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Good Day to you all.
This is my first post here as i joined just now because of an ongoing promo on XDA2 and P900 in SMART Philippines.
I am a avid :shock: SMARTPHONE user, Tanager E100, is and was my previous unit UNTIL im gonna decide to go for either XDA2 or P900.
Now, I wouldn't have registered here if I didn't LIKE the XDA2, however since MOST of you here are already experienced users, I would like to ask ALL of you TO HELP me COMPARE the two units and SHOW the GOOD as well as the BAD sides of each. Pocket PC / Communicators are a new field for me as I am a SMARTPHONE user.
Thats where I need your INPTS. Thank you.
It really depends on whether you want a fantastic pda with a built in phone function (XDAII) or a phone with a built in pad function (P900). The 'built in' part being compromised on both machines.
I personally have have all of Nokia's Communicator series and both types of XDA and having seen and used a friend's P900, I would definately recommend the XDAII.
Thanks, I need more info though.
Thanks, Now for Techies, The SPECS say that:
XDA2 has 400MHZ Intel PSX??? processor whereas SE P900 has 154Mhz ARM10 processor. How does this compare?
This sounds like comparing a MAC and a PENTIUM based PC does it?
And which has the larger market support Windows Mobile 2003 or Symbian Technology?
Hope I get your comments, Thanks.
chameleon
They're both ARM processors, so no it's not like the difference between 680??/PowerPC MACs and 80x86/Pentium IBM PCs - There is a REAL speed difference here.
I would think that the 'largest' market base is with Symbian as it's used in lots of phones and not just the P800/P900s (they're just the top end). Consider that most of the current Nokia (who are the largest global supplier of mobile phones) use the Symbian OS and that there are FAR more Mobile Phones than PDAs
jwealthall said:
I would think that the 'largest' market base is with Symbian as it's used in lots of phones and not just the P800/P900s (they're just the top end). Consider that most of the current Nokia (who are the largest global supplier of mobile phones) use the Symbian OS and that there are FAR more Mobile Phones than PDAs
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I'd have to disagree with that view, yes there are more Symbian based phones than there are WM2003 based phones but only a few Symbian handsets have any real PDA functionality.
The PocketPC userbase is vast and growing with a huge array of applications, utilities etc, far in excess of that available for P800/P900's.
Griffog,
I agree, when comparing P800/P900 numbers to Pocket PC numbers then there are far more Pocket PCs .... Although I wouldn't like to guess that this were true for Pocket PC Mobiles.
Yes, there would be a far greater range of applications for Pocket PCs although far fewer mobile specific ones.
At the end of the day, I'd personally choose an XDA type device - I just wish that the specification meant that you didn't loose all your software/data when the device ran out of power - In this day and age that is quite simply rediculous!!!
Thanks a lot folks, JWEATHALL and GRIFFOG and XDA-ROCKS
British/English Folks help a lot, dont they? im still waiting for replies from other nationalities.
You've CONVINCED me. Though I needed less convincing anyway, as I was inching towards having an O2 XDA II as offered by our service provider here.
My XDA II will be arriving shortly and I cant wait. :wink: :wink:
Now the FUN part, trying to understand how it works, with my smartphone background, i know it would be easy, but its not going to be a walk in the park.
My favorite amd very useful apps in smartphone are:
1. PHM Registry Editor (for cool tweaking)
2. Smart Explorer
3. SP Task Manager
4. Mitac Phonebackup
5. Pocket TV and MVP
6. Sprite Backup
7. Twyx Imeter
8. Nintendo Emulator
Are these EASILY available for XDA2?
:?:
Im looking forward to GREAT PDA functions from my XDA, would greatly appreciate the MS Office apps.
Im planning to buy :shock: Wi-Fi SD expansion card :shock: , which I will use to our Wi-Fi server, is it easy to setup?
Id appreciate the replies. Thanks again
You're in for a treat - most of those apps are available for PocketPC and if you're into emulators there's even freeware emu's for the Playstation and Gameboy Advance
@chameleon,
Welcome aboard!!!
I used to have a P800 (wich is very close to the P900)... I was really into Sony Ericsson phones/pdas, I even have a portal dedicated to them... www.sonyericssonfans.com
But I really went ahead switched to the MDA2 and love every bit of it...
Lots of software and emulators!!!!
Let us know what you think once you have it...
Rayan
you wont have a problem working the XDA if you know how to use a windows pc
the SPV series is hard to set up and configure compared to the XDA as you can touch whats on screen and not having to navigate through menus all the time
gaz
I was there. I got XDA2 as soon as it was released in Dubai. Then, P900 came out and I've sold XDA2 and got P900. It's a very cool device, specially 5 way jog - it is something every PDA maker should license from Sony, IMHO. Functionality wise I wasn't very impressed. And the most annoying part was BT. They just hate each other - P900 and HBH-65
Back to XDA2 now and more hat happy with it. Really hope that SE will bring functional BT and better dialer.
Hi, All out there
I am also a NewBie here. Happily came here with a good chance, I have learned a lot from here although not long. I had bought an O2 XDA2 for my wife and I am going to buy another one for myself. I am going to dwelling deeply into it technically. The bad side of this stuff, my personal feeling, is that they only implement one SD slot. If they can implement it with two SD slots, then things would be much more wonderful.
missa,
i think there is a BACKPACK accessory than you ca purchase for your XDA 2, it contains 2 SD/MC slots and an additional BATT, plus an RCA jack??, not sure with this.
Thanks FOLKS, i have my XDA already and im tinkering with it right now.
This is GREAT. hehehe.
Ive got a P800 and I want to go for a XDA something, I might wait for the XDA3, I need something with Wifi and the new P910 just doesnt have it and you cant get extra wifi with the sony memorystick duo! which sucks a little.
Yes the 5 way jog dial from sony is totaly cool and just great for doing stuff with one hand, only real good thing about the phone. As for a PDA device, its not that great! I try and use it to the max but the screen is just that little to small to do most things with!
OkaY RedFive Labs have Developed Software That Allow You to Run Win Mobile .NeT Applications . Nokia Is Bringing Ngage Plattform For Next Gen Mobile Games.Whats new oN the Windows mobile Front
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Whats new oN the Windows mobile Front
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We have solitaire built-in and our pride.
Nobody is taking over because of some .net, instead we might see some co-operation and multiplatform applications. (like java)
Symbian taking over? Symbian & Nokia are already dominating the smartphone market, and the situation has been like this for quite some time... WM is an underdog in the smartphones world.
It's almost like Nokia has become the new MS in the mobile world... I still have strong faith in the future of windows mobile OS though... MS needs to stop focus on business users primarly and start spewing out multimedia machines similar to the Nokia N95 that are easy to use for "normal" users aswell...
I think WM is a bit to complicated for it's own good atm... It needs to become more user friendly but still as powerful as it is...
.net imho is as slugish on pocketpc's as java
and most widely used applications are not .net
but for symbian i sure hope that they become the most
successfull .net port because the 2th most successfull i know
of mono for linux still got some maturing to get
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MS needs to stop focus on business users primarly and start spewing out multimedia machines similar to the Nokia N95 that are easy to use for "normal" users aswell...
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Exactly. Too bad the current Windows Mobile hardware manufacturers just don't seem to undrstand this. For example, currently, hardware-wise, there's simply no better Windows mobile-based device than the Nokia N-95 (N95-3 / 8GB). I know this, because I have a Nokia N95 and find it, hardware-wise, WAY better than any Windows Mobile device out there.
HTC, i-mate etc. should really learn, at last, how to produce a decent, consumer-oriented PDA.
well nokia have a pretty long time exp with mobile stuff
where ms like apple look to usa who are in many ways behind
the rest of the world on the way of mobile phone stuff
Hello everyone, a guy named dashhacker (cheers to him! great work!) recently released a nice app for win and mac to have Remote Play (like PSP-to-PS3 wifi/internet functionality, that is). At first there were to be a WinMo version too, but the developer dropped the idea cause he has no WM devices. And I quote, he said "there are much better WinMo developers than me around"... so I immediately thought about XDA, best WinMo experts on the web!
Here http://www.ps3-hacks.com/forums/about7666.html&p=1 you can find source code and the original topic of the author. Is there anybody interested into making a win to winmo transposition of the ORP? I'd really like to have that on my phone, and I'd be glad to help beta testing the software.
That sounds just great i hope the raphael can use it without lagg...
It works good on the psp
Then u can watch movies from home on ur WM device that is so cool!
I'd love to be a BETA tester too!
Can someone try and create that prgram?
i would also love this!!!!!!!!!!!
This just adds a whole new dimension to "awesome" !
It would be excellent to access the PS3 over the internet, using a WinMo device! Anyone out there come across a solution yet? Had a quick scroll through Dashhacker's site, but didn't see anything related to WinMo.
really, really, really, really want this.....
Just thinking about that this weekend when I was using Remote Play on my PSP. how cool would it be to use on a winmo device!
oh, and did I mention that I really, REALLY want this?
soo i did some reading (sort of) and found out that the x1 cant possibly use this new OS because of limitations such as:
*old (jk)
*does not have capacitive
*is too slow (ghz is a requirement?)
*ARM chipset is liek old i tink
*because it was fried too long, the fish became bur-
and thats all i found out. So to finally decide the future of my x1...
..and to make sure...
Does the x1 have any chance of running WM7?
Just search for WM7 requirements and you'll see that the X1 isn't qualified. I don't doubt that someone will hack it into running on the X1 though
so it can be made to run on it then , good that is all i need to know
From what Da_G wrote. The devices will propably not be compatible since the drivers are not made to run WM 7 so it will not work
just read that release of wm7 is not this year... so.. :]
dont think about it :]
Windows CE 5.2 and 6.0 (that WM is based on) drivers are not directly compatible, so WM7 (likely based on CE 6.0 or 6.1) will not likely run on X1, unless somebody does reverse engineering or gets driver source and has knowledge to modify it.
The x1 will run mobile 7
The x1 will run mobile 7 according to Microsoft.
i just typed "Windows Mobile 7 UI" into youtube and watched a man using the x1 with 7!!!!!....lol
wm7 is still in development and is announced for 2011 by microsoft... ... i dont think that its a real wm7
Ive never owned a windows mobile and really dont know an awful lot about this platform but Im curious and have a question. Can the windows mobile be hacked the same way an iphone and android can be hacked (jailbreak and rooting). Sorr4y if thise sounds like a stupid question but I really dont know the answer
I played around with the new Nokia Lumia in my local three store anmd was quite impressed with its speed. Thanks in advance guys
The reason Windows Mobile was so popular in its hey day, and the reason some people continue to use it is because it doesn't need jailbreaking or rooting, its a pretty open environment. For years apps have been able to change the UI and experience quite a bit, stuff that even on Android would require rooting. Its also possible to dual boot on Windows Mobile, that how Android can be run on some devices.
Windows Mobile is now disconnected and has been replaced with Windows Phone 7 which runs on a more locked down format similar to the iPhone.