PDA Phones

The mobile phone industry, especially the Smart phone segment witnessed a revolution of sorts with the introduction of PDA-phones. These sophisticated handsets combined the advanced features of a personal digital assistant with the connectivity of a mobile phone that made life easier for the users.

One of the typical characteristic feature of PDA phones is their QWERTY keyboard. Depending upon the model, input is generally through either a QWERTY keypad or a touchscreen and stylus combo. Thus, fast texting or typing messages is made effortlessly easy by such input media. Another feature that makes PDA phones suitable for business users is the push email capabilities which allows new inbox messages to be directly transferred to the mobile device. Users can use either BlackBerry Enterprise or a Microsoft Exchange to set up push e-mail in addition to several personal as well as other third-party solutions that are available through network carriers.

A number of exciting features also enhances their usability and efficiency. This includes ubiquitous connectivity of 3G network via High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), onboard GPS receiver for use with pre-installed mapping software like Google Maps and Wi-Fi for data transmission. The latest PDA's are now getting increasingly sophisticated with the integration of high-end processors, large memory, editing Office documents etc.

Several large Phone manufacturers have introduced their range of advanced PDA mobile phones in recent years, and keeping in view their increasing popularity more such gadgets are slated to make their debut in time to come. Nokia, one of the premier manufacturer for instance has unveiled the Nokia N97 a few months ago. This handset was rated by industry experts as being one of the best smartphones from the company and has witnessed its popularity multiply overtime. The E- Series from Nokia has been released focusing exclusively on Smartphone segment and selection from a number of E-series handsets can be made.

Samsung also offers a number of high-end PDA phones including the Samsung i8910 HD known for some unique and next generation applications as well as the Samsung Omnia 16GB, one of the most popular buys in recent times. Keeping in view the huge demand for PDA mobile phones, some reputed companies have ventured into manufacturing ONLY smartphones, with the most prominent ones being HTC and BlackBerry. The HTC Touch Diamond and HTC Hero as well as BlackBerry Bold and BlackBerry 9500 Storm are almost the default choice for business users across the world.