Top 5 business smartphones

By Charles McLellan on 07 September 2009

Nokia N97

The N97 features class-leading specs matched with outstanding design and build, but it loses marks for the Symbian platform that desperately needs an overhaul to stay competitive.

Editor's rating:8.0 User rating:7.7
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  • Good: Great touchscreen and keyboard • Huge 32GB of internal storage • Camera is a highlight • Decent media playback
  • Bad: Inconsistent performance • Symbian platform needs a UI overhaul
  • Specs: Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) • GPRS, WAP, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA • 5-megapixel • microSD • See more specifications
  • RRP: AU$1,129.00
  • Available plans: 41 plans available starting from $45 to $199

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Topics: 750, 8300, 838, atom, blackberry, curve, dopod, e61, e61i, life, nokia, o2, palm, treo, xda

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Comments (8)

  • isis commented on 15/10/2009 21:43

    Can't go past the Samsung i780

  • soonlee33 commented on 26/09/2009 04:02

    dopod 838 sucks... so big and bulky...doesnt even fit my pocket...would suggest blackberry 9000, nokia e71 or other nokia phones..

  • Mewsik commented on 12/09/2009 19:11

    I have the HTC touch Pro 2. Awesome PDA. I had previously had a Dopod 838pro lasted 3 years no problems. I had upgraded to winmo 6.0

    Bonus for HTC tp2 users, October 6 HTC will release winmo 6.5 for this PDA as a free download.

  • BChau commented on 16/08/2009 17:36

    I have JASJAM for the last 3-4 years. Still works well today. Having said that the best business phone today has to be HTC Touch Pro 2. Got it since last week. The telephone features are excellent. The HTC Touch FLO is a joy to use.

  • Andrew commented on 29/07/2009 10:30

    I have a dopod 838Pro. The screen, buttons, sounds and programs often fail and require hard resets after upgrading to windows mobile 6. Will nto be buying any more HTC products.

  • profitcoach1 commented on 19/07/2009 13:57

    Dopod, Jasjam - a dog by any other name. I've had 2 JasJams/Dopods for the last three years, and 5 screen failures. PITA.

  • pdafanatical commented on 04/01/2008 19:34

    My vote for the "best business smartphone" is the Dopod 838Pro.. Just grabbed one from www.pressdigital.com.au for $675 - and I've already got it running my price-books and push-email - plus the keyboard is excellent. Works a treat and the price was less than any of the others I tried.

  • Mark Griffin commented on 27/09/2007 12:44

    The first company to offer a PDA phone that has a small numpad for phone calls plus a stylus for general interaction with the system and 3G capability is going to make some serious money. Everyone who I talked to who uses PDA phones wants one like this and there are no manufacturers doing it.

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