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Orange SPV M1000 review

8.0

Editors' Rating

Excellent

8.4

Members' Rating

Excellent

Typical price:£ 375

Verdict

This Orange-branded Pocket PC/phone combo is a close relative of O2's impressive xda II... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • 128MB RAM and 14MB flash storage
  • Replaceable battery (with spare supplied)
  • Built-in Bluetooth and VGA-resolution camera

Cons

  • Bulky for making voice calls

Key Specs

Dimensions (W x H x D): 70x18x130 mm
Weight: 190 g
Built-in devices: camera, phone
Operating system: Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC, Phone Edition
Software included: Pocket Outlook (Calendar, Tasks, Contacts and Inbox), MSN Messenger, Pocket Internet Explorer, Pocket Word, Pocket Excel, Windows Media Player 9, Microsoft Reader, Picture, Terminal Services Client, Notes Taker, Voice Recorder, Calculator, Games (Solitaire, Jawbreaker), Phone, Transcriber, Letter Recognizer, Block Recognizer, Pocket IE; Orange Backup, Orange Update, ClearVue PDF, ClearVue PPT, Photo Contacts, Album, camera application
Processor: Intel XScale PXA263
Clock speed: 400 MHz
Memory expansion: SD/MMC (+SDIO)
Installed ROM: 32 MB
Installed RAM: 128 MB
Display size: 3.5 in
Wireless PAN: infrared, Bluetooth 1.1
Wireless WAN: GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900, GPRS
Expansion slots: SD/MMC (SDIO-compatible)

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Member Opinion

8.4

Average Member Rating

Excellent

47 Members have reviewed this product

View Opinions by: Date Posted | Rating | Most Useful

stuart harding

stuart harding

good phone , amazing features

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8.5

Excellent


Anonymous

Anonymous

Defied my expectations, an excellent pda

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9.0

Spectacular


becky northfield

becky northfield

Excellent

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10

Perfect


Anonymous

Anonymous

Crashes and crashes and more crashes

Read more

4.0

Mediocre


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Discussions

nschoubey nschoubey

voice on blue tooth

Wednesday 9 July 2008, 11:58 AM

1 post
David Long David Long

Where did they find these users?

Wednesday 9 July 2008, 10:33 AM

9 comments