HTC TyTN review

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September 22, 2007

Posted by: dom0410

"Almost, but not quite"

What I like:

Keyboard, screen, [some] connectivity, Windows Mobile 5

What I don't like:

Reliability, [some] connectivity, battery life

Review:

I have had this pocket pc for nearly 1 year now. Well, 3 of them. First one stopped working completely, went onto standby mode and never woke up. Second one liked to turn itself off from time to time. Both went back. Third one has lasted 6 months so far. It will be going back. So what's wrong with this one? Well, the vibrator only works from time to time, the speaker only works from time to time, and the keyboard will stop working just when you are in the middle of typing something urgent...

But don't let all that put you off, this phone is definately the best that I have ever had. The keyboard is great when it works, well laid out with good quality keys, writing an email is no chose and sending texts messages is so much quicker than on a normal phone. The screen is great, large, touch sensitive [will work with fingers, not just with stylus]. 3G and HDSPA are great. Mobile TV works well on T-Mobile. And I have found Windows Mobile 5 to be a reliable package, easy to use, and very powerful.

I mentioned before that I didn't like some connectivity. The phone has wi-fi, but you can forget getting onto a secure network. The bluetooth will let you send, but never receive, no matter what you do to the settings. The USB connection likes to drop every now and then as well. And finally, where is the earphone port?

Battery life is less than a day with the phone set up to check for emails every 20 minutes. Not good.

The Tytn is brilliant, but oh-so-flawed.