Windows Phone Thoughts: The Cingular 8525 Reviewed

Product Category: Windows Mobile Pocket PC Phone
Manufacturer: Cingular (HTC-Hermes)
Where to Buy: Amazon.com [Affiliate]
Price: $299 USD
System Requirements: ActiveSync 4.x; Exchange Server Account for MSFP features
Specifications: Tri-band UMTS/HSDPA high speed wireless data network support, Quad-band GSM, Bluetooth v2.0, 802.11g, Push-to-Talk (coming in 2007), 2.0MP digital camera, Samsung 400MHz processor, 128MB Flash ROM/64MB SDRAM, 51MB persistent storage, integrated trackwheel, sliding QWERTY keyboard.

Pros:

Great processor speed'

Blackberry-like trackwheel'

Easy-to-use QWERTY Keyboard.
Cons:

Push-to-Talk not yet available;

Micro-SD slot for expansion;

Memory available is the same as previous model.

Summary
Cingular's newest Windows Mobile Pocket PC phone, the Cingular 8525, shows a clear commitment by the carrier to the Windows Mobile platform with an outstanding device both for today and tomorrow. Built on the popular HTC-Hermes platform, the 8525 provides a brilliant display, snappy processor and a good amount of memory available to users. It is clear, though, that Cingular plans on growing the 8525 even more with Push-to-Talk coming to the device in early 2007.

Read on for the full review!

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