I-mate Ultimate 9502 with Windows Mobile 6 Professional
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Introduction
"Ultimate" implies something to be the best. The i-mate Ultimate series has changed forms several times since we first heard about it in 2007, but one thing remained constant: the 9502, a device due to be i-mate's top of the line. Today we present to you our thorough review of the most feature-packed WinMo Professional devices to ever hit our desk, and we'll help you discover if the "Windows Mobile Sidekick" is worth the high price. Read on for more.
Review Date: May 16, 2008
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| The 9502 is a handful. If only they could cut down on the area above and below the screen, it'd be a bit more petite. In-hand, the device feels high quality. A combination of metal and plastic is used on the casing. | Note that even though my hands are on the small side, my thumbs covers four keys at once. Later in the review we'll see how this keyboard compares to that of the HTC TyTN II. |
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| This is the default Today screen, which is free from any trialware or even promotional i-mate entries. Refreshing. We have Live Search installed by default, though I prefer Google's. | This is what the wireless manager looks like - it's got a unique skin applied. Something I found quite irritating was that in order to use GPS (in Google Maps Mobile, Windows Live Search, or a standalone navigation program), you must first turn on the GPS from wireless manager. |
Overall Impression
I think that Adam Lein said it best in his review of the TyTN II: The TyTN II truly is the ultimate mobile companion... at least for now. That was written in September of 2007, and no longer is the TyTN II the best. The 9502 is faster, (a bit) thinner, and more enjoyable to use than the TyTN II. The 9502 is the no compromise, "ultimate" mobile companion that money can buy as of the date of this review.
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