Advantages: All round PDA, compact
Disadvantages: Low battery Life for heavy use.

...My girlfriend recently upgraded her contract with T-Mobile, and in the process chose the MDA Vario II. I'm going to get one as soon as my current contract expires. Its that good. Whilst being larger than a normal phone its fairly compact for a PDA, which, in my opinion is a good thing. The screen has a good resolution, is bright, and I've never had any difficulty in seeing/reading anything from it. It comes with a large range of features on it - such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, MSN, a calculator, calender, and laods more. In addition to this you can add programs yourself. All you need to do is search the web for the "MIDlets" you want, and then either download them directly to you phone, or, if you want to download them to your PC, and then transfer them across to your phone to install them. With T-Mobile it is easy... Read review

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Advantages: Great gear!
Disadvantages: Heavy and large

...As soon as i like the MDA I,II,III i decided to try them MDA IV or MDA Pro for one week. On the first look i was amazed by functions. This MDA is not looking like an ordinary PDA - it is closer to the small laptop. Display is great and i was able to read web pages very comfortable because of high resolution. 2 cameras had no use for me while i take photos by photocamera and i dont use skype for camera that is inside. The keyboard is excellent - very comfortable and fast to write a message and seemed durable. The backlight is automated - when you are on the spot with worse visibility the keyboard backlight turns off and the keyboard is very well backlighted. After first amazing day i saw that this is not a mobile phone. When the phone rings it has no second display so you dont see who is calling. If you want to talk you have to open... Read review

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Advantages: .Simple, cheap, very good.
Disadvantages: .Cost, plust the fact that it will become out of date one day.

...520 HP HW6510, HW6515, iPAQ H4150, iPAQ H4350, iPAQ hw6910, iPAQ hw6915, iPAQ HX2190, iPAQ HX2490, iPAQ RW6815, iPAQ RX1950, iPAQ RZ1710 HTC P3300, P3600, TyTN II, X7500 Imate JAM, Jamin, PDA2K, PDA-N Mitac Mio 168, Mio A201, Mio A701, Mio P350, Mio P550 O2 XDA Exec, XDA Orbit Orange SPV M1000, SPV M2000, SPV M3000, SPV M650, SPV M700 Palm Treo 650, Treo 680, Treo 700W, Treo 750V Qtek 9000, G100, S100, S110 SFR s300+ T-Mobile Ameo, MDA Compact, MDA Compact III, MDA III, MDA Pro Nokia E50, E61, E65, E70, N73, N80 As for availability, you will find these all over the place, high street shops, supermarkets, online, everywhere. If buying mail order, just be aware some companies charge a fortune for postage. There is apparently, something called "coolbrands" this site identifies cool products, and TomTom is on their list. You... Read review

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Advantages: Small, Voice Directions, 3D graphics
Disadvantages: nothing

...Mio A501 Mitac Mio A700 Mitac Mio A701 Mitac Mio A702 Motorola MC35 Motorola Q Global Nokia N95 Nokia 6110 Navigator O2 XDA Orbit Orange SPV M650 Orange SPV M700 ORSiO g735 Samsung SGH-i640v SFR S300+ T-Mobile MDA AMEO T-Mobile MDA Compact III T-Mobile MDA Vario III Torq N100 Vodafone VPA Compact GPS Vodafone VPA Compact V XPA v1510 XPA v1520 XPA v1615 © Bruno Crosier 2008... Read review

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Advantages: Great wireless sound quality headphones
Disadvantages: short battery life, no hold fasst forward on the skip buttons

..., KE850 Prada, KE970 Shine, KG810, U300, U400, U890 Motorola: E1070, E770v, KRZR K1, KRZR K3, Q, RAZR maxx, RAZR V3xx, RIZR, RIZR Z6, RIZR Z8, V3x Nokia: 5300, 6085, 6120 Classic, 7370, 8600 Luna, 8800, 8800 Sirocco, N95 O2: Cocoon, XDA Orbit, XDA Stealth, XDA Trion, XDA Zinc Orange: M3100, M700, SPV C100, SPV E650 Qtek: 8500, 8600, S200 Samsung: D520, D600, D800, D820, D830, D840, D900, D900i, E250, E390, E760, E770, E780, E840, E900, F300, i300, i320, i600, P300, P310, S401i, S500i, SGH U300, U100, U600, U700, X820, X830, Z320i, Z510, Z560, Z650i Siemens: CX75, S75, SL75 Sony Ericsson: K530i, K550i, K610i, K790i, K800i, K810i, M600i, P1i, P990i, SE S500i, V630, W580i, W610i, W710i, W850i, W880i, W950i, Z610i, Z710i T-Mobile: Ameo, MDA Compact III, MDA Mail, MDA Vario II Vodafone: v1605 list acquired from manufactures website... Read review

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Advantages: Look, Application, Handset Capabilitys, Expandable Memory
Disadvantages: Low Handset Memory,

...This is one of the best windows mobile devices I have used. It does lack the Wi-Fi that the o2 \"own branded\" XDA Orbit has, however they are all but similar if it were not for this fact. The addition of GPS makes the handset a very usable device, for example I have added Co-Pilot Satellite navigation and Google Maps which mean when me and my partner borrow a car once a year for our holiday, we never get lost. Email and Text message functions are similar to all windows mobile phones, that the T-Mobile MDA falls under, the on screen keyboard can be a little fiddly for sending text messages, so I would say this phone is not aimed at the texters out there, however once you get use to the onscreen keyboard its not bad at all. The one good feature that T-Mobile have added is an email set up assistant, which makes it really easy to set up... Read review

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Advantages: Big Screen, Easy to Use
Disadvantages: Battery life

...-Basics- To look at the MDA Vario II you have a very stylish and sleek mobile phone. Looking at my phone you have a large screen (2½” by 2”) in full clear colour with only minimal buttons underneath it, give it a gentle push to the side a full QWERTY keyboard is revealed with easy to use buttons whilst on the back you have a 2 mega pixel camera with a flash and mirror for self portraits. On the edges the phone has various short-cut buttons, a limitless scroll wheel, a memory card slot (microSD) and a stylus holder. Within the phone you have the basic platform of Windows Mobile 5, and within this you get a large amount of features including; Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, MSN messenger, Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player, an organiser, and many more. All of these are easy to use and can either be used... Read review

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Advantages: Nice size/weight, bright screen, very connctable
Disadvantages: Short, light stylus

...I've had my Vario II (also known as HTC Hermes, HTC TyTn, Orange SPV M3100 among others) a couple of weeks now and am very pleased with it. It's currently running Windows Mobile 5 (which it comes with as standard), which handles all tasks fine. The screen is nice and bright and very easy to read, despite being smaller than a normal PDA. It's a nice size and makes my old Acer n10 seem big and bulky. Loads of connection options - IrDA, bluetooth, wifi, usb2, GPRS/3G mean you've got loads of was of using it. Being on T-Mobile it also comes with MSN Messenger (other networks remove it but you can get it back with an upgrade to Windows Mobile 6) which along with email, texts and mms mean it's easy to keep in contact. It runs Tomtom 6 nicely (although it needs a small patch available on the net) and gives you a Transflash/MicroSD slot... Read review

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Advantages: Does everything in an ideal form factor
Disadvantages: Battery won't last 2 days without a re-charge.

..., this is also called the MDA Vario III by t-mobile. That unit has a smooth, shiny back. That makes it slide around on a table. The HTC unit has a slightly rubberised back, which doesn't slide and is easier to hold. Also, synchronisation with WM6 and ActiveSync 4.5 is awkward and takes a lot of coaxing. Also, don't use the provided version of Sprite Backup, it'll duplicate files on your machine and if you have 6000-odd PIM items, you'll get a 30 Mb pim.vol file that when duplicated will grind the machine to a halt. Use version 6, available direct from Spite, and you'll be fine. Took me about a week to set the thing up, but once done, it's great.... Read review

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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

.... The GPS function will also suck battery so I'd recommend getting a car charger if your using it for this. The phone is fairly lightweight and small enough that it doesn't feel bulky or make you look ridiculous while making a call. I haven't personally run into any issues with speed. I do find the touch screen a little fiddly with having to get out and use the stylus every time I want to make a call. The iPhone has really highlighted how it should be done. You will find that you won't have much choice but to use the stylus as this phone lacks a 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... Read review

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