In this week Tech 2.0 will be showcasing, what we believe to be mobile handsets that have impressed us during the course of 2008. In this first segment of G.O.T.Y. (Gadget of the Year) we’re covering the business mobile segment. Here’s what made the cut.
Biz Phone of the Year - Nokia E71
In an all round business sense the Nokia E71 complies with all standards and is a great handset. Its slim design is both stylish yet elegant and it still manages to retain a very business-like feel. With features that include a well designed QWERTY keypad a 2.36-inch, 320 x 240 pixel display, which is great for reading full emails via the Mail for Exchange application or your personal mail that you can sync to the handset via a POP3 or IMAP server. Nokia’s Quick Office is preloaded into the handset for reading, creating and editing files. The E71 also offers external memory support via microSD (110MB). With an ARM 11 369 MHz processor, the handset is anything but slow. A tweaked out Symbian S60 UI offers dual modes for a more personal feel and a more business look. The only thing that is an issue is its 3.2MP AF camera. Other features include Stereo Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPRS/EDGE support and Infrared as well 3G support. Also loaded with internal GPS (A-GPS supported) and a media player for video (video streaming), audio and an FM Radio.
Runner Up - HTC Touch Diamond
HTC's Diamond is a bold statement in the touch screen business segment. Their TouchFLO 3D UI, in collaboration with the handset’s large 2.8-inch (480 x 640 pixels) display, is both intuitive and well designed for easy of navigation with a funky feel. Running on aWindows Mobile 6.1 Professional edition, backed by a Qualcomm MSM7201A 528 Mhz processor, 4GB of internal memory and 192 MB DDR SDRAM with 256 MB ROM it's set for speed. The Diamond also features Bluetooth with A2DP, Wi-Fi connectivity and of course EDGE and GPRS support and 3G. It also comes with GPS functionality a full function media player, FM radio, a 3.1MP camera, Pocket Office for editing and viewing documents and a an accelerometer with motion based games. It lacks external storage via memory cards though which is no big deal but could have added to its appeal.
Best Value - Palm Centro (Rs. 13, 500)
As the handset that is most value for money, the Palm Centro delivers quite well. Other than the lack of Wi-Fi and GPS, for the price of just Rs. 13,500, the Centro offers quite a lot with a 2.2-inch touch screen display that sport a 320 x 320 pixel resolution with 65K colors. It has a 1.3 megapixel camera that mages to deliver decent quality images, Bluetooth with A2DP and GPRS and EDGE. For business functionality includes document viewers and editors. The QWERTY keypad is a wee bit small and will take a little while to get used to. It runs on a Palm OS with a 312MHz Intel XScale processor. It’s decently fast for most usage with virtually no lag. It also has a media player for entertainment. The Blazer 4.5 browser is fast and the large screen is great for reading emails and viewing web pages. Support for microSD cards is also evident.
Of course everyone will have their own opinions on what handset they believe to the best ion this segment, but of all the handsets we’ve had the opportunity to test this year, these are ours. Stay tuned this week for more Gadget of the Year – Mobile editions as well also be covering - Touch screen mobiles and well as the best all-in-one handsets.
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