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T-Mobile MDA III review

8.0

Editors' Rating

Excellent

8.6

Members' Rating

Excellent

Typical price:£ 279

Verdict

The MDA III is a well-featured GPRS handheld, with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi built in, and a slide-out thumb keyboard. The extras offered by T-Mobile have some appeal to business users... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • GPRS, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi
  • Slide-out thumb keyboard
  • Fax and Zip software included

Cons

  • Rather large and heavy
  • Digital camera is only VGA resolution

Key Specs

Dimensions (W x H x D): 70x19x125 mm
Weight: 210 g
Built-in devices: camera, keyboard, phone
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 9 for Pocket PC, Jawbreaker, Inbox, Voice Recorder, Microsoft Reader 2.0 for Pocket PC, Terminal Services Client, Pictures, Bluetooth Manager, Wireless LAN Manager, Wireless Manager, Transcriber, Letter Recognizer, Block Recognizer, Pocket IE, Album, Photo Contacts, Video MMS ClearVue PDF, ClearVue PPT, Interactive (SIM Toolkit), KSE Truefax 2.0, SIM Manager, xBackup, Zip
Processor: Intel XScale PXA263
Clock speed: 400 MHz
Memory expansion: SD/MMC (+SDIO)
Installed ROM: 64 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

8.6

Average Member Rating

Excellent

17 Members have reviewed this product

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Anonymous

Anonymous

Neat tool for everyday work

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8.5

Excellent


Michelle Ms.

Michelle Ms.

T-Mobile MDA

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10

Perfect


Anonymous

Anonymous

Great looking phone with all the features anyone will need.

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9.0

Spectacular


oliver kahan

oliver kahan

U*N*R*E*A*L

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9.5

Spectacular


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