Tuesday, December 14, 2004
MobileBurn Previews Motorola's MPx
Posted by Janak Parekh in "ARTICLE" @ 11:00 AM
"Thanks to Wireless Imports, I had the chance to play around with a pre-production Motorola MPx for a few days. As pre-production unit, there were a number of things that were not finished or working correctly. This is to be expected. The bootup screen clearly states that this is not a final product. The software that our MPx was running was from the middle of November, so it is fairly recent. But before I get into my thoughts on the MPx, first some background. The Motorola MPx is a GSM/GPRS device that runs Microsoft's Windows Mobile 2003 SE operating system designed for phones. That means it is a full blown PocketPC PDA with phone support. The MPx's gimmick, if you will, is it's unique double hinge clamshell design that allows the phone to be opened up as would a normal clamshell, or shifted 90 degrees so that it opens into a more communicator friendly mode with the display being wider than tall. Throw WiFi, Bluetooth, a SD slot, and a 1.3 megapixel camera into the mix, and you can see why people are so anxious to get their hands on one. I certainly was."
The review doesn't dwell much on the memory, and gives an overall positive look at the MPx. The one worrisome report, memory aside, is that the review points out the MPx preview unit's poor battery life. Um, Motorola? I thought the 32MB was a compromise to improve battery life? Let's hope the production units resolve at least that issue.
The review doesn't dwell much on the memory, and gives an overall positive look at the MPx. The one worrisome report, memory aside, is that the review points out the MPx preview unit's poor battery life. Um, Motorola? I thought the 32MB was a compromise to improve battery life? Let's hope the production units resolve at least that issue.
