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July 7, 2007

unboxing the HP iPAQ 500 SmartPhone

Filed under: Microsoft, Mobile, WindowsMobile, altaVENTE — tim CARMICHAEL @ 10:30 am

Just got this new WM6 smartphone from HP.  I’d kinda forgotten HP as a WindowsMobile vendor and this certainly brings them back to the front of my mind.  Its cheap too, about £150 + VAT.  Comes in a small neat package, different to the HTC packaging model, this is outer box and egg crate, not sleeve and preformed card.  I’m going to use this for some compatibility testing on our new Mercury WindowsMobile security product.

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Small neat package

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Not many bits inside, but its all there, neat and tidy

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And the phone itself feels good in my hand. initially, when I read that it was 16.3mm thick I was considering whether I would need to get a backpack to carry it round in, but I was pleasantly surprised at how neat and compaq it feels in my hand.  I’ve left it on charge now like a good boy because there are dire warning about charging for at least 4 hours prior to use.  I suspect that’s over the top but I fell like being good.

I’ll update this when I have had a chance to use it more.  At least the battery cover fits well!

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