Review of HTC's X7510 Advantage Smartphone

An anonymous reader writes "DigitalBurn.com has posted a review of HTC's new X7510 Advantage smartphone. It is technically a smartphone, but looks more like a small laptop since it has a 5" VGA touchscreen display. Other features include tri-band HDSPA 3G data, a 3 megapixel auto-focus camera, a magnetically attached QWERTY keyboard, and a full-blown Opera 9 web browser. It can even be hooked up to a TV or external monitor/projector."

Re:But... does it make phone calls?

[Hal_Porter]

I'd rather have a Sony Ericsson Xperia X1

http://www.phonemag.com/xperia-x1-vs-iphone-spend-now-or-save-02943.php [phonemag.com]

Looks about the same size as an iPhone but it has a foldout qwerty keyboard and HSDPA. It has Wifi too. Oh and unlike the iPhone it has microSDHC slot which allows for cards upto 32GB, though only 8GB cards currently exist [wikipedia.org]. Still 8GB is a lot of music or media files. And they only cost about US$50 [newegg.com]. I can use WinamPAQ on the X1.

The display is much higher resolution than an iPhone too, 800*480 [wikipedia.org] instead of 320*480 [wikipedia.org].

Safari works ok on my iPod touch, so I think Opera on an X1 would be quite usable. And with a flat rate HSDPA Sim I could use it anywhere, not just in places that have Wifi. Skype works on Windows Mobile too, so I can use it as a VOIP phone. It has a camera and a light too, both key features. And I can use it as an bluetooth HSDPA modem with a laptop. All in a package smaller than the iPod touch.

Re:Not Apple == Crap

[SnapperHead]

I will be up front and admit I am a fan boy. However, I have owned quite a large number of phones over the years. I tend to upgrade phones every 3 - 6 months, and I am a total geek when it comes to cool phones. After using the iPhone since launch day, it has been by far the most enjoyable experience I have ever had with a phone. I am not saying that lightly.

Yes, I have had to reboot it 3 times or so. But thats a drop in the bucket compared to other smart phones. A co-worker has a Windows Mobile phone that she has to reboot daily or it stops accepting incoming calls. I had a Treo 700p that required hard resets every 2 - 3 weeks and had Verizon replace the phone, 7 times (iirc).

HTC makes some cool stuff, but nothing interesting until Android is released.

Windows Mobile is a dying breed. The iPhone is here to stay, and I think Android is going to make a major dent when it comes along.

N810 with WiMAX

[Anonymous Coward]

Why not look at the Nokia N810 with WiMAX instead. They have almost identical features and the N810 is Linux based. I have the standard N810 and love it. GPS, Bluetooth, memory slot, Wifi and a keyboard with a nice 800x480 screen, mozilla browser supporting flash 9, skype for calling (or other similar voip progs work), along with full media capabilities and such. This is one of those, why spend twice as much when the N810 does more already. You can pick up the Nokia off Ebay for about 300-350 too. I would definately go with the N810 for the keyboard myself, and an external portable bluetooth keyboard is a nice add on for when you want to have a mobile platform that is easier to do email and stuff with.