| The PDA phone revolution is here. Only a few | | | | 1. Is it compact and light? some smartphones |
| years ago, many of us used to carry around a | | | | are just heavy and awkward to handle. You |
| cell phone as well as a PDA, and suffered | | | | don't need that. Go for a light and thin |
| form the "too much a handle" syndrome. The | | | | device that won't be a burden. |
| PDA as well as the cell-phone manufacturers | | | | |
| saw this development, and sensed that people | | | | 2. Is it easy operate? Some PDA phones have |
| need something else. Their answer was to come | | | | complicated menus that require you to invest |
| out with a PDA phone, or a smartphone. This | | | | a lot of effort. Take a good look at how the |
| sophisticated device integrates a PDA with a | | | | PDA phone in operated and look for one that |
| cell phone and allows you to stay on to of | | | | is easy. |
| things without getting over-whelmed. The | | | | |
| smart phone will enable you to: | | | | 3. Does it use standard software? - most |
| | | | smartphones are. But just check to be sure. |
| 1. Keep one calendar instead of two. | | | | You don't want a smartphone that is "spoiled" |
| | | | and needs special software and accessories to |
| 2. Talk to people on the phone and check | | | | operate at a basic level. For instance, |
| things on your email on the web at the same | | | | prefer one that uses an operating system like |
| time. This saves a lot of time and returned | | | | the Palm OS. |
| phone calls. | | | | |
| | | | 4. Is the phone working well? There is a fine |
| 3. Carry less | | | | balance between the PDA and the Phone parts |
| | | | in any phone PDA. The Best PDA Phones balance |
| 4. Upgrade just one device instead of two, | | | | that well and both parts work perfectly, and |
| when it's time to upgrade. | | | | are fully integrate. Make sure yours does. |
| | | | |
| 5. Look sharper than ever! | | | | 5. Do you feel comfortable with it? Perhaps |
| | | | the most important one of all. If you're not |
| So after we talked about the many advantages | | | | comfortable with the device, it deosn't |
| of having a smartphone, how do you find the | | | | really matter if it's considered the best in |
| Best PDA Phones and choose the one for you? | | | | the market, does it? Choose the one you feel |
| | | | good about. |
| There are quite a few smartphone | | | | |
| manufacturers - iPAQ, Palm-Treo and | | | | Taking a good look at the variety of |
| BalckBerry to name a few. | | | | smartphonmes as well as reading reviews and |
| | | | consulting with owners is good practice. It |
| When ever you look for a PDA phone, pay | | | | will ensure you come up with the Best PDA |
| attention to theses parameters: | | | | Phones on the market, from which you can |
| | | | choose yours. |