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| Siemens SX66 PDA Phone Spec and Reviews |
Screen and Input modes.
The SX66 includes a large screen that fits more elements than other smaller screen phones. This is particularly useful to browse through e-mails. It gives you a choice of typing via a qwerty keyboard or through a virtual keyboard and your stylus. It includes many programmable keys that are mapped to many Windows applications, such as Explorer, e-mail, calendaring, tasks and phone answer/hang up.
Other useful tools
for talking you can use it as any phone, use its wired headset (included) or use its speakerphone. You can also use it in combination with a bluetooth wireless earpiece. It also has a built in camera and a voice recorder.
Business Applications
As many other Windows CE handhelds (PDAs or smartphones) you can find many applications both for business as well as for consumer purposes. Coupled with an e-mail business client software (e.g. Goodlink) you can have Blackberry-like functionality as your e-mails, meetings and other corporate e-mail items can be pushed into your handheld via GPRS or WiFi. One nice thing about the SX66 vs. Blackberry is that the SX66 with the included software can open most MS Office attachments (and you can even edit some of them).
Using this phone for business apps (e-mail, calendar, etc) this phone is a great tool. Its large screen and its keyboard options allow for great e-mail reading and for composing short e-mails and SMS messages. For large e-mails, honestly, your notebook is a much better tool.
Battery Usage / Power Options
Battery duration is good but not great for regular phone use, it will typically last one day. If you use it heavily for e-mail or for PDA apps (e.g. taking notes) its battery life greatly diminishes to less than one day. There are many packages in the market so you can charge it in the middle of the day via USB, USB cradle, car charger or regular power adapters. The good news in any of them is that it charges really quickly, so can be back to full charge in about 1 hr.
Networking options
The networking options are many and very useful. It can operate on quad-band GSM (operates in most countries), it can hook to GPRS, WiFi and Bluetooth nets. It also has infrared connectivity to connect to other portable devices. GPRS is available in most GSM cellular networks, and it will give you pretty much ubiquitous access but slow speeds (it is good for e-mail clients, as they typically push text into the handhelds), for faster access use WiFi and connect in the same networks you connect on your notebook.
Consumer usage
Business Applications
As many other Windows CE handhelds (PDAs or smartphones) you can find many applications both for business as well as for consumer purposes. Coupled with an e-mail business client software (e.g. Goodlink) you can have Blackberry-like functionality as your e-mails, meetings and other corporate e-mail items can be pushed into your handheld via GPRS or WiFi. One nice thing about the SX66 vs. Blackberry is that the SX66 with the included software can open most MS Office attachments (and you can even edit some of them).
Using this phone for business apps (e-mail, calendar, etc) this phone is a great tool. Its large screen and its keyboard options allow for great e-mail reading and for composing short e-mails and SMS messages. For large e-mails, honestly, your notebook is a much better tool.
Battery Usage / Power Options
Battery duration is good but not great for regular phone use, it will typically last one day. If you use it heavily for e-mail or for PDA apps (e.g. taking notes) its battery life greatly diminishes to less than one day. There are many packages in the market so you can charge it in the middle of the day via USB, USB cradle, car charger or regular power adapters. The good news in any of them is that it charges really quickly, so can be back to full charge in about 1 hr.
Networking options
The networking options are many and very useful. It can operate on quad-band GSM (operates in most countries), it can hook to GPRS, WiFi and Bluetooth nets. It also has infrared connectivity to connect to other portable devices. GPRS is available in most GSM cellular networks, and it will give you pretty much ubiquitous access but slow speeds (it is good for e-mail clients, as they typically push text into the handhelds), for faster access use WiFi and connect in the same networks you connect on your notebook.
Consumer usage
- Not as good performing video. I have tried a couple of times to play home videos (e.g. 30 sec shots taken with my digital camera) and it has basically stalled and taken long to recover.
- Not as good performing games, its video performance makes it unpractical.
- Built in camera lacks the quality and resolution and is below some lower cost phones.
PROs
- Large screen, larger than most phones in the market.
- Variety of input modes.
- Variety of tools.
- Very good software included out of the box.
- Pre-programmed buttons allow quick access to most useful functions.
- Variety of Wireless networks to connect.
- Good-sized memory included, can be increased greatly using an SD-Card.
CONs
- Battery life is limited. Needs midday recharging if you use PDA or e-mail heavily trough the day.
- Included camera has very limited resolution, pictures come out with a lot of noise and its colors are not that great.
- Lack of EDGE networks support.
- A bit heavy and large format, you need to use its carrying case.
- Video playing is very poor. Don't even bother trying.
| Manufacturer | Siemens |
|---|---|
| Compatible networks | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 HSDPA - |
| Availability | 2004, Discontinued |
| Form factor | Slide |
| Dimensions | 125 x 71 x 18 mm |
| Weight | 210 g |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 SE PocketPC |
| CPU | Intel Xscale PXA272 520 MHz processor |
| Memory | 128 MB RAM, SDIO/MMC |
| Data inputs | TFT resistive touchscreen, 65K colors, Built-in full QWERTY keyboard |
| Display | 240 x 320 pixels, 3.5 inches, 53 x 71 mm |
| Rear camera | No |
| GPRS | Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps |
| EDGE | No |
| 3G | No |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11b |
| Bluetooth | Ye |
| USB | Yes |
| Others | - SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging - HTML (PocketIE), - Microsoft ActiveSync - MP3/AAC player - Predictive text input - Standard battery, Li-Ion |
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