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Motorola MPx review

8.0

Editors' Rating

Excellent

8.4

Members' Rating

Excellent

Typical price:Free

Verdict

Motorola's innovative Windows Mobile-based MPx may suit mobile phone users who want a more data-centric device, but handheld owners seeking an all-in-one solution may find the trade-offs a little too severe... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • Integrated handheld/mobile phone with tri-band GSM, GPRS, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi all integrated
  • Flexible design with dual-hinge landscape/portrait screen
  • QWERTY keyboard
  • 1.3 megapixel digital camera

Cons

  • Bulky for a mobile phone, cramped for a handheld
  • Could do with more RAM
  • Lightweight stylus

Key Specs

Dimensions (W x H x D): 61.2x22.4x99.7 mm
Weight: 174 g
Built-in devices: camera, keyboard, phone
Operating system: Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC, Second Edition, 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, VioceSignal, Jeodeck (Java VM), Photo Album, profiles manager
Processor: Texas Instruments OMAP 733
Clock speed: 200 MHz
Memory expansion: SD/MMC
Installed ROM: 64 MB
Installed RAM: 32 MB
Display size: 2.8 in
Wireless PAN: infrared, Bluetooth 1.1
Wireless LAN: 802.11b
Wireless WAN: GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900, GPRS
Expansion slots: SD/MMC

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Member Opinion

8.4

Average Member Rating

Excellent

49 Members have reviewed this product

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Anonymous

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awesome

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10

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Anonymous

Anonymous

brill phone

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10

Perfect


Syed Samsul Huda

Syed Samsul Huda

Best Pocket PC/phone ever

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10

Perfect


Anonymous

Anonymous

It doesn't get better than that...

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10

Perfect


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