HTC Excalibur Review - Features



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Fareed Mahdi
Posted on Thursday, November 16, 2006
by Fareed Mahdi, Cell Phone Editor
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Features

 
Editor Rating: 4.7
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Basic Features
The Excalibur has all the basic features that a Windows Smartphone has to offer. The phone has tasks, calendar appointments, alarm clock, games and a lot more. The best part about Windows Mobile is that you can always find small programs to suit your needs. There is a lot of freeware and shareware for Windows Mobile and you can do almost anything. 

Advanced Features
The S620 has many advanced features. The Bluetooth is version 2.0 and offers many features. The S620 has built in Stereo over Bluetooth (A2DP Profile) and works great for streaming your music wirelessly. Since the Bluetooth version is 2.0 the sound quality over Bluetooth is not only better it does not skip or cut out. The range on the Bluetooth seems longer too. Other Bluetooth programs include the Bluetooth explorer and Bluetooth internet sharing. Bluetooth explorer is an excellent program which lets you go through other people’s device using Bluetooth. The program is still a little buggy and sometimes does not work correctly. This is a great program and hopefully in newer the ROM they will fix the problems. Another new program which has been included is Internet Sharing. Internet Sharing is a program which is similar to the older version “Wireless Modem.” It uses the same concept but adds more features like Bluetooth PAN in which you can use your existing computer internet connection and use internet on your phone.

The Camera on the Excalibur is 1.3 Megapixel and has a small mirror for self-portraits. The camera setup is a lot better than in past devices and even though the camera is only 1.3 megapixel it takes excellent pictures. There is no flash for the camera. The camera program now tells you how many pictures you can still take according to how much free memory there is. There are also other camera programs available for download that have a lot more settings and picture options

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