This pocket pc is the update to 6700. This cell phone features a touch screen, windows mobile 6 software, bluetooth capability, a full qwerty keyboard, wifi for when you find a hotspot or an unsecure modem and a memory card slot. One great upgrade to this cell phone is that it has a 2.0 megapixel camera. This Sprint Pocket Pc is definitely and upgrade from its 6700 predecessor.
Though Sprint was the first to unveil this particular phone it is also available for Alltel, Verizon, and U.S. Cellular. There are also a lot of pocket pc accessories available on Ebay to help protect this phone and you will get a great deal.
Is this the best pocket pc on the market? Honestly I would have to say no. Though it is smaller than the 6700, I am not a fan of the windows mobile software. I always seem to have a problem with the phone freezing up. No matter what phone it is, if it has windows mobile it will freeze.
For multi-media users forget about sending pictures via regular text messaging. Which seems to be fairly standard in most smart phones. You will be able to send them via email, but who wants to go through all that? Not me!
Pros
- Nice ergonomics and form factor
- Portrait to landscape modes worked great
- Keyboard has good tactile feel and is easy to read
- Great screen quality when used indoors
- Buttons positioned in good locations
- WiFi very useful and worked well
Cons
- Poor battery life
- Very hard to read screen in bright sunlight
- Bluetooth really drains battery
- Have to remember to close apps in WM6 to prevent phone from bogging down
- Two handed operation required to navigate
- Call quality decent but not great
- Headphone jack requires splitter plus is 2.5mm size (not std)
- Lost calls due to ringer volume (hard to hear)
So that is the basic review of the Sprint pocket pc 6800. If you have some info you would like to share on this one of many pocket pc pdas feel free to share. Thank you for your time.
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