Windows Phone Thoughts: CoolSmartPhone Reviews T-Mobile Compact III

"That control system is a definite winner for me. The wheel itself may feel slightly wobbly at times but it does allow remarkably quick navigation. The trackball is also a nice touch - I thought it would fail miserably if I'm honest but no, I'm pleasantly surprised. As for the negative points they're fairly obvious - no WiFi, no 3G and there's no flash on that camera. I'd also like to see a QWERTY keyboard here too, but perhaps I'm wishing for a bit too much. This is an ultra-mobile navigation tool which is also a phone, a contact book, a diary, an MP3 and video player, a web browser, document editor, picture viewer, camera and radio. It's small, lightweight and has good looks but overall if you buy this you'll be the only person in the office who can fire up CoPilot or TomTom without the aid of a separate Bluetooth "whoops, I forgot to charge that, it's gone flat"-style unit."



One of the more interesting things in this unit is the "Close Button" option which turns the wonderful "X" into an actual close button. I had a discussion with a friend the other day on this age-old topic, and think I've come to the conclusion that Microsoft's implementation (While hopelessly broken for power users) is right for people who casually use a Pocket PC. Whatever your status may be, now you can switch between "Minimize" and "Close". Sweet.