An affordable Windows Smartphone from HTC P3400i
| I recently wanted to buy a new GSM Smartphone but I had a limited budget of around Rs 10,000 I knew I wanted to buy a Smartphone phone that can easily sync with my address books, notes, contacts etc and works easily with outlook.
I was not even considering HTC Smartphone as I always thought their phones were upwards of 15,000 and my budget was around 10,000 but to my surprise I found this little wonder known as HTC P3400i |
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HTC P3400i is a windows mobile touch screen phone and its around the 10,000 mark and its much better than many expensive phones in the market a phone that is true value of money.
HTC – P3400i is a new model launched in the second quarter of 2008 running Windows Mobile 6 Professional, the earlier model was called HTC – P3400 and ran Windows Mobile 5, as this is the most affordable phone by HTC it doesn’t have some exotic features like GPS, 3G and Wi-Fi but apart from that all other features that you expect from any modern Windows Smartphone, I purchase this phone for Rs 10,700 with bill and warranty plus a free Bluetooth headset it was not a HTC deal but a deal going in the shop from where I purchased, if you don’t want the bill etc you can get is for around 9.5 – 10k.
What you get in the package?
Handset, Battery 1250 mAh, Power adaptor, USB Sync cable, USB Stereo earphones , Leather pouch, Manuals, 2 CD’s containing the software, User Manual which is very comprehensive , 2 Styluses, Warranty card and a Screen Protector.
The phone is a Quad band GSM phone and has a 201 Mhz processor with 128 MB ROM and 64 MB RAM which runs the phone satisfactorily not a speed blaster but not a slouch too, fortunately this phone has an SD Memory card slot and you can easily add more memory I also purchased an I GB SD Card for Rs 350, it’s a good idea to buy the SD card because there is hardly any memory left in the phone to add extra applications or music.
Installing
Installing the phone on my Windows Vista PC was a breeze I just inset the starter CD and it installs windows Mobile Sync Center and in a few minutes you can sync your contacts etc with outlook, the USB adapter can also charge the phone apart from Syncing your data, I normally charge the phone via the USB cable connected to my PC so it also syncs while charging, the sync process is pretty fast for me it syncs in about 2 minutes.
Ergonomics / Performance
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The phone is pretty basic looking but don’t get me wrong it’s not ugly but also won’t win any awards for its sleekness, the phone easily fits in your hand and weighs 126 grams but feels even lighter, the screen is 7.11cms touch screen with takes up around 70% of the phone as seen in the picture, this phone also has a 2 MP camera which is just okay as it doesn’t have a flash, as this phone has a touch screen a stylus is provided with the phone but I have managed to use my fingers for most of the common tasks with the phone, the good thing about this phone is it has more physical buttons than some other Smartphone phones in its category which is a good thing, I saw another HTC phone that did not have the OK button and to close any application you would have to pull out the stylus what a pain, the phone also features a 5 way navigation button via which you can use the phone using a single hand, the phone has a Mini USB connector for charging, syncing and also to connect the hands free / stereo headset , a mini speaker is there on left hand side and has decent volume output this speaker also acts as the speaker phone, surprisingly the speaker phone functionality is very good and I often use the same while driving, the phone also supports voice dialing.
The call quality is pretty good and call volume can be adjusted to your liking, the data transfers
Applications
Being a windows mobile Smartphone there are a ton of applications provided, like Mobile office which contains Excel Mobile, Power point Mobile and Word Mobile, Mobile Internet Explorer, Adobe Reader LE (PDF reader), Audio Manager, Audio Booster (a great app through which you can adjust bass, treble and surround while playing music) Media Player (can play video and audio files) , 2 Games, Messenger, Zip as it’s a windows mobile there are a tons of applications available I also installed Google Maps and Opera browser.
Battery Performance
As with most HTC phones the battery performance is really good, the battery supplied with this phone is 1250 mAh and it lasts me easily for 4 days with still 2 5% charge left (I am not a huge chatter normally use the phone just about 20 – 25 minutes day) the charging time is around 2 – 2.5 hours, the rated time according to the manual is Standby time 150 – 200 hrs, talk time 3.5 -5 hrs.
Conclusion
P3400i is a great affordable windows mobile phone from HTC if you can live without GPS, 3G and Wi-Fi it’s a great business phone which can easily sync data with your windows PC and I have to say it’s much better than the other Sony Ericsson or the Nokia phones that sell for a lot more than this and offer a lot less, if you planning to purchase a Smartphone or and are on a limited budget do check out this phone from HTC.
I bought HTC P3400i 20days before. For this 20days iam facing lot of problems in this mobile. i referred some forums before buying this mobile, but i don’t think this handset is have such continuous problems, iam not able to make / receive call and messages properly. Handset often got hanged. Network disconnected often, i gave for service and they gave me after five days saying that there was a problem in the board and we replaced it, but still the problems persist, they told that it was a software problem and they are waiting for the patch. really crazy !! i really disappointed by buying this mobile… In the service center i met one more guy having same problem with this p3400i. now am using my old mobile..keeping HTC away… Please enquire well before buying this mobile… thanks.. vijay (vijaybabu.php@gmail.com)
i just got a htc p3400i it works like a charm….. no concerns at all ….. i’d recommend it anyday
hmmm…… i was thinking of buying one …. but HTC touch seems better …but then the money is a problem ….. now i am saving all my money and waiting 4 Nokia 2 release Xpress Music 5800 costing around 17 – 20,000 which is an iphone killer
Hey vijay, i bought this fone yday and even i was facing the same problem…then i figured out when this actually happens, the fone basically switches itself off if not used for a specific period of time,say 2-4 minutes. Theres a setting for this feature in the power options,set dat setting to OFF and u will not face this problem anymore. Hope this helps
Hi,
I have a HTC P3400, it has Windows 5, can it be upgraded to 6.1. If no why, if yes, how plz let me know about this send me mail.
pavanvellala@gmail.com
no dear my friend is having this phone but he is happy and satisfied
hey guys i used a htc touch earlier and lost the phone and hence could not afford to buy one more and hence landed up buying this phone. This phone is value for money for every penny you spend..infact i liked it and its better than the touch in refference to speed as well as data connetivity as said by one of our friends earlier.the best phone for the best price.In other words the best phone in comparison to the price except for 3g and wi-fi
can anybody tell me how can i watch Xvid and Divx movies (size around 700 mb) i tried with divx player it work well but at some times like during action scenes it play like slow motion. please help
Vinayak to watch Divx movies without pause, the best thing would be to reduce the resolution and the bit-rate of the movie using an video converter.
I have lost my user cd of p3400i. please write from where I can get these on net… thanks in advance
p3400i in not all that good. has lot of problems
Hit
P3400i is not that great if you compare it with iphone or other touch based mobile phone that cost 25K or above, but for around 10K for a touch phone its a good deal.
I am trying to us HTC P3400i as modem but i am unable to connect it. It shows LAN connected but doesnt work when trying to access any site. I am trying it on my office PC which is already connected to LAN.
I bought this phone couple of wks back, and its doing wonders, i bet if u have a budget around 10k no other phone can even come closer to compete this little wonder, its simply awsome.
In my phone HTC P3400i, the speaker is automatically on, when i connect the headset
please reply me
Hi Jatin,
try softrest and also don’t instal too many softwares, HTC gene is awesome phone for cheap price….. but if it has higher rom and ram then no phone can beat this model
hi i have HTC P3400i from last 18 months but its still the same. its great to have this phone. its really value for money.
I have HTC 3400i from last one and half year. It was working good. But from last 6 months its having problem in usb connector. when i connect headset it does not recognise it. After reset it recognise. But when i took out headset the sound comes through speaker only not from earphone. Loving phone but having hardware problems just in usb port. Now it is under repair. I miss it because of its userfriendlyness. I feel i can not another phone now after using once this type of phone.
Hi Mahadev,
Yes the phone is good but the hardware according to me made by HTC is not that rugged quality, even for me after a year and a half of usage it has started to give some problem, but as of now I have migrated to Nokia 5800 XpressMusic touch phone and that also is a great touch based smartphone.
Ranjit
help
i have being using this phone from the last 2 years this phone is awesom but nowdays i am getting some problems like it often phone memory is full and all that so is there any software which would help me to get rid of this problm’
Hey Absar the best thing you could do is after making a backup is to format the phone to factory defaults its should improve a lot, but be sure to do a backup first also copy your contacts to our sim card to be double sure.
dont purchase HTC p3400i .i am facing many problems.
1.many times i am not getting calls/messages.and my friends are able hear the ring.but for me,i am not getting any call.not even missed call.
and some times when i am listening songs through headphones.sound is coming out like Speaker on.
and warranty is finished last dec.so now dont know whom to contact.
if you have any solution please let me know.
I have the HTC P3400i Handset i cant connect to the bluetooth handsfree so pls if u can help me.
Tell me the solution.
can any one please help me telling how to format the memory card in HTC3400i
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