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T-Mobile MDA III review

General
Dimensions (W x H x D): 70x19x125 mm
Weight: 210 g
Built-in devices: camera, keyboard, phone
OS & software
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
Synchronisation software: ActiveSync
Desktop software: Outlook
Host PC system requirements: PC with Windows 98/ 98SE/ME/2000/XP
Processor
Processor: Intel XScale PXA263
Clock speed: 400 MHz
Memory
Memory expansion: SD/MMC (+SDIO)
Installed ROM: 64 MB
Installed RAM: 128 MB
Connectivity / expansion
Docking cradle: Yes
Wired connections: USB
Wireless PAN: infrared, Bluetooth 1.1
Wireless WAN: GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900, GPRS
Expansion slots: SD/MMC (SDIO compatible)
Display
Display type: transflective TFT
Display size: 3.5 in
Native resolution: 240x320 pixels
Colour depth: 16 bits
Power
Battery type: Li-ion
Removable battery: yes
Number of batteries: 1
Input devices
Touchscreen: Yes
Stylus: Yes
Navigation button/wheel: Yes
Audio
Audio input: microphone
Audio output: speaker, headphone jack
Voice recording capability: Yes
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Overview

T-Mobile MDA III

Editors rating
Rating: 8.0
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.

Typical price

£ 279

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