i-mate Ultimate 8502 Images  Editors' choice

By Joseph Hanlon on 28/03/2008

More i-mate reviews , RRP: AU$999.00

The good:

  • Excellent connectivity including HSPA, GPS and Wi-Fi
  • Slim and solid build
  • TV-out Telstra services including Foxtel

The bad:

  • Tiny QWERTY keyboard
  • Lower resolution display compared to previous i-mates

The bottomline:

With its smaller size, better connectivity and improved battery life, the Ultimate 8502 is the excellent smartphone the previous i-mates were so close to being.

Editors' rating:

9.1/10

Users' rating:

7.6/10
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