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Comments on: Second-gen O2 XDA Orbit goes on sale

So from the specs... 

Posted Thursday 31st January 2008 09:02 GMT

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This is the expected O2 rebrand of the HTC Touch Cruise? Nice; hope they've kept the branding light on the software side.

HTC & Windoze 

Posted Thursday 31st January 2008 09:15 GMT

It's good to hear that HTC is looking at Symbian and Linux. Windows CE/phone/Mobile should have stuck to toys.

Having seen the problems friends have had with HTC & Mio running Windows Mobile (CE) I wouldn't touch it.

It's amazing how many people don't realise that Mobile/CE/Phone edition of Windows has nearly as little in common with Desktop Windows as Symbian or Linux.

The Original... 

Posted Thursday 31st January 2008 09:20 GMT

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...had Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and USB connectivity also.

This one looks a bit more sleek that the last one, is it any smaller?

Pneumatic drill ringtone... 

Posted Thursday 31st January 2008 09:27 GMT

Boffin

I wonder if they fixed the loose rotating ring in the middle. I've had the Orbit for about a year now and it's a good phone, but when it vibrates that ring in the middle rattles like a pair of wind up teeth. If you grab it and move it back and forth it moves about 1-2mm. That's really the only gripe I have with it, so I hope they've fixed that in the new one.

Ben

Not according to O2 

Posted Thursday 31st January 2008 09:49 GMT

Unhappy

Who say it's available from Monday...

5 megapixel? 

Posted Thursday 31st January 2008 10:20 GMT

I'm surprised at the 5mp camera given that the Touch Cruise (which it's a rebranded version of), is only 3mp.

Site down? 

Posted Thursday 31st January 2008 11:01 GMT

Can anyone access the XDA section? I get the " XSLT Portlet is temporarily unavailable." error.

Balls.

HTC Crippleware? 

Posted Thursday 31st January 2008 12:14 GMT

Just wondering if this will have the display drivers that all HTC's other Qualcomm-based phones lack? If it's a rebadged Touch Cruise, the answer is almost certainly no - so don't expect it to perform as well as the last Orbit.

IF it does have a 5mp cam (which seems unlikely) expect that to REALLY lag, without any proper video acceleration.

answers 

Posted Thursday 31st January 2008 13:16 GMT

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@ Andy Turner - yes the camera is 3mp

@ Alan Davies - o2 recently changed the xda section... its now at http://www.my-xda.com/

@ Ben Schofield - The Orbit 2 doesn't have a loose rotating ring

@ randomtask - No its not any smaller

It's not that bad... 

Posted Thursday 31st January 2008 13:21 GMT

Whilst the lack of accelerated video drives cripples the potential speed of the Orbit2, it doesn't make it slower than the old orbit, which didn't even have the accelerated video hardware at all!

Too late 

Posted Thursday 31st January 2008 14:05 GMT

Pirate

Now if only they'd released this to the public before the iPhone, I'd have saved myself a lot of money!

@christian 

Posted Thursday 31st January 2008 14:48 GMT

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Yes, it does, I own one. You clearly do not.

Ben

@christian 

Posted Thursday 31st January 2008 14:52 GMT

Coat

Sorry, misread what you wrote, you put 'Orbit 2', I thought you just put Orbit. I should get my eyes checked or something.

Ben