Knee jerk impressions of Sprint's PPC-6700 Pocket PC Phone

By Vincent Nguyen
Published on Today

The PPC-6700 is here and the sync factor is off the chart! I can’t remember the last time I was this excited about something that didn’t have a pulse. Before me is the PPC-6700 Pocket PC Phone sporting the new Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system and with Sprint’s high-speed EV-DO network capable of data-download rates up to 700 Kbps makes this device the hottest new communication device available on the planet. Other feature highlights includes speakerphone, built-in camera that takes good still photos and also captures videos. The 1350 mAh lithium battery suppose to keep you in business for up to 3.7 hours of continuous use.
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The PPC-6700 is here and the sync factor is off the chart! I can’t remember the last time I was this excited about something that didn’t have a pulse. Before me is the PPC-6700 Pocket PC Phone sporting the new Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system and with Sprint’s high-speed EV-DO network capable of data-download rates up to 700 Kbps makes this device the hottest new communication device available on the planet. Other feature highlights includes speakerphone, built-in camera that takes good still photos and also captures videos. The 1350 mAh lithium battery suppose to keep you in business for up to 3.7 hours of continuous use.

The PPC-6700 is powered by a 416-MHz Intel Xscale processor providing enough juice to run numerous applications such as the mobile editions of Internet Explorer, Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint with out a hiccup. The spacious QWERTY keyboard provides an excellent means of typing up important emails and the landscape view allows much more viewing area. The keyboard lives underneath the screen and easily slides out as needed. The screen automatically rotates from portrait to landscape every time the keyboard is in use. Sliding the keyboard in and out is very addictive; similar to flipping open and shutting the lid of a Zippo. I found myself sliding the keyboard in and out without even noticing it until my wife screamed at me to stop.

One last thing worth mentioning is the price. At $629.99, the PPC-6700 is on par with the Treo 650 yet more expensive than the Blackberry. I’ll go into more details on the comparisons between the PPC-6700 versus the Treo 650 and Blackberry later.

Alright, I had a chance to vent my excitement. I plan to thoroughly put the PPC-6700 through real life situational tests with emphasis on stability, performance as well as its ergonomic design. There will also be a section on Windows Mobile 5.0 as well as other pre-packaged software, connectivity, and battery life. Please check back in a few days for a full review.
Screen shots and walkthrough video PPC-6700