The O2 Xda Orbit is base on the HTC Artemis design running Windows Mobile OS 5.0, and has a code name HTC Cruiser. The Xda Orbit features a built in Wi-Fi, GPS, EDGE and bluetooth... more
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A review by andycharger on O2 Xda Orbit October 26th, 2007
Author's product rating:
Look & Feel
Durability & Robustness
Battery standby time
Value for money
Range of features
Advantages:
Built in GPS, Lots of functions, not too big
Disadvantages:
Fragile screen, bluetooth eats battery life .
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
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This is the 2nd XDA family member I have owned and quite frankly, Its a huge improvement over its predecessor, the XDA 2i. Supplied as a \"free\" phone as part of my business phone contract, the Orbit provides several business critical operations for me. Let me tell you all about it.
Firstly, lets look at the design and build. Its not a huge PDA type device that is too bulky to go in your pocket. It slip in nicely and is quite lightweight too. Its Large screen however is very suseptible to damage so be careful not to sit on it! I have and cracked the screen! I had the device replaced by O2 because of the screen. However, the latest screen has what I can only describe as \"pressure marks\" on it from something sharp being pressed into the screen. This in turn has left a deep indentation in the screen which causes problems with the stylus. I end up selecting items i shouldnt from the screen! The side buttons are again too exposed, like the XDA 2i, which leaves me to accidentally press things in my pocket without realising. Apart from this, look and feel is good.
Usability. This phone has NO KEYBOARD. so for you text happy people, be prepared to use the stylus to type messages. This can get a little frustrating but the predictable text spelling does help. The \"Orbit\" wheel acts very much like a scroll wheel on a traditional mouse and is handy when selecting menu items. In the centre of the Orbit Wheel is a trackball mouse that you click down to select items. Much quicker than getting the stylus out. The Stylus itself is tucked away inside the device and simply slides out when needed. However you do need some nails to get it out of its hole!
Functionality. Some great options come with this phone. Firstly it is one of the only phones to come with built in GPS. This is great if you have navigation software installed as you do not need a separate device to act as a receiver. The device itself comes with Windows Mobile 5 or 6 installed (mine has 5 but now comes with 6) Which gives you great access to most of the functionality you get with your PC, although somewhat cut down. This phone is able to operate \"push email\" technology because of Windows Mobile 5. This allows me to keep up to date with my emails, calendar and tasks in real time. No dialling up to receive my email. It all arrives on my phone as if i was at work. This can be a bit twiddly to set up on your email server but its a doddle on the phone end! Turn the phone over and you have a 2 Megapixel camera. This is great for taking random snaps when out and about and in some jobs im sure its invaluable but to me, I think its not that great a camera. 2 Megapixels just does not cut it anymore. As windows Mobile is installed, the phone has full internet capability using Internet Explorer. Much easier to view than on smaller WAP phones as it has a nice large screen.
Connectivity. The phone has a range of connectivity. You obviously have the standard phone network as well as Wi Fi, Bluetooth, GPRS and GPS. Add to this the \"hard wired\" connections of USB for direct connection to your PC. I use the USB connection so I can sync my files with my PC as well as use it as a handy way to charge it up. Direct charging from USB! You cant beat it!
Power consumption. Suprisingly good as long as the Bluetooth is not used along with TomTom Navigator. Anything that uses the GPS device for too long will drain the battery. Otherwise its standby time and even talk time is amazing for something powering such a big colourful screen. Charging is simple and can be connected to an in car crager with Mini USB connection or the Mains to USB charger that comes with it. It also has a USB to mini USB lead with it.
Sound quality. Really good. Loud and audible. The mic picks up your voice clearly and the loudspeaker function is one of the best hands free methods i have used. However selecting handsfree on the screen is a bit difficult and should not be attempted when driving as requires the stylus to select an option on screen. Talking is hands free but turning the option on is not!
Memory. The Phone has built in 64Mb memory storage but this can be expanded using a micro SD card. One bad point about the SD card location is you need to take the battery and the SIM card out to access it. Not good when you need to remove it! The older XDA 2i had a slot at the top that allowed access while the device was still on.
Overall. My experiences have been generally good apart from the screen breaking. Highly recommend it to someone who wants it to work with Exchange Server 2003 for email or wants a portable GPS navigation device built in. Top marks O2!
!!!UPDATE!!! Just so you know, since writing this article, I have broken the screen for the 2nd time in 6 months! I know im heavy handed but this is beyond a joke. It is obviously a weakness in these phones. You have been warned!
This phone was recently issued to me by my employer as a replacement for the XDA2i, which had proved to be unreliable. I will divide this review into two parts, my initial impression of the phone and my experience of using it in the field. Our usage of PDA phones is how we get our calls in the field. I work as a field support engineer and when a call arrives for me it is displayed on the screen in an application called antenna, which we install on ... ...will notice about this phone is the deviously clever design of the box! it took some of our guys ten minutes to get it open and find all the accessories. we carry our service manuals on SD cards and I found fitting the microSD card very fiddly. once installed, however, it stays put. it goes under the SIM card and anyone who has handled a micro SD will tell you, it is smaller than a badger's toe nail.
The screen is smaller than the old XDA, making ...
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Advantages: FM Radio, GPS, Slim(ish) Disadvantages: Stability problems, no 3G, confusing navigation, poor camera
The O2 Orbit is an upgrade to other XDAs like the Mini IIs. I have a review here on the Mini IIs too, so I will be comparing the two in this review. The O2 Orbit is in fact a rebadged HTC device.
Got this O2 Orbit as an upgrade to my O2 Mini IIs about 3 weeks ago. The moment it was released I had wanted it because of the GPS feature on it. I do not really need the FM radio since my car MP3 player can do a better job.
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The ... ...managed to corrupt the installed O2 software within 4 days and have to uninstall it completely from the system. While this may not be a problem with the unit itself, it comes preloaded with the unit straight from O2. However another problem recently occurring on this unit is the program bar for the text input (any type) placed itself at the wrong place. It should be at the bottom, but once it appears about 1/4 of the way up. This caused me to see ...
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Advantages: Lightweight, Loads of features, GPS, free Win Mobile 6 upgrade Disadvantages: Touchscreen can be a little fiddly, cheap headphones, no case included
...thing I will really praise O2 for is offering a free upgrade to Windows Mobile 6. Usually mobile operators don't bother with operating system upgrades and your left having to buy a new phone if you want to be up to date. It's a shame that other operators don't offer this.
For music playback you have to rely on the cheap headphones provided. They also act as a receiver for FM radio so this feature is useless without them. As the headphones don't ... ...hardware keyboard.
I've found O2 to be a little on the expensive side and not as good value for money in comparison to T-Mobile's Web'n'Walk packages. GPRS is expensive in comparison to their unlimited usage package. If this matters to you then take a look at the MDA Compact III. The Orbit does contain Wi-fi which the MDA Compact III doesn't. If your Internet usage is mainly at home or from Wi-fi hotspots then the lack of cheap GPRS may not matter ...
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Advantages: You don't have to think about carrying around a separate gps unit Disadvantages: Onscreen keyboard very small when texting
...my phone, skinned to the o2 bubble) which once clicked allows you to see a list of all programs running and gives a cross next to each to shut them down. Quick, clean and very useful to the pda user.
The second complaint is the size of the screen. Ok, so yes the screen isn't as big as a full blown pda screen available these days (or even when my axim came out) but I don't find it as small as I thought I would. Browsing the internet and documents ... ...other phone currently available through o2 I doubt I would be using them for this function either. On the whole though the picture is very clear, the screen as the right amount of spongyness to accept my taps comfortably and everything I will use the phone for is viewed easily. This leads me onto a quick review of the camera. It's ok, it works. I wouldn't say the pictures are astounding but nore are they very bad. A flash would probably helped a ...
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O2 Xda Orbit
Phones of the future dont actually seem to be getting smaller at all. The Orbit is one of the phone 'computers' which seem to be becoming more and more popular. The Orbit sure looks nice but it is still very bulky. There is lots going on inside and the orbit is bursting from the seems but is there too much???
Features;
Touchscreen; very responsive, you can control with a 'touch pen' or with your finger. Howevr you do make more mistakes ... ...modes of play)
The O2 XDA Orbit is 16.8 mm in depth, 58 mm wide & 108 mm in length which is pretty small for a smratphone but honestly I would advise to buy something a lot smaller!!
Other Facts
Sound; MP3 Player, FM Radio, 6 Presets, Voice Recording
Connectivity; Bluetooth, WLAN, GPRS, USB,
Network; Quad Band (GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 & GSM 1900)
Internet; WAP, HTML
Memory & Talk Time; 128 Mbytes Memory plus 64 Mbytes Mini SD™ Memory Card, ...
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Advantages: .Simple, cheap, very good. Disadvantages: .Cost, plust the fact that it will become out of date one day.
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HTC P3600 was released on sep 2006 - similar to O2XDAorbit. Nevertheless, it has twice as fast processor and all modes of communication available including 3G which O2 does not have. You do not get any lagging at all when using this PDA phoone. It even has infrared even though it is no longer popular. Its shape is similar to O2XDA and is only slight heavier ( about 10-15g). It has so many good features so i will just list a few which...
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The O2 Xda Orbit is base on the HTC Artemis design running Windows Mobile OS 5.0, and has a code name HTC Cruiser. The Xda Orbit features a built in Wi-Fi, GPS, EDGE and bluetooth connection. You can even use the built in FM radio receiver to listen to radio channel.
I got this phone from a family member and to be honest. Apart from seeing it around I didn't know the phone at all. This review is completely from my own experiences.
Looks - The phone is white, and I mean white. I was worried it would get dirty... more
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