I have acquired a Motorola A1000 PDA - Mobile Phone. Considering that I am in India, it is too advanced in the sense that it is meant for 3G networks whereas in India we are still quite far from 3G.
Following are the Key Features of this product that make it very useful:
Technology to fuel your dreams. Web access, person to person video, Mega pixel camera, MP3, video streaming, document viewer, 128 MB removable memory card.
Form Factor – PDA, Internal Memory – 24 MB, Display 208x320 65K colours TFT active matrix touch-screen, size (H x W x D) 116 x 57.5 x 20.
Data Features: GPRS: Class 10, WAP, Connectivity: USB/Bluetooth
Performance Features: Tri-band, Standby time: up to 200 hrs., Talk time: up to 225 minutes.
Life Style Features: A-GPS (Assisted Global Positioning Service, if provided by Cellular Service Provider), PIM functionality.
Messaging Features: MMS (Picture/Photo + text + sound)
Call Management Features: Voice Activated Dialling, In-built Hands-free Speaker Phone.
Personalized Fun Features: MP3/CAMERA/VIDEO (Capture, Send, Stream), Document Viewer, J2ME Games (embedded and space for downloads), Integrated digital camera with 4xdigital zoom, Video Capture, Playback, Streaming, Download Point to point.
Best part of this phone is that it just has just 9 keys and one hardly needs to struggle with keys for any purpose.
For messaging it is excellent as it has handwriting recognition software as well as a Soft Keyboard and each word that you enter once goes into memory so that messaging is fun.
Battery life is very good. 1.3 PM Camera is not bad; however, it could have been better if low light response was improved. However, Picture quality with 65 K colours is quite good if shot in proper lighting conditions.
Being dual camera, it would be fun to have Video Conferencing once 3G services start in India.
Best thing that I like about it is sound quality during music playback.
There is a button on top right side that one can push when the phone rings at night when you are sleeping. Upon pushing this button, it becomes a speaker phone with crystal clear voice quality.
I found it highly user friendly and practical.
It would have been better if FM Radio Tuner was also provided since it has speakers of excellent quality.
Overall it is an excellent and high utility gadget to own.