 Smartphones: How They Stack Up |
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| RIM |
RIM |
Palm |
Palm |
Nokia |
Nokia |
Motorola |
Cingular |
Sprint |
Hewlett-Packard |
Samsung |
| Model |
BlackBerry Pearl |
BlackBerry 8700c |
Treo 650 |
Treo 700w/wx |
E62 |
9300 |
Moto Q |
8100/8125 |
PPC-6700 |
iPaq hw6920 |
SCH-i730 |
| Price with subscription* |
$200 |
$300 |
$200 |
$500 (Sprint), $300 (Verizon Wireless) |
$150 |
$300 |
$200 |
$250 |
$300 |
$360 |
$200 |
| Service providers |
T-Mobile |
Cingular |
Verizon Wireless, Cingular, Sprint |
Sprint, Verizon Wireless |
Cingular |
Cingular |
Verizon Wireless |
Cingular |
Sprint |
Cingular |
Verizon Wireless |
| Networks supported |
GSM/GPRS/Edge |
GSM/GPRS/Edge |
GSM/GPRS, CDMA |
EV-DO |
GSM/GPRS/Edge |
GSM/GPRS/Edge |
EV-DO |
GSM/GPRS/Edge |
EV-DO |
GSM/GPRS/Edge |
EV-DO |
| Operating system |
BlackBerry |
BlackBerry |
Palm OS |
Windows Mobile |
Symbian/S60 |
Symbian |
Windows Mobile |
Windows Mobile |
Windows Mobile |
Windows Mobile |
Windows Mobile |
| Special features |
Expandable memory slot, BlackBerry maps, camera |
Built-in speaker phone |
Camera, touch screen |
Camera, touch screen, Windows Media Player |
Music player, expandable memory slot |
Video player, music player, expandable memory slot |
Windows Media Player, expandable memory slot |
Expandable memory, camera, camcorder, Windows Media Player, Wi-Fi |
Expandable memory, camera, camcorder, Windows Media, Player, Wi-Fi |
GPS navigation, TeleNav directions, expandable memory slot, Wi-Fi |
Expandable memory slot, Wi-Fi |
| Business software and support** |
BlackBerry Enterprise Solution for secure access to e-mail and business apps, attachment viewers |
BlackBerry Enterprise Solution for secure access to e-mail and business apps, attachment viewers |
Contacts, media desktop, memos, Palm eReader, tasks, link to Microsoft Outlook, attachment viewers |
Microsoft Office mobile suite, ActiveSync, attachment viewers |
Attachment viewers, editors for Microsoft Office apps, Symbian and Java app support, security and device management |
Attachment viewers, editors for Microsoft Office apps |
Microsoft Office mobile suite, ActiveSync |
Microsoft Office mobile suite, ActiveSync |
Citrix GoToMyPC, Microsoft Office mobile suite |
Microsoft Office mobile suite, ActiveSync |
Support for Exchange 2003 for Outlook, Microsoft Office mobile suite (older version) |