PDA phone or just PDA?

Question

My sprint cell phone is nearing its death, so I was looking at new phones when I saw sprints PDA phone which looked good I got excited. I been wanting a PDA with wifi, bluetooth and openings for more (gps, etc.) so when I saw this I was intersted. How do cell phone PDAs stack up against regular ones?

Answer 1

Get a pda phone! One big convenience of pda phones - you wont have to maintain 2 address books! Address books of PDA phones can handle more extensive data compared to regular cellphones. Also, it is so much easier to back up your address book to a computer when you have a PDA phone. It sure beats having to re-enter all those phone numbers (and addresses, birthdays and appointments) when something goes wrong or when you decide to replace your unit.



How about photo caller ID - It is a lot easier to organize photos in a PDA allowing you to easily update your photocaller ID.



Battery life - for me its just about the same with regular cellphones. Of course there is so much more to do when you have a PDA phone (especially after the first few weeks from purchase!) such that PDA phone users tend to drain their's earlier.



Connectivity - PDA phones allow you to connect to the internet via wifi, gprs, cdma or gsm. You can check your email even if you're outside wifi coverage. You could even download email attachments.



And what about all those usefull software apps - I've got a dictionary, encyclopedia, a medical dictionary in my PDA phone. Some of my office files are stored in my PDA (word, excel, powerpoint documents) so I can easily reference them when needed. You also get more software support because there are more software developers for PDA phones.



Data entry - A lot of people complain about having to use a stylus to enter data in PDA phones. There are software available that displays a number pad on the screen (similar to a GSM phone's number pad) allowing you to enter data with your thumb only. Also, there are portable keyboards for PDAs that greatly simplify data entry.



Processor speed - PDA phones have faster processor speeds than regular phones. Your java applets and other programs will run faster on a PDA phone. Other regular maintenance tasks (updating/backup of contacts, organizing picture files/notes/tasks)will run faster in a PDA phone.



Memory capacity - PDA phones allow you to use memory cards with higher capacities (up to 5gigs). Regular phones use symbian OS that allow only up to 256mb. PDA phones also have higher RAM capacities (up to 125mb), regular phones only have around 6mb. I once had trouble transfering an MP3 file over bluetooth - my regular phone could only handle 6mb and the file I was trying to transfer was 9mb.



Multipurpose - mp3 player, digicam, diary, gaming console, and phone in one device.



PDA phones are not that much bigger in size compared to regular cellphones (check out XDA mini and XDA Atom). I cant live without a PDA nor without a cellphone. So I guess th best thing about PDA phones is that it beats having to carry around 2 devices.

Answer 2

I recently saw a pda/phone combo, the adiovox PPC 6700 wich was really nice. My favortie thing about it was that it had a slide out keyboard thats nice for surfing the web, texting, and especially if you are planning on doing anything on exel or word without spending 3x as much time tapping letters.The keyboard is there when you want it, and it its not when you don't so it doesn't cut down on the screen size like a Treo. If you get a pda/phone combo those are good because they usually have internet intergrated with the phone service making your palm productivity increase greatly. Also this has the windows mobile version 5 wich has Powerpoint. Sadly, you can only view (not edit) your powerpoints. Pocket pc's usually have quite a bit of modern games too such as: Age of Empires, Doom, and even Worms! All in all, I would recommend getting a Pocket PC, not a palm.

Answer 3

The Hebrew and Yiddish languages use a different alphabet than English. The picture below illustrates the Hebrew alphabet, in Hebrew alphabetical order. Note that Hebrew is written from right to left, rather than left to right as in English, so Alef is the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet and Tav is the last. The Hebrew alphabet is often called the "alefbet," because of its first two letters.



Letters of the Alefbet





If you are familiar with Greek, you will no doubt notice substantial similarities in letter names and in the order of the alphabet.



The "Kh" and the "Ch" are pronounced as in German or Scottish, a throat clearing noise, not as the "ch" in "chair."



Note that there are two versions of some letters. Kaf, Mem, Nun, Pe and Tzade all are written differently when they appear at the end of a word than when they appear in the beginning or middle of the word. The version used at the end of a word is referred to as Final Kaf, Final Mem, etc. The version of the letter on the left is the final version. In all cases except Final Mem, the final version has a long tail.

Answer 4

depend if you can afford if your anable just but a pda