I-Mate Ultimate 8502 Reviews

i-mate ultimate 8502 review: The first HSPA smartphone released in Australia may also be the best Windows Mobile available to date.

Excellent connectivity including HSPA, GPS and Wi-Fi, Slim and solid build, TV-out Telstra services including Foxtel

Tiny QWERTY keyboard, Lower resolution display compared to previous i-mates

With its smaller size, better connectivity and improved battery life, the Ultimate 8502 is the excellent smartphone the previous i-mates were so close to being.

We have a thorough look at the only device in the Ultimate series without a VGA display.

 Compact form factor; likeable design; full set of connectivity options; TV-out for presentations.

 Lacks user available RAM; no bundled GPS software; lower screen resolution compared to rest of its product line.

 The 8502 does what it's supposed to do and is easy on the eyes though we did wish for more in its software package and customizations.

Bright and responsive touchscreen LCD, good battery life, long WiFi range.

Laggy performance, keypad is difficult to use if you've got chubby fingers.

Long battery life and superb WiFi range are the 8502's strongest positives. It also packs a great LCD screen. In the end, this i-mate only struggles because of its laggy performance and keypad.

Beware the repair

Good functionality

Requires constant resets to keep performance. Beware the repair. I cracked my touch screen (the thin piece of glass in front of the LCD) and the local repairer wanted $375 to repair it. Talk about a ripoff. I am now no longer buying imate products and I r...

i really wanted to love mine 1 but after the fourth phone that was faulty in one way or another im conceding that this phone is crap quality! on all four of the phones i had the L buttons DID NOT WORK AT ALL! when i wuld recieve messages the phone would n...

fast, reasonable battery life, HSPA. . . when it works

see above!

Multiphone, Great phone reception. Loud speakerphone. Several times does not hang up but hangs on the phone active or inactive screen.

QWERTY Bar Form, 240 x 320 Portrait Touchscreen, Great Connectivity with HSPA, Bluetooth 2.0, WIFI and GPS integrated, TV out, compact, iMate Online Services

2gb microsd cards max,issues with soft reset software, GPS COM PORT 4 Lockup, Hard Reset