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Review: Samsung NEXiO XP30
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Published on May 24, 2005
 

Review: Samsung NEXiO XP30

Samsung's Windows CE .NET 4.2 based NEXiO XP30 handheld, has powerful hardware merged with good software - and a poor battery.

By Jørgen Sundgot, InfoSync World

These days, innovation in the handheld category isn't what it once was; most manufacturers have settled on Windows Mobile, while PalmSource still lingers through palmOne's reliance on the once-ubiquitous platform.


Doing something new usually entails stacking more features atop a tried-and-tested solution - but not so with Samsung's NEXiO XP30, which foregoes Windows Mobile in favour of Windows CE .NET 4.2. The result? Power - and limitations - aplenty.

If you've always felt constrained by the limited resolution and screen estate of current handhelds, look no further: the XP30 is equipped with an absolutely glorious 65K colour, transflective TFT display which consumes the majority of the device at a diagonal size of 5 inches and resolution of 800 x 480 pixels.

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