Has all the bells and whistles required to make it one of the best iPAQs around

Category: Review on HP iPAQ hw6965 Pocket PC

Posted by: 8-Jan-2008

Strengths: Spacious Pocket PC with good features such as GPS and Wi-Fi

Weaknesses: Very large in size, battery life not very impressive

If you someone who has a penchant for phones which look substantial and offer well spaced out features, then do check out the HP iPAQ HW6965. this is one PDA which can easily win the prize of being one of the biggest PDAs around but with good reason and even better performance. Though the functionality of the PDA is discussed later, I would like to recommend that you keep minimum data on the PDA (tough task) if you want good performance.

A high volume of data results in the HP iPAQ's sluggish performance which in turn reduces productivity of the users. it is the keyboard and large screen with an excellent display which help give the HP iPAQ and excellent leg up in the PDA market. The fact that the hw6965 also has Wi-Fi, GPS and good phone features makes it a very good value purchase.

The competition however, takes away some of the pizzazz of the HP iPAQ hw6965. There are many other smart phones which have all the functionality of this PDA and weigh a lot less. Since a Pocket PC does not really do away with the need of a full desktop, you might not enjoy carrying such a large sized phone all the time. The other factor which might also take you away from the HP iPAQ is the fact that the hw6965 comes with a very average battery life…and carrying a spare battery each time you travel does not sound like an attractive proposition!