MPX200 or Mitac Mio

[Guest Laser]

Hi,

It is time to update my old Siemens SL45, and I recently stumbled upon Smartphones, so now I want one! I am having difficulty deciding which phone is best. There is a lot of info on the SPV, and E100 models around on the net, but less about the Mitac Mio 8380 and Motorola MPX200.

Both these phones appear to be the best of what is currently on the market, but what are the advantages/disadvantages of each? I would prefer to hear from people that actually use them. I have not even been able to find out what speed the MPX200 runs at (some say 132mhz, some say 200mhz). The Mitac runs at 200mhz, but the MPX200 has more RAM. Which model is faster? Obviously the Mitac has a built in camera which is a nice gimmick, but I am not sure how much I would use it so much after the first month or so.

The Mitac is a bit bigger (I suppose you are compensated by the camera), but I believe speed is the major issue with the phones. I can see myself using the phone for video quite a lot, and the mp3/wma player will be the main use (so sound quality is important).

Please do not reply with "Buy the E200", there are enough posts around with the advantages of this phone, and I am in Australia, and I want to buy a new phone now, not wait 3 months. I will get the Mitac for from Taiwan, or the MPX200 from US, so I would also be interested in others who purchased the Mitac from Taiwan, and whether they had any issues (you know the deal, buy it on ebay from someone with lots of feedback).

I am currently leaning towards the Mitac as I think it is faster from the research done, but before I make the choice, I would be interested in hearing other opinions.

[Guest martin]

Between the MPX200 and the Mio 8380 :? I would go for the MPX200.

The MPX200 has 32MB of RAM and 32MB ROM so it's the one most likely to be upgradable to smartphone 2003. I also think it has a 200mhz processor. If you buy one from the US don't get the AT&T MPX200 as it has no MMS and is dualband (not triband).

Gears at CoolSmartphone has just reviewed it (worth a look)

http://www.coolsmartphone.com/index.php?op...ticle&artid=193

I still think QTEK 8080 is the one I would go for (smartphone 2003, inbuilt camera and bluetooth). see http://www.expansys.us/product.asp?code=108280 but its not out yet and it will cost a fortune :)

[Guest Laser]

So the MPX200 does run at 200mhz? I have read that it runs on the same processer as the E100, which would make it 130Mhz.

With the extra RAM, I would assume that at 200Mhz the MPX200 is much faster than the Mitac Mio? Can anyone confirm this?

The E200 looks good, but a bit out of my price range at this stage. Bluetooth is a feature that does not interest me in the slightest, I don't drive, and don't use a PDA or laptop.

Is there any way to tell which version of the MPX200 a phone is? I thought that MMS is a software issue, so if one is bought that does not support it, shouldn't a ROM update fix the issue? As I said, I will have to purchase the phone on ebay, so I would have no way to tell which version the phone is. Triband is important, as I will be travelling around the world for 3 months early in the new year, and having mobile to roam with would be handy.

Most of the reviews I read on smartphones a fairly useless. They all seem to salivate over smartphone features that all smartphone models have. Some comparitive reviews would be nice. It is easy to compare specs on paper, but some real world experience is priceless. Most reviewers seem to be trying to prove that the smartphone is better than a Nokia. If you go to a Ferrari dealer, they do not try to prove to you that their models are better than Hyundai.

[Guest nickcornaglia]

Hey! I totally did not know that the Moto is only dual band. (Now I have to find the thread where I stated otherwise and apologize...I'm full of warped info this week.) Why would Motorola make one phone for the US and one for Europe instead of just one phone?

[Guest martin]

I think I owe an apology too :) It looks like the MPX200 IS running an OMAP 710 at 132Mhz :oops: Seemingly the extra memory makes a BIG difference in performance so it's getting good reviews.

Encece,

AFAIK it's only the MPX200 from AT&T that is dual band as GSM900 as been left out for some reason:? Not only that but they have left out the MMS software too. Are they MAD :evil:, Probably. If you buy any non AT&T MPX200 then it comes with tri-band & MMS as normal :(

[Guest nickcornaglia]

For what it's worth...I know NO ONE here in the US that uses MMS. Now I'm not a teen nor in my early 20's....those who I assume would use MMS most...but I'm not an old fogey either. I personally dont see the purpose of MMS when you have a fully functional email client in the phone.

Plus from what I read, it sounds like MMS doesn't really work right unless both the sender and recipient are both under the same carrier. With at least 5 or 6 major carriers in the US...what's the point?

[Guest Laser]

SMS also had a slow start, and initially you could not SMS between networks, but as soon as the network restriction was lifted, it exploded. In Australia, we only have 3 or 4 different carriers (I am not sure if Orange is a carrier in it's own right now), but most people I know use the same carrier anyway. As soon as the MMS restrictions between carriers is lifted, it will probably get very large as well. Not everyone has an email client on their phone to receive pictures.

The carriers will work out that MMS is another cash cow, and they will exploit it for all it is worth, just like SMS.

[Guest martin]

How right you are encece. Inter-networking MMS unfortunately needs inter-networking. The good news is that the UK networks now have direct links to carry MMS messages so the service is at least improving

This still leaves the issue of why MMS gas not become hugely popular :? SMS messages are being sent by their billions and yet MMS with all the wonder of picture, sound & text seems to be too much trouble to generate. I personally have sent about 6 MMS messages in the last year and my camera has never left my drawer at work.

I think I would use MMS more if I could download pre-defined MMS mesages from an internet site to my phone i.e jokes, valentines, christmas messages etc. Hmm or Maybe not :roll:

[Guest alcalina]

i just choose mpx200

because it's easy find information about it

mitac mio its too dificult find

battery

room

acessories

e etc

[Guest AvWijk]

Why not choose the Mio 8390? It's stunning fast, good screen, VGA cam.. It runs a 200Mhz xScale instead of the 133Mhz ti OMAP in the Mpx200.

[Guest chrisc28]

I'm in Sydney too and afaik you can get the E200 equivalent here as the O2 Xphone or iMate Smartphone2. The iMate SP3 (C500) is scheduled for release this week, so it should appear at major retailers in a few weeks' time.