Guest Paul [MVP] Posted September 9, 2004 Report Posted September 9, 2004 We revealed previously that the SP3i was being release by iMate in the USA, and we now know that the SP3i is also coming to Australia, and is based on the HTC FEELER! The HTC Feeler, sharing the same internals as the HTC Typhoon, sports a cleaner look and a more normal joystick setup, as pictured below! It is interesting to note that, unlike the SDA, this iteration has the conventional 2 soft key setup. P
Guest MaximilianWeisheit Posted September 9, 2004 Report Posted September 9, 2004 I WANT IT!!!!! BABY - HOW AWESOME LOOKS THE i-MATE SP3i Who sells it again in the USA? Sound Solution ? http://www.soundsolutionsam.com/imate/imate.html - Does NOT show in the Product list?!?! Expansys - USA ? http://www.expansys-usa.com/d_smartphone.asp - Does NOT show in the Product list?!?! ---- EDIT ---- Just emailed customer support at expansys-usa.com. They will not carry the SP3i. - Expansys CS: "Yeah - I see the difference, and we will be carrying the i-mate Sp3 smartphone - NOT the sp3i. " ---- EDIT ---- Who will offer / sell it!!! -- Who is the big i-Mat Distributer in the US? -- US Release date? -- CANT WAIT!!! and by the way - BIG THANKS to i-Mate for taking the 'pink' out ,-)))
Guest Exodia Posted September 9, 2004 Report Posted September 9, 2004 Now that SP3i looks much better than that hideous SP3.
Guest InMovil Posted September 9, 2004 Report Posted September 9, 2004 Lovely, i like it very very much, great keypad layout. Lets wait now for the color range, i liked the Ice blue from the SP3 very much. And the big question.... Europe release date? :)
Guest Yoko Posted September 9, 2004 Report Posted September 9, 2004 Yeah! I'm curious about that as well. Let's hope T-mobile doesn't have an exclusive for EU . . . I'd rather prefer the SP3i without the two additional softs and the pink. :roll: Wait & see, I guess. Regards, Yoko
Guest barrybryce Posted September 9, 2004 Report Posted September 9, 2004 SP3i, but in the colour of the SP3 would be a dream phone...
Guest Paul [MVP] Posted September 9, 2004 Report Posted September 9, 2004 I think I still prefer the SP3. It's just too T610like for me... P
Guest Randallc Posted September 9, 2004 Report Posted September 9, 2004 Australia is set to get both the SP3 and SP3i by October. http://www.mtekk.com.au/browse/page1000.html
Guest MaximilianWeisheit Posted September 9, 2004 Report Posted September 9, 2004 So... Somebody knows who will be the i-mate distributors in the USA for the awesome new i-mate collection. I mean everybody knows by now that they coming to the market, would't somebody like selling these? :) :lol: :lol: CANT WAIT FOR MY STYLISH 'SP3i' :lol: :lol: :D and Yeah why is the i-mate SP3i 4 mm thicker?! 108mm x 46mm x 16.3mm - C500 / i-mate SP3 108mm x 47mm x 20mm - i-mate SP3i Somebody got a side thickness comparisonNew_i-mates.jpg
Guest RussellH Posted September 10, 2004 Report Posted September 10, 2004 Orange have led the Smartphone revolution in the UK to date. For one reason or another though, they're handsets have all had issues preventing me from keeping one. I know this SP3i may also have problems, but it looks great, has a joystick reads Excel docs, pdfs, and a whole range of things that make me want this phone. One problem though - I don't actually want to leave Orange. On the whole, I've always found them to be very good, and I don't hear good things about the other mobile companies. The pink branding also puts me off T-Mobile, so this is my appeal to Orange. Please please please release your own version of the SPV3i. The future's bright, but not pink!!!
Guest waatcha Posted September 10, 2004 Report Posted September 10, 2004 I hope too RussellH :lol: and in france if it's possible :) to MaximilianWeisheit; maybe the i-mate SP3i is 4mm thicker because of the joystick? it's just a suposition. I don't know more than all people here. just waiting informations like everybody ... :roll:
Guest Exodia Posted September 10, 2004 Report Posted September 10, 2004 Max, What model is that on the right of the SP3i?
Guest MaximilianWeisheit Posted September 10, 2004 Report Posted September 10, 2004 Max, What model is that on the right of the SP3i? It is called i-mate™ JAM Follow this link http://www.mtekk.com.au/browse/page1000.html posted by Randallc for more info. PS: Anybody ever bought an i-mate phone in the US??? How and from what store did you do it?
Guest Pinga Posted September 10, 2004 Report Posted September 10, 2004 what is the diffrence between i-mate SP3i and C500?
Guest agent.m Posted September 10, 2004 Report Posted September 10, 2004 o2 4 life :wink: although they dont usually have them best phones :roll:
Guest Pinga Posted September 10, 2004 Report Posted September 10, 2004 hmmmm...so if im not completly wrong, the imate sp3 is the american version of C500, and the sp3i is the american version of the feeler? Maybe the pictures of the i-mate sp3i is the pictures that will emerge as the final version of The Feeler? If the i-mate sp3 is the same as C500, why should The Feeler and i-mate sp3i look diffrent from eatchother? After all, the spec's provided by t-mobile on qtek 8020 look old..so maybe there's a chance the european version will have this design to? :wink:
Guest InMovil Posted September 10, 2004 Report Posted September 10, 2004 No pinga youre wrong, the sp3 and sp3i are just the operator free phones, to put it in another way, they are the phones you can purchase all over the world unlocked. The one i think you got confused with is the AUDIOVOX SMT 5600 wich is the same as the SPV C500 but with the GSM 800 (850) band instead of the 900, wich is better suited for the operators overseas. :)
Guest Pinga Posted September 10, 2004 Report Posted September 10, 2004 No pinga youre wrong, the sp3 and sp3i are just the operator free phones, to put it in another way, they are the phones you can purchase all over the world unlocked. The one i think you got confused with is the AUDIOVOX SMT 5600 wich is the same as the SPV C500 but with the GSM 800 (850) band instead of the 900, wich is better suited for the operators overseas. :) Thanx for clearing that up for me then. That the sp3 and sp3i are operator free phones are wonderful...when i think of it :wink:
Guest Animefan Posted September 10, 2004 Report Posted September 10, 2004 "]I think I still prefer the SP3. It's just too T610like for me... P I agree the SP3i looks dumb!
Guest vodaman Posted September 12, 2004 Report Posted September 12, 2004 more.. http://web184.server46.rhs-it.de/nokia/mod...showpage&pid=64
Guest MaximilianWeisheit Posted September 12, 2004 Report Posted September 12, 2004 I CANT WAIT!!! I WANT THIS PHONE NOW!!! HOW LONG WILL I-MATE NEED TO BRING THIS TO THE MARKET??? (they are soooo damn slow!) Well there are definatly differences in the T-Mobile SDA and the i-Mate SP3i -- check out the keypad. not only color but also the form! PS: vodaman: thanks for all the great pics!SDA vs SP3i.jpg
Guest Jakob Posted September 12, 2004 Report Posted September 12, 2004 And the SP3i another set of dimensions. SP3i: (taken from i-Mate spec sheet) 107,5 x 44,5 x 18mm = 86,1ccm SDA: (Taken from Smartphone-Web) 108 x 47 x 20mm = 101,52ccm C500: (taken from i-Mate spec sheet) 107,54 x 46,2 x 17mm = 84,46ccm /j
Guest 28942_1437907221 Posted September 12, 2004 Report Posted September 12, 2004 T-Mobile SDA & SP3i Motorola MPx100 The T-Mobile SDA, the iMate SP3i and the 'failed' Motorola MPx100 looks kinda similar. I still wish they released the Motorola MPx100. But T-Mobile's SDA and the new iMate SP3i looks really nice too. Can't wait! :)
Guest Pinga Posted September 12, 2004 Report Posted September 12, 2004 wow..the SDA looks diffrent in LIVE photos. Hope it comes to scandinavia as the qtek 8020, anyone know anything about this?
Guest rpb Posted September 14, 2004 Report Posted September 14, 2004 Will the SP3i be coming to the UK? If so, when?
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