Dell Axim X30 PDA

This was donated to me by Trevor Smith, it is not a phone, only a PDA

This is the mid-level version with a 324MHz processor and 64MB of RAM

It has Windows Mobile 2003 installed, this used Windows CE 4.2 as its base, so no persistent storage, meaning if the battery ran out and you couldn't get to a charger before the backup battery ran out, you would effectively hard reset the device, and you would have to set it up all over again, happily though the battery lasts for quite some time.

Connectivity wise this PDA has Wifi, Bluetooth, and a SDIO slot that could take SD cards, and SD peripherals like cameras and network cards

The screen is a resistive 240x320 and it has a microphone and speaker even though it has no phone hardware

There are a ton of hardware buttons, including a jog wheel, and they can be remapped to any function

There is no camera or GPS, although they can be added through the SDIO slot



It's a very lightweight and thin device



There is a stylus poking out the top, and you can see the headphone socket and scroll wheel



It uses a propriety connector for charging and data transfer, and the little lump protruding at the top houses LED's for wifi and Bluetooth status



With the back cover and battery removed



The stylus pulls out from the top



The Blue LED is for Bluetooth, and the green LED is for Wifi



It uses a propriety connector, so no on the go USB charging



It's just standard Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition, no customization here



Programs menu



It does include Windows Media Player though



The Settings menu



The About screens



It does not support WPA2



The Games menu with Solitaire and Jawbreaker (Later known as Bubble Breaker)



The standard Windows Mobile volume control



And finally a size comparison with my Huawei P Smart

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