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I have had this phone for 2 years on contract with O2 and have to say i have been more than satisfied with it. It has some excellent features and while it may not be the most stylish of phones it... more

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for XDA Mini S, PDA/Mobile Phone

Rating Summary based on 13 reviews

  • 5 Stars
    		7
  • 4 Stars
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  • 3 Stars
    		0
  • 2 Stars
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  • 1 Star
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Detailed rating

  • Battery standby time
  • Battery talktime
  • Durability & Robustness
  • Look & Feel
  • Range of features
  		• 4.2
  		• 3.9
  		• 4.2
  		• 4.4
  		• 4.8
  • 30 of 30 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    redballoon

    5 Stars An excellent PDA/Mobile Phone 10/03/2006
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Everything about the phones features

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Costly if you dont have a contract. Only avaliable from o2

    I recently upgraded my phone from the nokia 6260. I was due an upgrade and so went about finding out what was about and more importantly what the costs where going to be, I started looking at the nokia phones to start with I really love their phones, they way that they are designed and the use of use with their standard menus. I searched on their website and there wasn't anything that I particularly liked. I was looking specifically for a flip phone with a large colour screen. I spotted a few of the N ranges that looked really good, but they weren't out yet and I am a little impatient when it ... more
  • 4 of 4 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 1 dhay

    Member since 12/07/2005

    Reviews written: 10

    4 Stars A pda-fone at its simplest 13/06/2006
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages mobile phone + pda integrated beautifully

    Disadvantages Disadvantages puny memory and processor speed

    I upgraded my phone from an N70. And I used to own pda's, which I finally got rid off coz I got tired of having both phone and pda in hand at the same time. I bought a tiny notebook (aka paper) instead. Anyway, my most favourite aspects of the XDA Mini S are: - synchronizes beautifully with your computer - at last a decent diary, phonebook and a phone in one device - its got ALL the basic features that my previous windows mobile-based pda's before - calls sound crisp - keyboard's cool with the horizontally flipping screen - tons of downloadable freeware software which works with this device ... more
  • 4 of 4 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    alvinlwh

    4 Stars Good PDA and Phone combo 03/03/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Keyboard, WiFi connection

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Size, Slow performance, Crashes often

    I had use this XDA for about 10 months now. Got it for a bargain price off O2's website - £49.99 @ £19/month for 12 months. It is even cheaper than this today. The performance of this phone is quite slow, and it just freezes often, usually when do you remove it from an ActiveSync. Sometimes I feel like smashing it. But of course the correct solution is to hit the reset button, which is not ideal. Which brings me to the next point. After the reset, it will take about 2 minutes before it will be ready for use. Features wise, it is pretty much Windows Mobile, so if you are a PDA user, there is ... more
  • 3 of 3 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    geoffc77

    4 Stars Notebook for your pocket 20/02/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Combines phone, organiser, video, music, internet and camera well

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Poor phone sound quality, needs external memory to make best use of all functions

    I upgraded to this phone after using a Palm Tungsten M which only combined WAP, phone and organiser functions well. On first looks this product looks and feels like it can handles everything it offers well but as time has gone by I've found some limitations and major downsides. Firstly, the telephone is not great, you have three methods available to make/receive calls, through the handset, using a headset (wired [included] or bluetooth [not included]) or through the speakerphone. The sound quality from the handset is not great and the slightest breeze is picked up more than your voice. The ... more
  • 3 of 3 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    antdamm

    5 Stars O2 XDA Mini S Has Everything. 21/04/2006
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages It's more than a desktop computer, in a package the size of a mobile phone.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Not much onboard memory, but can easily be fixed with an SD card.

    The O2 XDA mini S is the all in one PocketPC, there is nothing this does not have: -Mobile Phone, with all the features of a mobile, SMS, MMS, GPRS -Internet (HTML, not WAP!) can connect using WiFi, GPRS, Bluetooth or Dial-Up GSM, so you are guarenteed to be able to get online -Wireless LAN, connect at work or in WiFi Hotspots like cafes, airports or work with broadband speeds. -Full QWERTY keyboard that makes typing SMS messages to full MS word documents as easy as on a PC. -Camera, with 'Flash' I feel this is the downpoint of this phone, but it is the same with all PDAs the cameras are near ... more