Feaures Comparison of HTC P3300 and HTC P3600

The HTC P3300 and HTC P3600 are two devices manufactured by HTC. The devices were released almost a couple of months ago. The devices are very different in specifications and features but they have similar size. They are both compact and stylish. In the review below we pinpoint the similarities and differences of HTC P3300 and HTC P3600.

Design:

As mentioned above both the HTC P3300 and HTC P3600 share a compact and stylish design. The HTC P3300 measures 108mm x 58mm x 16.8mm and the HTC P3600 has the same height and width but it is about 2 millimeters thicker (108mm x 58.2mm x 18.4mm). The weight of HTC P3300 is 130g and of HTC P3600 150g. The display of both devices is 2.8” transflective TFT-LCD, 240 x 320 with 64K colors.

The ergonomics of HTC P3300 and HTC P3600 is different, the major difference being the presence of the HTC RollR (Track ball and track wheel) on the HTC P3300 and the existence of 5-way Navigation Control and Jog Wheel on the HTC P3600. Having tried both devices, we can say that the 5-way navigation control and Jog Wheel on the HTC P3600 is much more user friendly and helpful than the HTC RollR on the HTC P3300. With the HTC RollR you sometimes get the feeling that the roll is too loose or even broken and that makes your navigation experience a bit frustrating. On the other hand the Jog Wheel and the 5-way navigation control on the HTC P3600 is a very reliable way of navigating though the device menus using only one hand. It is the best combination of navigation controls we have seen so far on a pocket pc device.

Processor:

The processing power of these pocket pc phones is another major difference. The HTC P3300 is equipped with a TI OMAP™ 850 processor running at 201 MHz and the HTC P3600 is equipped with a Samsung® SC32442A processor 400 MHz. The difference between the processing power and performance of the two processors is noticeable with the Samsung being more efficient and faster. This does not mean that the performance of TI OMAP is bad; simply it means that the HTC P3600 is faster. On our review of HTC P3300 we noted that the device is not recommended for demanding pocket pc users who want the fastest possible pocket pc but is enough and good for the average pocket pc user. It can run most of the applications without problems. On the other hand the HTC P3600 is a fast pocket pc which can satisfy the most demanding users.

Memory and Expansion:

The memory for both devices is the ‘standard’ in our days 128 MB ROM and 64 MB RAM but the expansion slot is different. The HTC P3300 has a microSD slot and the HTC P3600 has a miniSD expansion slot. In general the miniSD is preferable because the price of buying one is cheaper and currently is has more capacity than the microSD cards.

Phone Network Support and Connectivity Features:

Another major difference of HTC P3300 and HTC P3600 can be found in the network and connectivity features. In simple terms the HTC P3300 has a built in GPS receiver and the HTC P3600 does not, and on the other side the HTC P3600 has support for 3G while the HTC P3300 does not support 3G. Both devices have Quad band support for GSM/GPRS/EDGE and in addition the HTC P3600 has also support for Tri-band HSDPA/UMTS 2100 (EU), 850/1900 (US).

There is built-in Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g and Bluetooth 2.0 on both devices and infrared for HTC P3600 only.

The HTC P3300 also has an FM Radio while the HTC P3600 does not.

Camera and Applications:

There is a 2 mega-pixel camera on both devices. The camera is located on the back of the device. The HTC P3600 also has an extra VGA camera on the front that is used for Video Calling and for taking self portrait pictures.

For bundled applications both devices have the HTC Communication manager, a very simple and useful application that is used to control all the connectivity features on the device. Also both pocket pc’s have applications for pictures and video, ZIP software for handling Zip files on the pocket pc, PDF Viewer for viewing PDF files, Bluetooth explorer (for file sharing) and a backup software. In addition the HTC P3300 has a GPRS monitoring software and GPS Navigator software (TomTom navigator 6).

Battery:

The battery of HTC P3300 is Lithium-ion 1200 mAh with a maximum talk time of 5 hours (GSM) and up to 200 hours standby. The HTC P3600 has a Lithium-ion 1500 mAh with a talk time of 5 hours for GSM and 4 hours for UMTS. The standby time is 200 – 250 hours for GSM and 180 – 250 hours UMTS.

Price:

The price of HTC P3300 is aprx 450 GBP and of HTC P3600 is aprx 460 GBP.

HTC P3300 Vs HTC P3600 Comparison Table