Smart phones Updated December 14, 2005 Need to stay fully connected when traveling? A smart phone is definitely in the offing. With full QWERTY keyboards, these mobiles make firing off e-mail a cinch. Furthermore, many smart phones enable you not only to have remote access to your corporate e-mail, but you may also be able to stay up-to-date with changes to your calendar. Of course, if you travel abroad, be sure to get a GSM smart phone from Cingular or T-Mobile. If you'll only be poking around the States, a CDMA smart phone from Sprint PCS or Verizon should be fine. |
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RIM BlackBerry 8700c (AT&T) |
Audiovox PPC-6700 (Sprint) |
Samsung SCH-i730 (Verizon Wireless) |
RIM BlackBerry 7100t (T-Mobile) |
Palm Treo 650 (AT&T) |
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| Review date | December 6, 2005 | November 15, 2005 | June 30, 2005 | October 5, 2004 | February 1, 2005 |
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| Review summary | Armed with an Intel processor and EDGE support, the RIM BlackBerry 8700c offers mobile professionals a winning package of performance, productivity, and design. | Although far from perfect, the Sprint PPC-6700 is definitely smarter than most smart phones and almost good enough to earn the title of Treo killer. | Small, light, and powerful, the Samsung SCH-i730's high-speed data support and built-in Bluetooth and Wi-Fi make it an excellent choice for those who have to stay connected at all times, though the crippled Bluetooth support may spoil the party for laptop road warriors. | Though the BlackBerry 7100t is a great option for RIM newbies, we were hoping for more consumer-friendly functionality with the Bluetooth. | Though it has its shortcomings, the Palm Treo 650 offers solid performance and adds some key features to maintain its reign as smart-phone leader. |
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| User comments | 7.7 Very good (from 82 users) | 7.2 Very good (from 141 users) | 7.0 Very good (from 197 users) | 7.0 Very good (from 248 users) | 6.1 Good (from 506 users) |
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| Service Provider | ATT | Sprint Nextel | Verizon Wireless | T-Mobile | AT&T (formerly Cingular) |
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| Talk time | 240 min | Info unavailable | Up to 120 min | 240 min | Up to 360 min |
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| Built-in devices | Display | Touch screen , Speaker , Keyboard , Microphone , Camera | Stereo speakers | Info unavailable | Display , Antenna , Camera |
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| OS provided | BlackBerry Handheld Software | Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 | Microsoft Windows Mobile for Pocket PC 2003 Second Edition | BlackBerry Handheld Software | Palm OS 5.4 |
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| RAM installed size | 16 MB | Info unavailable | 64 MB | 4 MB | Info unavailable |
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| Input device type | Keyboard | Stylus , Keyboard , Touch-screen | Stylus , Keyboard | Keyboard | Stylus , Keyboard , 5-way navigation button , Touch-screen |
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| Wireless connectivity | Bluetooth | IEEE 802.11b , Bluetooth | IrDA , Bluetooth | Bluetooth | IrDA , Bluetooth |
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| Carrier | Cingular Wireless | Info unavailable | Verizon Wireless | T-Mobile | Cingular Wireless |
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| Product name | RIM BlackBerry 8700c (AT&T) | Audiovox PPC-6700 (Sprint) | Samsung SCH-i730 (Verizon Wireless) | RIM BlackBerry 7100t (T-Mobile) | Palm Treo 650 (AT&T) |
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