benadamson.co.uk » kaiser http://benadamson.co.uk a frightning mix of tech, life and food Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:02:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Looking for a new phone? http://benadamson.co.uk/2008/04/10/looking-for-a-new-phone/ http://benadamson.co.uk/2008/04/10/looking-for-a-new-phone/#comments Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:29:34 +0000 Ben http://benadamson.co.uk/?p=4 If you're in the market for a new phone that can do everything you want it to do and a hell of a lot more then may I recommend you take look at the HTC Kaiser (Orange: TyTn II O2: XDA Stellar Vodafone: v1615).

  • 400 Mhz Processor
  • 3G (HSDPA/HSUPA)
  • GPS
  • 3 Megapixel Camera
  • 256MB ROM/128MB RAM
  • Wifi (b/g) / Bluetooth
  • 112mm (L) x 59mm (W) x 19mm (T)
  • Windows Mobile 6
  • QWERTY keyboard

A photo of the HTC TyTN II from Orange

I don't have time to conduct a lengthy review of the phone I'll highlight some pros and cons:

Pros:

  • Full QWERTY tactile keyboard making typing text messages and e-mails incredibly easy
  • GPS allows the installation of Tom Tom negating the need to purchase a separate device (you'll need to buy a car holder though - leaving it lying on the dashboard or the passenger seat isn't ideal since the back speaker is muffled. Google maps works with GPS too.
  • 3G allows for fast Internet browsing. Even better when used with Opera Mini bypassing that awful piece of crap that is pocket IE
  • Reads .pdf files and you can edit Word/Excel documents and view Powerpoint presentations

Cons:

  • Can be sluggish at times and slow to update the screen (easily seen when changing the view from portrait to landscape by sliding out the keyboard)
  • Camera doesn't have a flash associated with it so low light images are sub par
  • Battery life short when using GPS (bigger batteries are available)
  • Cannot withstand being run over by a small car on a gravel track

Price: Contract £89.99 + (£35pm for 600mins, unlimited texts and free evenings and weekends internet) for 18 months on the Orange network with the Dolphin plan.

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