In the Quest for the "perfect" smartphone, I have just received my new HTC 620 which may replace my actual Dopod 818Pro (HTC Prophet).
Basic comparison
Communications
- Prophet : 4-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, Wifi 802.11b/g, bluetooth, IrDa
- S620 : 4-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, Wifi 802.11b/g, bluetooth
Size
- Prophet : 108×58x18.2mm, screen 2.8'' 320×240, 65000 colors
- S620 : 111.5×62.5×12.8mm, screen 2.4'' QVGA
Processor / Memory / Battery
- Prophet : TI OMAP 850 200 MHz, ROM/RAM 128/64 MB, SD Card slot, Battery 1200 mAh
- S620 : TI OMAP 850 200 MHz, ROM/RAM 128/64 MB, MicroSD slot, Battery 970 mAh.
Input Method
- Prophet : Handwritten recognition on tactile screen
- S620 : full 37 keys QWERTY keyboard with backlight
Operating System
- Prophet : Windows Mobile 5.1.195 (build 1487.2.0.0)
- S620 : Windows Mobile 5.1.342 (build 15097.3.0.1) with Direct Push Technology.
First feeling using S620 after 9 months with Prophet
- S620 is slightly lighter and thiner than Prophet
- Wifi link establishment is lots faster than with Prophet
- S620 uses WM5 software for smartphone, while Prophet uses WM5 software for Pocket PC.
- S620 uses the same ActiveSync version but cannot synchronize files (perhaps to test again with a MicroSD card inserted).
- Typing method lots faster with keyboard than with handwritting recognition
- S620 does not have predictive text input.
More will follow based on day-to-day experiences but fell free to participate with questions & experiences.
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