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BenQ P50 review

7.0

Editors' Rating

Very Good

9.0

Members' Rating

Spectacular

Typical price:£ 329

Verdict

A long delay between announcement and UK availability means that BenQ's P50 connected handheld now looks somewhat long in the tooth. Although it has some good points, many may wish to wait for the recently announced Windows Mobile 5-based P51... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • Quad-band GSM/GPRS
  • Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
  • Built-in QWERTY keyboard

Cons

  • Bulky and heavy
  • Runs Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition rather than the more recent Windows Mobile 5.0
  • Battery life could be better

Key Specs

Dimensions (W x H x D): 60x20x122 mm
Weight: 170 g
Built-in devices: camera, keyboard, phone
Operating system: Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC, Second Edition, Phone Edition
Software included: Calendar, Contacts, Tasks, Voice Recorder, Notes, Pocket Word, Pocket Excel, Pocket Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player 10 (MP3, WMA and WMV), Calculator, Solitaire, Jawbreaker, Inbox, Microsoft Reader (eBooks), File Explorer, Pictures, Terminal Services Client, VPN Client, Infrared Beaming, Clock, Align Screen, Memory, Volume control, ClearType Tuner, Transcriber, Letter Recognizer, Block Recognizer, Pocket IE; Pocket Studio, Speech Commander, Universal Remocom
Processor: Intel XScale PXA 272
Clock speed: 416 MHz
Memory expansion: SD/MMC (+SDIO)
Installed ROM: 64 MB
Installed RAM: 64 MB
Display size: 2.8 in
Wireless PAN: infrared, Bluetooth 1.2
Wireless LAN: 802.11b
Wireless WAN: GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900, GPRS
Expansion slots: SD/MMC (SDIO compatible)

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