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Motorola Surf A3100


$499.00 Released January, 2009

Product Shot 1 The Pros:MicroSD expansion. AGPS capabilities. Built in WiFi.

The Cons:Difficult to scroll through email messages with the email client. Windows Mobile 6.1 is now considered very obsolete. No support for open audio formats e.g. Ogg, FLAC.

The Motorola Surf A3100 is a touch tablet cell phone designed to provide the ultimate work/life balance. The high-speed 3G device gives instant access to information you need to keep connected.  It runs Window Mobile 6.1 Professional, which is an icon based operating system that is controlled by touching the screen with a finger or included stylus, or by using the omni-direction trackball.

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A built in GPS lets you easily search google maps and forward facing camera lets you partake in video conferences.  There is also a higher quality 3 megapixel camera with auto focus. Windows Media Player lets you enjoy music, video and images from a PC with ease, and you can also easily enjoy video streaming anywhere from YouTube.

Specifications

  • Talk and Standby Time: GSM Talk Time – Up to 6.8 hours GSM Standby Time – Up to 12.4 days
  • Bands/Modes - GSM: Quad-Band EDGE/GPRS: 12/12 WCDMA: HSDPA 7.2 850/1900/2100 Triband1
  • Weight: 119gms
  • Dimensions: 110x59.7x13.7mm
  • Battery: 1170mAh
  • OS: Window Mobile 6.1 Professional
  • Connectivity: USB 2.0 HS, Stereo Bluetooth wireless technology with A2DP2
  • Display: 2.8” QVGA with Touch Panel
  • Messaging: MMS, SMS, Multi-Head IM, Email [Exchange]1
  • Audio: AMR, MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, MIDI
  • Video: MPEG-4, H.263, H.264 & WMV playback support, .3GP and .MP4 file playback support, H.263 capture support
  • Camera: 3 megapixel auto focus, VGA secondary camera
  • Memory: 256MB Flash, 128MB RAM, Micro-SD up to 32GB
  • Chipset: Qualcomm MSM 7201A
  • Software: Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
  • Form Factor: Touch tablet smartphone
  • Navigation: aGPS

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Pros
  • 5

    microSD expansion

  • 5

    aGPS capabilities

  • 5

    built in WiFi

  • 4

    high speed 3G data connection capable

  • 4

    trackball

  • 4

    2.8-inch touchscreen display

  • 4

    3.5mm headset jack

  • 3

    compact size

  • 3

    seamless synching with MS Exchange server

  • 3

    YouTube client is good

  • 2

    3MP camera

  • 1

    secondary forward facing camera for video conferencing

  • 1

    customized, attractive UI

  • 1

    Runs Google Maps well

  • 1

    Skyfire browser can be downloaded

  • 1

    Bing client is helpful

  • 0

    runs Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional operating system

Cons
  • 2

    difficult to scroll through email messages with the email client

  • 2

    Windows Mobile 6.1 is now considered very obsolete.

  • 2

    No support for open audio formats e.g. Ogg, FLAC

  • 2

    No support for open video formats e.g. MKV, DivX

  • 1

    no physical keyboard

  • 1

    expensive

  • 1

    Requires a stylus to operate the touch screen

  • 0

    memory card slot is behind the battery

  • 0

    small end and talk buttons

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