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i-mate Ultimate 8502

20 Aug, 2008, 2:09 pm IST | by Angelo Mathews | Smartphones

Mobile Office and Battery

This is one device that will not let you down when it comes to office productivity. As we saw earlier, email integration is very quick, and attachments automatically open in their respective formats. Editing Word docs and Excel sheets are easy because of the wide screen. But there's sadly no option to switch to landscape mode, which would have helped with spreadsheets. That aside, the file manager is efficient and the OS (Windows Mobile 6 Professional) complements the hardware well, in terms of speed and stability.

The battery is another thing that should motivate you to buy this phone. It lasts a long time and copes well with all the features. This Lithium-Ion standard 1530 mAh job offers 180hrs standby and 4hrs 30mins of talktime. With a good amount of calls, synching mails, browsing the Net, and trying VoIP apps like Fring, the battery lasted two full days. And though I was travelling, I could charge it via my laptop as it has a mini-usb charging slot. No complaints at all!

Verdict

The i-mate Ultimate 8502 is available for Rs 39,550, which is rather more than others in its category. Overall it scores over the rest of the i-mates available in the market, thanks to its increased processor speed, features, and build quality. All these considered, I'd say the i-mate 8502 is a good buy if you can afford it. After all, good things don't come cheap.

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Tags: I-mate , Ultimate , GPS , Smartphone , WIndows Mobile 6

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