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RFI: Wireless Data Carriers: Page 19 of 27

The i700 is primarily designed to work on Verizon's CDMA 1xRTT network. Although slightly larger than some other smartphones, it offers good overall performance. It also integrates well with back-end Microsoft products, and supports Wi-Fi and Bluetooth capabilities with additional SD cards.

HP iPAQ h6315

The h6315 is the most comprehensive and complete converged device on the market, capable of communicating over T-Mobile's cellular GSM/GPRS, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth networks using integrated wireless modems. The h6315 is powered by Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 Pocket PC Phone Edition with 64 MB of RAM and 64 MB of ROM. It has built-in Bluetooth and Wi-Fi capabilities, making it quite desirable to the corporate community because of the interface options with the PAN and WLAN. The h6315 houses a Texas Instruments OMAP 1510 processor, which doesn't exactly put the device at the top of its class in PDA performance, but this high-efficiency processor does extend battery life. The h6315 is designed to detect a Wi-Fi network and automatically switch over from a GPRS connection, but not necessarily vice versa, and only if Wi-Fi is always enabled--a major battery drain. Ideally, this device should authenticate to T-Mobile hotspots using EAP-SIM, but that is not yet the case. The networking interface also doesn't provide advanced details about the wireless connection.

Still, the h6315 is a true multitasking device, able to support Wi-Fi, a voice call and Bluetooth simultaneously. It comes with a plug-and-play QWERTY keyboard attachment that can even be installed and removed during voice calls. The included camera produces low-resolution and fuzzy pictures, but for a first release the user interface is quite capable, and taking pictures is a snap.

Nokia 6620