REVIEW: Mwg Zinc II Windows Mobile Professional Smartphone
This is my review of the MWg Zinc II, a GSM-based Windows Mobile Professional Smartphone. It has a 500 mhz Samsung CPU, 64 MB of RAM, a 2.8 inch 320 x 240 resolution touch screen, GPS, and a slide-out keyboard. It’s a quad-band GSM (850/ 900/1800/1900 Mhz) and tri-band HSDPA 3G phone (850/ 1900/ 2100 Mhz). It’s currently selling for 9 USD (at the time of this writing). My unboxing video is found here: www.youtube.com For more Windows Mobile news and reviews, check out Pocket PC Thoughts …
Oh okay. So if I were to buy this phone and put my SIM card in it, do you think my myFaves would appear on the phone? Would you know
I’m not sure if MyFaves are controlled at the network level or if they’re on your SIM – but it’s not like it’s hard to program a few numbers onto this.
- Jason
Keyboard is flat and its bulky, good if you like that sort of thing.
Who is going to be the carrier of this phone? i’m with AT&T…
This phone won’t come out on a carrier – it’s sold unlocked and can be used on any GSM carrier, which includes AT&T.
- Jason
Thanks,Jason,the problem with that is that without a carrier you can get a lower price since this phone is Xpensive.I saw the price in $549.00.
Yes, that’s exactly the problem – you’re buying the phone without a carrier subsidy, and this is how much these phones really cost.
But if you want to use a phone of your choice instead of what the carrier offers you, this is the price you pay.
- Jason
does it include internet and messaging?
is the Atom V better or this?
Yes, it comes with Internet Explorer Mobile and an IM application – though you can install others if you don’t like the default.
- Jason
I don’t think the Atom V has a slide-out keyboard, does it? So it’s a completely different class of device.
- Jason
How is the camera quality when taking still pictures and videos? Thank you.
I’ve given this away as a prize in a contest, so I can’t answer that question unfortunately.
- Jason
2 questions
1. is the slide out fluid, like is it a smooth slide out
2. i wanted the xperia but i found this for about $400
do you think i should go with this?
oh also can i install touchflo on it?
Technically? Yes. But since HTC doesn’t sell TouchFlo 3D, that’s where this conversation has to end.
- Jason
Yes, the slide-out action is fairly smooth. As for whether or not you should buy it, that’s your decision to make, not mine.
- Jason
is this a good phone for teens if not what is. with qwerty keybored
thanks
hey i wanted to know like would i be able to visit sites like facebook and youtube and watch videos and see pictures ?
Facebook has a decent mobile site, but YouTube’s mobile site requires Flash I think, which this doesn’t support.
- Jason
does it have a head phone jack? what kind
umm i got this phone.. but can anyone tell me how to set it such that it does not automatically reject calls? i have this problems of the phone auto rejecting calls after 10s or so..
It shouldn’t automatically reject calls. You’re saying that if you have it sitting on a table, and someone calls you, it will immediately reject the call? There might be something deep in the settings related to that, but nothing comes to mind. If I were you, I’d hard reset the phone (i.e.: wipe it out), then before you change anything at all, try calling the phone and see what happens.
- Jason
You said that you were on the Rogers SIM, is this correct? If so were able to connect to the internet through the 3g.
Yes, that’s correct – it worked great!
- Jason
I just got this phone but can’t get the gprs settings to work for AT&T for the internet. Anyone have any ideas?