HTC Polaris / HTC Touch Cruise / HTC P3650 / O2 XDA Orbit II Reviews Analysis

Smartphone with two digital cameras / digital player / FM radio / GPS receiver - WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM More product details

ADD TO
WISHLIST

HTC Polaris / HTC Touch Cruise / HTC P3650 / O2 XDA Orbit II

472 reviews

November, 2009

78 / 100

96 Experts

Product Age

old

new

76 / 100

376 Users

What people think about the HTC Polaris / HTC Touch Cruise / HTC P3650 / O2 XDA Orbit II: (BETA!)

We compute this summary by analyzing 472 reviews from across the web.

price

0.5

and the smartphone is expensive
Of course its thicker than a standard phone - if you dont use a PDA and just pose as a yuppie having to be scene - after getting a life, consider just getting a standard phone, as unless you use the powerful business tools, the added thickness is a hefty price to pay in terms of logistics
A bit pricey
Very expensive for what you get

It's very small and you won't find too many SIM-free mobiles at this price
and the windows mobile 6 Pro the best phone for the money

LCD

0.5

The screen isn't the sharpest
The screen isn't the sharpest, and it washes out in bright sunlight
Small screen is not good for GPS navigation
Would have liked to see a VGA screen
In bright sunlight you can not see screen

HTC Today Screen, One-handed/Single Finger Usage, Wi-Fi, GPS, Good screen (2.8-inch), 3MP Camera with autofocus
I can see the screen when driving with TomTom - something my Mio A702 has a big problem with!I have owned the Asus
I can see the screen when driving with TomTom - something my Mio A702 has a big problem with!I have owned the Asus, Palm, Nokia N95 & Mio A701 and A702 - the HTC Cruise is far better than any of the above
screen

In bright sunlight you can not see screen, poor support

show all

sound

excellent cqll quality & sound
Sound
Sound, design,screen, and the windows mobile 6 Pro the best phone for the money
Sound-Phone Very Clear
Sound-Music Clear better with headset or bluetooth though

interface

cumbersome user interface
cumbersome user interface, heavy machine

Excellent TouchFlo interface
Gorgeous touch interface
Intuitive interface
TouchFLO interface
Enhanced HTC TouchFLO interface

The new TouchFLO interface is clean and elegant
Great user interface
Great interface
Great interface, good hardware
the interface is good and relatively responsive but i kill windows mobile
Very user friendly

show all

keyboard

0.5

The onscreen keyboard is cramped
no keypad of any kind
No hardware keypad
no key pads
The keyboard a little hard to use

the option to use a larger print on keyboard and homepage with the time of day
Secondnly, the option to use a larger print on keyboard and homepage with the time of day
keyboard
Display, keyboard, 3G

Keyboard missing

show all

appearance

still old fashion look

HTC's characteristic TouchFLO look is here, and there is a strong range of features
s characteristic TouchFLO look is here
s characteristic TouchFLO look is here, and there is a strong range of features
Great form-factor
I think it has a nice look and feel to it and the hands free it has with a suction cup to go on the wind shield is very handy

Look
sleek deisgn and etc
sexy look
good look
Look, style, functions

show all

battery

0.5

Average processing, Below average battery life, Full touchscreen input won't appeal to everyone
Battery life
It crashes frequently and you have to take out the battery in order to reset
Fair enough I have used it every day/night for many many hours and every friend had handled it or given it a go
Battery life can be bit better

Below average battery life
Exceptional battery life of up to 3 days
Good battery life

Battery life can be bit better, but its above avg compared to WM phones
battery might not be as you wish for
The battery life
They need a better battery for this device it is a power-user
Battery life, gets very hot, stylus compartment, battery life, Bluetooth, camera, battery life, locks up constantly
Horrible battery life and gets very hot
Phone battery dosen't stay charged long
Phone battery dosen't stay charged long, even with all data comm
Battery life only fair

show all

reception

1.5

FM reception is acceptable but not high quality

great reception

portability

no LED for low-light photography
Heavy programs (like CoPilot
heavy machine
no led light

Lightweight and slim design
It has a relatively smaller size and weight as compared to other PDAs
small enough to fit in my pocket
Small and light
rather light

GPS, TouchCube, tough physical shell, rather light, bundled car-charger and holder
light weight
All in one product, imaging, connectivity, light weight, sleek deisgn and etc
lightweight
and weight is compact
and heavy enough to feel it on your person making it easy to locate
The length, width, and weight is compact, and heavy enough to feel it on your person making it easy to locate
back pocket and the clip ons are comfortable
Front, side, back pocket and the clip ons are comfortable
compact
Amall, light weight, compact, LOUD ring, excellent cqll quality & sound

show all

size

Its text input method is a little sluggish and needs tweaking
Had mine for 4 weeks now and only thing I can think of is the silver paint (about size of math head
a little on the thick side

quite a handy size
size
Look, feel, size, functionality
The length

connectivity

No dedicated audio connector
no 3.5mm headphone jack
Heavier than original Touch, no camera flash, average pictures, poor video quality, no 3.5mm headphone jack
Short battery life with both 3G and bluetooth on
Proprietary headset jack

The Windows Mobile 6 smartphone also has Bluetooth
Wi-Fi
and 3G support
The Windows Mobile 6 smartphone also has Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and 3G support
The Windows Mobile smartphone also features 3G support

No 3.5mm socket
No audio jack
why no headphone jack?
UMA (wifi calling support from Provider)

Bluetooth
The Windows Mobile smartphone also features 3G support, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and a 3.2-megapixel camera
HSDPA and Wi-Fi
Attractive looking handset, HSDPA and Wi-Fi, Excellent TouchFlo interface, Bundled navigation software and accessories, Average processing, Below average battery life, Full touchscreen input won't appeal to everyone
Complete range of connectivity options
Responsive touch screenGPS with TomTom sat-nav, 3 megapixel camera, HSDPA, Wi-Fi
HSDPA-capable, built-in GPS, Wi-Fi, navigational pad and scroll wheel, TouchFLO interface
3G with HSDPA
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Attractive looking handset, HSDPA and Wi-Fi, Excellent TouchFlo interface, Bundled navigation software and accessories
GPS, Stereo Bluetooth, 3G and WiFi in the same package
WiFi
PDA, WiFi, 3G, outlook mail
HSDPA, Wi-Fi, Co-pilot inc with the GPS
3G, GPs, etc
connectivity
Its connectivity is amazing
Jack of all functions
3G, Wifi, GPS
connectivity...except?
3G WiFi BT Connectivity
3G WiFi BT Connectivity, GPS, FM radio, TouchFlo
GPS, TouchFlo, Wifi,Quadband, HSDPA

show all

usability

4.5

side volume button difficult to use
no-qwerty, slow, no led light, no win 6.1 official upgrade, side volume button difficult to use
Screen is too small to use for WEB surfing
hard to use when texting
few controls/buttons/wheel stop working after heavy use

The HTC Footprints application provides a nice way to record highlights of your trip
easy to use interface
Great form-factor, Excellent phone performance, Good GPS integration, Snappy, easy to use interface
easy to learn/use interface
Small, lightweight, solid feel, great reception, easy to learn/use interface

Easy to use
SMS-MMS Email easy to use

show all

design

Slightly bulky design
Still looks ok and not noticable to others
Doesn't come with killer looks

Attractive looking handset
attractive design
Sleek design
full option good looking
good looking

3g, gps, small, good looking
nice design
Wifi, nice design, has everything
Looks Cool
On paper the phone looks kickin
design

show all

black level

0.5

Design can be made shiny black
Design can be made shiny black, like the Dyamond

maps

you only get one city map for free
Though it includes TomTom software, you only get one city map for free
No TTS in GPS function
I also had problems with the sink process since it would erase much of my info on the phone
Although good in the car (GPS navigation)

maps
integrated GPS
good bundle including car kit and GPS map
Built-in GPS
and a free GPS map

Although good in the car (GPS navigation), can be hard to see in sunlight

The phone is provided with a good bundle of a car kit, a 1 Gb microSD memory card, and a free GPS map
Integrated Qualcomm GPS receiver
one free map included
TomTom satnav software pre-bundled, one free map included
Good GPS integration
GPS
Feel, GPS, Phone Quality, TouchFlo
The GPS receiver worked well in middle of city not like my Nokia
great GPS receiver
Co-pilot inc with the GPS

show all

image quality

2.5

Spotty call quality
Display image quality is a bit disappointing and is practically illegible under direct sunlight
Photo processing issues
noice picture quality
noice picture quality, touch screen not flexible enough

Great picture gallery
Phone Quality
Good phone call quality
Good phone call quality, they seem to have got it right with this one
good phone quality

viewfinder

0.5

Calendar options don't allow the first page to be a monthly view
then View
You have to go to Menue, then View,and then u can choose wether u want daily, weekly or monthly

flash

0.5

No flash or led

zoom

0.5

but you can zoom in
Screen is too small to use for WEB surfing, but you can zoom in
The small screen makes it hard to use the internet browser but u can zoom in

video

0.5

poor video quality
Inadequate video playback capabilities
Lack of proper video driver
graphic drivers - very bad performance in video/games/GPSnavigation etc

It has everything you could possibly want-video capability too

product quality

0.5

It feels flimsy, the general finish is poor and the screen is very low-res

memory

3.5

and expandable memory is limited when using maps
The onscreen keyboard is cramped, and expandable memory is limited when using maps
issue with memory card (see write-up)
Sluggish Windows Mobile response time, issue with memory card (see write-up)

a 1 Gb microSD memory card
128MB of RAM
Excellent processor and memory
fast enough CPU + ram

resolution

2.8" 65K color touchscreen TFT display with QVGA resolution

performance

2.5

We were slightly disappointed by the multimedia performance
We were slightly disappointed by the multimedia performance, and the smartphone is expensive
Performance sometimes sluggish
A bit slow
I have no doubt that they can improve the performance of all these PDAs with firmware/drivers

Slick sat-nav performance
High-speed connectivity options
400MHz Qualcomm processor
Excellent phone performance
3G, fast enough CPU + ram, good phone quality, great GPS receiver, WiFi, small enough to fit in my pocket, decent loud speaker, good CPU performance between applications, Car kit included

slow
too slow for my liking
Slow response
Slow response, Windows 6.1 Mobile problem

Fast GPS

show all

screen

2.5

We didn't find the flat screen as responsive to touch as we would like
below average display
Slightly bulky design, below average display
I have given this a real workout and I'm reluctant to mention any as this has been such a good device

CoPilot Live 7 provides a great alternative to a designated sat nav device that will only be improved with the added Microsoft Live Search
All in one device to meet all the needs you expect
Display is great
Display
Display, features