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Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - MWG Atom Life
I bought this device a few months ago. Initially, I was excited about the idea of PDA & Smartphone functions integrated in one device with a Windows Mobile 6. But a few weeks into owning it, I have discovered a few things which has made me regret my buy.
Appearance: Compact, but has a very plasticky look & feel to it. There is an `O2'(mobile network) symbol on the phone and has been hidden with a Mwg sticky which makes one wonder if it was once a used phone. An accessory which came along also sports a similar O2 symbol.
Performance: The high spec processor and RAM is good & has lived up to my expectations.
Occasionally the device crashes ( e.g.: when making a call!) which compels you to restart the device. I feel this might be a problem with the Windows Mobile 6 OS, but the irritating part is that each time it happens the device sets the date & time to 01/01/2008 00:00hrs! These did not involve any data loss, though.
Bluetooth: I commute long distance and my car's Bluetooth connectivity has been invaluable as I chat to friends & family while I sit in the middle of rush hour traffic. My previous phone (which has now has replaced my Mwg Atom!) performed very well in this aspect, with high fidelity sound quality through my cars speakers. But Mwg Atom was disappointing in this aspect too, with a very jarring & unclear sound quality. This was reported to Mwg as I returned my Atom for a repair (already!), but they have totally ignored this issue in their correspondence.
Display: The reason for the above return for repair was the Atom's display screen became hazy & unresolved. This was not amenable to any resets/ restarts but was only alleviated by a MOTHERBOARD REPLACEMENT!!!! This has happened in the first 3 months.
Camera & Video function: This was horrendously pathetic and it seems these functions were added to the phone just for the sake of it but not for a purposeful use of them.
Stylus: The stylus looked stylish until a few weeks later the tip of the stylus started to come off the main body. Mwg was kind enough to fix this for me (with some Quickfix).
Merits: To me, the above not-so-good facts have clouded the good features of this device. It is even more painful for me to see the cash back offers they have currently advertised. But I am not surprised by such offers though. One of my friends too bought the same device and was equally disheartened about it. So I guess, I am not just moaning!


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