I gained an "Advantage" in mobility !

My old eyes grew weary of attempting to view the 2.5 inch (diagonal) screen of my Treo 700wx. I never used the Treo for voice because I carry a separate cellphone for voice calls. My main use for the Treo was as a Windows Mobile (formerly known as "Pocket PC") device. When I first read about the new offering from HTC, I was extremely excited. For those of you unfamiliar with HTC, there is a good chance that you have used their products without realizing it. Until recently, their devices were marketed under alternative names. The HTC website says

"Since HTC was founded in 1997, in Taoyuan, Taiwan, the company has become the world's leading manufacturer of Smartphones and Pocket PCs. Today, HTC makes 80% of the mobile phones running the Windows OS."

I had been looking for a Windows Mobile device with a larger screen. You can imagine my excitement to read about the Advantage's 5-inch display. So, I ponied up the price at Amazon.com. I have been using the great device for about three weeks, now. I couldn't be happier with it!

This is what the HTC website says about the Advantage X-7501:

"Now I can get some serious work done."

HTC Advantage 7501
Designed to liberate traveling executives from their bulky notebook PCs, the HTC Advantage is one muscled-up mini-computer. With a huge touch screen, full QWERTY keyboard and massive 8GB hard drive, the Advantage offers instant command of email and contacts, control of high-speed worldwide connectivity, and the power to create, edit, print or project any Microsoft Office document-all packed into a compact shape that fits in purse or pocket. For serious work on the fast track, why not give yourself an Advantage?

Key Features

• Microsoft® Windows Mobile® 6 Professional Phone operating system
• 3G (HSDPA-ready) and Wi-Fi® for global connectivity
• Direct Push to synchronize email, calendar and contacts
• Windows Media® Player Mobile for up to 5 hours of video
• Bluetooth® 2.0 for wireless stereo audio
• Built-in GPS to navigate anywhere, anytime
• TV & VGA Out feature to send PowerPoint® decks to external TV or projector
• Unprecedented 5" screen and magnetically attached keyboard
• Up to 8 hours of battery life, longer than a laptop
• 3 megapixel camera shoots pictures and video
• MiniSD® expansion slot for unlimited storage

I won't review the Advantage here. The web has several very well-written extensive reviews of this innovative device. Mobile Reviews and Laptop Magazine both have reviewed the Advantage. (Click on their links in the preceding sentence to read those reviews.)

There is little more that I can add to those excellent write-ups. The Advantage is really working well for me!

Please be sure to post a comment or email about my new favorite device.

                                                                           

Comments

[Aura Mae]

I have had my Advantage for a few weeks, also. This is neither my first WM device nor my first HTC. I am loving the big screen and the big storage capacity! As the smartphone market seems intent on a march to smaller and smaller devices, I am thoroughly thrilled to view documents, pictures and web pages on my big bad beast of a phone.