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**Chris Leckness** · 09-18-07, 10:15 AM

htcadvantage Here are my thoughts after a few days of using the HTC Advantage.

With Dell leaving the Pocket PC Market, users are always asking me what they can replace the Axim with. There really hasn't been a stand alone Pocket PC that compares up to this point. The announcement of the new iPAQ Line brings new promise, especially the 200 series iPAQ, but what can you get right now?

How much can you spend? I ask that because the HTC Advantage is a few hundred more dollars than the Dell Axim X51v sold for, but it is a viable replacement option for sure. It has a huge 5" VGA Screen, more memory than you can shake a stick out as well as an internal 8gb drive. A couple years ago, there was a thread in the forums asking what is the perfect Pocket PC, the HTC Advantage meets a lot of what the posters desired at that point. The only real problems I see for those posters are a) Price b) Size and c) the Advantage has phone functions.

It has a phone? Yes, the HTC Advantage is the dreaded converged device that so many Aximsite posters say they don't need. Well, for those readers, you don't have to use the phone. :) Really, you don't and to be 100% honest, the phone on the Advantage works, but it's not the most convenient phone you could use. After 3 days of using it, I have abandoned it as "my phone". I am still carrying the Advantage as a PDA and it's quite amazing in that capacity.

Using Microsoft's Voice Command and a Bluetooth headset allows the Advantage to stay in your bag, briefcase, or purse and make and receive calls just fine.

Multimedia!!! The Advantage has all the advantages. This screen is AWESOME. Video runs very smooth. I could see watching movies on the plane being quite enjoyable.

The 2200mah battery has held up decent too. I put the device through a lot of playing and testing yesterday and the battery low warnings came during a 30 minute call around 8pm last night. This was without any WiFi usage, just Bluetooth and alot of screen on time.

You can buy the HTC Advantage for $856.72 at Amazon.com

Price? Yes, it's more than you want to spend. No defending that.

Size. Really, watch my unboxing. It's not that big. It's not really pocketable in the case, but if you were carrying the HP iPAQ hx4700, you are used to that. haha... It is big. You can't cram 5 inches of VGA goodness in much smaller of a package though.

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Chris Leckness Mobilitysite Editor Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Alabama Posts: 6,612 Device: Changes Daily Carrier: AT&T Thanked 71 Times in 23 Posts Blog Entries: 1 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 7	HTC Advantage - A Replacement for your Dell Axim X51v ? Here are my thoughts after a few days of using the HTC Advantage. With Dell leaving the Pocket PC Market, users are always asking me what they can replace the Axim with. There really hasn't been a stand alone Pocket PC that compares up to this point. The announcement of the new iPAQ Line brings new promise, especially the 200 series iPAQ, but what can you get right now? How much can you spend? I ask that because the HTC Advantage is a few hundred more dollars than the Dell Axim X51v sold for, but it is a viable replacement option for sure. It has a huge 5" VGA Screen, more memory than you can shake a stick out as well as an internal 8gb drive. A couple years ago, there was a thread in the forums asking what is the perfect Pocket PC, the HTC Advantage meets a lot of what the posters desired at that point. The only real problems I see for those posters are a) Price b) Size and c) the Advantage has phone functions. It has a phone? Yes, the HTC Advantage is the dreaded converged device that so many Aximsite posters say they don't need. Well, for those readers, you don't have to use the phone. :) Really, you don't and to be 100% honest, the phone on the Advantage works, but it's not the most convenient phone you could use. After 3 days of using it, I have abandoned it as "my phone". I am still carrying the Advantage as a PDA and it's quite amazing in that capacity. Using Microsoft's Voice Command and a Bluetooth headset allows the Advantage to stay in your bag, briefcase, or purse and make and receive calls just fine. Multimedia!!! The Advantage has all the advantages. This screen is AWESOME. Video runs very smooth. I could see watching movies on the plane being quite enjoyable. The 2200mah battery has held up decent too. I put the device through a lot of playing and testing yesterday and the battery low warnings came during a 30 minute call around 8pm last night. This was without any WiFi usage, just Bluetooth and alot of screen on time. You can buy the HTC Advantage for $856.72 at Amazon.com Price? Yes, it's more than you want to spend. No defending that. Size. Really, watch my unboxing. It's not that big. It's not really pocketable in the case, but if you were carrying the HP iPAQ hx4700, you are used to that. haha... It is big. You can't cram 5 inches of VGA goodness in much smaller of a package though. View Original Blog Post