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IPAQ h6315 Love It, But There's Room For Improvement
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38 of 45 people found this review helpful.
I bought this phone about 18 months ago and in general have really enjoyed it. Obvious selling points were the built-in wifi and integration of mp3 player, calendar, quad band phone and word processor.
The most important thing I can recommend is that you unlock your phone and move to a carrier other than the one that offers these handsets - you know who they are. While using a 'company-not-named' SIM my phone would crash at least weekly sometimes requiring a hard reset. Since unlocking the phone and switching carriers I've never lost my data and have only had the OS freeze a couple times (in well over a year).
My issues with this phone are:
- needs an integrated keyboard. The clip on is too bulky to carry around.
- needs a better processor. The current processor can't handle apps like Skype mobile, which should be a no brainer given the integrated wifi.
- needs more on-board memory. The 64MB storage and 64MB RAM are quickly consumed given the preinstalled (and permanent) applications.
- more reliable storage card recognition. Too frequently my phone is unable to recognize my storage card. This is an issue I not only use it for mp3s etc, but also to install apps given the limited amount of onboard memory mentioned above.
- ability to rotate the screen for a wider aspect. This would make the pdf viewer, word processor and browser much more useful as you would not need to scroll constantly.
- ability to tab through open applications from the Today screen. Having to 'close' each app before 'opening' another is a pain. There's no quick view that tells you the list of open apps at any give time.
Looking at the new phones on their way it looks like HP has taken a number of these issues to heart.
Please don't take my comments above as a knock on the phone. It is an early release and I have no regrets with my purchase.
The most important thing I can recommend is that you unlock your phone and move to a carrier other than the one that offers these handsets - you know who they are. While using a 'company-not-named' SIM my phone would crash at least weekly sometimes requiring a hard reset. Since unlocking the phone and switching carriers I've never lost my data and have only had the OS freeze a couple times (in well over a year).
My issues with this phone are:
- needs an integrated keyboard. The clip on is too bulky to carry around.
- needs a better processor. The current processor can't handle apps like Skype mobile, which should be a no brainer given the integrated wifi.
- needs more on-board memory. The 64MB storage and 64MB RAM are quickly consumed given the preinstalled (and permanent) applications.
- more reliable storage card recognition. Too frequently my phone is unable to recognize my storage card. This is an issue I not only use it for mp3s etc, but also to install apps given the limited amount of onboard memory mentioned above.
- ability to rotate the screen for a wider aspect. This would make the pdf viewer, word processor and browser much more useful as you would not need to scroll constantly.
- ability to tab through open applications from the Today screen. Having to 'close' each app before 'opening' another is a pain. There's no quick view that tells you the list of open apps at any give time.
Looking at the new phones on their way it looks like HP has taken a number of these issues to heart.
Please don't take my comments above as a knock on the phone. It is an early release and I have no regrets with my purchase.
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13 of 18 people found this review helpful.
The iPAQ h6315 Pocket PC from Hewlett-Packard (HP) is an all wireless and all everything PDA/phone. It is an international quad band GSM/GPRS model with built-in Wi-Fi for linking to wireless LANs and hotspots, and Bluetooth for connecting to a wireless headset or sending documents to a Bluetooth-equipped printer, and it has a built in camera, this thing is awesome.
The screen is a bright, clear 3.5-inch (240 x 320 pixels, 65,536 color) transflective LCD. That looks amazing. It is very easy to read even in the brightest conditons. The screen is also a touch screen, which makes it very easy to navigate around the menu systems.
The h6315 runs Windows Mobile 2003. It includes pocket versions of Outlook, Word, Excel and Internet Explorer and comes with 64MB SDRAM, 64MB Flash ROM and has an integrated SD card slot, so you can increase storage for your movie files, games and MP3's. The design is great. I like the well-labeled LEDs at the top of the front face beside the power button. They indicate the status of the GSM/GPRS, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi radios, blinking orange when not connected, green—or in the case of Bluetooth, blue—when working properly.
With the built-in Wi-Fi connectivity you can also browse the Web at high speed on a corporate or home WLAN connected to the Web, or at a hotspot. It worked well from the first time, connecting to my home wireless network was a breeze! Accessing pages designed for small screens was very zippy indeed. Accessing pages on the wider Web is naturally slower, and of course you'll have to use scroll bars to see everything on most pages.
The H6315 can also play MP3's and movies. This is an amazing feature. It comes with Windows media player 9, and it can play back all WMA files, WMV files and MP3 files like a charm. If you buy an additonal sd memory card you can store video and mp3 files on there. It makes out to be a great personal MP3 player while you are on the run, i also have an fm transmitter that i connect to the unit and i listen to my MP3's through my car stereo system. Movie play back is also outstanding!
The camera has the usual .3 megapixel (640x480 pixel) sensor and a lens that is fixed-focal length (i.e. no optical zoom) and fixed focus (pictures are never absolutely razor sharp). It also has no flash. These specs are fairly standard for camera phones, but they reduce the camera's utility to taking shots in favorable light that are good enough to use as memory aids or, in optimum conditions, to transmit visual information, such as the condition of a piece of broken-down machinery. The camera is of course also good for taking fun shots you can e-mail or send over the carrier's MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service).
The phone is very easy to use. It has an onscreen display that looks like a phoen keypad layout. you touch the screen to select your numbers, then hit dial. Very easy to use! the sound quality is great too. You can set any of your stores WMA files as your ringtone too! Sending text messages and MMS mesaages are a breeze too!
If your looking for a PDA with built in phone the h6315 is amazing! it can do everything you want it to do and more! What an amazing piece of equipment! I will never be able to live without mine now!
The screen is a bright, clear 3.5-inch (240 x 320 pixels, 65,536 color) transflective LCD. That looks amazing. It is very easy to read even in the brightest conditons. The screen is also a touch screen, which makes it very easy to navigate around the menu systems.
The h6315 runs Windows Mobile 2003. It includes pocket versions of Outlook, Word, Excel and Internet Explorer and comes with 64MB SDRAM, 64MB Flash ROM and has an integrated SD card slot, so you can increase storage for your movie files, games and MP3's. The design is great. I like the well-labeled LEDs at the top of the front face beside the power button. They indicate the status of the GSM/GPRS, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi radios, blinking orange when not connected, green—or in the case of Bluetooth, blue—when working properly.
With the built-in Wi-Fi connectivity you can also browse the Web at high speed on a corporate or home WLAN connected to the Web, or at a hotspot. It worked well from the first time, connecting to my home wireless network was a breeze! Accessing pages designed for small screens was very zippy indeed. Accessing pages on the wider Web is naturally slower, and of course you'll have to use scroll bars to see everything on most pages.
The H6315 can also play MP3's and movies. This is an amazing feature. It comes with Windows media player 9, and it can play back all WMA files, WMV files and MP3 files like a charm. If you buy an additonal sd memory card you can store video and mp3 files on there. It makes out to be a great personal MP3 player while you are on the run, i also have an fm transmitter that i connect to the unit and i listen to my MP3's through my car stereo system. Movie play back is also outstanding!
The camera has the usual .3 megapixel (640x480 pixel) sensor and a lens that is fixed-focal length (i.e. no optical zoom) and fixed focus (pictures are never absolutely razor sharp). It also has no flash. These specs are fairly standard for camera phones, but they reduce the camera's utility to taking shots in favorable light that are good enough to use as memory aids or, in optimum conditions, to transmit visual information, such as the condition of a piece of broken-down machinery. The camera is of course also good for taking fun shots you can e-mail or send over the carrier's MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service).
The phone is very easy to use. It has an onscreen display that looks like a phoen keypad layout. you touch the screen to select your numbers, then hit dial. Very easy to use! the sound quality is great too. You can set any of your stores WMA files as your ringtone too! Sending text messages and MMS mesaages are a breeze too!
If your looking for a PDA with built in phone the h6315 is amazing! it can do everything you want it to do and more! What an amazing piece of equipment! I will never be able to live without mine now!
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item was not new as descrive
) item descibe as brand new ,,, it wansnt ,,, i was very muche use ,, even had us sticker flag on the rear on the cell and several scraches ,,,,this was a gift for my dad and i skip on a use one witch it was 1/2 of the price of this one cz in several times on the descripcion say new , on the box etc,,,not true ,,,
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mmmmmmmReview created: 09/11/08
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good phone bad sellerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
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Good Product That Could nHave Been GreatReview created: 09/07/08
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) All and all this product and all it features are great. It runs fine, but I think the problem with the product is not the product itself but the software it runs (WM2003). Like all Microsoft OS, it runs fine until you start add other programs to it or it stars bogging down from over memory comsumption. Giving you few but frequent system crashes. I have buddy that is going to replace the current OS with LinuxMobile OS for me. He has the same PDA/Phone with it on, and had it for more that two years with Linux on it without any crashes, so i'm going to give it try. Don't forget this is a Great product with not so good Operating System. WM5 and WM6 are more stable than WM2003 but not by much. I might try Google Mobile OS it has alot of potental, just food for thought.
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works greatthe hand set works great. i have not had any problem with it at of now. i bought it because i love PDA's and their service they render
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good PDA phoneReview created: 05/12/08
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very good manage and have the phone and PDA in 1 and you have calendar, phone book, and you personal information in 1
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very good responseReview created: 05/12/08
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excellent deal. i got the item in perfect condition as specified. very quick response and condition of item.
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Great Devices But oldReview created: 05/07/08
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) There are already new devices out replacing the old 6315 , the new ones are 6945 and the Hp 614c.
The latest one is the Hp 614c with wifi bluetooth camera
The latest one is the Hp 614c with wifi bluetooth camera
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EXCELLENT ITEM1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
The IPaq was mavelous and didnt have and issues whatssoever.Its usable and easy to get around the programs...
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Very Good, But could use some refinementReview created: 03/12/08
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Love it except for a few small things. The screen doesn't lock while you are on a phone call, so your cheek / ear are constantly pushing buttons on the screen while you are in a conversation... this can kind-of get annoying. I wish the keyboard was built in, you could keep it snapped onto the bottom, but then the phone goes from being BIG in your pocket, to being ANNOYING in your pocket. The bluetooth powers off when you turn the phone off too, not a big problem for me though as I rarely use a bluetooth headset. Also, the camera takes very sub-average pictures (but i never use my camera for taking any important pictures anyway). Despite this, I love the phone. Reception is fantastic, LOVE the windows / outlook e-mail interface and there are T O N S of applications available for it.
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not working phonehi
and thank u for replying me
i aprociate your help
the pkne i purchesed it looks good in shape
but unfotionatly is not working
whet i try to charge it it going on for few seconds ond then it turned of by it self
may be the betary is dead and dose not accept charging or somthing wrong on the phone it self
i do not know
please i need your help for my money back or fixing the problem
thank u
and thank u for replying me
i aprociate your help
the pkne i purchesed it looks good in shape
but unfotionatly is not working
whet i try to charge it it going on for few seconds ond then it turned of by it self
may be the betary is dead and dose not accept charging or somthing wrong on the phone it self
i do not know
please i need your help for my money back or fixing the problem
thank u
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GET AN iPHONE FOR FREE!!!Review created: 02/26/08
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Step 1: http://www.YourFreeiPhone.com/
Step 2: Sign up and chose an account type (Referral is the easiest and best).
Step 3: Complete just 1 offer (like Blockbuster or Stamps.com) and refer up to 13 people to do the same (use eBay! Do what I did, copy my ad).
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**********better than i phone!!***********it's nice but the software it has it's old, it would be nice if you could update to windows mobile 6.... other than that the pocket pc is great!!
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great older pdaThis is still a great pda to use.You can read reviews all day long,but if your in the market for something larger than the toy phones out there this is it.Easy to use,great reception with ext antena,has yet to lock up,can use it for navigation with software and bluetooth gps receiver and it has a nice big touchscreen.I bought mine unlocked and use it with at&t,without any problems,put in sim card and worked right away.Tried to find one from an individual seller rather than one that sells piles of these phones with only stock photos.(I like to see what I am buying)
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Great PDA Cell Phone1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
I purchased this iPAQ 6315 and just love it. It should be the benchmark for all PDA's and Cell phones.
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HP iPAQ Pocket PC H6315I like pretty much everything in my pc pocket. I'm just trying to find some programs that can run on my media player to watch videos and movies. I haven't fond it yet. I decided to buy it because it so practic to take care anywhere. If you know how to use it, it is going to be useful for yourself. This is one of the greates device that I love a lot.
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I never recieved the item " I was ripped off"0 of 2 people found this review helpful.
I WISH I HAD SEEN IT, I WASN'T GIVEN THAT OPPOTUNITY BY THE SELLER MR, ANOTHONY MILDEN WHO GOES BY "REALNYKER" ON EBEY. HOWEVER ACORDING TO THE DISCRIPTION GIVEN I WOULD HAVE LIKE THE ITEM. BUT MAY BE GOD WILLING ANOTHONY WILL REMEMBER MY $200.00 AND SEND ME THE PHONE.
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Amazing!Review created: 08/17/07
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5 of 7 people found this review helpful.
I like the large screen , the pc programs it offers, I like that everything is at a tap , instead having to go tru several steps to get what you want. I like having Access to work PC all the time. And that's why I purchased it.
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The HP iPAQ is an excellent productReview created: 07/10/07(updated 07/10/07)
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2 of 3 people found this review helpful.
What I like about the product is the ability to surf the regular internet like a computer, send and receive emails like a computer, use all microsoft office products, play MP3 and videos, games, take notes and translates them to text by transcribing the numbers or words. This also works with all the microsoft products preloaded on the unit. The camera is the only thing that does not work excellent. I give it a good rating.
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it provides me w/ what i need.Review created: 07/09/07
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I like the large screen , the pc programs it offers, I like that everything is at a tap , instead having to go tru several steps to get what you want. I like having Access to work PC all the time. And that's why I purchased it.
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HP ipaq pocket PC H6315Review created: 05/07/07
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0 of 1 people found this review helpful.
I bought the Hp ipaq Pocket PC H6315 on april 5,2007 and I was impressed with the number of features available on this phone,It has camera,PDA,organizer,and is a pocket pc.MY only complaint is the ringing of the phone is not working which you dont hear if someone trying to call or when I set alarm.Overall rating is below average.
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Great ItemI love this product and I would purchase more but I already have one! You should consider buying one. I decided to purchase this product because I was in need of a PDA and what other place than EBAY could you find such a great item and wonderful price.
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Good phone but could improve in some places1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
I have had this phone for about a month now i enjoy it very much. But there are a couple of things that could make it better. The first thing that i would change is the size, I know that it is a PDA but it is real bulky to carry around especially when you have the keyboard hooked up. Another thing is the ringer volume,when you are in a noisy workplace you cant hear it at all. Now one good thing i like about it is the GPRS, you cant always have wifi where you go put basically any where yoy have service you can get internet. Overall it is a good phone/PDA and i would reccommend it.
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Hp iPAQ Pocket PC H6315Review created: 03/05/07
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The product is nice product, Loaded with good programs, very portable and cool to hold in hand.
This product is not good with 4GB SD card and this phone is frigile. There are some brake able parts in this PC and which you might not be able to replace.
This product is not good with 4GB SD card and this phone is frigile. There are some brake able parts in this PC and which you might not be able to replace.
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very good productReview created: 03/04/07
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1 of 2 people found this review helpful.
Y love the functionallity of this item, and the brand H.P. is a brand that i like to use, thats why I decide to buy it
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Great product......does everything!1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Very happy with my purchase. Only product I could find that has "everything" included. e.g. phone, internet, camera, word, excel etc... I read some reviews which said the Ipaq could be kind of slow, but I haven't found this to be the case at all. I'm a graduate student and I actually take this to the lab with me and use it like a pc between experiments. I also purchased a bluetooth keyboard and head set so I can type away and listen to tunes and even answer the phone while while working. This was my solution to avoid bringing my lap top to the lab everyday and even into the field when I'm collecting samples. Would recommend.
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