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Reviews: PDA/Cell Hybrid

T-Mobile Dash (Windows Mobile 6)

Design: Candy bar • Carrier: T-Mobile • OS Supported: Windows Mobile • Battery Life Average (hh:mm): 8:40 • Price When Reviewed: $150

Last updated
May 08, 2008

Reviewed by
Christopher Null

Pros

First phone to offer Windows Mobile 6
Svelte design

Cons

Lacks applications for editing files

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Review

Test Report

Pricing

Pricing: Very Inexpensive: $150 (3/11/2008)

Performance: Very Good: 89

Features: Good: 79

Design: Very Good: 84

Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing

Very Inexpensive: $150

Performance

Very Good: 89

PC World Tests
Battery Life Average (hh:mm)	8:40
Battery Life Word Score	Very Good

Features

Good: 79

General
Dimensions (inches)	4.4 by 2.5 by .5
Weight (oz.)	4.2
Design	Candy bar
Antenna	Internal
Carrier	T-Mobile
GPS	No

CPU/GPU/Battery
Processor	Texas Instruments
Processor Speed	200
Battery Type	Lithium ion
Vendor-Stated Talk Time (hours:minutes)	5 hours
Vendor-Stated Standby (hours:minutes)	9 days

Display
Number of Displays	One
Display Size (diagonal, in inches)	2.4
Display Type	Color
Display Resolution	240 by 320
Maximum Text Display (lines)	9
Backlighting	Yes

Cellular Technology (Voice and/or Data)
GSM 800	Yes
GSM 850	Yes
GSM 1800	Yes
GSM 1900	Yes
EDGE	Yes

Messaging Services
SMS	Yes
MMS	Yes
E-Mail	Yes
IM	Yes

Wireless Capabilities
Bluetooth	Yes
WiFi	Yes

PC Sync/Connectivity
USB1	Yes
USB2	Yes
Over the Air	Yes

Expansion Card Support
MicroSD	Yes

Input Method/Devices
Keyboard	Yes

Dedicated Controls
Volume Control	Yes

Operating system
OS Supported	Windows Mobile

E-Mail Support
POP3	Yes
IMAP4	Yes

Digital Audio Support
WMA	Yes
MP3	Yes

Audio Features
Audio Outputs	earphone jack

Imaging
Camera Resolution	1.3 megapixels
Flash	No
Digital Zoom	Yes
Streaming Video	Yes
Video Calling Conference	No

Other
Included Hardware	Hands-free headset, USB cable, AC adapter
Included Software	Internet Explorer Mobile; Microsoft ActiveSync; AIM, Yahoo, Windows Live and ICQ IM; Outlook Mobile; Windows Media Player Mobile; Pocket MSN; ClearVue Suite