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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