The M1000 is based on a reference design from Taiwan contract manufacturer High Tech Computer (HTC), and is similar to O2's HTC-manufactured Xda II -- both double a as tri-band (900/1800/1900 MHz) GSM / GPRS mobile phone and a Bluetooth-enabled PocketPC PDA. Unlike the Xda II, the M1000 does not offer Wi-Fi.
The M1000 includes standard PocketPC software, with handheld versions of Word, Excel, Outlook and Adobe Acrobat Reader, and is compatible with overhead projectors. It uses a QVGA (240 x 320) 16-bit transflective display, weighs 190g and measures 130 x 70 x 18 mm.
Powered by a 400MHz Intel Xscale processor with 128MB RAM, the device offers SMS, multimedia messaging, email, instant messaging, Web browsing and image capture via a built-in VGA camera.
The replaceable 1200 mAh battery provides 3.5 hours of talk time, 6.5 days of standby or 12 hours of PDA usage, Orange estimates.
Orange was first to launch a mobile phone based on Microsoft's Smartphone platform, in the shape of the original SPV (see review). That handset was followed with a revamp, and later with a third version that added a built-in camera and Bluetooth capabilities. Orange's SPV mobile phones compete with Symbian OS-powered devices from most major mobile phone manufacturers and with Palm OS-powered phones from PalmSource licensees.
Smartphones -- which offer some PDA features but are voice-centric -- have taken off in recent months, with shipments rising to nearly twice those of data-centric devices like the M1000, according to January figures from Canalys. However, wireless PDAs have found growing popularity in businesses, and Orange is marketing the M1000 to business users.
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Beware of the Orange M1000 version of "Himalaya" (codename for this commanly branded smartphone/PDA)!!
Orange (DK and I assume UK as well) has for some reason decided *NOT* to update their ROM with critical patches and updates availble for some time now for PPC2003 - this includes faulty handling of GPRS, Battery, Key-lock, MMS and much more. Orange officials has stated that they do not plan an update anytime soon. Go with Qtek2020 or other alternatives, which are much more up-to-date and timely. I wish I had.
Hi,
I have a m1000 with a wireless sfecom sdio 802.11 b card an i cannot for the life of me surf the web. I have connected and yet i cannot surf - any ideas
I have the same phone and card, just stress.
Altho the unit is connected to my access point it wont let me surf. I have called orange and they do not have a clue. The only way i can get it to connect is through gps which defeats the object of having the card. I have used mini stumbler of ppc and that detects networks but will it let me connect- no chance even to my own network - its a joke.
If any one has any tips or tricks please pass on