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Sizemodo: Sprint Mogul vs. PPC-6700, Cingular 8525, and Treo 700wx

Jason Chen — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 14:00:06 EDT

The Sprint Mogul stacks up quite well compared with its predecessors and its distant cousin the 700wx.

It's the shortest of the bunch (the PPC-6700 is actually taller when you count the antenna), and definitely the thinnest. It's still relatively bulky if you're not used to carrying around an HTC slide-out smartphone, but it's definitely thinner than anything that's come before.

Larger image after the jump.

– Jason Chen

Thanks to Sizeasy!

Cingular Unleashes the 8525 and The Reviews Are Here (Verdict: It's Pretty Darn Good)

Gizloco — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 09:31:12 EST

Cingular today announced the release of the 8525 smartphone and the reviews are already here. Laptop Magazine got its filthy hands on it and gave it a good rub down. The overall impression the mag walks away with is a good one. For starters, the 8525 is the first device in the U.S. to feature HSDPA wireless broadband and the first 3G device in the U.S. to have international 3G capabilities. What this means is that high rollers and other people travel around the world frequently will find the 8525 particiularly useful. Other highlights include built-in Wi-Fi, and BlackBerry-like scroll wheel on the side and 2-megapixel camera. More insight after el jumpo.

For all its pluses, the 8525 does have some rough spots, the review found. For starters, the number of places where you can actually use the HSDPA broadband capabilities in the U.S. is somewhat small, right now at 120 markets. (For comparison, Sprint and Verizon, which both use EV-DO, have 220 and 212, respectively.) The inclusion of Wi-Fi sort of nullifies that, but if HSDPA is your big selling point, it better damn well be supported in my house in Nowhereville, U. S. and A. Pusk-to-talk isn't supported yet, even though the button is there; expect to see that supported sometime in 2007.

So by the looks of it, the 8525 is a good get. It combines the barely-even-deployed HSPDA standard with the familiar Windows Mobile environment quite well. It is a little on the expensive side, carrying a $400 price tag, and that's with a two-year contract. Could it top the Dash as the premier Windows Mobile smartphone? Giz reports, you decide. – Nicholas Deleon

Cingular 8525 [Laptop Magazine]

Cingular 8525 Rides Wireless Speedway [Cingular]

Cingular Rebate Ad Points To Treo 750, Treo 680 and Cingular 8525

Gizloco — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 08:55:15 EST

It looks as though the Treo 750 will cost Cingular customers $100 less than they might have anticipated if the wireless carrier's Web site is to be trusted. The eagle eyes at Mobility Today noticed a $100 rebate for the Palm smartphone that's valid for both the model with and without a camera. Also in the ad are rebates for the upcoming Treo 680 and Cingular 8525.

Cingular: their prices are so low, it's crazy! – Nicholas Deleon

Cingular Rebate Form Shows All [via Boy Genius Report and Dave at Mobility Today]

Cingular 8500 & 8525 Announced

Mark Wilson — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 13:37:21 EDT

Cingular just posted two new smartphones on their website and their names are super catchy, the 8500 and the 8525. They look to be updates of the 8100 and 8125.

The phones have a 2.8" screen, QWERTY, wi-fi, Bluetooth, run Windows Mobile 5 and are claimed to be highly functional for web browsing with their "enhanced" xHTML support. The 8525's big feature over the 8500 is its 2-megapixel camera with flash.

Release by the end of the year, price as it becomes available. Sorry about the munchkin picture - blame Cingular. – Mark Wilson

Product Page [via mobilitytoday]