Mobile Phone Reviews

The AT&T Tilt(TM) is the ultimate connected mobile device with Wi-Fi. Send and receive email and multimedia messages easily on the slideout QWERTY keypad. View

messages, photos, and videos on a large color touchscreen that swivels and tilts upward. Explore the Internet, watch streaming video, listen to satellite radio, or download your own tunes - all at broadband speeds. Talk and send data simultaneously and combine up to six Bluetooth® wireless pairings at once.

The AT&T Tilt(TM) is loaded with features including a 3 MP camera, music player, Telenav GPS Navigator(TM) support, and integrated Wi-Fi. Get the latest Windows® Mobile 6 Professional device with a next generation processor for 3G fast wireless broadband connectivity and speed. AT&T Tilt supports Bluetooth 2.0, which allows for up to six Bluetooth devices to be wirelessly connected simultaneously to the device and also supports Bluetooth Stereo. “The AT&T Tilt is the most comprehensive wireless device on the market today,” said Michael Woodward, vice president, Business Voice/Data and wireless products, AT&T. “In addition to its innovative design, there is no device on the market that packs the number of features that are available on the Tilt.”

Multimedia performance was mixed. We were truly impressed with how great videos looked on the Tilt. Audio and video were always synchronized, and while there was some pixelation, it wasn’t as bad as we’ve seen on other devices. Unfortunately, the phone’s weak speaker system takes away from the music experience, as songs sounded tinny and lacked richness. Again, we wish there was a 3.5-millimeter headphone jack to enhance this part of the smart phone.

The-gadgeteer reviews HTC seems to have taken note of packaging trends for

high-end gadgets, as the TyTn II comes in a stylish black box with magnetic closure. Like its predecessor, the TyTn II comes with all the accessories you’ll need to get started, including a USB cable, stereo headset which plugs into the device’s special USB/audio port, and a belt holster case. As you can see from the picture, the TyTn II also comes with a copious amount of documentation and software — the manual is as thick as the device! They even threw in a screen protector. One welcome change in accessories is that the TyTn II’s case closes with velcro, while the original TyTn’s case had a magnet, which would often fool the TyTn into thinking the keyboard was open.

Ttechreviewsource reviews Perhaps the most widely known Windows Mobile 6 smart phone right now is the AT&T Tilt (HTC 8295). It is one of AT&T’s newest smart phones running the brand new Windows Mobile 6 operating system from Microsoft. The design of the Tilt puts it in a league of its own as well. The connectivity options that are included will keep you connected regardless of where in the world you are. It comes packed with many other business-like features and won’t leave you wanting more at all.

pcmag reviews Yes, the Tilt is a phone, too. Voice quality is rock solid, with very steady reception and an unusually loud speakerphone. There’s no background hiss, and transmissions sound clear and realistic. But since there’s no noise cancellation, you hear some background noise on the receiving end of calls. And although the 4.5 hours of talk time and 5 hours of PDA battery life aren’t spectacular, they’re fine considering the mobile horsepower you’re getting here.

usatoday reviews the AT&T Tilt is equipped with a 3-megapixel camera with up to 8x zoom and video recording capabilities. The editing options are very similar to those found on its predecessor. In camera mode, you can choose from six resolution settings and four quality modes. Unfortunately, there’s no flash, but you can adjust the white balance, add effects, and set a self-timer. The options are a bit more limited in video mode, but you can record clips with sound in MPEG-4 or H.263 format and choose from one of four resolutions.

Mobiletechreview reviews that It’s hard to beat the Tilt when it comes to features. This Windows Mobile 6 Pocket PC phone has every feature currently available in a PDA phone including web browsing, good email support including push email, lots of multimedia goodness, a strong GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth with stereo support and a full compliment of profiles and a good QWERTY keyboard. The phone is responsive by Windows Mobile standards, and feels no slower than our 624MHz HTC Advantage. Lots of RAM and storage space along with SDHC support make this a powerful handheld and a stable one at that. The only drawback is the size and weight, but no other PDA or smartphone crams all these features and a QWERTY keyboard into a smaller package (the import Nokia E90 is the only phone that offers the same feature set, but it’s no smaller).

Product summary

The good: The AT&T Tilt features a slide-out full QWERTY keyboard and a tilting screen. The Windows Mobile 6 smart phone also offers the full gamut of wireless options, including 3G and GPS, push e-mail, a 3-megapixel camera, and support for AT&TMusic and Video.

The bad: Speakerphone quality wasn’t the greatest, and talk-time battery life was on the shorter side. The Tilt was sluggish at times, and picture quality was subpar. We also had problems acquiring a GPS fix.

The bottom line: The AT&T Tilt promises to be the carrier’s most powerful smart phone for business users with its full range of wireless options, Windows Mobile 6, and innovative tilt screen.

Specs: OS provided: Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional; Installed RAM: 128 MB; Processor: QUALCOMM 400 MHzMSM7200

Cnet rating             8.3/10