O2 XDA Guide: A Review
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The O2 XDA Guide is being liked globally because of the integrated GPS and TomTom Navigator 7, with included maps. Though the looks of this phone are quite ordinary, but people like it for the features it possesses. Let us look at its specs.
Specs:
- Dimensions: 53.5 mm x 102 mm x 14.5 mm
- Weight: 103 g
- Display type: TFT resistive touchscreen, 65K colors
- Display size: 240 x 320 pixels, 2.8 inches
- TouchFLO finger swipe navigation
- Handwriting recognition
- Internal memory: 256 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM
- Card slot: microSD (TransFlash), 1 GB card included
- GPRS: Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
- EDGE: Class 10, 236.8 kbps
- 3G: HSDPA
- WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
- Bluetooth: v2.0 with A2DP
- miniUSB
- camera: 3.15 MP, 2048×1536 pixels
- OS: Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
- Processor: Qualcomm MSM 7225 528 MHz processor
- Messaging: SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
- Browser: WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
- GPS with A-GPS support
- TomTom NAVIGATOR 7 software
- Pocket Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, PDF viewer)
- MP3 player
- Standard battery, Li-Ion 1110 mAh
- Standby time: 400 hrs (WCDMA), 330 hrs (GSM)
- Talk time: 6 hrs
- Color: black / silver
- Touchscreen virtual QWERTY keyboard
- Price: not available
Features:
This PDA has especially been designed for business customers who need everything at one place. This ultra slim mobile phone has Touchscreen interface and is very easy to use. It is preloaded with everything one requires out of a smart mobile phone; navigation, photographic tools, office capabilities, and high speed wireless internet.
As the name suggests, this phone is basically designed for GPS navigation. It is a GUIDE; it shows you the way. The Xda Guide comes with a unique car holder, which automatically launches the integrated Copilot sat nav software. It offers ultra portability with slim built of the phone. The Windows factor makes you feel at home with the typical desktop and laptop look.
Pros:
- Touchscreen
- Virtual full QWERTY keyboard
- HTC footprints
- Good GPS
- Wi-Fi and HSDPA 3G
- 3.2 MP camera
Cons:
- Small screen
- Fiddly keyboard
- Adequate battery life
- No accelerometer
- Too quiet loudspeaker
Final Words:
MP3 player, 3.2 MP camera with a fixed focus, geo tagging of photos, pre loaded Google maps with TouchFlo, push email, opening and modifying attachments, additional security features, Wi-Fi and high speed internet; all these features make this phone worth buying.
Source: techradar

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