Guest Paul (MVP) Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 Smartphone Thoughts have posted first pictures of the forthcoming Motorola Q and Samsung i320 challenger, the HTC Excalibur. Pictured here, the less-than-pretty Excalibur one-up's the aforementioned devices with WiFi included, and an innovative 'jog strip', which can be used to scroll up and down. Packing Quad Band radio and AKU3, this preproduction picture gives an idea of what to expect, although sources indicate this is a far from final picture and the device is not due to ship for a while yet. Will the device be trumped by the Samsung i320 successor - the blackjack - even before it's launched? What of the rumoured UMTS Motorola Q for Europe? Interesting times for landscape QVGA Smartphones, that's for sure! :) P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Arbait Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 way too blackberry for this one :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Monolithix (MVP) Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 Not impressed (apart from the jog strip!) Nothing new or interesting, one for the corporate environment methinks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest w411y Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 Not impressed (apart from the jog strip!) Nothing new or interesting, one for the corporate environment methinks! My 2 cents exactly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kelv23 Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 Yuk. Looks like that keyboards gonna be fiddly for the fat finger crew..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest danwatson1974 Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 It's an abomination :) Well, perhaps not that bad, but pretty uninspiring stuff. It's a shame that HTC are bothering to imitate the Blackberry when their devices are so much better, and now have the one thing that used to make the Blackberry useful - i.e. push email facility. Wouldn't be very upset if it didn't make it to the UK ... although I too am intrigued by the 'jog strip' ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nausea Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 All these blackberry clones are pretty much the same. I would go with the IPAQ HW6515 or the newer model when it comes out. I dont think any of the other devices have GPS on them. Its one difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest djfuego Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 EEEeeeeekk a blackberry Get it away froim meeeeeeee Eeeehh I hope you enjoy the new style toilet paper 'cause that's all I'd be using this device for. Q for Quap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nickcornaglia Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 You guys are crazy. This isnt that bad looking. I think when you hold one, you'll think differently. The photo shows it shaped like a BB....but it's much smaller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kl1wdr Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 I find it ugly too...but at least it has a decent keyboard and is pretty small and thin...;) ...and WiFi... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ingvarr Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 At last, the one with WiFi on in! I like it :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul (MVP) Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 Where's our HTC Excalibur cut-out-and-keep model encece? :) P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nevawlkalone Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 Its grim looking to say the least Am liking the idea of a jog strip tho...love the jog wheel on the blackberry so this could/should be an improvement and the way forward....definately good on laptop mouse pads... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 4N1L Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 (edited) @kl1wdr Have you had a play with this device? Edited August 2, 2006 by 4N1L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 4N1L Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 Ok, engadget have a blurry pic of this device in someones hand...somewhere out there people are testing this phone! I wonder how quickly they will roll this out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Loukas Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 Coming originally from the Treo 600 which is now old technology, going to the K-Jam which I found painfully slow at times, and being currently with Nokia's excellent but somewhat large (wide) E61.... I CAN'T WAIT for this to come out! The keyboard form-factor is a big plus for me, after trying I'll never go back to anything else. Very convenient for data input, such as emailing, calendar and task entries. But I also something quite slim and "small" that will fit in my pocket, which either of the K-Jam or Nokia E61 aren't... Looking forward to having this or the new Samsung i320 in my hands. I only hope they are quite robust in their day-to-day use, and not slow like the K-Jam! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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