Guest austinpowers Posted December 18, 2003 Report Posted December 18, 2003 I'm considering getting an MPX200 or E200 to replace my SPV. Which has the best 3rd party app performance? I'm concerned that MP3 playback using Pocket Music will be as stuttery as it is on the SPV. Has anyone tried this on either the MPX200 or E200? Ta Austin
Guest sabio_proeliat Posted December 18, 2003 Report Posted December 18, 2003 Hi welcome to Modaco. Why not go for a Mitac Mio 8380 :lol:
Guest austinpowers Posted December 18, 2003 Report Posted December 18, 2003 thanks for the welcome..! The Mitac makes me weak at the knees...but the phone tariff I use is a company Orange tariff :cry: ....still at least it's free to me. :lol: Cheers Austin
Guest austinpowers Posted December 18, 2003 Report Posted December 18, 2003 even with the EQ set? Ta Austin
Guest moonsmoto Posted January 5, 2004 Report Posted January 5, 2004 It should not make much of a difference, they run the same processor by Texas Intstruments. :)
Guest ultimasnake Posted January 5, 2004 Report Posted January 5, 2004 It should not make much of a difference, they run the same processor by Texas Intstruments. The e200 runs on an TI OMAP 710 @ 132 Mhz and the Mpx200 Texas Instruments @ ??? mhz also the e200 runs on Smartphone 2003 OS , while the moto runs on 2002 (correct me if i am wrong)... but that might make a big diffrence too.. but to answer austinpowers question. It all depends on what you want it to do... the e200 has a build in camera, and windows Mobile 2003 is much faster and supports the Compact .net framework (which ofcourse is the "future" of programmingg (language wise)). The Mxp200 has battery batery life (that is what they say) and is somewhat smaller..... E200 has bluetooth , Ir and Computer connection(dont know if the Mxp200 has all of those) hope i helped you out a bit with that info :)
Guest nxsfan Posted January 6, 2004 Report Posted January 6, 2004 ultimasnake, the TI stands for Texas instruments, and the MPX200 also runs at 132Mhz as moonsmoto said.
Guest kyrkesmith Posted January 6, 2004 Report Posted January 6, 2004 Imho, if you don't need the camera or bluetooth, get the MPx200. Chances are, by the time apps are only being released for 2003, you'll have got another upgrade to a 2003 phone. MPx200 is very nice physically, and very fast. The clam-shell form factor definately beats the brick that is the SPV.
Guest TheMadScot Posted February 17, 2004 Report Posted February 17, 2004 I use an SPV E200, and my wife recently upgraded her phone to an MPx200. Certainly the MPx200 is quite a feature-rich phone if you don't need bluetooth or a camera - and do bear in mind that you *could* plug in an SD slot compatible camera if you really wanted to utilise MMS messaging. I like the clam design for the ease of answering and ending calls, and the buttons have good tactile response. The navigation "joystick" implementation is IMO better than that on the E200, even though the E200's is a drastic improvment over the original SPV's. Battery life on the MPx200 is longer than that on the E200, but the screen contrast and overall clarity is better on the E200. In operation I find that the MPx200 is very similar to the original SPV, since it's OS is Smartphone 2002. The SPV E200 has improved many aspects of it's functionality and I very much prefer it to the original model which I used to have. As far as applications go, neither of us use much more than is installed on our phone. We're both heavy users of Outlook 2003 and it was critical to have handsets that could easily sync with Outlook - moreso than any other feature of the handsets. What I do know is that Motorola will make available an update for the MPx200, upgrading it to Smartphone 2003 OS; however, it will be up to the networks to make this update available to their customers. Wether Orange will do so remains to be seen. One big plus point for the MPx200 is it's docking cradle: it comes with what at first glance is a rather basic cradle, USB cable and charger. What I found to be an absolute boon is that the MPx200 can recharge from the USB data cable - you don't need to have it's mains charger plugged in as well! Compared to the E200, which requires it's mains and USB lead to be plugged into its cradle, I find it a much better solution. This would allow you to have the MPx200's docking cradle permanently attached to the PC you sync with, whilst you could still take the mains charger around wherever you want to - no need to buy a second charger just to give your battery a boost. I'd urge you to visit a retailer and try out both handsets to see which one you prefer the look and feel of. I love my E200 since it does everything that I need it to do, plus it's bluetooth implementation allows me to wirelessly connect with ActiveSync (which is handy for those times I just want to chill out when I get through the door of my home) - and my wife loves her MPx200 since it's compact yet very feature rich; she's got no need for Bluetooth or a camera, so it suits her down to the ground.
Guest kyrkesmith Posted February 17, 2004 Report Posted February 17, 2004 I agree with everything you say (although, I had heard that the E200 can charge through the USB cable). It is true that the E200's (and E100's) screen is better than the MPx200, but the difference isn't really that great. Both are far superior to almost all other phones on the market. I hope Orange do decide to release the 2003 update, but I suspect they won't - they have nothing to gain apart from perhaps a small cut of any upgrade fee they charged, although I would consider it unlikely that they'd even break even.
Guest TheMadScot Posted February 17, 2004 Report Posted February 17, 2004 To clarify: the SPV's dock has a hard-wired USB cable, but it also has a port on the left hand side (if your facing the dock) which allows you to plug in the mains charger - thus letting you sync and charge at the same time. The boon for the MPx200 comes from the fact that it only needs the USB cable for both data and charging; quite important if you have a PC with a host of peripherals and not many spare power sockets. I currently have both an eight-point and a four-point mains block for my desk space!
Guest kyrkesmith Posted February 18, 2004 Report Posted February 18, 2004 Well, obviously I don't know for certain, because I don't own an E200, but here, Paul"]The phone charges in the cradle without the power suppy plugged in (this is a PHONE change, it even works in e100 cradles!) and additionally, the information in this topic.
Guest TheMadScot Posted February 18, 2004 Report Posted February 18, 2004 Just tried that little tip now - the orange "charging" indicator switches on right enough whilst the power cable is disconnected from the base! I had made the assumption that it required the mains charger to be connected as per the original SPV (which is the handset I upgraded from). The USB cable is connected to a powered USB hub, so it will happily charge even when my PC is switched off. I'm quite chuffed with this, since I was short of a mains socket to allow my new headset to charge in - so thanks for bringing that to my attention!
Guest biffsmash Posted February 20, 2004 Report Posted February 20, 2004 The E200 charges in the cradle via USB and with the charger I have an E100 cradle at home, which charges the phone via usb, and my E200 cradle at work which does the same :) The E200 is much faster than the E100, and if the MPX200 is comparable in speed to the E100, which imagine it is due to the OS, and as mentioned by another poster, then the MPX200 would be far too slow for me. ps: flip phones are not cool! unless u work onboard the Starship Enterprise!!! hehe :D biffy
Guest Sasuke Posted May 22, 2004 Report Posted May 22, 2004 The E200 is much faster than the E100, and if the MPX200 is comparable in speed to the E100, which imagine it is due to the OS, and as mentioned by another poster, then the MPX200 would be far too slow for me. ps: flip phones are not cool! unless u work onboard the Starship Enterprise!!! hehe :) biffy sorry mate, but your wrong there. the MPx200 actually has a much larger cache memory then the SPV models making it much faster and more stable. meaning that this is the best smartphone i have owned to date. the clampshell design of the MPx200 is very well designed and has a really quality feel to it, if you ever get to hold one in your hand you will understand. another good merit about the clampshell design which was a big selling point for me, was being able to protect the main screen while the phone is in my pocket. trying to watch divx on a phone with a scratched screen is very irritating.
Guest Pondrew Posted May 23, 2004 Report Posted May 23, 2004 the MPx200 actually has a much larger cache memory then the SPV models making it much faster and more stable. meaning that this is the best smartphone i have owned to date. Which SPV are you talking about? The E200 has more ram then the E100, and (I think), the MPX200. Don't know how much cache either has but as they're both running the same processor I assumed they would both be the same. Out of curiosity, have you owned an E200? I must admit I've not owned or even used an MPX200. Hope to get myself the MPX100 when it's out though :)
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