Size of the unit compared to other devices

[baggio4378]

Hi I'm thinking of buying an XDA Exec but I was wondering about it's size. Could anyone post some images of size comparison with other phones/PDA's?

I currently have an Nokia 6680, K750i and a HX4700..

Also just reading around there seems to be quite a lot of issues with the battery life, typically how long does it last for? Can it be improved via ROM updates?

Thanks

[Anjow]

Although I don't think it's that much bigger than others (I had an alpine before) it does feel bigger because it has no rounded edges and is thicker due to the keyboard. It is much heavier than an alpine.

For pictures you can look up a review on google, I can't remember the site I saw it on.

[PReDiToR]

Have you tried going down to a phone store and asking to have a look at one?

[baggio4378]

No one sells it near by

[Quboid]

Before I got mine, I was reading about how big it is, how poor the battery life is, but for me the experience has been a good one.

Firstly, size wise, it's quite neat. I have an old pocket pc HP Jornada, and it's about the same size, but slightly thicker. It's a little on the heavy side, but nothing extreme and for the functionality, it has been very much worth it for me.

Battery life, I get around 5 hours continous usage average, when connected the phone network or WIFI (I always stay connected whether at home or away) and do various tasks, including browsing, music/video streaming, terminal services, VNC and such (although I'm not a game player), with the sound on. I charge it up when I get home, or when I get back to my laptop (charge over USB) and I've never had it run out on me, so I'm pretty happy with it. However, I don't have too much experience in the mobile market, so I'm not used to anything else.

Hope this helps

[lulugirl896]

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a8/lulugirl896/PICT0708.jpg

Here is a comparison shot with a Playstation Portable and a T-Mobile SDA which is pretty much standard size Smartphone. Hope this helps!

[Urban Strata]

Here it is compared to a few other devices. Left to right: Audiovox SMT 5600 (HTC Typhoon), Palm Treo 650, Qtek 9000 (HTC Universal), Palm LifeDrive, Dell Axim X3i, Palm Tungsten E.

http://www.urbanstrata.com/temp/qtek4.jpg

http://www.urbanstrata.com/temp/qtek5.jpg

[baggio4378]

Thanks that was really useful!, I'm going to bit the bullet and order one now... at the end of the day every phone has it's weakness and after spending days reading review etc i think I'll give this a try..

[Ferret-Simpson]

You'll never look back. But if you do, it'll only be to stick two fingers up at the trans-dimensional quantum version of you that chose the Nokia N73.