Uses high-speed 3G rather than the aging GSM network
Excellent manual
The bad:
Data input is restricted to the keypad
The bottomline:
There may be no slimmer or more stylish Windows Mobile smartphone on the market, and certainly none that run on 3G. However, the comparatively high price tag and lack of a QWERTY keypad or touchscreen could make you look twice at larger, more conventional smartphones.
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