Can't decide on Mio a501 or ETEN x500 - maybe others?

[Guest jcostantino]

I'm looking to upgrade from my Wizard to something newer.

I'm looking at two different phones, I specifically want built in GPS:

Mio a501 - OMAP850 (gag) 200 mhz, no wifi, 2.8" screen, built in GPS. WM5

Eten x600 - Samsung 400 mhz, wifi, 2.8" screen, built in GPS. WM6

The Eten seems faster in terms of raw MHZ. Spec for spec hardware wise, it's the winner since everything else is equal except for the wifi and speed. But, the question is - how does an OMAP 850 200 mhz compare to a Samsung cpu twice as fast? Is this getting into the "megahertz myth" area where more efficient CPUs can blow high mhz ones away by doing more in each cycle?

I don't care about WiFi but it is nice to have.

The Mio comes with very nice location-aware SMS and camera software that embed the coordinates into messages/photos. The Eten comes with software that I probably won't use because I already have similar stuff that I like.

I know there are double-capacity batteries for the Mio and the OMAP 850 is very easy on the battery. It shows in the standby time, which is 170 for the x600 and 200 for the a501.

The x600 is $60 more than the a501.

I'll have to buy a MicroSD card for the X600 vs using my current MiniSD card in an SD adapter in the a501.

It seems neither supports SDHC cards but the X600 "might" because WM6 is supposed to. ?

The a501 has an "autofocus" camera which seems to take decent pictures with a decent interface... the x600's cam seems to have terrible output.

The a501 has the d-pad on the left side at thumb-distance, the x600 has it in the usual place.

I really want some opinions here.... The only major differences are the Wifi, CPU, camera quality, and software. I'm leaning towards the x600 simply because it's a newer, faster, better looking device. If someone has a suggestion on another one for a reasonable (USD$400 range) I'd like to know. If someone's selling a used one cheaper, I would consider that as well.

Edited January 21, 2008 by jcostantino

[Guest]

Out of those 2 I would go with the x600.

As you say, its a newer device so you're getting a newer OS. the faster proc should make a difference for apps like Tom Tom.

My 2P