I just bought this great smartphone last month (trade in with my old SE W550i). I very satisfied with my new gadget, dopod 838 pro.

Fig 1. My Dopod 838 pro and my HP laptop

The Specification of Dopod 838 pro are :

BASIC

  • OS: Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0
  • Processor: Samsung 400MHz
  • Memory: 128MB ROM, 64MB RAM (persistent storage)
  • Size: 112.5 x 58 x 21.95 mm
  • Weight: 176 grams w/battery
  • Standby time: up to 220 hours, talktime hours : up to 5 hours

Messaging

  • Messages: SMS; MMS (English; Chinese support via CE-Star)
  • Email support: Outlook, multiple POP3, Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo mail
  • Push mail (in conjunction with Exchange Server 2003 SP2)
  • Recording: Unlimited (up to memory capacity)
  • Hands free: Yes

Communication

  • Mobile data connectivity: EDGE/GPRS/UMTS
  • Bluetooth: Yes, v2.0
  • USB: Yes (Sync and charge)

Screen

  • Main: 2.8″ 240×320 resolution (QVGA)
  • Colors : 65536 colors TFT screen (effective)

Multimedia

  • Supported ring tones: 40 chord polyphonic, MIDI/SP-MIDI/WMA/WMV/MP3/AMR/SMF
  • JAVA: Yes
  • Multimedia player: Windows Media Player 10 Mobile
  • MP3 player with music auto-detect and music alarm function

Camera

  • Primary: 2.0 megapixel CMOS w/flash and mirror
  • Secondary: 0.1 megapixel CMOS for video calls
  • Memory slot: MicroSD (hot-swappable) - up to 2Gb

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