Typical price: £260
What is it: Handheld organiser featuring Windows Mobile 2005 Pocket PC Phone Edition
What we think: Its sliding keyboard makes it very easy to create and edit documents on the move, but it lacks the immediacy and sound quality of some mobile phones
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 14 December 2005
Tags: O2, O2 XDA Mini S, navigation, memory card, phone numbers
We like:
Sliding Qwerty keyboard; compact design; 802.11b wireless; miniSD card slot
We don't like:
Horrible call quality; unintuitive dialling via keyboard
You might also need:
Wired hands-free kit
CNET UK judgement:
The XDA Mini S is an exceptional handset that stands out thanks to its clever sliding Qwerty keyboard. It uses the very versatile Windows Mobile 2005 Pocket PC Phone Edition operating system and includes Pocket Word, Excel, PowerPoint and more. It suffers from bad audio quality during calls, but if you need to get work done on the move it's ideal
Full review:
Connected handhelds that are small but highly usable are hard to find. The XDA Mini S is admirable because it manages to combine both these features. This is mainly due to its clever sliding keyboard. This lets you get the most from its operating system and bundled software, which includes the likes of Pocket Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. It's certainly not without its faults -- the audio quality during voice calls is almost unforgivable for a handset of this sophistication, so if you spend more time talking than you do creating digital documents you may want to look elsewhere. Continue Reading...
O2 XDA Mini S History
30 Nov 2005 in Crave
We've finally got our hands on the petite XDA Mini S -- the latest smart phone from those lovely folks at O2
21 Nov 2005 in Crave
The new Mini S packs all the features you'd expect from an XDA handset, and it's exceedingly compact -- despite having a full Qwerty keyboard
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