Updates on O2 XDA Orbit

As you can see, I am giving some updates about the O2 XDA Orbit which I am using for a few months now. It is a fine piece of equipment and it has everything that I want, It has a build in GPS and with the installed CO-pilot Live 6 software, it rocks. So far no trouble in using the GPS software though. One thing good is that one would not need to purchase a separate GPS receiver which you can find on other Series 90 Nokia phones (excluding Nokia N95). Having a GPS receiver build in isa plus point.

On the other hand, RF is good too. I have not experience any dropped calls compared to my old faithful Nokia 6230i. Maybe it is time for me to change to the XDA Orbit. Apart from this, the machine is equipped with FM radio, bluetooth, touch screen, Wi-fi (802.11b/g) and WM5 with Direct Push. It is really handy when it comes to activesync. This is because if the PDA's data is lost, one would stil have the data stored onto the pc or laptop through activesync. Wonderful software, isn't it?

Lately, I have been able to overclock the XDA Orbit with a littl bit of help from my friend. In fact, I have managed to overclock the Orbit from 201mhz to 240mhz. Yesterday, I managed a stable 252mhz. I think that I would have to stop overclocking the Orbit to prevend any potential harm to the processor.

My project this week would be trying to update the ROM to WM6. Well, as you all know that Microsoft has come up with the latest ROM for mobile. It is just like an updated OS from WIndows XP to Windows Vista. I have seen the screen shots for WM6 and it looks promising. That is why I would have to try out this week. Wish me luck,ok?

Anyway, the Orbit is light and compact. I think that it is much better than HTC's Artemis. Well, they share the same platform but I would just prefer the Orbit as it is black in colour and the shape is more appealing to me. Oh yes, I think I am missing something. The Orbit is stuffed with a 2MP digital camera with video recording but it does not have autofocus. Never mind about that.

Hum...What am I missing here. Oh yes, the talktime and also the standby time of the Orbit. Generally, with light usage of the Orbit, one would tend to have around 3 days standby through experience. With me overclocking the Orbit and high usage (bluetooth, wi-fi and games), the machine would have to recharge everyday or so. Well, that is before the ROM is upgraded to WM6. I will have to see the changes in the talk time as many people have mentioned (better standby and longer talk time).

I would have to recommend the Orbit to other people as it is a fine piece of work. Well, not everyone will agree to me because for those people who are used to Blackberry with QWERTY keyboard, they would not like the Orbit as it does not come with it! Apart from that, I don't see any complains. It is a fine piece of equipment by HTC Taiwan. Good work!

A rserious contender to the Orbit will be the Asus P526. It is similar to the Orbit in every given way but it is one step ahead of Orbit as it is loaded with Windows Mobile 6 Professional ROM. Excellent!