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Smartphones.


2005 GUIDE BUYERS

SMARTPHONES

As their name indicates, smartphones are smart ... and getting
smarter all the time. Not only do these devices that blend PDA
and phone functionality help you keep in touch with colleagues
and clients, they put the information you need--e-mail, Web,
and business applications--literally at your fingertips.

                         DIMENSIONS               PROCESSOR/MEMORY

Danger Sidekick II

Danger                   2.6" tall, 5.1 "wide,    ARM7; 32MB of RAM,
www.danger.com           0.9" thick; 6.5oz;       16MB of flash memory
S299                     240x160 resolution
                         display

Hitachi G1000

Hitachi America          5.8" tall, 3.3" wide,    400MHz Intel XScale;
www.hitachi.com          .9" thick; 8.4oz;        32MB RAM
$649.99                  3.5" display with
                         320x240 resolution

HP iPAQ h6315

HP                       5.42" tall, 2.94"        Texas Instruments
www.hp.com               wide, .82" thick;        OMAP 1510; 64MB RAM
$599                     6.7oz; 3.5" display
                         with 240x320
                         resolution

Kyocera 7135

Kyocera                  3.97" tall, 2.43"        33MHz DragonBall MZ;
www.kyocera.com          wide, 1.17" thick;       16MB RAM
Starts at $499           6.6oz; 160x60
                         resolution display

Motorola A630

Motorola                 1.9" tall, 3.7" wide,    5MB RAM
www.motorola.com         94" thick; 4.8oz;
Price not announced      220x176 resolution
                         display

Motorola RAZR V3

Motorola                 3.86" tall, 2.08"        5MB RAM
www.motorola.com         wide, .54" thick;
Price not announced;     3.35oz; 176x220
Estimated $650-$750      internal display
                         providing 9 lines of
                         text; 96x80 external
                         display, providing
                         4 lines of text

Nokia 6260

Nokia                    4" tall, 1.9" wide,      6MB built-in;
www.nokia.com            .9" thick; 4.1oz;        includes a
$570                     176x208 resolution       reduced-size 32MB
                         display                  MMC memory card

Nokia 9500 Communicator

Nokia                    5.8" tall, 2.2" wide,    80MB storage
www.nokia.com            0.9" thick; 7.3oz;
$1,028                   128x128 resolution
                         external display,
                         640x200 resolution
                         interior display

PalmOne Treo 650

PalmOne                  4.4" tall, 2.3" wide,    Intel PXA270 312 MHz
www.palmone.com          0.9" thick; 6.3oz;       Processor; 23MB
Price not announced      320x320 resolution
                         display

RIM BlackBerry 7100

Research In Motion       4.7" tall, 2.3" wide,    32MB flash memory;
www.blackberry.com       .8" thick; 4.3oz;        4MB SRAM
$199                     240x260 resolution
                         display

Samsung i700

Samsung                  5.2" tall, 2.8" wide,    Intel PXA250 at
www.samsung.com          0.6" thick; 6.9oz;       400Mhz 64MB
Price not announced      240x320 resolution
                         display

Sierra Wireless Voq Professional Phone

Sierra Wireless          5.2" tall, 2" wide,      200MHz Intel Xscale
www.sierrawireless.com   0.9" thick; 5oz;         Processor; 32MB
$500                     176x220 resolution       SCRAM, 48MB flash ROM
                         display

Sony Ericsson P910

Sony Ericsson            4.5" tall, 2.3" wide     ARM9; 32MB RAM
www.sonyericsson.com     1" thick; 5.5oz;
Price not announced      208x320 resolution
                         display

                         OPERATING SYSTEM         NETWORK

Danger Sidekick II

Danger                   Danger Hiptop OS         GPRS
www.danger.com
S299

Hitachi G1000

Hitachi America          Microsoft Pocket         CDMA, IR
www.hitachi.com          PC 2002
$649.99                  Phone Edition

HP iPAQ h6315

HP                       Microsoft Windows        GSM 850/900/1800/
www.hp.com               Mobile 2003 for          1900, GPRS for data,
$599                     Pocket PC                802.11b, Bluetooth,
                                                  IR

Kyocera 7135

Kyocera                  Palm OS 4.1              CDMA, 1xRTT for data
www.kyocera.com
Starts at $499

Motorola A630

Motorola                 Not applicable           GSM 850/1800/1900,
www.motorola.com                                  GPRS for data,
Price not announced                               Bluetooth, IR

Motorola RAZR V3

Motorola                 Not applicable           Quad-band GSM
www.motorola.com                                  850/900/1800/1900,
Price not announced;                              GPRS for data,
Estimated $650-$750                               Bluetooth

Nokia 6260

Nokia                    Series 60 v2 over        GSM 900/1800/1900 in
www.nokia.com            Symbian 7.0              Europe, Africa, and
$570                                              Asia-Pacific; GSM
                                                  850/1800/1900 in
                                                  North and South
                                                  America; GPRS for
                                                  data; Bluetooth

Nokia 9500 Communicator

Nokia                    Series 80                GSM 900/1800/1900,
www.nokia.com            over Symbian 7.0         GPRS/EDGE for data,
$1,028                                            802.11b, Bluetooth

PalmOne Treo 650

PalmOne                  Palm OS 5.4              CDMA 800/1900,
www.palmone.com                                   1xRTT for data;
Price not announced                               GSM 850/900/1800/1900
                                                  GPRS for data

RIM BlackBerry 7100

Research In Motion       Not applicable           GSM 850/900/1800/
www.blackberry.com                                1900, GPRS for data,
$199                                              Bluetooth, IR

Samsung i700

Samsung                  Microsoft Pocket         CDMA
www.samsung.com          PC Phone Edition
Price not announced

Sierra Wireless Voq Professional Phone

Sierra Wireless          Windows Mobile 2003      GSM 900/1800/1900,
www.sierrawireless.com   for Smartphones          GPRS for data
$500

Sony Ericsson P910

Sony Ericsson            UIO 2.1 over             GSM 850/1800/1900,
www.sonyericsson.com     Symbian 7.0              GPRS for data,
Price not announced                               Bluetooth, IR

                         CARRIER(S)               EXTRAS

Danger Sidekick II

Danger                   T-Mobile                 Camera with 640x480
www.danger.com                                    resolution, QWERTY
S299                                              keyboard

Hitachi G1000

Hitachi America          Sprint                   Camera with 640x480
www.hitachi.com                                   resolution, GPS
$649.99                                           locator, QWERTY
                                                  keyboard

HP iPAQ h6315

HP                       T-Mobile                 Camera with 640x480
www.hp.com                                        resolution, QWERTY
$599                                              keyboard

Kyocera 7135

Kyocera                  ALLTEL, CellularOne,     GPS locator
www.kyocera.com          U.S. Cellular,
Starts at $499           Verizon Wireless,
                         Bell Mobility

Motorola A630

Motorola                 Cingular T-Mobile        Camera with 640x480
www.motorola.com                                  resolution, QWERTY
Price not announced                               keyboard

Motorola RAZR V3

Motorola                 Cingular                 Camera with 640x480
www.motorola.com                                  resolution
Price not announced;
Estimated $650-$750

Nokia 6260

Nokia                    Not announced            Camera with 640x480
www.nokia.com                                     resolution, MP3
$570                                              player, FM radio

Nokia 9500 Communicator

Nokia                    Not announced            Camera with
www.nokia.com                                     640x480 resolution,
$1,028                                            MP3 player
                                                  Video recorder

PalmOne Treo 650

PalmOne                  Sprint                   Camera with 640x480
www.palmone.com                                   resolution, QWERTY
Price not announced                               keyboard

RIM BlackBerry 7100

Research In Motion       T-Mobile                 QWERTY keyboard
www.blackberry.com       Rogers
$199                     Vodaphone

Samsung i700

Samsung                  Verizon                  Camera with 640x480
www.samsung.com                                   resolution
Price not announced

Sierra Wireless Voq Professional Phone

Sierra Wireless          Not announced            OWERTY keyboard
www.sierrawireless.com
$500

Sony Ericsson P910

Sony Ericsson            Not announced            Camera with 640x480
www.sonyericsson.com                              resolution, QWERTY
Price not announced                               keyboard

                         POWER

Danger Sidekick II

Danger                   Up to 4.5 hours talk
www.danger.com           time; up to 60 hours
S299                     standby

Hitachi G1000

Hitachi America          Up to 2.5 hours talk
www.hitachi.com          time; up to 168 hours
$649.99                  standby

HP iPAQ h6315

HP                       Up to 5 hours talk
www.hp.com               time; up to 180 hours
$599                     standby

Kyocera 7135

Kyocera                  Up to 3.5 hours talk
www.kyocera.com          time; up to 160 hours
Starts at $499           standby

Motorola A630

Motorola                 Up to 4.3 hours
www.motorola.com         talk time; up to
Price not announced      200 hours standby

Motorola RAZR V3

Motorola                 Up to 7 hours
www.motorola.com         talk time; up to
Price not announced;     290 hours standby
Estimated $650-$750

Nokia 6260

Nokia                    Up 4 hours talk time;
www.nokia.com            up to 144 hours
$570                     standby

Nokia 9500 Communicator

Nokia                    Up to 10 hours
www.nokia.com            talk time; up to 300
$1,028                   hours with 802.11b
                         off; up to 240 hours
                         with 802.11b idle

PalmOne Treo 650

PalmOne                  Up to 6 hrs talk time
www.palmone.com          and 300 hrs standby
Price not announced      for GSM; up to 5 hrs
                         talk time and 336 hrs
                         standby for COMA

RIM BlackBerry 7100

Research In Motion       Up to 4 hours talk
www.blackberry.com       time; up to 192 hours
$199                     standby

Samsung i700

Samsung                  Up to 2.2 hours talk
www.samsung.com          time; up to 130 hours
Price not announced      standby

Sierra Wireless Voq Professional Phone

Sierra Wireless          Up to 6 hours
www.sierrawireless.com   talk time; up to
$500                     100 hours standby

Sony Ericsson P910

Sony Ericsson            Up to 13 hours
www.sonyericsson.com     talk time; up to
Price not announced      400 hours standby
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