I am going to get the SPV M3100.

It looks a nice phone and it's roughly the same dimensions as the imate jam which I wasnt expecting at all.

I do agree with the horrid OMAP processors, they are really outdated now and TI should really be pushing out better models instead of promising them. Wasn't there supposed to be better OMAP processors comming out between '06 and '08. I am sure we shall see if TI have anything to offer at this years CES.

[mr.maestro]

How is the wifi quality? I have read some complaints about wifi on HTC hermes/tytn (works only in a range of 5 meters from the router).

And (I am a PocketPC newbie), can i only use wifi to access the internet, or can I also browse my locall windows network and exchange files?


Thx

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