The MDA mobile device combines a Windows Mobile 5 PDA with a quad-band GSM phone. Some of it's key attributes include a slide-out QWERTY text keyboard, 802.11g Wi-Fi, EDGE, Bluetooth, speakerphone, and a miniSD memory card slot. Depending on which carrier the phone is available through, added features could include a 1.3 megapixel camera, Java, or voice dialing.
The HTC Wizard is a brilliant Pocket PC with advanced features and capabilities. The Wizard is made by High Tech Corporation (HTC). Although HTC makes the phone, it is branded by many other companies. The HTC Wizard is also known as the Qtek 9100, I-Mate K-Jam, o2 XDA , T-Mobile MDA etc. Although it is branded by different companies the actual phone is the same, but the branded OS may be different. For example, in this review I used my I-Mate K-Jam, which has I-Mate branding software.
The Wizard has an exceptional design that looks like any other Pocket PC, but what makes it different is what is hidden beneath: a full QWERTY keyboard. The Wizard has an amazing horizontal slider keyboard. When the keyboard is extended, the screen also rotates to give you a widescreen landscape view. The 240 x 320 touch screen is excellent for viewing web pages, watching videos, or just using it to view your Word, Excel or PowerPoint files. The Wizard is far more than just a cell phone, it is a mini computer with a 200 Mhz processor, WIFI, Bluetooth, expandable 2 GB memory and much, much more.
The Wizard’s design is exceptional, an innovation built on top of phones with sliding capabilities. The older version is the HTC Harrier, which also had a QWERTY keyboard but was not practical at all. The phone’s keyboard would slide out vertically like all other slider phones. What makes the HTC Wizard so magnificent is that the QWERTY keyboard slides out horizontally which makes it easier to hold, easier to use, and much better for viewing web pages. Also the screen rotates as the keyboard is out which makes viewing on the Pocket PC that much more convenient.
The phone has hot keys everywhere and most of them can be assigned to your preference. There is a button for text messages and if you keep pressing it toggles through all your email, POP3 accounts, MMS messages etc. Adjacent to the message button is the Internet Explorer button, which comes in very handy when you need to access the web and do not want to pull out the stylus. On the left side of the phone there is a Comm manager button which lets you access the WIFI, Bluetooth, ActiveSync and toggle between vibrate and ringer. The button on the opposite side is a voice dialing button and when held can be used to close programs. Overall the design of the Wizard is brilliant, and it took a lot of thorough planning.
The HTC Wizard is a brilliant Pocket PC with advanced features and capabilities. The Wizard is made by High Tech Corporation (HTC). Although HTC makes the phone, it is branded by many other companies. The HTC Wizard is also known as the Qtek 9100, I-Mate K-Jam, o2 XDA , T-Mobile MDA etc. Although it is branded by different companies the actual phone is the same, but the branded OS may be different. For example, in this review I used my...
The Wizard supports mp3 and wav ring tones which are very loud when coming through the dual speakers which are located on each side of the phone. Other than the dual speakers the Wizard also has WAP internet. The Wizard supports the quad 850/900/1800/1900 GSM bands so it will work flawlessly any where around the world where GSM networks are accessible.
The HTC Wizard has 1.3 mega-pixel camera with flash which does an excellent job capturing...
The Wizard has an outstanding color display. The display is touch screen and supports 65,000 colors.
For such a small phone the display is fairly big, it is 240x320 pixels. The display is mostly meant to be used with the stylus; however you can still utilize hot keys for the programs you use the most.
The Wizard supports mp3 files using the built in Windows Media Player. It works seamlessly when listening to music. You can also play many...
Windows Mobile phones are great when it comes to entertainment. You can play real computer like games, listen to music, watch movies, surf the internet virtually anywhere. People might think it is unpractical to use a phone for these things, but it is more practical then having to carry a laptop, cell phone, PDA organizer and mp3 player!! The HTC Wizard has both WAP and WIFI. The pocket Internet Explorer works amazing. When you have the keyboard...
The Wizard design is very precise and includes a lot of features in a small package. The Wizard is also very high quality and is built to last. The display however is very sensitive like all touch screen phones but the case that is provided helps keep it safe. The phone is also very durable and can go through some serious falls. Although all phones are bound to fall, with this phone you have to be extra careful because of all the sensitive...
T-Mobile has launched the new HTC MDA for use on its GSM network. T-Mobile is offering the phone for $349.99 after a $50 mail-in-rebate and when purchased with a new contract. The MDA offers Bluetooth technology, Windows Media Player, EDGE technology, and expandable mini SD memory slot.
Here at PhoneDog we see phones normally come available through Let's Talk and Wirefly 10 to 14 days after being introduced by...
By: mark pavlovcik on Saturday, November 17, 2007 From: 11 east view, IA (United States) Experience: 1 Years
Pros: 1.)great for texting/internet browsing. (i will never own another phone without a full keyboard) 2.)touch screen makes web browsing extremely simple 3.)slot for external SD allows for more memory than you will ever needCons: 1.)difficult to use for the first week. 2.)stylist pens are very easy to loose and expensive to replace.Summary: great phone for the price. hopefully T-mobile will come out with a new touch interface that doesn't use a stylist pen.
By: gerald Shugar on Friday, June 22, 2007 From: west palm beach, FL (United States) Experience: 10 Days
Pros: compact, easy=to-use. much less bulky than the treo or the palmCons: lacks infared. limits its' use in real estate when showing homes.Summary: I love it, but its' lack of infared means I have to carry an extra piece of equipment whick bulks up my pockets.
By: jimmy soulios on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 From: clearwater , FL (United States) Experience: 6 Months
Pros: excellent keyboard for messages built with good digital camera Summary: i bought this mda 6 months ago i am very happy i use it more for tax messaging and internet browser then talking on cell i did buy a differnt battery and it does last 7 hours i hear thats pretty good for a smart phone
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