Quote Originally Posted by zanni
I've got the Samsung i600, a nice clamshell phone with some PDA functionality (calendar, contacts, tasks, browser, IM, etc.). As a PDA, it's not ideal - it doesn't sync with Outlook's notes and it's built-in task app is pretty weak, but it's a very good phone. For that reason, I've always got it with me - and a weak PDA that's handy is much better (for me) than a great PDA that's too bulky to carry around.

The one killer feature of this smartphone is a built in voice-recorder which is the fastest way to capture ideas on the fly I've ever used - hit two buttons and start talking, much faster than scribbling something with a stylus or hunting for a pen. The downside is you have to review and transcribe them later. Voice recognition and integration with the PDA and phone features would make this unbeatable. But it's still pretty great.
I agree that it's better to have handy phone/PDA always with you. Currently I'm using Nokia 6670 smartphone. The screen is rather small but I can put this phone in any pocket - not only XXL pockets needed for many Pocket PCs. Since I am using this device for contacts, reminders, lists, as voice recorder and 1 megapixel camera - it works perfectly.
Of course there are drawbacks. I do not know why Nokia is not able to stabilize phone-desktop connectivity software. The USB connection does not work with my new WinXP machine at all. Bluetooth connection works awkwardly. But backup and synchronization is posssible.
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