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Vodafone Power Handheld review

7.5

Editors' Rating

Very Good

8.7

Members' Rating

Excellent

Typical price:£ 300

Verdict

The Power Handheld makes a good stab at being the ultimate portable connected device, but it's a bit awkward to use, especially when handling voice calls and entering significant amounts of data... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • Combines productivity, communications and PIM tools in a single device
  • Keyboard is good for email and short notes
  • Superb VGA-resolution screen

Cons

  • Relatively bulky and heavy
  • Awkward when handling voice calls
  • Limited range of third-party software

Key Specs

Dimensions (W x H x D): 140x19.5x87 mm
Weight: 290 g
Built-in devices: keyboard, phone
Operating system: Windows CE .NET
Software included: Pocket Inbox, Calendar, Conacts, File Viewer, Phone Center, MSN Instant Messaging, SMS Messaging, Pocket Internet Explorer, Pocket Word, BSQUARE Spreadsheet, RDP client, PPTP & IPSec clients, World Clock, Calculator, Zip, Solitaire, Freecell; Pocket IE
Processor: Intel XScale PXA250
Clock speed: 400 MHz
Memory expansion: SD/MMC (+SDIO)
Installed ROM: 64 MB
Installed RAM: 128 MB
Display size: 4 in
Wireless PAN: infrared
Wireless WAN: GSM 900, GSM 1800, GPRS
Expansion slots: SD/MMC (SDIO compatible)

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Member Opinion

8.7

Average Member Rating

Excellent

10 Members have reviewed this product

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Anonymous

Anonymous

Excellent pda, good phone

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9.5

Spectacular


valami

valami

Get it if you don't mind it is not a dumb ppc

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8.0

Excellent


Anonymous

Anonymous

Fine device

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9.0

Spectacular


Jim Williams

Jim Williams

No Bluetooth? Who designed this dinosaur?

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