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If you frequently travel overseas for business, a smart phone with world-roaming capabilities is a good thing to have in your travel kit. The smart-phone part of the device gives you access to all the productivity tools you need for getting work done on the road, while world roaming lets you touch base with your colleagues and your family back in the States. Here are six that have passports for international travel. Read our reviews to see if one is right for you.
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Samsung IP-830W (Sprint) |
T-Mobile Dash (aka HTC Excalibur) |
Samsung BlackJack SGH-i607 (AT&T) |
Nokia E62 (AT&T) |
AT&T 8525 |
Motorola i930 (Sprint) |
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| Review date | October 19, 2006 | October 11, 2006 | November 13, 2006 | August 21, 2006 | November 05, 2006 | December 15, 2005 |
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| Review summary | Unless your business requires you to travel overseas frequently, there are a number of sleeker and better-performing Windows Mobile smart phones than the Samsung IP-830w. | With a sleek design, good performance, and a robust set of productivity and wireless options, the T-Mobile Dash is an all-in-one hit and earns its reputation as a Motorola Q killer. | The Samsung BlackJack heralds another 3G-enabled smart phone to Cingular's lineup. While it supports the carrier's video and music service, some design and performance issues trip up this otherwise sexy device. | The Nokia E62 certainly isn't for everyone, but with its powerful productivity apps, connectivity options, and solid call quality, the smart phone will make a good addition to a corporate user's arsenal. | For the ultimate road warrior, the 3G-enabled AT&T 8525 provides the speed, the power, and the productivity tools to get your work done on the go. | The Nextel i930 by Motorola is a good choice for executives looking for a world phone that syncs seamlessly with Outlook--if you can live with the poor battery performance and the lack of Bluetooth. |
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| Service Provider | Sprint Nextel | T-Mobile | AT&T (formerly Cingular) | Info unavailable | AT&T (formerly Cingular) | Sprint Nextel |
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| Cellular technology | CDMA / GSM | GSM | GSM / WCDMA | GSM | Info unavailable | GSM |
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| Band / mode | CDMA 800/1900 / GSM 900/1800 (Quadband) | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (Quad-band) | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 / WCDMA 850/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (Quadband) | Info unavailable | 800 , 900 , GSM800 |
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| Talk time | Up to 204 min | Up to 300 min | Up to 330 min | Up to 360 min | Info unavailable | Up to 168 min |
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| Wireless Interface | Bluetooth | Bluetooth , Infrared (IrDA) , Wi-Fi | Bluetooth | Infrared (IrDA) , Bluetooth 2.0 EDR | Info unavailable | Yes |
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| Weight | 6.4 oz | 4.2 oz | 3.5 oz | 5.1 oz | Info unavailable | 5.9 oz |
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| Built-in devices | Camera , Antenna | Antenna , Camera , Display | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Antenna , Display | Antenna |
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| OS provided | Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.2 Phone Edition | Microsoft Windows | Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 | Info unavailable | Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 | Info unavailable |
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| RAM installed size | 64 MB | 64 MB | 64 MB | Info unavailable | 64 MB | Info unavailable |
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| Clock speed | 520 MHz | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | 400 MHz | Info unavailable |
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| Input device type | Keyboard | Keyboard | Keypad , Jog Dial | Info unavailable | Keyboard , Touch-screen | Keypad |
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| Wireless connectivity | Bluetooth | Bluetooth | Bluetooth 2.0 | Info unavailable | IEEE 802.11b , IEEE 802.11g , Bluetooth 2.0 | IrDA |
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| Height | 4.5 in | 4.4 in | 4.4 in | 4.6 in | Info unavailable | 3.5 in |
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| Packaged contents | Additional battery | Carrying case | AC adapter , USB sync cable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
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| Color support | 16-bit (64K colors) | 16-bit (65K colors) | 16-bit (64K colors) | Info unavailable | 16-bit (64K colors) | 16-bit (64K colors) |
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| Carrier | Sprint PCS | T-Mobile | Cingular Wireless | Info unavailable | Cingular Wireless | Nextel Communications |
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| Product name | Samsung IP-830W (Sprint) | T-Mobile Dash (aka HTC Excalibur) | Samsung BlackJack SGH-i607 (AT&T) | Nokia E62 (AT&T) | AT&T 8525 | Motorola i930 (Sprint) |
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