For several years, users all over the world there has been talk that the Pocket PC becomes unnecessary, unpopular that communicators, possessing no less functionality, forcing the CCP as a class. In the market of handheld devices is also observed lull among the few remaining on the market, HP more or less regularly continues to produce different models. HTC, which produced the CCP for HP, has entered the market on their own and no longer has interest to work on other brands, except himself. Therefore, HP found itself in a difficult situation when handhelds have to produce their own. New line of iPAQ Pocket PC has the prefix Classic Handheld, fully justifying the word "classic" is a line-up. IPAQ model 114 is the youngest in the line of Classic, but not the worst of the characteristics, as it usually appears in the line-up the lower price category. HP 114 has a screen with a diagonal of 3.5 "and a resolution of 240x320, as well as battery 1200 mAh. These characteristics and is determined by a low class of the device. And the rest of the CPC has the characteristics of adult machines: CPU Marvell PXA310, 624 MHz (as in the iPAQ 214), Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR (A2DP), 256 MB ROM, 64 MB RAM, a slot SDIO High Capacity, Windows Mobile 6 Classic. Complete specifications are listed below.
- Processor: Marvell PXA310 624 MHz
- Operating System: MS Windows Mobile 6.0 Classic, support MS Office files
- Screen: 3.5 ", 240x320, 65536 colors
- Memory: RAM: 64MB, ROM: 256MB
- Expansion Slots: SD / MMC, SDHC, SDIO
- Communications: Wi-Fi 802.11b / g, Bluetooth 2.0 EDR, mini-USB
- Battery: Removable Li-Ion Battery 1200 mAh
- Dimensions and weight: 117x69x14 mm, 115 g
- Features: MP3-player, 3.5 mm stereo headphone jack with 4 contacts, voice recorder, integrated microphone
Supplied
HP iPAQ 114 Classic comes in a colorful box, which in pure Russian dialect painted all the advantages of the machine. When you open the box you will firstly see the Quick Installation Guide (in Russian and English), and secondly, the image of a PDA with captions to the buttons.
Stand out from the device attached black and white manual in Russian, "Getting Started", a handful of books about the warranty and license, corporate ballot, entitlement to free software license, - iPAQ choice - and a CD with software. Microsoft Outlook on your disk anymore, but besides the standard ActiveSync 4.5 and instructions in different languages (including Russian), is available to users of different software, designed to facilitate communication with the PDA.
Of course, there is included interface cable and the charger has USB-in, so it can connect to any mini-USB cable, if a complete lost. It's nice that comes with the PDA and camera case. This leather pouch-pocket, compared with its predecessor (tissue, uncomfortable and unattractive), it looks pretty decent, especially since most users do not need more.
Appearance
Being a follower line 19 ** / 41 ** in terms of design, iPAQ 114 bought brand new, futuristic, or even space features. Sloping towards the bottom corners of distinguishing line 19 ** of other PDAs, complemented by square tapered at the bottom of call buttons and application "polukvadratnym" joystick. Go to the front of the sidewall is not smoothed, but rather emphasized angular. Light gray color are no longer popular, because the front panel has a dark gray color, and the rear portion of the device and the sides and at all black. And not just black, but with cover Soft Touch. Craze has brought to fruition: the hands of the overwhelming majority of people who demonstrated innovation, iPAQ and strive to jump. Characterized by the model was not very nice word "slippery". Yes, and traces of fingers on it are quite noticeable. But on almost any surface CCP does not slip in his hand is very nice.
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In summary, I want to note: PDAs have lost some femininity and charm, but it became more universal and modern. In a word, unisex. Dimensions have not undergone special modifications, but the weight has decreased quite strongly. Might play the role of center of gravity - it's hard to say, but CCP seems to be just fluff, as if inside there is nothing. This creates the effect of some cheap or schlock. Roughly the same feel when you take into the hands of Z600 - the classic clamshell from Sony Ericsson: building a massive, but very easy. Anyway - not a pleasant weight in his hand, what you feel from the iPaq 4700 or iPhone.
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The screen immediately subjected to glueing the film, so that was listed for a very interesting detail. It would seem that the standard screen size, no more, no less - 3.5. "Hence, all the films that say" suitable for iPAQ 19 ** / 21 ** / 24 ** / 27 ** "should be ideal. For your information for films of this type are usually written size: 55h73. However, if a ruler to measure the screen of our hero, it turns out 55h72. Moreover, when applied to films of the vast majority of devices can easily see that the film "goes under the cabinet depth. In the 114th same no gap. Why am I writing all this: the film fell very close to a side, that it stuck, apparently solely on the bottom of the screen, and then - if you specify.
Spoon of tar added LEDs. If you look at the edge of the screen at an angle, they are clearly visible. But the discomfort is not felt in the work.
By the way, the screen has 20 levels of backlighting. Given that most communicators now has only 5, which is extremely annoying fans read in the dark, this is a very big plus.
Our test sample had to top it all broken pixel on the sensor. Work does not interfere, of course, but frustrating. Above the screen is the logo in the center of HP. He is rather convex, by inertia takes him for the power button, but this masked speaker: iPAQ 114 can be used for IP-telephony and similar services, on the bottom is the microphone.
On both sides of the logo on the midway is a round light sensor and the LEDs. In the case of charging the orange lights last indicator in the case of active BlueTooth or Wi-Fi blue light nearby. Not a very good solution for several reasons.First, the bulb is very bright. In the dark, it wants something close. Secondly, it is unclear what exactly is active.
Under the screen there is a joystick and buttons that can be reassigned. The right of the joystick is quite exotic for owners of PDA OK button performs the same function as the center of the joystick. However, long retention of its screen rotates 90 degrees. The buttons are very convenient, clear depression.
At the bottom end of the center we see a mini-USB connector. It is gratifying to see, considering that before the bulk of HP-device had its own slot. Next - the same microphone for Skype and similar software, mentioned above. Hole for soft reset there, it now lives on the right sidewall and the hole it does not appear - it is rather a button, and pretty big. Beneath it is a voice recorder button, and above it - at the very top - button on the device.
At the top end right "skuchkovalis" (this has become a tradition at HP) headphone jack (of course, the 3.5'') and a stylus. Pull out the stylus inserted in the headphones always been a problem for a number of devices HP. But now this ride has become more difficult to do because of the shape and location of the stylus. Tail became more flat, and pencil case moved a little farther from the corner. And if the headphones are not inserted, or even be confused hole foam and headphone jack, if blindly remove the stylus.
Stylus itself has undergone some changes. If earlier stylus of 19 ** / 17 ** / 21 ** / 4700 were interchangeable, then the new "breed" is somewhat shorter predecessor, has, as already mentioned, the other the "tail". If the line 114 stylus is the same as in 1919 **, metal, then in a series of 21 ** / 4700 it was completely plastic.
The stylus also has a collapsible design, however, found in its parts is something like a thin pin to restart failed. However, it is understandable why the key is not reset hidden in the interior shell, and, as we have already noted, more like a button you can press and by the stylus, and if you do not want to scratch pen, unscrewed the head.
"But what about the memory card slot?" - Exclaims the reader. Why no word about him? A slot is moved to an unfamiliar left side. More surprising is that HP kept the good old SD (with support for SDHC and SDIO), which is the general background of total commitment to the minimization can not but rejoice, for instance, photographers who have a memory card to the two devices are identical. Slot is made correctly, the card is not a bit sticks out and no risk of fall out.
On the back of the PDA is a small speaker. Unfortunate decision, because while watching a movie the sound will come from you. Battery compartment lid is attached to the latch and sits tight, but is there a small gap, and - as a consequence - the creaking already appeared.
Performance and battery life
PDAs equipped with the new Marvell PXA310 624 MHz. The main feature of these processors is that at a fairly high frequency, they provide a longer battery life. Well, check!
When reading the 50% level of illumination at the disconnected wireless communication module unit lasted 16 hours. While viewing a video at the same conditions, the CPC has worked only 3 hours and 15 minutes. Under the maximum load - lights at maximum, includes BlueTooth and WiFi, playing video in TCPMP - while the iPAQ 114 was 1 hour 50 minutes. In music mode MP3 (192-320Kb / s) at maximum volume in Windows Media Player through wired headphones with the screen handheld worked 12 hours and 25 minutes.
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Compared with its predecessors - iPAQ 19 ** / 21 ** / 24 ** and PDAs from other manufacturers the results are not a failure, but not the best. Shall we say, quite normal. Working day, or even two, with an average load of the CPC is able to work. If, however, watch movies and make active use of Wi-Fi, is better to acquire an additional battery or any source of supplementary feeding. For a detailed study of productivity iPAQ 114 turn to the benchmark. The first test - a program for video playback TCPMP. A good indicator - 120%. To test taken the test videos.
As you can see, PDAs confident, with a reserve to cope with all the test videos. VSBenchmark showed excellent results.
Spb Benchmark showed the following results:
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Test results fully confirm the subjective impressions. HP iPAQ 114 is very smart handheld computer with a decent running time. Progress compared with previous models is evident. Of memory, unfortunately, we write the standard phrase, the novelty is equipped with standard 64MB RAM and 256MB ROM. It is strange that the RAM is not increased to at least 128 MB, as the older model 214. Especially when you consider that after the system user to remain available approximately 26 MB. It is necessary to run several heavy applications and PDAs beginning to respond to user actions with a certain thoughtfulness. However, hardly in everyday use there will need to run multiple memory-hungry programs. With the browser, ICQ and pocket Word'om running simultaneously, iPAQ 114 copes without any problems. For data storage available to the user remain approximately 197Mb of stated in the specifications of 256MB. Not the best result but not the worst. In addition, the repository can easily be increased by up to 4GB SD cards, or via SDHC up to 32GB.
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Multimedia component
Unfortunately, in comparison with the iPAQ 4700 is our hero today is not as extensive in terms of sound settings. In the 47th was a real equalizer settings which significantly changes the picture. Here we see the sleek, gain control, an audio signal - and then to the recorder.
Player on the quality of the transmitted sound noticeably worse than the already mentioned iPAQ 4700. Pleases support bluetooth-headsets, this is now becoming more and more requested features.However, with a particular Sony Ericsson DS220 headset and earphones Ultimate Ears super.fi 3 studio and Sennheiser PX200 sound is, to say the least, jarring, and listening to no good.
The situation with the usual listening to the music better, but many phones, for example, Walkman-series, cope with it much better, and last longer. Watch same movies easy and pleasant, which has proved a test TCPMP. The only disadvantage may cause a speaker on the rear.
Communication capabilities
First of all it is worth noting corporate launcher HP to work with wireless communication modules. Special plug-in to run submitted to the desktop.
When you activate the item iPAQ Wireless pops up a window with tabs:
BlueTooth driver - Broadcom 1.8. Maintain the highest possible range of compounds.
You can create your own profiles, depending on the profile will change the name of the device, connectivity with other devices.
Wi-Fi connection to the CPC holds steady, complaints to the work of no.
Overview of the preinstalled software
On the HP iPAQ 114 not found a large number of "buns" from other manufacturers. But consider what is available. When the device is switched randomly pops up one of the few help pages. And when you close it - contents of all sections.
On the desktop, you can also see the information bar - Today Panel Lite from Rhino Code. Version for free, no PRO, as a consequence, has the minimum functionality: Display battery charge, the ability to adjust the backlight, shows the amount of free memory.
Price issue
The cost of HP iPAQ 114 online stores MakTsentr - A computer in the palm of the date of publication of the review is 11,700 rubles.
Conclusion
In the absence of competitors in the market for a new PDA users do not have much choice appears. Or buy second hand, but with VGA, either for the same price new, but with a QVGA. How much will be demanded today apparatus with such a display is hard to say, perhaps, the majority of people who bought it, simply dislikes his older brother iPAQ 214 for anything. For example, for the design, size or price. Or because it is extremely fast to snap up. A good competitor on the part of the price, perhaps, is Acer n321, but it is not so easy to find on the shelves (still VGA-machine the small size of the great money). Or iPAQ 1950 as a more feminine solution, but it too long to be seen. Or should remember about the media players have become very popular lately. And movies are cool, and music, and books given to read some, and the battery live longer ... One thing is clear: a functional HP iPAQ 114 Classic in any case will not fail.And so on - who needs what. Still, the CCP - a thing quite specific. And if you do not understand what it was for you specifically, then no device will not be happy. Pros:
- availability of all modern communications on board the best of their implementation;
- powerful stuffing;
- 20 levels of backlighting;
- stylish design.
Cons:
- slip out of hands;
- easily soiled cover SoftTouch;
- not very good quality music playback.
The authors, translation:
Catherine Artemiev (NonSense)
