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Guys Ive this new phone by O2 called the Atom. What do you all think about getting this phone over the Jam? Its going for approx AED 2850.



Dimensions

• Approx. 58(W) x 102(L) x 18.5(T) mm
• Weight with battery: 140g
Platform

• Microsoft Windows Mobile™ 5.0
• Integrated personal digital assistance, tri-band EDGE phone, FM radio, high-resolution camera, Bluetooth, and Wireless LAN
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Processor

• Intel PXA272 416MHz
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Memory

• Flash ROM: 128MB in total
• RAM: 64MB
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Display

• 2.7" TFT LCD display with touch panel
• 240 x 320 dots resolution
• Supports 262K colours (65,536 effective)
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Audio

• Stereo speaker
• Speaker with receiver
• Omni-directional mono microphone
• Support speaker phone operation
• Ringtone support: 64-chord MIDI, MP3, WMA, WAV
• Playback support: MIDI, MP3, WMA, WAV, AMR
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Keyboard / Button / Switch

• Power button
• Send and End phone button
• Start and O2 MediaPlus button
• Side buttons: Volume up, Volume down, Camera and Recorder
• 5-way navigation buttons: Right, Left, Up, Down and Action
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Camera

• Colour 2-mega-pixel CMOS camera
• Preview mirror for self portrait
• White LED strobe flash
• Support still image and video capture
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Interface

• Infrared IrDA 1.2 SIR (115kbps at 30cm)
• Mini-USB connector for USB 1.1 connection and power charging
• SIM card slot
• MiniSD memory card slot
• Audio jack (2.5mm ø)
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Notification

• Three-color LED (amber, green and blue)
• Notification by sound, message and vibration
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Language options available

• English
• Traditional Chinese (in separate SKU)
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Device-to-Device Connectivity

• Bluetooth
Bluetooth SIG version 1.2 compliant
Supported profiles: headset, hands-free, object push, serial port, dial-up network, advanced audio distribution (A2DP), Audio/Video Remote Control (AVRCP)
• Wireless LAN
IEEE 802.11b compliant
• Infrared
Infrared IrDA 1.2 SIR (115kbps at 30cm)
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GSM / GPRS

• Tri-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE:
GSM900
GSM1800
GSM1900
• GSM services
Speech services with EFR/FR/HR/AMR codec
Emergency call
DTMF tone generation
Call holding, waiting, forwarding, barring
SMS w/ MT/PP, MO/PP, Cell broadcast, text mode, PDU mode
• GPRS / EDGE functionality
EGPRS class 10
GPRS CS 1 to 4 coding scheme supported
EDGE MCS 1 to 9
• SIM function
3V SIM operation
SIM application toolkit
Over the air provisioning
• Internal antenna
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Battery

• Removable rechargeable Li-Ion battery, 1,530mAh
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Operation time

• Standby: 150 hours
• Talk time up to 5.5 hours

Battery life may vary depending on RF conditions and actual usage
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AC adapter

• AC input: 100~240 Vac, 50 / 60Hz
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Regulatory

• R&TTE, EMC/EMI, Safety
• BQB certification
• USB v1.1 compliance test
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Minimum desktop requirements

• Microsoft® Windows® XP (Service Pack 1 or later), Microsoft® Windows® 2000 (Service Pack 4 or later)
• Microsoft® Outlook® 98 or later required for synchronisation of email, calendar, contacts, tasks and notes (Microsoft® Outlook® 2002 recommended)
• Microsoft® Internet Explorer 4.01 or later
• Hard-disk drive with 65MB of available hard-disk space (actual requirements will vary based on the selection of features and user's current system configuration)
• Available Infrared or USB port
• One CD-ROM drive
• VGA graphics card or compatible video graphics adapter at 256 colour or higher
• Keyboard
• Microsoft® mouse or compatible input device
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Warranty

• 12 months for main unit
• 6 months for supplied accessories

Very similar in specs to the Jammin' and the K-Jam... Faster processor but a lower grade camera than the Jammin' and no keyboard like the K-Jam.

I like the look

I saw this just yesterday at Computer Plaza, it was selling for 2450 before i even tried to negotiate.

I like the K-jam because I like the keyboard but this is a nice looking phone.

Good luck.

fayz wrote:I saw this just yesterday at Computer Plaza, it was selling for 2450 before i even tried to negotiate.

I like the K-jam because I like the keyboard but this is a nice looking phone.

Good luck.

Fays, what about warranty issues concerning phones you buy from computer plaza?

BTW, went to plugins today and now the price for the atom is 2799.

Maybe I should wait a while for the price to level a bit.

Yeah I'd be a bit worried about warranty as well, The laptop I bought came with a 3 year warranty but I've never bought a phone there and that is a valid concern.

The warranty is gauranteed by the vendor and not the shop that sells you, so there is nothing to worry about. O2 recently launched operations in the Middle East so its legit phones and you can get support from them. If you are in doubt i would give them a call just to make sure.

The way those guys in Computer Plaza get bigger discounts than your Plugins, Sharaf DJ, etc .. is that they have lower costs and get good payment facilities.

Btw i would recommend the i-mate Jamin. It has internal Wifi and a great camera. Its worth the price i would say.

nice

my flatmate got this one a a couple weeks ago:

http://msmobiles.com/catalog/i.php/579.html

I had never heard of the brand before but it's a pretty nice smart phone.

As for me I am still sticking to my good ol' P900. I thought about getting the N80 but when I went to take a look at it, I just didn't like it. The screen is amazing, great camera, but its design is just...

I dunno I am either going to wait for the P990 or go for the N93 which is due in July.

Its made by HTC which is the same company that makes the I-mate.

Liban wrote:Its made by HTC which is the same company that makes the I-mate.

yup and i think imate's exclusive agreement with HTC in the middle east is over now so we will see lots of companies coming in.

A friend of mine has one of these in Australia and they are most excellent. With 802.11b connectivity you can also use Skype for Pocket PC with it, which works brilliantly, so it's more than just a cell phone.

With respect to warranty, I've yet to own a phone that lasts 12 months, so warranty wouldn't phase me, but YMMV.