Samsung’s Mondi is a WiMax and Wi-Fi MID that uses Samsung’s TouchWiz UI on the Windows Mobile 6.1 platform. The device has 4.3-inch screen and slide-out QWERTY keyboard, and comes with Opera 9.5. Looks OQO-ey!
The Mondi has 4-gigabytes of internal storage, GPS, Push email, a 3-megapixel camera (w/ video support), Bluetooth 2.1 and HDMI out. It supports various video and audio codecs, plus an assortment of instant messaging platforms. Despite having a microphone, voice is not supported on the device, so VoIP or cellular calls are out of the question. However, MMS is available.
The Samsung Mondi completely following features:
- Windows Mobile 6.1
- Microsoft Outlook and Windows Mobile Office
- WiMAX Mobile Internet Access
- WiFi Access (BTv2.1+EDR)
- GPS: Route 66 Navigation with Preloaded Maps
- 4GB of Internal Memory
- Direct Push/Mobile Email (POP3, IMAP, SMTP)
- Supports Instant Messaging and MMS
- 3.0 Megapixel Camera and Camcorder
- Bluetooth ® 2.0
- Opera 9.5 Web Browser
- HDMI TV Out
- Supports Multiple Video and Audio Player Formats
I didn’t have tons time to play with the Mondi, but the build quality seemed pretty high, and the device was lighter than I expected it to feel. The screen had a bright, crisp look to it, and was reasonably responsive when the TouchWiz UI was present. The Keyboard was laid out nicely, so you could distinguish each key from each other and avoid typos. WinMo 6.1 starts to rear it’s head once you get past the first UI layer, but the hardware was powerful enough that it ran pretty well.
The WiMax wasn’t turned on (obviously), so I couldn’t test that, but I’m looking forward to seeing how it performs in speed tests.
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