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For me too.

I agree, that's why I bought it - but so far not been able to make screen function - no vga quality video, Mapking/Gamin Q maps don't display propperly  etc.  Still searching the forum to try and see what I doing wrong! If all that was promised worked as they should Flame would be Great - VGA and 3.5 screen a must! And U1000 like 2 bricks!

xa-r01 wrote:

Now I know why the people at xda-devs never talk about the P6500. The compact-size lover hates its big size while the brick lover hates its QVGA screen. All make sense to me now

Alrighty then, what about HP iPAQ 214? I know it doesn't have phone function, but with its killer specs, it will be great if MWg order from them and add the phone + USB Host feature to the spec. Anyone knows the original maker of iPAQ 214?

All i can say,you are funny ,dude

Sleek design, but no GPU?

simply put xda flame 2 must have A-GPS, VGA, HSDPA, 3.2MP cam (@ least), WM6/7 already installed, >2GB memory, WiFi which would be working at the full 54mb/s rather than having to hack tools to do it!

@thierryb
I know it is written on the 1st page of the forum that it will not have removable battery, but if you keep reading the next page, one of the poster said that Meizu show a prototype of the removable battery at CES.

Off-topic a little bit, does this forum has Polling ability? I want to make a poll but can't figure it out.



Until MWg released a WM6 ROM with all the bell and whistle, make mine XFU. Excelsior!

@NotADuck
I'm sorry if I sounded OT, but from the start I made this topic to talk about the successor for Flame, whether it's Flame II or other product that can fill the shoes. I guess I pick a wrong title for the subject, but since I can't edit it, and I surely don't want to spam the general forum with "one-shot post" of this product and that product, I decided not to start a new topic. So, I'm apologize to any of you who read this topic but find no new info about the upcoming Flame II. Please feel free to post news update regarding Flame II here. As for me, I'm still actively searching for Flame II news too, but I'm also looking for alternative device to replace the Flame just in case Flame II never see the light of day.

@thierryb
I think the right title should be "Xda Flame successor". This way, people who are searching for info regarding Flame II won't get the wrong impression.

For Xda Flame successor, you can choose between HTC P6500, Samsung SGH-i900, Toshiba Portege G910, I-Mate Ultimate 7150, or Meizu M8. None of them have USB Host function except Meizu M8. So I personally choose Meizu M8 MiniOne as Flame successor. Here is the key features of Meizu M8:
-Windows CE 6.0
-USB 2.0 Host/Client (USB OTG 1.2 complicance)
-3.4" 480x720 24bit-color TFT (with better dot pitch than Flame)
-667MHz Samsung S5L8900 CPU
-128MB RAM and 8GB/16GB ROM (there are 2 version)
-Full-size SDHC Slot (you can put a 32GB SDHC Class 6 in there)
-3MP camera with autofocus
-aluminium casing

Unfortunately, it doesn't have built-in GPS. But then again, Xda Flame doesn't have one and we still buy it and love it.
Check the detailed features on pdadb.net. Please note that the specs aren't final,

PS: As we all know, Windows Mobile 7 will be based on WinCE 6.0. When Meizu were asked why they choose WinCE as OS and not WM, they told the press that WinCE are more stable and customizable (hence the Apple iPhone UI on this device).
I wonder whether we can port Windows Mobile OS to a WinCE device since they use the same core.

to me the p6500 would be a down grade. it only has qvga and 400mz processor. i looked at it before buying the flame. i opted for the flame, even with wm5 cause of the vga and memory.

A new type of device is coming out now, with a pull-out screen. That means you have a big screen (in the first model coming out in July it will be 4.5") when you need it, but a small device when you put into your pocket. They start now with grey-scale. Will probably at least 2 years or so before color screens come out, but who knows. a small phone with 5" screen, that would be a worthy successor. everything else is just incremental. And as you can see with HTC, O2, and IMate, things are stuck at 2.8" screens and mostly QVGA. 256 MB ROM. I say, get those out of my face!

@Hans
I understand your pessimistic. I too a little bit pesimist regarding Meizu since it is Chinese designed. But Meizu have a rather good history. Their multimedia player device is quite successful and have very good quality, far surpass other chinese designed multimedia player. so i really hope they will have a success with M8.
btw, I think one of the reason Meizu M8 price will have a much lower price compared to iPhone is because they didn't have big budget for marketing campaign. I've been told that the price we paid for a product, 75% of it is for covering cost of marketing campaign, advertisment, etc for that product.

It is a total of 400MB for RAM + ROM! Just the measly standard complement of 128+256, which is not even 400 -- talk about truth in advertising. I had a lot of bad experiences with Sony support (phones and computers), so better be careful! Remember the rootkits? And the $50 charge for "crapware removal" on their computers? And a 3.0" screen is a far cry from the 3.6 we have now. Back to the drawing board! Maybe the Iphone if Apple ever "unchains" it, to real unlock its full functionality and you can buy an officially unlocked version. My guess is we will be in for a long wait. No matter which brand, but in my next phone I will be looking for at least 16GB ROM, we may be up to 64GB at a decent price by the time a worthy successor arrives. Why call it a "successor" if you settle for less? Once the WM6 problems are all ironed out we may have the successor on our hands right now! A WM6 flame.