Messaging, Internet, Storage & Connectivity
EntertainmentThe Excalibur is excellent for entertainment. You can watch movies, listen to music, play games and much more. In my opinion with all Windows Mobile phones there is a must have media player called TCPMP. Due to the limited options and features that Windows Media Player offers, TCPMP does an excellent job. With TCPMP you can make your own custom play-lists, assign hardware buttons, adjust audio and video and play almost every kind of format. With the Excalibur you can also download a lot of new games and applications to keep you entertained and busy.
InternetThe Excalibur has built in Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, EDGE and GPRS. With the built in Comm manager you can turn the Wi-Fi on and off and see various wireless signal strengths before connecting. With Wi-Fi you can surf the internet with a wireless signal and not pay data charges from your service provider. Since T-Mobile USA released this phone as the
T-Mobile DASH, you can use their T-Zones for internet. T-Zones are wireless signals all over the country that you can use for a fast internet connection at a low monthly rate.
The Excalibur also has EDGE and GPRS. The internet with your service provider’s data connection can be fairly fast if they offer EDGE. With EDGE you can surf the internet at rates of up to 237 kbps. Using EDGE you can also have access to Microsoft’s Push Email service. The Windows Mobile Push Email is almost the same as Blackberry’s Push email. With Push Email you can receive instant emails from your account, no matter where you are. If you are not planning to use Wi-Fi and use internet from your service provider, it is always a good idea to get a data plan.
Storage
The HTC Excalibur has 64 Mb RAM and 128 MB ROM. With the Windows OS on the device there is about 40 Mb of free space but different versions may have more or less. The Excalibur has expandable memory via Micro SD (Trans Flash). Sandisk has just released 2 GB Micro SD so this is good news for the new HTC devices because all the new devices have Micro SD slots. The memory card is located underneath the battery cover but not under the actual battery. I like this concept because the slot is not located on the outside which ruins the look, and it is not underneath the battery so hotswap is possible.
Connectivity
The S620 has GPRS, EDGE, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. If your service provider offers EDGE it is a good idea to get a data plan. On this device you can setup Push Email service and using Wi-Fi may not always be an option. With internet connection you can receive real time emails when on the go. The S620 does not have GPS built in however you can buy a Bluetooth GPS receiver.
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