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You have probably seen people using them on the bus on the way to work. Maybe you have seen someone sitting in a restaurant or café busily typing away on what looks like the smallest laptop in the world. PDA phones are a relatively new technology, allowing the user to have all of the functionality of a computer in a package small enough to fit in your pocket. They will often have a large touch screen with a little stylus which can be concealed in a special place in the body of the phone, and some of the more advanced ones will even slide open to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard concealed inside, for when the handwriting recognition system is just not enough.
A PDA cell phone will normally be packed with features and advanced software, often software which you may never even use, but if you feel you need all of the features offered, then you may want to consider one. The best cell phones are always the ones which allow you to use the features you want in a reliable fashion – and this can also be applied to PDA cell phones.
Why choose a PDA Cell Phone?
A PDA cell phone usually comes with a preloaded operating system – a lot of the most popular ones come with a Windows based operating system, which means that you will conveniently have the same operating system on your phone as on your PC. If you have a constant need to link up your phone to your PC in order to transfer information then this is very convenient, as it is very easy to connect them to each other and for the software to communicate.
Because it is Windows based, it means that you will have access to many of the standard Microsoft programs on your phone, including Outlook (which can, of course be configured to link up with your standard SMTP email system over the mobile internet) and excel. Files generated on your PDA will not require any conversion before they can be read by the software on your PC.
The screen size on a PDA is also another aspect which makes them popular. Because they will always have a larger screen than standard cell phones, it is often less of a strain to look at information on the screen.
There is also a lot of software available for PDA cell phones, allowing users to expand the capability of their phone by downloading and installing new software.
What to Watch out for in a PDA Cell Phone
The more complicated something is, the more capacity it will have for failing in some way or another. Because of the sheer wealth of software installed on PDA phones, it is often the case that, upon buying a brand new one, you will need to perform several software updates on it before it will be capable of doing anything.
Also, some of the earlier PDA cell phones did not have very good ratings as to the length of time the battery would remain charged for. Because they use more power, the battery would often drain a lot more quickly than were you using a normal cell phone.
How can I Identify the Best PDA Cell Phone for Me?
You need to go to a shop and play with a few. I would recommend this in any search for the best cell phones, whether they are PDA phones or not. If it does not ‘feel’ right to you, then it is not the right phone for you.
You may find the keyboard is so small that it is ultimately pointless – if you are going to constantly be hitting 5 keys instead of one, you may find that a larger model would be better for you.
You need to think about which features you need and which ones would be superfluous – there is no point paying for something you are not going to use. If you want to be able to use your phone for navigation, then you should consider a PDA phone with integrated GPS technology.
When considering the purchase of a PDA cell phone, you need to establish what you need it to be able to do and work from that information before visiting a shop and being dazzled by a salesperson showing off all of the features of a phone which you will never use.
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