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P800 vs. 02 XDA |
alfaromeo777
Joined: Apr 15, 2003
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I already have the p800 and thinkin of swappin it wid d 32mb 02xda, wud it be worth it? anybody pls.... thanks
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ferrarista44
Joined: Jan 30, 2002
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From: down south
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my teacher sold his xda coz he plans to buy a P800.  |
alfaromeo777
Joined: Apr 15, 2003
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the xda has features absent from p800 and vice versa, complicated dilemma hir.... help... |
Jazzbo
Joined: Apr 18, 2003
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From: Quezon City, Philippines
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@ferrarista, did your teacher explain why? there are more pocketpc software out there... but the p800 is a better PHONE than pocketpc phone... in my opinion.
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just_cruizen
Joined: Apr 07, 2003
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From: Philippines
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P800 is symbian while O2xda runs the pocket pc phone edition. palm is an open source ergo more third party software so why not just buy a palm powered fone/pda... tungsten W? hmmm...
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alfaromeo777
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tungsten w has less memory, no bluetooth, nids d headset for calls, and a lot more disadvantages.... my view point only
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just_cruizen
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hmmm... good point.
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Jazzbo
Joined: Apr 18, 2003
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i read a review of the tungsten w where the reviewer wrote it was a great pda and a lousy phone. seems you cant use it as a phone without the handsfree cord... at least the p800 masquerades as a phone pretty well :-)
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luckyzz
Joined: Mar 22, 2003
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From: Cyprus Nicosia
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man if you want a powerful PDA with fone capabilities o2 is the answer p800 is an all in one for a pda , phone , camera , internet client
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psikey
Joined: Jan 31, 2002
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From: UK - South Yorkshire
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Well, I sold my iPAQ 3970 & T68 combi for the P800 and I have nerver regreted it especially now I have a couple of 128MB DUO's
Not as fully featured as the iPAQ with rgard to PDA functions but much more usable and stable with better battery life.
3rd party software is starting to come but will take time to compete with PocketPC stuff. |
xilber
Joined: Nov 22, 2001
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From: Pearl of the Orient Seas - Phi
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xda is a pc with fone whereas P800 is a fone trying to be a PC. I own a P800 and xda. I love the screen of xda. But i adore the convenience of d P800 bcoz of its size.
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shadowstorm
Joined: Mar 12, 2003
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My advice, Keep the p800! Overall its still the best smart phone around. Ü
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Jazzbo
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Why dont u test drive the o2 for a few days before deciding. i tried a p800 for a week before deciding it was the right phone for me :-) i dont need to get a separate pda anymore for contacts and scheduling.
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xilber
Joined: Nov 22, 2001
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From: Pearl of the Orient Seas - Phi
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I bought my P800 in January 2003. The O2 XDA was already in the market for sometime before the P800 came, I think. I bought the xda some two weeks ago.
I personally think that I would ever be buying a non-Pocket PC device in the future. A PC in my palm is what I want, not just a phone.
You should compare the P800 with another SmartPhone, not with a Pocket PC like the O2 XDA. There's gonna be a number of new models coming which use the Stinger OS (or SmatPhone operating system) from Microsoft. Stinger OS is for devices with small screens and it sports the usual Windows XP logo in its standby screen.
I just saw from Gitex a new smartphone using Stinger OS. It's called
i-mage from the UK. It looks cool. But then again, I need a PC in my pocket... not a phone with smart capabilities.
I still have the P800 with me though. When I go out jogging I need a phone which is handier than an xda.
I use Opera with the P800 and it is a lot better than the Pocket Internet Explorer in the XDA. If you ask me, this is the single thing that keeps me from getting rid of my P800. (Until Opera is able to come up with a Pocket PC version, of course.)
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Capt_Neo
Joined: May 01, 2003
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From: London, UK
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get the P800
I sold my XDA for the P800 coz it is a allrounder.
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