Hardware, operating system, speed, software
The handset’s OS is Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, which runs on a 400 MHz Qualcomm MSM7201 CPU. We have 128 MB RAM and 256 MB ROM, 70 MB being available for running programs and 80 megs for data storage. We can insert the microSD card after taking off the back, fortunately the battery doesn’t have to be taken out in order to do so. There is no flash memory in the handset, but the SDHC-compatibility makes up for this, as we can use a memory card of up to 8 GB in size.
I’ve tried to measure the system’s speed with the well-known VsBenchmark 07/Pocket PC Mark duo, but due to the square display the first didn’t even launch, so I had to stick to Anton Tomow’s great program, which yielded the expected average results. During use the handset didn’t seem slow, although it won’t fly, sometimes we have to wait a bit for screen changes and program launches, but it’s not critical.
| Anton Tomow's Pocket PC Mark v1.03 | ||
| Dhrystone Benchmark (CPU) | 132.86 MIPS | |
| Whetstone Benchmark (CPU) | 5.27 MWIPS | |
| Memory Benchmark | 507.69 points | |
| File system Benchmark | 218.53 points | |
| Graphics Benchmark | 94.22 points | |
The Today screen is an average one, unfortunately there are no Widgets or any kind of quicklaunch interface. It’s interesting that the display won’t turn off in standby mode, only the backlight is turned off, so we can read the time – although this is practical, it surely affects the battery negatively. Taking a look at the software we might be surprised that a couple of programs are from HTC – knowing the applications of the current leader in PDA manufacturing this is of course a highly positive aspect.
Three applications fall in this category: Task Manager (which lets us set up the X button to shut down running application and pops up the list of running apps on the Today screen), the Camera’s software and Comm. Manager that handles all data transfer services.
We can find some other interesting stuff in the list of programs. One of these is the icon called Get WorldMate, which opens up Internet Explorer and helps in buying the program. Google Maps and Sprite Backup can prove much more useful, but that’s the end of extras, as all other applications are default ones.
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