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Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Sprint's PPC 6700 Pocket PC Phone Edition Reviewed

Posted by Jon Westfall in "HARDWARE" @ 09:00 AM


One Size Fits All?
A friend of mine, an avid PPC user since I sold him my original T-Mobile Pocket PC, was blown away by the size of the PPC 6700. Those unfamiliar with the Magician (JAM) or Wizard (K-JAM) will probably experience the same shock. Here's how the PPC 6700 stacks up against its brothers:

HTC Apache (PPC-6700): 4.25 x 2.32 x 0.93 in (108 x 59 x 24 mm); 6.07 oz (172 g);
HTC Wizard (K-JAM): 4.25 x 2.28 x 0.93 in (108 x 58 x 24 mm); 5.64 oz (172 g);
HTC Universal (JasJar): 5 x 3.19 x 0.98 in (127 x 81 x 25 mm); 10 oz (285 g);
HTC Magician (JAM): 4.25 x 2.28 x 0.72 in (108 x 58 x 18 mm); 5.29 oz (150 g).


Figure 3: The PPC 6700 along side an i-mate K-JAM, i-mate JasJar, and fifth Generation iPod (for those of you who carry an iPod but don't want a large PPC!).

As you can imagine, PPC users accustomed to a full size device will likely be very grateful to have this device in their pocket vs. a larger one. The phone also looks amazingly like... a phone! The one factor I've always admired about the Treo brand was that, when glancing at someone from a distance, they didn't look like they had a huge phone. They look like they're using a standard candJbar phone, and the PPC 6700 gives the same effect.

So what's bad about the smaller size and less weight? Well, you're not going to have VGA on here as you would with the PPC 6700's bigger brother, and if you're a sysadmin tempted to carry around a device smaller than a JasJar, you'll notice this in terminal services. Check out the screen shots below of a terminal services session on the same box, the first screen is taken from a JasJar, the second from the PPC 6700.






"But Jon," I hear you cry, "I don't use Terminal Services, and I desperately want a smaller PPCPE - is VGA really that big of a deal?" Well, to be honest, unless you're doing something that takes advantage of the VGA screen, or just really like a pretty screen, you'll probably be OK with the resolution and screen size of the PPC 6700. Just make sure you get your hands on a unit to play with before you buy if you have any doubts!

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