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- Steve J
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Tawd, you have made some interesting points but I have serious reservations about this phone. Firstly the specifications are so high that it will take a master manufacturer to achieve smooth operation. HTC used to manufacture i-mate phones. Now I do not know who makes i-mate phones. It is easy to write down an advanced spec sheet but far more difficult to make the device work smoothly. Secondly i-mate have a history of making consumers wait many months before releasing an announced product. They obviously have difficulty in realising technical dreams. So the question is are the new makers of i-mate phones technically advanced enough to turn the spec sheet into reality??
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- 2008-02-09 00:17
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sir - you're comparing apples to oranges. When comparing a Symbian Series 60 phone to any Windows Mobile 6 it phone really comes down to personal preference; thus some people will favor the E90 over the 9502, or vise versa. Both perform well in their respective categories (PPC and SmartPhone) and the choice really depends on what you want in a phone.
So, in other words, find the information yourself and make up your own mind on which phone to get.
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- 2008-02-04 22:40
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I really do hope i-mate will develop drivers for the qualcomm chipset, because, beeing a small company, they don't afford not to support the chipset features, like HTC does (not giving a rats ass), or maybe they will make a driver for the qualcomm chipset just to show HTC they mean bussines, especially after they broke up !
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- 2008-02-04 06:16
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xOrangeFirex - The Ultimate 9502 has the EXACT same radio service that the TyTN II does. Both sport quadband GSM and TRIBAND 3G. Every phone out there AT BEST only supports quadband in a 2G bandwidth. But with TriBand 3G this phone will take full advantage of the US and Europe's 3G networks. The only 3G networks that are worthwhile noting only use 850/1900/2100 frequencies anyway, so, as long as there is a 3G network present the 9502 will use it as it takes advantage of all 3. Quadband 2G is not a weak point of this phone, nor any phone for that matter. Think about what you're saying before you say it.
Also, nobody said this would be a TyTN II killer - however, it certainly has the potential to do so as HTC doesn't give a shit about their driver support, which results in a crippled product. Even though the 9502 has the same Qualcomm CPU, there is a strong chance that it will take full advantage of what the MSM 7200 has to offer.. This means 3D acceleration, hardware video encoding/decoding acceleration, TV output, & HSUPA to name a few. Such things combined with a VGA resolution screen definitely bring the 9502 to a much higher level than that of the TyTN II.
So... Now that you mention it, the 9502 actually would be a TyTN II killer because it should be able to do everything that the TyTN II was SUPPOSED to do in the first place, all with a screen that can hold 4 times the information. (ie VGA resolution has 4 times the pixels of a QVGA resolution - hence the acronym, Quarter VGA)
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- 2008-02-02 02:38
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Ummm... The site you just listed shows it available for PRE-ORDER. Underneath the 'options' section it says "Availability: 02/27/08"
It's not available right now.
Even the above listed date seems premature, as the I-Mate representatives cited in a post below said they'll be released around april '08. Even though this is the basically the best phone to date, don't get your hopes up for it to be released any time soon.
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- 2008-02-02 02:22
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- Anonymous
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this phone ks for sell now. www.smart-mobile-gadgets.com 799.94 im going to get it! woo hoo!
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- 2008-02-01 22:22
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Ive been waiting for this phone for ages. Its the business & it thrashes other handsets to pieces with its overall specs. but does anyone know when it will be released in the UK?
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- 2008-01-30 01:54
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Service drops to 2G on quad-band...this is no TyTnII killer...
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- 2008-01-27 20:32
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- Ekansh
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I lost total interst in this phone.Was waitin since last yr buh i prefer ta buy LG KS20 rathr than waitin for dis phn.
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- 2008-01-25 11:15
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I'd rather wait for this device than buy a half assed driver lacking HTC device or a buggy memory anemic ETEN device. I hope the delay in this device is that they are choosing to fully develop it rather than rush it out the door full of bugs.
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- 2008-01-25 05:24
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i lost total interest in this fone now.. why buy a product when the company doesnt even know when its gonna lauch it they are so unsure and unorganzied about there stuff.. at first it was september when they would lauch it and then dec then jan and now april! god imate loosing its value
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- 2008-01-24 19:13
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For 200 gms, i dont know why they cant put a 3.5mm audio connector. Ithink this is a must feature along with XGA output instead of VGA output. If they add these features and a FM radio, this will be best device for quite some time in the market :)
Even without these, i think it will still be the coolest phone :P
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- 2008-01-24 18:57
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damn! i want this phone so bad! cant wait til it comes out. i hope it can read microsdhc. im pretty sure it will. hopefully it will also come at an affordable price. its only competitor is the tytn II.
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- 2008-01-23 02:10
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Thanks. I guess I should probably clarify, it will be officially launched at the World Mobile Congress in Barcelona which will be February 11-14. Hopefully we will see good detailed reviews of it soon after. Sales units however won't be available until mid April.
Tawd, keep in mind the Tytn 2 did not utilize the capabilities of that chipset. Particularly, the video divers did not use the onboard GPU, resulting in poor video performance. I am hoping that imate will not make this mistake, and I dont think they will. It would be a much bigger poblem with a VGA screen. I think/hope with proper drivers the imate will perform at least as good as the tytn 2 if not better.
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- 2008-01-20 16:47
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Gee - the GPS receiver is integrated within the Qualcomm MSM7200 chipset, thus you should look at the Qualcomm website for that information.. Last time I looked I thought they said something about the SiRF Star III, but it looks like Qualcomm has since changed their site and i can't find the product page anymore.... :? I wonder what's going on w/Qualcomm? Maybe they've had so many complaints about their MSM platform not being able to live up to the specs advertised on their product page. The TyTN 2 was defintely a let down, in terms of what the MSM7200 is supposedly capable of. I have a feeling the same thing will happen with this phone.. I'm really starting to lose interest in I-Mate. :(
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- 2008-01-20 02:35
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The Qualcomm processor found in the 9502 has a built-in GPS chipset. It is the same as the one used in HTC's TyTN II. Professional reviewers have stated that it is nearly as sensitive as a SIRF Star III.
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- 2008-01-19 13:33
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I wonder if anyone knows what is the chipset of the built-in GPS of the i-mate Ultimate 9502?
i-mate are not being transparent in the specs. regarding the build-in GPS, while in ETEN x800 for example it is something that they like show in bold (Sirf Star III - currently the best GPS chipset (Jan-2008))
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- 2008-01-18 12:45
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