All Here! Evaluation of 17 Windows Mobile Smartphones in 2008 ( 14 )
Conclusion
Comments on the outstandings:
Best Windows Mobile Smartphone of 2008——Samsung i900 Omnia
With powerful functions, rich third-party tools and gorgeous multimedia performance, Windows Mobile Smart phone Samsung i900 Omnia has been the most outstanding product of Samsung since the company entered the Windows Mobile phone field. With superior comprehensive strength, Samsung i900 Omnia won the top place in this evaluation and became the best Windows Mobile Smartphone of 2008.
Best Windows Mobile Smartphone of 2008——Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1
With the special Arc-Slide cover, Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 became the coolest Windows Mobile Smartphone in shape. It also possessed outstanding screen and special XPERIA faceplate. It is a new star in the Windows Mobile industry of this year. Sony Ericsson’s first Windows Mobile smartphone won the Best Windows Mobile Smart phone award of 2008, which was quite rare.
Editor’s choice Windows Mobile Smartphone ——Samsung i780
Samsung i780 is a type of business mobile phone with excellent performance. i780’s appearance and function could gain high praise from the users and was greatly welcomed by the senior players. Its present low price helped it win the third place in the total score ranking in this evaluation. At the same time, Samsung i780 also won the “Editor’s choice for Windows Mobile Smartphone” award of 2008.
Windows Mobile Smartphone with the best hardware configuration of 2008 ——HTC Touch HD
With 3.8 inches WVGA resolution large screen, powerful CPU and superior memory, the “jumbo diamond”, HTC Touch HD is an out-and-out multimedia flagship product. With 17.5 points, it ranked first in the “hardware configuration” test item and won the “Windows Mobile Smartphone with the best hardware configuration” award of 2008.
Most Favorite Windows Mobile Smartphone——HTC Touch Diamond
By outstanding appearance and unusual performance, the “diamond”, HTC Touch Diamond won the “favorite Windows Mobile Smartphone ”award with 4.8 points. The precondition was that it was really an outstanding product as a whole. People found, for the first time, that smartphone could be so small and so beautiful. Unfortunately, its ordinary stand-by time and inefficient data connection led to its unfavorable place in the ranking list.
Summary of the evaluation:
For the first time,there are so many Windows Mobile Smartphones competing with each other in one “arena”. The true “hero” could be seen at one glance when fighting with gloves off. At the beginning of the article, we have already mentioned the situation of the Windows Mobile Smartphone industry in 2008. And, we can say that all the winners are the products made by the manufacturers after deep thinking and careful planning. These manufacturers have grasped the pulse of this industry.
In this evaluation, we added the “user interface” test item. To these self-developed interfaces by the manufacturers, Microsoft openly expressed its support. However, would most of the interfaces of the Windows Mobile Smartphones be more personalized if Microsoft took the lead in doing this job? Microsoft’s casual attitude has already led to many net friends’ dissatisfaction.
In 2009, the competition in the smartphone market will become white-hot. The future of Windows mobile is in the hands of Microsoft, Microsoft’s OEM cooperation partners and the general consumers. We sincerely hope Microsoft can release its revolutionary operating system as soon as possible and give Windows mobile a further modification. Only in this way can it narrow the gap with iPhone and RIM. We hope Windows mobile can catch up in 2009.
Outlook for this industry in 2009:
1. Further increase in the numbers of the end products:
In 2009, there will be a further increase in the numbers of Windows Mobile Smartphone (including every grade and network mode).
2. Continuous progress in the hardware configuration
At the hardware configuration aspect the basic frequency of CPU will be further improved; ASUS P565 adopted Marvell 800MHz CPU at the end of 2008. Qualcomm put forward its solution for 1GHz CPU long ago. HTC is very likely to release its flagship product with this platform in 2009. As to memory, there have been products with 16GB memory space. There should be products with 32GB that can compete with Nokia N97 in 2009. For RAM, there should have 288MB upgrade space. As for screen, I think WVGA (800×480 pixels) has already been in high level for the Windows mobile phones. It will not be upgraded too much in 2009. There might appear “AMOLED” (Nokia N85) in the screen material.
3. Competition pressure will keep growing
In 2009, the numbers of the products with Google Android will surely increase. Apple is very likely to release and market its next generation of products with iPhone. At the same time, Symbian, an inseparable part of Nokia, may become open source. They are all the close rivals of Windows mobile smartphone. In 2009, Windows mobile will experience more pressure and impact than those in 2008.
4. The launch time of Windows Mobile 7 will still be postponed
In 2009, Windows Mobile 6.5 should come to the market. However, the upgrade will not be too obvious just like the version number —from Windows Mobile 6.1 to 6.5. As for the legendary Windows Mobile 7, we estimated the launch time would be postponed to 2009 or even later. It seems that the loyal fans of Windows Mobile have to keep waiting patiently.
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