Samsung Does Palm OS and Pocket PC

[Steve]

Brighthand's Ed Hardy brings us pictures and commentary on Samsungs' recently announced handhelds from the CES showroom floor


Read all about it at http://www.brighthand.com/article/CE...dyReport_Jan10

[Gen-M]

The only thing interesting about the FIRST CDMA PocketPC is its camera?

How about a more balanced report?

I want to know if the color is sharper than other pocket pc phones..what's the resolution of the camera on the phone? Can it record video?

[Maui]

Originally posted by Gen-M
The only thing interesting about the FIRST CDMA PocketPC is its camera?

How about a more balanced report?

BALANCED?
He did about 50/50 a little MORE on the PPC and was generally negative on the Palm.

So tired of the "PPC gets no respect" whining. Did you even notice he did NOT address details on EITHER version? The guy made a brief report so that we knew a few basics about these coming devices. Perhaps you'd prefer he wait and write up a more detailed review in a couple of weeks in which case you'd have NO info today?

Just ask the questions you want answered, (ex. color in the following post) dont rip the guy for no reason.

[Mr. Pad]

Does anyone have any idea when the Samsung PPCPE is supposed to be available? Or if Sprint will have it?

I believe that I read that the Samsung people at the show had no official statement on these questions, but I'm hoping that someone out there may know something.

Thanks!

[Ed Hardy]

Originally posted by Gen-M
The only thing interesting about the FIRST CDMA PocketPC is its camera?

How about a more balanced report?

But this is the truth. It offers almost exactly the same features as the already available GPRS Pocket PC Phone Edition, plus a camera. Its nice that its CDMA and all but that's just a switch from one high-speed wireless networking standard to another.

Originally posted by Gen-M
Does anyone have any idea when the Samsung PPCPE is supposed to be available? Or if Sprint will have it?

Sorry, the people here aren't committing to any release times. Don't forget, the CDMA version of Pocket PC Phone Edition isn't even ready yet.

[Ed Hardy]

Originally posted by Ed
"The i500 looks like a good device but its going to suffer a bit in comparison with the Kyocera 7135, which has a similar form factor but offers additional features, like an MP3 player. The i500 will need to be significantly cheaper to attract a wide audience."

The i500 has an advantage over the 7135 that I didn't take into account when I wrote this: it's much smaller. The i500 is 3.4 by 2.1 by .85 inches when closed and weighs 4.5 ounces. The 7135 is 4.0 by 2.4 by 1.2 inches when closed. It weighs 6.6 ounces.

Sorry, I didn't get to see the two side-by-side so the real size difference didn't hit me until later. People who want a smartphone that is close to the size of a regular phone should check out the i500.