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T-Mobile MDA Vario IV

6 Mar 2009
A member of T-Mobile's lineup of MDA mobile phones, the T-Mobile MDA Vario IV exudes a striking resemblance to the HTC Touch Diamond handset model, but is integrated with a QWERTY keyboard that operates on sliding mechanism. Clad in elegant black casing, the handset offers a wide array of 40 polyphonic, MP3, WAV and WMA ringtones, making it a prominent, crowd-favourite handset.

Weighing a total of 165 grams including its fitted battery and a full measurement of 102 x 51 x 18.1 millimetres, the T-Mobile MDA Vario IV flaunts a TFT resistive touch-sensitive display screen that measures 71.12 millimetres. The wide screen displays photos and images in 65,000 colours over a screen resolution of 408 x 640 pixels, and works on TouchFLO 3D technology which supports navigation through a simple finger swipe. The handset is also powered by an accelerometer sensor for auto-rotation purposes, and supports handwriting recognition.

The T-Mobile MDA Vario IV's TFT touchscreen slides out to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard, which makes typing in or composing messages convenient.

The QWERTY keyboard comes with a decent backlighting and evenly spaced characters that maximises convenience in texting and making calls.

Running on Microsoft Windows Mobile Professional version 6.1, the T-Mobile MDA Vario IV operates on triband network which supports worldwide roaming, depending on the user's network provider. As a 3G HSDPA-powered handset, the T-Mobile MDA Vario IV is a multitasking handset that allows its users to access the Internet at broadband speed. Users may access their favourite Web sites through the built-in WAP 2.0 HTML and HTML browser of the mobile phone. The T-Mobile MDA Vario IV is powered by Wi-Fi techonology, which allows users to go online by linking up with a Local Area Network in certain hotspots. Sharing and transferring data is easy with the T-Mobile MDA Vario IV's support for wireless Bluetooth and minUSB to easily connect with compatible devices such as printers, laptops and personal computers.

The messaging services offered by the T-Mobile MDA Vario IV include a threaded view of text or SMS that works on Predictive Text, and multimedia messaging or MMS. Owing to the Internet access it offers, the handset also allows users to access their electronic mailbox and compose, receive or send emails to contacts. The mobile phone also enables users to receive or send chat messages through the Instant Messaging application.

Keeping up with expectations of business-oriented users, the T-Mobile MDA Vario IV is an efficient personal assistant. Its organiser tools consist of a Pocket Office with PDF viewer that supports downloading and editing of documents in MSWord, MSExcel, MSPowerpoint and Adobe formats, a voice memo and a vibration option. Using the mobile phone for calls is a breeze with its built-in handsfree feature. Moreover, the handset supports GPS application that serves as a guide to certain directions in applicable areas.

While the T-Mobile MDA Vario IV is stereotyped as a business-focused mobile phone, the handset takes entertainment to the next level. It comes with an integrated 3.15-Megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash features that ensure more well-lighted and precisely captured subjects and superior quality of photo outputs. The handset has a built-in second VGA camera for 3G video calls. The T-Mobile MDA Vario IV also comes with an MP3 and MPEG player for music-loving users, as well as an FM radio complete with RDS that allows listeners to access news, weather or sports information right from their favourite radio stations. The handset can also turn into a virtual toy with its pre-installed games that pleases gaming enthusiasts.

The standard Li-ion 1340 mAh battery of the T-Mobile MDA Vario IV offers users a talk time of up to 8 hours, and a standby time of up to 406 hours. The mobile phone has an internal memory of 512 Megabytes that can be expanded with microSD memory card to a maximum of 4 Gigabytes.

The T-Mobile MDA Vario IV has gained criticism from observers and owners alike because of its average-performing camera and limited internal memory. The handset, however, is hailed for its top functionalities, easy-to-operate interface, and a smooth sliding full QWERTY keyboard. Notably, users have been pleased with the full Windows-powered features of the T-Mobile MDA Vario IV.