Tech: Is it time to replace my Cingular 8125?

It has been more than 6 months since I splashedout $400 for my unlocked Cingular 8125. I think it is time for me to upgrade. and I am looking at Blackberry pearl (maybe?). You can do all thing with this PDA.

The Cingular 8125 combines a quad-band phone with a Windows Mobile 5.0 PDA with all the bells and whistles: Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, a miniSD card slot, support for EDGE high speed data, and more. And don’t forget the unique slide-out QWERTY keyboard that makes messaging, note-taking, and other writing tasks a breeze.

Under the hood, the 8125 features 128MB of RAM and a 200 MHz processor. Up front, the 240 x 320 LCD touch-screen supports 65,000 colors, while the rear of the device houses a 1.3 megapixel camera. The design of the 8125 is clean and uncluttered, with just a few buttons for mail, Internet Explorer, and contextual menus. Meanwhile, call answer and end buttons surround a a five-way toggle that allows you to navigate and control the Windows Mobile interface. As mentioned, a full QWERTY keyboard cleverly slides out from underneath the screen. This allows you to hold the device horizontally, and the screen is automatically placed in landscape mode when you’re using the keyboard. A mini-SD memory expansion card slot is provided, as is an infrared port and a 2.5mm headphone jack. A mini-USB port is also included for wired data transfers.



Features

* 1.3 mega-pixel camera, camcorder and flash
* Microsoft® Windows MobileTM 5.0 Smartphone Edition
* PocketPC with sliding QWERTY keyboard
* High speed EDGE data connectivity and Bluetooth® Wireless synchronization
* Windows Media®Player and MP3 support