I tried hard to get on with spiritual successor (in my mind) of my HTC Excalibur, but I have failed. The problem is its just too quirky.
Firstly, the biggest problem. For reasons which are impossible to fathom, Samsung decided to install WM6 Professional (PocketPC Edition) on to this device, despite it clearly being a WM6 Standard device. This turns a perfectly good single handed device into a clumsy two handed version with none of the benefits of the PocketPC. Unbelievably it ships with a stylus, and uses the wholly inappropriate Pro UI with drop down START menu and touch screen. This is just craziness. I recommend they make a WM6 Standard firmware update asap.
The GPS … what can I say? Mostly it didn’t work, when it did the accuracy offered was in the kilometre range, at one point offering me an accuracy of 5563 metres!
Now to put a tall hat on it they made it slightly too wide and made it with an ultra slippy shiny case that squeezes out of your hand like a wet bar of soap.
Completing my day, they use a non standard interface for power and connectivity instead of USB.
Funnily enough, I got used to the trackpad, but not the cursor it drives which is all but invisible in sunlight. There is a simple reason why WM6 Standard on a front facing keyboard candybar is the right OS, simplicity!
So, its gone back in the box, probably never to be used again. What a disappointment!
