Windows Mobile Handhelds

HP iPAQ 114 Classic

While most companies are all about convergence these days, the HP iPAQ 114 Classic handheld is completely the opposite. Harkening back to the days of the traditional PDA, it's an excellent performer with a transreflexive screen perfect for use both outdoors and in

Editor's rating 6.5

T-Mobile Ameo

The T-Mobile Ameo walks a tricky tightrope between smart phone and ultra-mobile PC. Yet it somehow manages a neat balancing act, impressing with its vast screen and blistering HSPDA connection, despite its finger-torturing keyboard

User rating 5.0

Editor's rating 8.0

HTC P4350

HTC's P4350 is a small Windows Mobile handheld device with a slide-out keyboard, similar in design to the HTC TyTN. It has all the features you need for email and document editing on the go, as well as a 2-megapixel camera

Editor's rating 7.8

Acer p610 Portable Navigator

The Acer p610 is a well designed, easy-to-use satellite navigation device with some useful multimedia features. There are some minor usability issues, but it's very good value for money

Editor's rating 7.0

O2 XDA Orbit

The Orbit is the first XDA model to come with built-in GPS and bundled navigation software (the excellent CoPilot from ALK), and packs a good deal else into its slim frame: FM radio, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, Windows Mobile and an excellent trackball control in addition to its touchscreen

User rating 6.7

Editor's rating 8.2

E-TEN glofiish X500

The strangely monikered E-TEN glofiish X500 is an exceedingly thin Pocket PC with built-in GPS and Wi-Fi. At £429 it's not a pocket-money toy, however it comes with a good range of features, including a 2-megapixel camera, an FM radio and a huge array of software extras. The battery life is extremely impressive, too

Editor's rating 8.3

HP iPAQ rw6815 Personal Messenger

Although the 'Personal Messenger' moniker makes it sound like a cheap novelty, the stubby iPAQ rw6815 is as adept at picking up your email and linking up with office networks as the next Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC. It does have a disconcerting habit of talking to you, though

User rating 9.5

Editor's rating 7.8

T-Mobile MDA Compact III

As well as a built-in GPS antenna, the MDA Compact III has some interesting goodies, including an FM radio -- extremely rare for a Windows Mobile Pocket PC. There's a clever user-interface system that we like too, comprising a wheel and tiny trackball rather than a boring old blocky navigation button

User rating 7.5

Editor's rating 7.8

Mio H610

Mio's latest device, the H610, is the most ambitious to date in terms of being a hybrid navigation and entertainment gadget. It has an ultraportable design that makes it great for on-the-go use and the unit's multimedia functions aren't bad at all, but the compact size also makes it less than ideal for in-car navigation

Editor's rating 7.0

HTC P3600

The HTC P3600 belongs to a new breed of small format Pocket PC handhelds. We're used to seeing combinations of black, grey and silver, so the white is a stroke of genius as far as standing out from the crowd is concerned. This well-connected device also has the potential to be one of the fastest available

User rating 10.0

Editor's rating 8.0

Fujitsu Siemens Pocket LOOX T830

You get the feeling the designers of the Pocket LOOX T830 asked themselves what components a Pocket PC could possibly contain and then proceeded to pour them all inside the casing, one by one, including 3G and GPS. This is a feature-rich device, but it's also large, and expensive

User rating 9.0

Editor's rating 7.9

Orange SPV M3100

For a relatively small Pocket PC, the M3100 has tonnes of features. It supports Orange's own push-email service, as well as location-based services. It runs on Windows Mobile 5.0 so you can access documents or IM on MSN Messenger. For connectivity you've got 3G, quad-band EDGE, infrared, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi

User rating 5.8

Editor's rating 8.2

T-Mobile MDA Vario II

T-Mobile's MDA Vario II has HSPDA support, allowing super-fast Internet access at speeds of up to 1.8Mbps. It's not exactly a small handheld, but it does benefit from a slide-out keyboard, and with the addition of Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and a 2-megapixel camera, you'd be hard-pushed to find a better smart phone on the market

User rating 8.7

Editor's rating 8.2

HTC TyTN

The HTC TyTN is one of the company's best devices to date. Not only is it the first Windows Mobile device with HSPDA, but with the plethora of other connectivity options and the slide-out Qwerty keypad, this is definitely a Pocket PC to be reckoned with. It's rather chunky though -- we'd like to see smaller Wi-Fi-enabled devices in the future

User rating 7.7

Editor's rating 8.2

i-mate JAMin

The JAMin from i-mate is based around HTC's Prophet design. Its small frame contains a quad-band GSM phone with GPRS and EDGE support, ideal for those who are looking for a Windows Mobile device and want to be able to use it for voice calls without feeling conspicuous -- it also boasts a 2-megapixel camera with 10x digital zoom

Editor's rating 8.0

Acer n311

Acer's Windows Mobile 5.0-based n311 has a 94mm, 480x640-pixel screen, integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth and plenty of memory. A solid, no-frills handheld, it offers decent battery life and an adequate processor. Infrared fans will be disappointed by its absence, though

Editor's rating 7.8

Orange SPV M600

Orange's SPV M600 is a rare breed -- it's a handheld computer that is small, light and practical enough to double as a mobile phone. It features a touch-sensitive screen, a 2-megapixel camera with macro mode function, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, infrared and a bunch of applications, making it a well-rounded device

User rating 7.8

Editor's rating 8.0

Mio A701

A decent handheld with some nice features, including GSM, GPRS and GPS capability, the Mio A701 is small for a device with this much going for it. We aren't the biggest fans of the optional Mio Map navigation software, as it has some functionality bugs, but you can buy the A701 without the software and install another application

User rating 7.9

Editor's rating 7.5

T-Mobile MDA Vario

T-Mobile's MDA Vario is a small but highly usable handheld. It has all the functions of a mobile phone and a PDA, plus it has a clever sliding Qwerty keyboard that gets the most out of its included software. It suffers from unintuitive dialling and poor call quality, however, so don't use it as a phone very often

User rating 7.5

Editor's rating 7.7

HP iPaq rx1950

A slim and light PDA that doesn't cut corners on performance or battery life, the rx1950 uses the Windows Mobile 5 operating system but skimps on a few features here and there, most notably Bluetooth, but if you're on a budget it's a very capable handheld

User rating 4.0

Editor's rating 6.8