Wow... so many ppl getting good recommendations from Baronic

btw, newbie here, planning to get my first PDA, just to check it out
so here goes

BUDGET RANGE: under 1k
Brand Preference if any: nope
Second hand: Yes if it's in nice condition(no or very few scratches and in working condition)
QWERTY keyboard: Yes, since i'm new to pda
Keypad: most pda phones are virtual
GPS: not important, i have my own garmin nuvi ;p
Bluetooth: Yes
WIfi: Yes
Frequent Overseas traveller to Japan and US? or other countries: No
Camera Resolution minimum: 3MP, but the more the better, quite an avid photographer
Expandable Memory: Yes
3G : Yes
HSDPA or higher: Yes
Front Camera: Can live without one
Gaming Type: Light-Medium Gaming
Screen Resolution: what's the difference between VGA and QVGA?

I've identified HP ipaq 912 and Samsung i780, but will open to others
thanks a lot

BUDGET RANGE: 1.5k - 2k

Second hand: No

maximum how long ago released: Not more than one year.

QWERTY keyboard: Yes (Important)

Keypad: Hardware

GPS: Yes

Bluetooth: Yes

WIfi: Yes

Frequent Overseas traveller to Japan and US? or other countries: no (relates to warranty, and the type of band Pdaphone running on)

Camera Resolution minimum: 3.2mp

Expandable Memory: Yes

3G : Yes

HSDPA or higher: Yes

Front Camera: Yes

Gaming Type: Heavy Gaming

Screen Resolution: I dont give a hoot

Thanks!

BUDGET RANGE: 2k max

Brand Preference if any: HTC

Second hand: no

QWERTY keyboard: no - prefer writing like the "letter reconizer" wan. but yeah~ stylus is dead. is it?

Keypad: Virtual

GPS: YES

Bluetooth: YES

WIfi: YES

Frequent Overseas traveller to Japan and US? or other countries: no (yes locally)

Camera Resolution minimum: 2mp

Expandable Memory: YES (better if got card slot)

3G : Yes

HSDPA or higher: Yes

Front Camera: Yes

Gaming Type: Light gaming

Screen Resolution: VGA - need a good graphic display

that would depend on your budget and requirements. specs as in internally not much difference. its the screen and the keyboard layout that's changed.

@Magnakai, as i've advised before be wary of HP's infamous bad customer support when u damage your device lol. but then again anything u buy at that budget will be not top of the line so spare parts will be hard. i dun like the samsung screen size. i suggest going for second hand Touch Cruises if u can find any, or even a Touch Diamond. No keyboard tho, and i dun think being a beginner means u need one.

@JRnMel, heavy gaming with qwerty? either Touch Pro 2 (even second hard will be a hard find for your budget) or Touch Pro (which will be no problem second hand for your budget)

@hrmn, no la stylus is not dead and u can still do that. Try looking extremely hard for a second hand Touch HD. will meet your needs quite nicely

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Added on November 5, 2009, 8:58 pmguys my recommendations will come a few days late usually, working and all that jizz

This post has been edited by Baronic: Nov 5 2009, 08:58 PM

BUDGET RANGE: about 1500

Brand Preference if any: HTC/Samsung/Acer

Second hand: Yes

QWERTY keyboard: no

GPS: Yes

Bluetooth: Yes

WIfi: Yes

Camera Resolution minimum: At least can capture my note clearly

3G : Yes

Gaming Type: Light gaming

Screen Resolution: VGA / QVGA / I dont give a hoot

I have my mind with the HTC cruise 09 but it is WINMO 6.1 only and nowdays magic can flash HTC hero roms in Malaysia?
I think most important is GPS and the office for me.

This post has been edited by 001hp: Nov 7 2009, 09:47 AM

office all wm also got. Cruise 09 is a decent choice for your budget, as for your rom worries, u can hard-spl and go to XDA forums and flash a rom.

BUDGET RANGE: about rm2.4 k? budget for a 16gb iphone 2gs


Second hand: no


QWERTY keyboard: Yes

Keypad: Virtual

GPS: Yes

Bluetooth: Yes

WIfi: Yes

Frequent Overseas traveller to Japan and US? or other countries: no

Camera Resolution minimum: 3mp.

Expandable Memory: Yes

3G : Yes

HSDPA or higher: Yes

Front Camera: doesn't matter

Gaming Type: Light gaming

Screen Resolution: erm.. what's the diff?

i'm looking at an iphone, but don't wanna be one of the heard . so, something thereabouts? thanks guys

since u want QWERTY, if you are willing to take the RISK u can go for HTC Touch Pro 2 ap set. or a brand new Touch Pro ori can also fit your budget

resolutions? well, google it lol. basically higher reso, sharper, clearer screen

Hi all, i am going US soon. and plan to get myself a new phone, interested to get windows mobile pda phone with built in gps. any recommendation ?

and what else do i need to check when buying phone from US so that it can support Digi and Maxis here? the unlock need to be done at US before i buy or after i come bac to malaysia?

it should be done when u buy, or u can look up XDA dev forum for unlocks. but i wouldnt really recommend buying from the US. for one thing, no warranty support. especially if branded, no warranty support from SIS, pay also they wont help.

also keep in mind some devices that are branded are actually DIFFERENT. front camera dun have for some, diff bandwidth support etc.

if u are gonna get a device without warranty, go for Acer F1. or the TG01. Both not available in Malaysia, and both worth while, with the new SNAPDRAGON processor. but again, no warranty. and no front cam, which doesnt matter to u

This post has been edited by Baronic: Nov 11 2009, 09:45 AM

i see, warranty won't be supported world wide?

Baronic, I'm deciding between two PDA.
I'm not sure which one to pick.

I'm looking at HTC TyTN II & HP iPAQ 612C.
My budget only fits these two. [2nd hand offcourse]

I'm not sure what I want in a PDA, maybe you can just give a simple conclusion in which one has the biggest positive points.

PS: Do any of these 2 PDA has the capability of changing [by seem editing] the LCD resolution from 320x240 to 640x480? Would there be huge lag?

hey between sony ericsson xperia and samsung omnia 2 which is much more worth it?

Hi Baronic, should we really wait for the new proc?
will you foresee the price difference and also the performance?

I 'm looking for a HTC Touch 2. Do you have any opinion on this phone?
will there be any competitors which are better in this price range?

Thank you thank you.



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BUDGET RANGE: MAX 1500

Brand Preference if any: ALL

Second hand: Yes

maximum how long ago released:

QWERTY keyboard: no

Keypad: Virtual

GPS: Yes (Do i need to subscribe 3G for this function?)

Bluetooth: Yes

WIfi: Yes

Frequent Overseas traveller to Japan and US? or other countries: no

Camera Resolution minimum: 3.2M

Expandable Memory: Best if Yes

3G : Yes

HSDPA or higher: Yes

Front Camera: Is OK

Gaming Type: Moderate Gaming

Screen Resolution: Can Watch HD Movie without problem? RMVB?

This post has been edited by dannyh83: Nov 15 2009, 01:42 AM

Hi guys, i currently want to purchase 1 set of Omnia 2. Can you guys give me some suggestion about dis phone? i hear from my friends it cannot support chinese.

I dont know whether its true or not. So i hope you guys can give me some opinion and suggestion regarding this phone.

Thanks guys..

omnia 2 does support chinese input and output

BUDGET RANGE: 1-1.5k

QWERTY keyboard: Yes

Keypad: Virtual

GPS: Yes

Bluetooth: Yes

WIfi: Yes

Frequent Overseas traveller to Japan and US? or other countries: no
Camera Resolution minimum:

Expandable Memory: Yes

3G : Yes

HSDPA or higher: Yes

Front Camera: Yes

Gaming Type: Light gaming

Screen Resolution: VGA / QVGA / I dont give a hoot

Hi, i wanna look for a phone/pda specifically for the GPS function, dont wanna get the garmin nuvi coz dont wanna carry too many gadget around

BUDGET RANGE: 1.5k and below

Brand Preference if any: Please recommend me

Second hand: no

QWERTY keyboard: no

Keypad: Virtual / Hardware also can

GPS: Yes!

Bluetooth: Yes

WIfi: Yes

Frequent Overseas traveller to Japan and US? or other countries: no (relates to warranty, and the type of band Pdaphone running on)

Camera Resolution minimum: anything

Expandable Memory: Yes

3G : doesn't matter

HSDPA or higher: Yes / No ?

Front Camera: doesn't matter

Gaming Type: Light gaming

Screen Resolution: I dont give a hoot

Thanks for the help!

@chiohbu, not sure, i know HTC no worldwide support. not sure of others. doubt it.

@narako, see the specs and see what you want la

@danny, NO windows mobile can watch RMVB, and HD movies sure lag. for me i'd convert a full length movie to around 300mb max for watching. for touch 2, maybe a lil smaller. wat matters is the RESOLUTION of the movie. Touch 2 is QVGA so u wanna convert it to around that size, and use Coreplayer for best playback. will there be much improvement regarding new processor? well, for multimedia probably. For myself i'm reserving judgement until i can do some extensive testing on it. for me i wun buy a device till next year around July August, let things simmer down and any kinks worked out. PS: scew touch 2 go for second hand Touch HD

@louyit, HTC Touch Pro second hand is best value for money for what u need, also consider Xperia

@beebee, brand new not much choices, but for value for money i'd recommend Touch HD second hand. brand new, maybe touch cruise the new version, or Touch 2. but i'd recommend second hand HD over those two models.

thx baronic! ur recommendations are exactly the same as what i'm expecting but do u have any ideas of the price for both of these? I'm looking for a new unit...as for the processor wise, which 1 can perform better?(in terms of speed and stability)