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Mitac Mio 168 review

7.5

Editors' Rating

Very Good

7.3

Members' Rating

Very Good

Typical price:£ 449

Verdict

The Mio 168 is the first Pocket PC handheld to incorporate a GPS receiver. However, it lacks several features that Pocket PC users have come to expect... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • Small in size
  • Integrated GPS
  • Navigation software and mapping data run from SD card

Cons

  • Low speaker volume
  • No Bluetooth or Wi-Fi
  • Limited expansion capability
  • Battery is not removable

Key Specs

Dimensions (W x H x D): 69x24x112 mm
Weight: 147 g
Built-in devices: GPS receiver
Operating system: Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC
Software included: Pocket Word, Pocket Excel, Pocket Outlook, Calculator, Solitaire, MSN Messenger, Pocket Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player 9 for Pocket PC, Jawbreaker, Inbox, World Clock, Voice Command, Transcriber, Letter Recognizer, Block Recognizer, Pocket CoPilot Live, Mio Utility, eBackup, E-Viewer
Processor: Intel XScale PXA255
Clock speed: 300 MHz
Memory expansion: SD/MMC
Installed ROM: 32 MB
Installed RAM: 64 MB
Display size: 3.5 in
Wireless PAN: infrared
Expansion slots: SD/MMC

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Member Opinion

7.3

Average Member Rating

Very Good

24 Members have reviewed this product

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Anonymous

Anonymous

Very tempermental

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4.5

Mediocre


stephen davenport

stephen davenport

poor charging

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5.0

Average


Anonymous

Anonymous

Works great with copilot 5

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6.5

Good


stephen davenport

stephen davenport

poor mainboard

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5.5

Average


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