A completely invisible phone would drive you insane, as you'd be able to hear it ringing on your desk but not actually find it, and even if you did, working out which buttons were which would still stymie you.
No, instead O2's using "stealth" to presumably point out that the Xda Stealth looks somewhat like a chubby slider phone when powered down, and it's only when you flick the screen on that you realise it's also a fully functional Windows Mobile 5. As smartphones go it's on the smaller side at by 53 by The unslid portion of the Xda Stealth comprises selection buttons, calling buttons, a four way directional pad with a small enter key and, of course, the touchscreen above, which is a 2.
Underneath the sliding portion sit backlit dialling buttons in standard array. The USB socket is located at the bottom of the phone. It took us some time to work out where the Xda Stealth's stylus was located -- perhaps that's the reasoning behind the stealth moniker. It sits in a groove at the base, just next to the USB charger, for what it's worth. Those with a particular phone tech fetish will no doubt care that it's running an Intel XScale processor at Mhz.
Wireless connectivity runs the gamut of The 2-megapixel camera located on the rear of the Xda Stealth is a nice inclusion, although as it's not a 3G compatible phone, you'll only be using it for happy snaps or the odd bit of grainy video shooting.
On the smartphone front, the Xda Stealth runs on Windows Mobile 5. One nice add-on feature that the Xda Stealth includes is a virtual answering machine, designed to save fees on mobile phone voicemail services. When activated, it'll automatically intercept all incoming calls, play a user-recorded file and then save the calls as Windows Media Audio files, rather than leaving them with your telco.
It's a nice software addition that we could see annoying plenty of telcos if the idea spreads. Performance On the phone front we only had a few problems with the Xda Stealth. While it in theory offers the option of either touchscreen or dialling pad for calling numbers, we found a few instances -- such as entering SIM security codes -- where it completely ignored the dialling pad.
To make matters worse, it gave us no error messages to indicate we should only use the touchscreen, leaving us wondering why we were getting no signal all of a sudden. Battery life wasn't all that exceptional, with the phone requiring recharging every two days during our test period under moderate usage.
Expect that figure to dive if you use the integrated wireless or Bluetooth functionality often. On the Windows Mobile front we were mostly satisfied with the Stealth, but never entirely happy. On the plus side, while its offering of applications isn't that much different from any other smartphone, they all worked reasonably quickly and well. I'm trying to figure out how to use my MP3s stored in my stealth as a message tone alert?
Is this possible? I believe a friend of mine that has XDA can do this without having to download any additional program Hope anyone out there could help me out. Hi all, just a question, I had O2 mini which i sold and bought O2 Stealth I am unable to restore my data O2 mini created a file named compactflashbackupnew but it does not work to restore my data in stealth The same here in Czech Republic.
Recently made the decision to purchase the Stealth from StarHub. It's really a good phone, even though many have complained that screen is small, and that you can't sms with the numeric pad. So, here's my 2 cents' worth: The sliding cover feels a little flimsy, but nonetheless has a solid feel to it. Do not think that everything on the phone can only be opeated by the touch screen. The navigational wheel, MS Windows button and OK button help to lessen the number of times you have to touch the screen.
The wifi works wonders. It's even able to log on to the internet via a proxy server. But the default mobile browser is weak. Wondering if I can find a program that functions like MS's Deepfish. As for the numeric keypad, do change and use the input method to EziText. You may do so by selecting the input method when you are in the screen for composing text message SMS. EziText is not as simple to use as T9.
However, it does have a function to add words to the dictionary. You have to add it in manually. Type as you would in T9, then when the desired word appears, use the navigational wheel to confirm it. Do update the ROM to the latest version. Register the phone at O2's website and follow the instructions for the update. I've installed O2 Plus program. It's useful as it lets you see the programs running at any point in time.
I highly recommend using a password to secure the phone. The battery seems to deplete rather quickly. Might be due to the MHz processor, and the large screen. Had to charge it every 2 days. My other main gripe about this phone is that EziText changes into Keyboard input whenever I power down the phone.
I wonder if there's a way to set EziText as the default input method. The stylus feels fragile, but mine is still holding up. And get a 2GB mini-SD card. SanDisk works wonders. And get screen protection to minimize the number of scratches to the screen. Windows Mobile 5 works wonders. Although version 6 is out, there really isn't much of an improvement, so dun worry about using WM5.
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