Motorola MPx200
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The Motorola MPx200 Smartphone
was launched in December 2003 as a joint venture between Motorola
and Microsoft
. The mobile phone's Windows Mobile for Smartphone OS allows users to access email and the Internet,use MSN Messenger, and view documents in Microsoft Office
formats (with third party software) much like other Windows Smartphones such as the Samsung SGH-i600 or HTC Tanager. The MPx200, along with the Samsung SGH-i600 were the first Windows Mobile Smartphone devices to have wide distribution in the United States. Previously, Smartphone platform devices could only be purchased in the United States as part of development kits sold by Microsoft. The only U.S.
carrier of the phone was AT&T Wireless
however, reports also suggest a somewhat limited amount of devices with Cingular branding have appeared following the purchase of AT&T Wireless
by Cingular.
A common complaint about this device is that it continued to ship with the WM Smartphone 2002
operating system even after most competing Windows Smartphones like the Samsung i600 or HTC Voyager shipped with Windows Mobile 2003 or at least offered an official upgrade path.
The release of the Motorola MPx220, which runs Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition
, an upgraded version of the MPx200 that has an integrated camera and bluetooth support made it an obsolete smartphone, making the release of official OS updates look pointless.
However, this led to the release of leaked unofficial upgrades for the MPx200 over the internet, with the community constantly improving them and eliminating the existing bugs.
So far a Windows Mobile 2003
upgrade, and Windows Mobile 5, 6, 6.1 and 6.5 OS upgrades have been made available. The MPx200 is the only phone that has ROMs available for all existing versions of Windows Mobile Standard.
As a result of the limited 32MB ROM memory, the last two need a memory card to install, merging the phone memory with the memory card and thus making the external vga camera useless when using these updates. There are various complaints pointing that a 512MB memory card causes conflicts so it's best to avoid that memory card size.
No leaked WM5 or WM6 images exist for the MPx220 as only the MPx200 was used for testing the OS internally at Microsoft
.
•GPRS Class 8 (4+1 slots), 32 - 40 kbit/s speed, browser supports WAP 1.2.1 and HTML (PocketIE)
•Weight: 118g
•Dimensions: 89 x 48 x 27 mm
•Display:
•Smartphone 2002 and the other before mentioned unofficial firmwares
•Supports 32 presets, Polyphonic(24-channel) and WAV for ringtones (WMA and MP3 support can be added with the OS upgrades), silent alert: vibration.
•132MHz Texas Instruments OMAP 710 Processor
•32MB of RAM
•16Mb internal memory (8Mb available to user)
•Expansion slots: SD MMC/SD Card Slot(1 GB max)
•Camera: none, optional Viewtake CM35D SD slot camera available separately
•Connectivity:
•Battery: BA520 standard Li-Ion, 850 mAh (5hrs talk-time, 80hrs standby, 2hrs to fully charge the battery)
•Available colors: Liquorice Black
There is much debate if the slot supports SDIO.
It is generally believed that it has hardware support for IO devices based on the existence of the SD camera addon but the lack of drivers for the MPx200 do not permit the use of the full potential of its hardware.
For the WM5 and WM6 updates, the memory card is mandatory.
Smartphone
A smartphone is a high-end mobile phone built on a mobile computing platform, with more advanced computing ability and connectivity than a contemporary feature phone. The first smartphones were devices that mainly combined the functions of a personal digital assistant and a mobile phone or camera...
was launched in December 2003 as a joint venture between Motorola
Motorola
Motorola, Inc. was an American multinational telecommunications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois, which was eventually divided into two independent public companies, Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions on January 4, 2011, after losing $4.3 billion from 2007 to 2009...
and Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
. The mobile phone's Windows Mobile for Smartphone OS allows users to access email and the Internet,use MSN Messenger, and view documents in Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office is a non-free commercial office suite of inter-related desktop applications, servers and services for the Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X operating systems, introduced by Microsoft in August 1, 1989. Initially a marketing term for a bundled set of applications, the first version of...
formats (with third party software) much like other Windows Smartphones such as the Samsung SGH-i600 or HTC Tanager. The MPx200, along with the Samsung SGH-i600 were the first Windows Mobile Smartphone devices to have wide distribution in the United States. Previously, Smartphone platform devices could only be purchased in the United States as part of development kits sold by Microsoft. The only U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
carrier of the phone was AT&T Wireless
AT&T Wireless
AT&T Wireless Services, Inc., founded in 1987 as McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc., and now legally known as New Cingular Wireless Services, Inc., formerly part of AT&T Corp., is a wireless telephone carrier in the United States, based in Redmond, Washington, and later traded on the New York...
however, reports also suggest a somewhat limited amount of devices with Cingular branding have appeared following the purchase of AT&T Wireless
AT&T Wireless
AT&T Wireless Services, Inc., founded in 1987 as McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc., and now legally known as New Cingular Wireless Services, Inc., formerly part of AT&T Corp., is a wireless telephone carrier in the United States, based in Redmond, Washington, and later traded on the New York...
by Cingular.
A common complaint about this device is that it continued to ship with the WM Smartphone 2002
Windows Mobile
Windows Mobile is a mobile operating system developed by Microsoft that was used in smartphones and Pocket PCs, but by 2011 was rarely supplied on new phones. The last version is "Windows Mobile 6.5.5"; it is superseded by Windows Phone, which does not run Windows Mobile software.Windows Mobile is...
operating system even after most competing Windows Smartphones like the Samsung i600 or HTC Voyager shipped with Windows Mobile 2003 or at least offered an official upgrade path.
The release of the Motorola MPx220, which runs Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition
Windows Mobile
Windows Mobile is a mobile operating system developed by Microsoft that was used in smartphones and Pocket PCs, but by 2011 was rarely supplied on new phones. The last version is "Windows Mobile 6.5.5"; it is superseded by Windows Phone, which does not run Windows Mobile software.Windows Mobile is...
, an upgraded version of the MPx200 that has an integrated camera and bluetooth support made it an obsolete smartphone, making the release of official OS updates look pointless.
However, this led to the release of leaked unofficial upgrades for the MPx200 over the internet, with the community constantly improving them and eliminating the existing bugs.
So far a Windows Mobile 2003
Windows Mobile
Windows Mobile is a mobile operating system developed by Microsoft that was used in smartphones and Pocket PCs, but by 2011 was rarely supplied on new phones. The last version is "Windows Mobile 6.5.5"; it is superseded by Windows Phone, which does not run Windows Mobile software.Windows Mobile is...
upgrade, and Windows Mobile 5, 6, 6.1 and 6.5 OS upgrades have been made available. The MPx200 is the only phone that has ROMs available for all existing versions of Windows Mobile Standard.
As a result of the limited 32MB ROM memory, the last two need a memory card to install, merging the phone memory with the memory card and thus making the external vga camera useless when using these updates. There are various complaints pointing that a 512MB memory card causes conflicts so it's best to avoid that memory card size.
No leaked WM5 or WM6 images exist for the MPx220 as only the MPx200 was used for testing the OS internally at Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
.
Specifications
•Triband GSM 900/1800/1900 support•GPRS Class 8 (4+1 slots), 32 - 40 kbit/s speed, browser supports WAP 1.2.1 and HTML (PocketIE)
•Weight: 118g
•Dimensions: 89 x 48 x 27 mm
•Display:
- Main: 2.2"(35 x 44 mm) 176 x 220 pixels TFT, 65,536 colors (16-bit), 9 lines.
- Secondary: 80 x 48 pixels monocrome TFT
•Smartphone 2002 and the other before mentioned unofficial firmwares
•Supports 32 presets, Polyphonic(24-channel) and WAV for ringtones (WMA and MP3 support can be added with the OS upgrades), silent alert: vibration.
•132MHz Texas Instruments OMAP 710 Processor
•32MB of RAM
•16Mb internal memory (8Mb available to user)
•Expansion slots: SD MMC/SD Card Slot(1 GB max)
•Camera: none, optional Viewtake CM35D SD slot camera available separately
- Image Sensor type: 0.3Mpx Pixels CMOS
- Image preview: 160x120 JPEG 10 frames/second
- Photo shot format: 160x120\320x240\640x480 24-bit color JPEG
- Video file format: 160x120 24-bit color AVI, 8 frames/second
- Lens: 180¢X rotation
- View angle: 60¢X
- Fixed focus: f/2.8, 4.1 mm focal length
- Focus range: On Screen 16-bit color 20 cm to infinity
- Shutter speed: f/2.8 , 4.9 mm focal length 1/7.5 ¡V 1/500
- Dimensions: 60.9 mm x 33.6 mm x 12 mm; 26.7 mm x 33.6 mm x 12 mm (ex SD card)
- Weight: 20 g
- Software: IA Camera 2.0(includes driver)
•Connectivity:
- IrDA: Yes
- miniUSB port with USB 1.1 support
•Battery: BA520 standard Li-Ion, 850 mAh (5hrs talk-time, 80hrs standby, 2hrs to fully charge the battery)
•Available colors: Liquorice Black
There is much debate if the slot supports SDIO.
It is generally believed that it has hardware support for IO devices based on the existence of the SD camera addon but the lack of drivers for the MPx200 do not permit the use of the full potential of its hardware.
For the WM5 and WM6 updates, the memory card is mandatory.