This review originally appeared at our sister site TamsPPC, as TamsWMS did not exist when it was created. I have decided to re-run it now…as the new Voice Messenger might just hit our office shortly…
After having looked at the camera of the 514 in the last part of the review, it is now time to look at the actual ’system specifications’.
First of all, the 514 runs Windows Mobile 6.0 standard edition (an inofficial 6.1 upgrade is said to drop here) – this means that its 176×220 screen is not a touchscreen. More screenshots of the operating system and included software are coming soon BTW.
From a hardware perspective, the ipaq is powered by a 200MHZ TI Omap850 CPU. While this probably sounds very slow, keep in mind that this is not Windows Mobile as we know it from PDA’s! For Smartphone, 200MhZ seems to be more than enough to ensure lag-free operation…
HP gave the ipaq 62 MB of user memory that is used to store all kinds of data(e.g. photos, call logs, messages,…). The device’s program memory totals up to 45MB – more than enough for running of programs simultaneously.
Memory expansion is handled by a MicroSD slot – as of this review, 1GB of storage seems to cost 10 to 20$ at Amazon’s.
Last but not least, Windows Mobile for Smartphone can of course be extended with programs written for it – your PDA programs will probably not work. The images below show IliumSoft’s ScreenShot while getting installed and while running:
Overall, the hp ipaq 514 voice messenger’s hardware is good enough for its intended usage. As already stated before, this is NOT a mobile workstation but rather a data viewer….and this is a job that it can tackle really well!
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