Mobileburn has just completed an excellent review of the HTC Universal we are tempted to buy. (The HTC Universal is the phone also known as the o2 XDA Exec, iMate JASJAR, Vodafone VPA IV, Qtek 9000, Orange SPV M5000, and T-Mobile MDA Pro. )
Highlights:
1. simply too big and heavy to be considered a regular phone
2. The keys themselves have a good feel, and are easy enough to read
3. Windows Mobile 5.0 does not use RAM for storage, meaning that you will not lose your data if the batteries go completely dead. On top of that, you will gain the full use of the battery's capacity, instead of the system forcefully shutting down when it has only enough power to last for 72 hours in sleep mode, which could mean anywhere from 25 to 50% of the actual battery capacity remains
4. The display rotation system seems to work quite well, and I found no instances of applications not handling the transformation properly.
5. the system to be a bit laggy
6. Call audio quality was good in general
7. can make use of all of its connectivity options at the same time
Read the full review here. If you're in the UK, your best bet for obtaining the device is probably via o2.
