i-mate SP5m - user opinions and reviews
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- Design
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7.9
- Features
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8.1
- Performance
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8.0
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- fadz
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why the rating on this phone is way lower than the functionally identical phone, qtek 8300. This phone has 64mb sdram, the 8300 has only 32mb.
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- 2006-05-29 08:13
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- gadgetreeeeeeeeeeeee
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great sp with w 5.0
camera is not too good not too bad so so
software not avilable freely in pakistan
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- 2006-05-25 20:29
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- GOHAR ZAIDI
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cant find the keypad lock option. can anybody help me plz?
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- 2006-05-19 07:19
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- vasu
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I have to remove one of the cons items from my previous post..
- You can now buy clearVue from westtek to view office files word/ppt/xl/pdf/images ( http://www.westtek.com/smartphone )
I have tried it and its excellent
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- 2006-05-11 05:30
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- Vasu
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Brought this mobile a month back in india..
Pros
- Excellent features ( edge | wifi | wm5.0se
| miniSD )
- Very handy to carry and use ( I dislike bulky models )
- TOP DISPLAY, I transfer my canon camera image to this phone and its amazing to view here
- Priced competitively, you wont get wifi in any other models at this price ( $470 today )
Cons
- Cannot use older activesync 3.8 versions , It has the feature to sync over wifi, they disabled in activesync 4.1 for so called corporate security..
- Since its a smartphone edition , you cannot use softwares like word/pdf viewer.. only outlook/msn/windows media + other applications
- not well documented, you can press disconnect button for 4 seconds for keypadlock which i found by trial and error
- no 3g ( neither the service exists in india today )
- Inbuild camera is average quality
Conclusion:
Overall its still a good to have this smartphone
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- 2006-05-07 11:41
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- Anonymous
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Bought the imate SP5M a month ago. Pathetic reception (phone hangs costantly- i have to re boot it each time). Customer service / after sales service is quite slow and simply incompetent.
Overall I would not advise any potential purchaser to buy this phone. Its simply not worth it.
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- 2006-03-25 01:56
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- Anonymous
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Battrey Life less than one day - stand by. Camera very average. Out of 30 calls in a day, only 2-3 callers manage to get through to me (poor reception - phone always hangs)
But the Wifi is good and quick.
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- 2006-03-25 01:47
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- Anonymous
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ok I will say it again, I have this phone and it has NO FLASH, so the difference between this and sp5 is looks and the extra buttons for MP3. this phone is great except for the poorly designed keypad.
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- 2006-03-17 13:21
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- Hasan
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Well guys, steer clear of this phone if you still can because though it has good looks, its twin SP5 is much better in terms of easy to use keyboard, and durability. Its keys are so poorly designed that they get pressed whenever you put it in pouch or pocket and easily get damaged...Also the weight is much heavier and its thicker than SP5. Go for SP5 only
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- 2006-03-14 06:28
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- Judy
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Nice little phone, so far no problems, supports WEP and WPA, clear sounding and beautiful screen. Easy navigation
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- 2006-02-23 02:16
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- Anonymous
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sould i buy this phone or the sp5 plz someone tell me cause the only extra feature on this phone is the flash
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- 2006-02-16 05:32
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- Anonymous
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Using this phone for one week now, and I can say its the best phone I have ever bought, great display, good processor speed, small and very good looking, feels solid, I cant find anything to complain about except that the buttons are easily pressed so the light will go on everytime you move while the phone is in your pocket, this site says it has flash but it doesnt.
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- 2006-02-08 09:14
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- Tim
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The phone is a great concept, and the size of the keypad is something you can get used to. When the SP3 came out, same complaints about the design of the keys, but after a while it was easy to use. Biggest problem facing imate is AFTER SALES (NO) SERVICE. They insisted my phone be sent to UAE for repair (free courier, TNT, very expensive for them) then once there they insisted it was not a warranty repair. Luckily I am in publishing, and had the ability to print an article - after reading the draft article, I was contacted the following day and th ephone was returned - repaired. If you buy, it's a good product - just make sure you buy from a dealer who also REPAIRS for you.
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- 2006-01-13 02:06
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- Cool
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Imate products are absolutely not reliable, I've burnt my money on this brand. These are much hyped products, which do not live up. The phones have peeling paint, freezing soft keys, joy-stick problems. No after sales service support. As some one in the chain said, conceptually the phones are good but they are not yet ready for introduction in the market. HTC in Taiwan the ODM-OEM supplier to IMATE needs to focus & work hard on making durable, rugged & working phones. If you've more money give it to charity, but don't blow it on imate, go for any other smart phone brand.
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- 2006-01-03 13:20
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- Joe
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This phone is great finally something that is small and has wifi. All connections work with other phone and the PC but It does hang once in a while mainly when using bluetooth. can anyone tell me if there is a shortcut to move all my sim contacts to the phone memory? Totally agree that the keypad is too small and the media buttons are not needed.
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- 2005-12-27 23:54
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- anne
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i bought this recently and i like it alot, the camera is good i think, the pics show up nice on the pc at a large size. The bluetooth has problems though, it will send and accept from other phones SOMETIMES! but it will never accept a file froma pc, i don;t know why. And the wifi works great, goes on line immediately and stays connected, even has an option to allow u to view webpages in a colum so u don;t have to scroll back and forth. The buttons are too small though, like for a child's fingers, not an adults fingers, but i still think its a great phone in many ways, i don;t believe at this time there is a better smartphone with all of these options.
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- 2005-12-24 13:20
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- Marc
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It is a nice smartphone but with a lot of problems:
1. batteries are empty in 2 days, 2. screen lightens just when you store the phone in your pocket even when you lock the buttons, 3.software is slow, 4. no acces to files (pdf, excel etc), 5. software instabile (many users in Holland facing this problem), 6. Helpdesk via India (you do not get answers on your questions)
Finally, it is a nice try by the i-mate company but the phone is technically not yet ready for sales. So if you can wait for the next version please wait and dont be so silly like me, owning a problem phone.
Best regards,
Marc
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- 2005-12-08 13:39
- mtMj
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