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GMate Yopy 3500 review

7.0

Editors' Rating

Very Good

Typical price:£ 299

Verdict

Along with Sharp’s Zaurus, the Yopy offers a credible Linux-based alternative to the legions of Palm OS- and Pocket PC-based handhelds on the market... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • Clamshell design with thumb keyboard
  • 128MB of RAM
  • Nice user interface
  • Good battery life.

Cons

  • Flimsy stylus
  • Outlook synchronisation could be smoother
  • MMC card support only
  • No Bluetooth or Wi-Fi.

Key Specs

Dimensions (W x H x D): 69x19.1x103 mm
Weight: 170 g
Built-in devices: keyboard
Operating system: Linux
Software included: Schedule, Contacts, Tasks, Web Browser, Email, MP3 Player, Voice Recorder, Note Pad, Image Pad, Engineering Calculator, Games, Hancom Mobile Office (Hancom Word/Sheet/Presenter), handwriting Recognition software, DioPen, File Manager, Control Panel
Processor: Intel StrongARM
Clock speed: 206 MHz
Memory expansion: MMC
Installed RAM: 128 MB
Display size: 3.5 in
Wireless PAN: infrared
Expansion slots: MMC

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