Academic & Information Technology (A&IT)

Smart Phone Recommendations

A mobile phone/PDA can be a valuable tool for many members of the CSUCI Community. It can be difficult with so many “Smart Phone” choices on the market to select the device that meets your specific needs, your style and properly interfaces with important campus resources. Many in the CSUCI Community are interested in the new Apple iPhone 3G. The phone is sleek, stylish and powerful, it is easy to understand its popularity.

Picture of the iPhone
Nokia E71x
iPhone
Symbian Smart Phone iPhone OS 2.0 and above
3G speeds 3G speeds + built in Wifi
Full HTML browser On Screen Qwerty Keyboard
Qwerty Keyboard 3.5" Multi-touch Display
3.2 Megapixel Camara w/ with video 2 MegaPixel Camera
Bluetooth 2.0  Built in GPS
Voice-guided GPS Navigate via Google Maps
MicroSD Video playback
Sync With Exchange Sync with iTunes
Multiple Phone Profiles for Work or Home Sync With Exchange View Video Walkthrough
Use Phone as a Cisco Wireless Phone Downloadable applications from the App Store.
Instant Message using MSN, AIM, etc.. via Fring  
Watch full length Movies via Divx Player  
Calendar, Alarm clock, Call Waiting, Caller ID, Personal Organizer

New Smartphones are constantly coming to the market, below are two, soon to be released, products that are built on Windows Mobile 6, that should offer excellent performance and features.

Picture of the HTC Touch Pro phone HTC Touch Pro
Windows Mobile 6.1
3G speeds + built in Wifi
Built in GPS
TouchFLO™ 3D Interface
Qwerty Keyboard
3.2 MegaPixel Camera
Navigate via Google Maps
Sync With Exchange
Expansion Memory using microSD
(Available Soon)