What people think about the I-Mate Ultimate 8502: (BETA!)
We compute this summary by analyzing 54 reviews from across the web.
LCD
0.5
- I cracked my touch screen (the thin piece of glass in front of the LCD
- It would be good with the same screen as the 9502
- The ability to send the screen's contents to a projector could come in handy
keyboard
1.5
- Tiny QWERTY keyboard
- There's no GPS, and it is difficult to use the keyboard quickly
- and it is difficult to use the keyboard quickly
- Keypad is too small
- Laggy performance, keypad is difficult to use if you've got chubby fingers
- keyboard
- Size and build quality, keyboard, scroll wheel, HSDPA and HSUPA, Custom and Secure i-Q
- Clean lines and very well designed keyboard
- QWERTY keyboard has good tactile
- QWERTY keyboard has good tactile, touchscreen, TV out for presentations, easy to synch information between PC and smartphone
- First one had to the replaced due to faulty keyboard
- Tiny QWERTY keyboard: but actually nice
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interface
0.5
- User manual is useless - this is a device for the initiated (even the guys at theTelstra shop had dificulties finding some of the functions
- windows mobile is not user freindly - basicallu it is a packet of poooooo tickets
battery
1.5
- Battery only lasts 1 day
- poor battery life
- Battery life is terrible
- Battery removal required to reset it
- battery lasts as long as i do in the sack
- Bright and responsive touchscreen LCD, good battery life, long WiFi range
- reasonable battery life
- fast, reasonable battery life, HSPA
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portability
4
- Compact form factor
- compact
- Light
connectivity
5
- Excellent connectivity including HSPA
- GPS and Wi-Fi
- Excellent connectivity including HSPA, GPS and Wi-Fi, Slim and solid build, TV-out Telstra services including Foxtel
- full set of connectivity options
- Wi-Fi
- Great Connectivity with HSPA
- Bluetooth 2.0
- WIFI and GPS integrated
- 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
- Bluetooth and Wi Fi functions took a little while to work out but once set up works great
- WiFI
- easy to synch information between PC and smartphone
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design
5
- likeable design
- design
- Light, design, built, tech spec, i-Q Services
maps
5
- There's no GPS
- GPS COM PORT 4 Lockup
- GPS
- lots of functionality - like gps
- Great mobile browsing, access to email and platform for Google maps
- Love the GPS for navigation
image quality
0.5
- Also had quality issues
- Quality issues
video
5
- Video Out
- Video Calling
- The direct video out is great for watching Foxtel on my LCD with
resolution
0.5
- Lower resolution display compared to previous i-mates
- Tiny QWERTY keyboard, Lower resolution display compared to previous i-mates
- lower screen resolution compared to rest of its product line
- Lower resolution display compared to previous I-mates: yeah for good phone like this should be have great resolution display
- Lower resolution display compared to previous I-mates: yeah for good phone like this should be have great resolution display, but one again, no problem, still great
performance
5
- Requires constant resets to keep performance
- Fast HSUPA/HSDPA speeds
- fast
- Fast Operating system
- Super Fast data and processing
menu
0.5
- This is also a quirky device - I had problems shutting down the phone and problems finding basic functions
build quality
5
- Slim and solid build
- Size and build quality
usability
5
- the device freezes and needs to be reset once or twice a day and it's not intuitive to use
energy efficiency
0.5
- Mysteriously went dead (no power
focus
0.5
- Camera does not have auto focus capabilities
screen
0.5
- average display
- 2.5mm headphone jack, average display
- Lower resolution display compared to previous I-mates: yeah for good phone like this should be have greatresolution display
- Lower resolution display compared to previous I-mates: yeah for good phone like this should be have greatresolution display, but one again, no problem, still great