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T-Mobile MDA Compact review

8.0

Editors' Rating

Excellent

7.6

Members' Rating

Very Good

Typical price:£ 170

Verdict

We like T-Mobile's MDA Compact as much as we liked the similar i-mate JAM. The only drawbacks -- of both devices -- are limited memory and lack of built-in Wi-Fi... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • Very tidy hardware design
  • Good features added to the Windows Mobile basics
  • Bluetooth built in

Cons

  • No integrated Wi-Fi
  • Short on internal memory

Key Specs

Dimensions (W x H x D): 58x18x106 mm
Weight: 170 g
Built-in devices: camera
Operating system: Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC, Second Edition, Phone Edition
Software included: Pocket Word, Pocket Excel, Pocket Outlook, Calculator, Solitaire, MSN Messenger, Pocket Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player 10 for Pocket PC, Jawbreaker, Inbox, Voice Recorder, Microsoft Reader 2.0 for Pocket PC, Terminal Services Client, Pictures, Transcriber, Letter Recognizer, Block Recognizer, T9, Numeric, Multi-Tap, IntelliPad, IntelliDialler, email setup wizard, GPRS usage monitor, Zip file manager
Processor: Intel XScale PXA272
Clock speed: 416 MHz
Memory expansion: SD/MMC (+SDIO)
Installed ROM: 64 MB
Installed RAM: 64 MB
Display size: 2.9 in
Wireless PAN: infrared, Bluetooth 1.2
Wireless WAN: GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900, GPRS
Expansion slots: SD/MMC (SDIO-compatible)

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Member Opinion

7.6

Average Member Rating

Very Good

23 Members have reviewed this product

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Anonymous

Anonymous

not as good as it looks

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5.5

Average


Gren Sheppard

Gren Sheppard

Buy a Blackberry

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5.5

Average


Anonymous

Anonymous

Fails to deliver

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5.5

Average


Adam Skamrala

Adam Skamrala

Perfect PPC

Read more

9.5

Spectacular


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