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I had my XDA II stolen at gatwick airport last week (sniff sniff) and am now looking to replace it.
From the complete range of HTC PDA's the XDA IIi seems to be tickling my fancy the most but I haven't really come across a single comprehensive review.
So are people who have purchased it happy?
Whilst I am aware that there are problems with the camera I can live with it as long as it is not worse than the XDA II .
So what say you O Ye owners of the IIi?
Cheers!
I got mine last week and I'm honestly torn...
The camera is CR*P, completely so! But as I never used the one on the XDA2 for more than the odd picture message and photo record I'm not particularly bothered - though it's a cheek for O2 to pronounce it as a major step forward when in many ways it's a regressive one.
My major headache is the IR and Bluetooth...IR seems even worse now than on the XDA2 - unless I'm missing something - and the BT stack currently on my phone means I cannot use the O2 BT clip headset (made by iTech) due to this (in my opinion) stupid handsfree obsession. Surely it would be a good idea to have a headset AND a handsfree option that WORKS. I understand on some headsets it works a treat, but given I've got one being sold by O2 on their website I would normally assume it would work.
That said, the 2i is a great phone in itself and if I weren't already spoilt having had the XDA and XDA2 before it, I would be in absolute amazment.
They've finally managed to get the o2activeui thing in a state which isn't too bad and I may even consider keeping it - though it's harder to remove than in the past.
If you have to upgrade which it sounds as though you do given your circumstances, I'd choose the 2i over the 2s...at least the 2i is a better phone spec wise though without the keyboard (gimmick if you ask me).
Hope this helps (helped me to have the rant, anyway).
Cheers
Anthony
Thanks for the feedback Anthony. One thing that's slightly irritating me is a few places i've visited on the net state how previews often have some of the specs wrong on the O2 site it states that the IIi has 128MB SDRam and 128MB Flash......is this accurate?
Have you tried out the Wifi and if so what d'you reckon?
Does the faster processor make a noticeable difference? e.g on my XDA II I was running loads of today plug ins as well as several applications by default I'd do a soft re-set at least once a day
As for the IIs even though when I compare the II and the IIs side by side it doen't appear that much bigger it still has a bulky-ish look about it and I just don't find it appealing enough to contemplate a purchase.
Your feedback on the above would be appreciated
Cheers
This is on the box...
96MB ROM
128MB SDRAM
I have tried out the Wi-Fi and it seems OK to me, certainly it's a welcome feature. However I don't have a Wi-Fi card that I can compare experiences on...all I know is I didn't have one before and now I have a wi-fi connection. That can't be bad.
I don't have enough stuff loaded onto the phone to make a judgment on the processor. With the 2 I had lots of things running such as WeatherPanel and KitaraGenesis - also at one point Pocket Plus. From what I've seen so far the 2i does feel a bit faster...there's also a Turbo feature which does seem to further increase performance.
The 2i is exactly the same size I think, perhaps a smidge heavier. Having said that, if you compare most mobiles these days, the XDA series is no longer heavier than the majority. Besides, if you've got a PDA phone you're not expecting it to be light as a feather.
As I said previously, now you've got no option I would definitely go to the 2i...
Cheers
A
As to theWiFii hadaXDA2 witha SandiskWiFi Card, then changed to the XDA2s, then after 4 replacements i now have a XDA2i, ifind the XDA2i range and speed of reconnecting to WiFi very very good, the XDA2s worked as well asthe XDA2 + SD WiFi Card.
I like the 2ivery much, only problem is i gave away all my XDA2 bits when i got the 2s, so now i have lots of bits for a phone i dont have and a 2i with no spair bits, got i wish i haddent got rid of my old XDA2 bits
i still soft rest a few times aday, but i am used to donigthis now and dont have a problem doing it, The Bluetooth for headsets (jabbra 250) works as well on the 2i as it did on the old XDA2, where as the 2s was total crap
John
4 replacements???!!! care to elaborate?
Applecom, how do you find the camera?
Has the bluetooth improved at all? With my XDA II I also has a Jabra BT250 whilst I found it excellent at close range as soon as the device was in (or out) the metal proporta case and in my pocket I got alot of static...also can you now hear the different ringtones in your bluetooth headset or is it still the same generic one?
Finally, if I get the phone from O2 with their minimum line rental fee it works out to about 407 quid in total....anyone know of any cheaper places?
Thanks for the feedback once again guys.
After hearing about the new XDA2s i purchased a sim free PDA2k, but the microphone on it was crap and the bluetooth (headset) range was like 6 inches after that it sounded terrible.
So as soon as we could get a UK XDA2s we did ( we are a small phone shop) i got it sim free, This was just as crap as the PDA2k, Sothen i did a upgrade to a XDA2s with o2 Select, and of corse this was crap as well
(by crap i mean the mic was terrible people had problems hearing me, and the bluetooth headset only worked if you held the phone next to it, as a PDA it was sort of alright)
so after speaking to o2 about its problems and the fact the keybopard soon comes loose, it was changed probley every 2-3 weeks, never any better for phopne calls but of corse a new one the keyboard is still tight (for a while)
anyway after the 6th phone (4th o2 replacement) i changed it to a XDA2i
The camera in the XDA2i just gives a bigger crap picture, but at leat i can make phone calls on this one and people can hear me, and i dont have to drive down the road with my bluetooth ear piece in and have to hold the phone to the ear piece to use it
John
dear oh dear.....thats the strongest case i've EVER heard for NOT buying a phone... :shock:
Not to get on your nelly but can you now hear the different ringtones in your bluetooth headset or is it still the same generic one?
Cheers
Leroy
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my jabra 250 just makes the ring sound, just like on the old XDA2, no personalised ring tones, despite using IA Caller 1.2
Thank you all for the info
Does the movie function work better?
I know the camera makes a bigger "crap" photo but how is the video? On my XDAII, with all the today plug in's, the thing records crap even at the best settings. With a fresh ROM and nothing installed, I can get a decent video if I set the refresh rate and set it to daylight, (even for night shots), but after I install some programs, no settings can keep it from being choppy and slow or keep the sound in sync with the video.
Believe it or not, the video function, as bad as it is, actually saved my ass from going to jail.. If the XDA2i has better video performance, and it sounds like the BT is better, I want one... Is there any place besides eBay and O2?
Could someone tell us what version of the BT stack it is?
Any body try it with two serial ports yet? (One for a GPS and one for a Printer or POS device (like from Merchantanywhere.com).
Thank you for your time.
the bt stack on my xda2i is 1.0.0.3900
Mine is also 1.0.3900 and I can't use o2's bt clip headset with it....refuses to play ball yet others work fine.
Grrrrr
Need an update to sort this out.
By clip do you mean the earpiece, with a foot of wire then a clip on bluetooth reciever? If you do O2 sent one of them out to me but as i use a jabra 250 i never tried the clip thing.
Would you like me to try it with my XDA2i (also version 3900)
John
Have you made a decision on a purchase yet?
I have both an XDAII and an XDAIIi and would be willing to give some comparitive information regarding them. Or try to answer any specific questions you have about them.
On another note, what alternatives do we have here with regard to a Windows Mobile device?
Hello People,
Last Year, i bought the Nokia 6630, wicked phone but too big for me, i like everything small, compact and stylish and i was starting university in September - my program is already giving me a wireless networked laptop - so i was looking to buy something new, so i thought why not go for a pda and a phone but then i was like why all the hassle and why not just invest in a good pda phone which will include mp3 player, video player and an organizer. I'm really interested in the I-Mate Jam. I'm going to India and Saudi in about 15 days and will be back by Sept. 1 - So people, don't suggest me to buy something which is coming out End of Sept. I have some questions - Can Someone please answer them? Thank You. (P.S : I'm a newbie in Pocket Pc)
1) What would be the perfect bluetooth headset for this pda? (i was looking at the Sony Ericsson HBH-662 - if there's anything better out there, please do give me your suggestions.
2) I noticed the camera quality sucks, is there any upgrade or software fix for this?
3) Any Imate Jam Users, can you please tell me how you like this device and if it has any problems whatsoever. (Software or Hardware Problems) In Other Words, Do You Guys Love / Like / Dislike / Hate the device? Does It do everything you want it to do?
4) Can some of you tell me what are some really popular and useful applications for these devices? (Since i'm in here, i could get the cracked apps - so can someone tell me some really good apps to get it)
5) What could be an ideal WiFi SD Card (Cheap, Good Quality & Works Properly without any problems & Shouldn't Stick Out)
6) What are some good accessories i should be looking at?
7) Is there an upgrade possible to the Windows Mobile 5.0?
Also, Can we put nice wallpapers on the jam ?
9) Can We Set Mp3s as Ring Tones & Use our own customized Sms Tones like the Nokia's?
10) Can I play full screen movies on the pocket pc - like use smart movie just like i did for Nokia 6630?
11) How is the mp3 sound quality on the Jam? (This is a very important factor to me - i'm talking about the original headphones which come with the Jam Unit - how are they? - also, i'm aware of the 2.5mm to 3.5 mm jack so please dont tell me about that - im just wondering about the original head phones? when compared to the headphones for example Nokia 6630)
12) Any other suggestions, I'd really appreciate.
I guess that's my questions for now. If you could answer them, it'd be great - i'd really appreciate the time. Thank You
You can find almost all answers here by using the search.
alright, thanks - if i have any further questions, i'll ask
Jam doesn't have Wi-Fi built in.
No 3GP upgrade.
WM2005 is not available.
Photo Contacts is buggy.
SPB Software is a great Package for this Application including Resco Products.
I'd choose a JAM over a Nokia, this phone is just too power packed to pass.
I tried looking on the forums but my head started to hurt can anyone help me with this
I have just helped my friend setup Tomtom 5 in their XDA IIi they are using the standard O2 rom only other app installed is sprite back up
They are using a wired reciever
Tom tom opens fine and aquires 7 or 8 sats no problems
Route is planned and off they go
But after a couple of mins it locks completely
No phone calls or texts sent or recieved to make it lock up, it just stops
I havent got a clue cos it worked fine for me on my M1000 and now on my Wizard, (i know about unticking recieve in coming beams)
At frist i thought it my be the reciever but surely it would'nt aquire the sats in the frist place
Anyone got any clues ??
My firend has bought this set up because of the way i priased everything up, and now it wont work and i fell like a muppet, please help so i can sort it out and look more brainer than I am
Have you applied all the upgrades for TT5?
No we have'nt upgraded it yet if we upgrade to 5.2 will this sort it out ???
Had the same problem myself - after trawling thru posts here changed my sd card to a transcend x80 one and works fine now.
Apparently alot of slower cards won't work in the xda2i for tomtom.
My original card was a 512 sandisk (bog standard type) and when i tried tomtom it just locked up after a couple of minutes ( running tomtom5.21).
Since changing to the transcend x 80 its not locked at all.
I bought a 80x 1GB transcend card after looking at the forums...didn't stop it crashing.
My symptoms are:
1. Freezes at more or less defined/fixed regions in the journey - conclusion: the phone handoff singalling when moving from one cell to another is causing the sd card to stop working.
2. Taking the sd card out and immediately putting it back in will, most of the time, get the device back on track, without having to restart the xda or tomtom softwre (only works for a limited no. of tries...after that a rest is required).
My fix:
take the sim card out OR put the device into flight mode (if not using bluetooth).
Still worth getting a high speed 'quality; sd card (like a transcend) for your pda... it makes moving files back and forth much faster...and it's more stable when watching mini videos.
Same here!
TT5 also crashes and closes after a while on my QTek S100. I tried to take out the sim card, but didn't work. Any more suggestions?
sd card
if i buy a new sdcard how do i transfer the tomtom data from the old card, a question from a complete novice, keith :lol:
Hi all,
This is my first post in this site, and I hope I will find help and meet nice people in this nice site.
I have some questions about "O2 XDA mini s", sorry if they are some repetetions, but I did my best not repeat.
1. What are the differences between "XDA mini s" and "imate k-jam"? this question has destroyed my mind thinking about it!!
for example "screen clearance, stlye, performance, more solid, etc"
I know they have the same specifications,but I dont beleive they are exactly the same... Honestly, when I look at the kjam pictures on the net, I feel it is more shiny and stylish, although I have already ordered my "mini s" and it is on its way to me. (waiting)
2. Does the kjam ROM updates run perfectly on the "mini s"?
anyone installed this software on a mini s?
3. The kjam updates for other langauges, specifically Arabic version K-JAM_Arabic_2160901_21609102_20710_ship.exe, do they make the mobile locally arabic? I mean do they make the menues and OS messages appear in arabic (like changing the 'Start' into its arabic analogy word) (which I hate), or they just enable the mobile to read arabic text?? any risk to update ROM? is it likely that I will damage my mobile if I do so?
4. I am shipping my "O2 XDA mini s" to asia, and I know that a new ROM update was released from O2, but when I attemp to download, they request my O2 number, which I dont have cause I am outside uk, so how can I download this software from o2 site, or any other site??
5. Finally, about the stereo headsets that come with the mini s, I saw its picture, and it seems bad, its style is not comfortable with the ear, and I really hate this too, the k-jam version of the headsets is amazing, but what about the mp3 quality of the mini s headsets compared to the kjam?
and does the mini s headset feel comfortable when put in the ear??
Sorry for making questions so long, but I hope I will find some complete answers...
Thank you all
Hi, The kjam and o2 minis are almost identical in appearance, apart from badging. The quality is about the same - so you should not be dissapointed there.
As far as I know the kjam rom should work fine as long as the mini s is unlocked.
Sorry cant awnser other q's as i have a qtek - i use headphones from orange spv = they are good.
Thank you for ur reply,
you gave me a push forward, and I hope that O2 manufacturer is as good as imate..Thanks again
but what about other questions?? any answers guys??
Thanks in advance
Hi guys,
I don't want to be so annoying, but it seems that nobody here has exact answers for my questions..
But, Does any body have useful links about those questions??
Any Ideas, opinions are very very welcome.
Thanks All and happy mobile phones day
Hi There,
I use a "modified" Xda Mini s that was O2 - I now use this rom: K-JAM_WWE_216901_2169101_020710_ship.zip - it's in english but certainly works fine and is much better on battery life - sound during calls is better and the signal strength appears improved.
It also removes all traces of O2 software. But you will need to unlock the phone using one of the unlock programmes readily available through this site. (All at your risk!!)
As regards to headsets - if you purely want to listen to music/podcasts then you can't beat those soft in ear headphones from sony IMHO - you will need to buy a jack step down adapter as the jack is smaller on the XDA than standard headphones. You can also do as I do and dowload an send audio to bluetooth program (I use BluetoothAudio) and at the touch of the screen it will send your sounds to your bluetooth headset - it will send music also but obviously you will only have mono hearing. Great for Podcasts as it still allows you to use the phone or answer incoming calls but doesn't have any annoying cables from or to it.
Hope this helps - just ask if you require any other information.
Regards,
Chris
Hi again,
Thanx for all the ones that tried to answer my questions
I need to ask some additional questions and I choose this topic to ask my questions coz I dont want to create many new topics, so the forum will not become bulky
1. What does the Extended ROM mean? why is it called extended?
2. I found in the ftp site Arabic Extended ROM for kjam, does this ROM enable the english versoin of kjam to read and write arabic text?? can it be installed on my XDA miini S device having O2 ROM on it (I want to enable arabic text on it)?????
3. I have not received my xda yet... but just a question, how is the mp3 sound quality of the XDA mini s (for example, compared with Sony Ericson K750i mp3 quality)? and can the Windows Media Player play WMA files with variable bit rate??
Thanx all
these are my question
1.What is the good thing about class 10 memory card? and how much does it cost?
2.When i download an app?with widget then when i go to widgets i dont see the newly download app widget?like taskmanager,sticky note and etc
3.Does galaxy y s5360 support bluetooth headset?
4.and abbout the original headset or just like this when i recieve some message it rings in my phone also in headset?? i just want to ring it with headset.. how can i fix this??
Thanks in advance D
Well i can answer ur 3rd ques...it supports bluetooth headset...using one rite now...
...my first answer.....
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anyone can answer???
1st: class of memory card actually denotes the Max writing speed of it like if it is a class 10 memory card it can write at 10mb/s and read at even more like 15 MB/s they are good if you want to use amarul or swap as far as the price is concerned look online you may find some good deals
2nd: when you download an app with widget it doesn't show because the apps are moved to SD card and android doesnt support Widgets from apps on SD card yo fix it move the apps to phone memory
3rd: yes sgy supports Bluetooth headset
4th: I really don't know about that sorry maybe someone else can help
Sent from my GT-S5360 using xda app-developers app
"theviper" said:
1st: class of memory card actually denotes the Max writing speed of it like if it is a class 10 memory card it can write at 10mb/s and read at even more like 15 MB/s they are good if you want to use amarul or swap as far as the price is concerned look online you may find some good deals
2nd: when you download an app with widget it doesn't show because the apps are moved to SD card and android doesnt support Widgets from apps on SD card yo fix it move the apps to phone memory
3rd: yes sgy supports Bluetooth headset
4th: I really don't know about that sorry maybe someone else can help
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thanks sir.. i can use the widget now DD}
btw about the bluetooth headset?? i read many blog and other bluetooth headset work but only when calling but when recieving call they cant talk but they can hear.
Sorry but i havent used bluetooth headset with my phone but i think that it should work try if it works
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oh i see btw thanks for answering this...coz im planning to buy one.
Using nokia bh503 blutooth headset..not a single prob..sound quality is good too..
Sent from my GT-S5360 using xda app-developers app
I'm using a Samsung bluetooth headset. Not a single problem. When I charge it once, I use it for 4 hours straight talking.
Never had a problem with incoming calls.
Tapatalked using my galaxy y
4th question needs advanced tweaks. I'd like to have it done too.
Tapatalked using my galaxy y
oh thanks mr. kisho and please help us to solve my question number 4
4th
I also use Nokia BH 503 without no problems and answer to fourth question is to put your phone in silent the It will ring in headsets only!
tjsgy said:
I also use Nokia BH 503 without no problems and answer to fourth question is to put your phone in silent the It will ring in headsets only!
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when i go silent it did not ring in the phone also in headset