XDA Mini S, PDA/Mobile Phone

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 certainly delivers in performance.

I had an opportunity recently to upgrade my phone, or take a small reduction in my contract. For the first time in my mobile phone life i kept the phone!!

The only function it doesn't have that i would want is a built in GPS receiver. but i bought a Holux Bluetooth GPS receiver which work really well with the phone so no problem (see my review on it)

All your standard office applications work well on the phone and syncing with Outlook is a breeze.

Wi-Fi is very good and makes it a cracking and cheap way to keep in touch while abroad.

Making calls is OK, once you get used to using the stylus, as with most functions on the phone you can use your fingers on the touch screen and scroll using the buttons. If you've got fat fingers like me the stylus is the better option, as it does not have a conventional keypad. Texts are a breeze with the slide out qwerty keyboard, no need for txt abbreviations (i hate them coz I'm old fashioned He He)

I'm not a particularly heavy user so the comments regarding battery life are not my experience. Besides if you sync using a cable the phone is charging at the same time. I can sometimes go weeks without plugging in to the proper charger.

I love this phone!!