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Mobility

Image Gallery: A look at the MWg Zinc II Windows Mobile device

By matthewmiller July 28, 2008, 2:30 PM PDT

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Image Gallery: A look at the MWg Zinc II Windows Mobile device

MWg Zinc II retail box

MWg Zinc II retail box

MWg is a new player in the mobile market, but they have years of experience as they were previously known as O2 Asia. Expansys purchased O2 Asia and is launching a new brand of Windows Mobile device. The Zinc II runs WM 6.1 Professional, has quad-band GSM, and tri-band HSDPA/UMTS, but it is priced around US$750 so that may price it out of contention with some other new devices.

Image Gallery: A look at the MWg Zinc II Windows Mobile device

Back of the MWg retail box

Back of the MWg retail box

MWg did an amazing job with the packaging of the Zinc II. The box is attractive and extremely durable.

Image Gallery: A look at the MWg Zinc II Windows Mobile device

Opening up the box, first flap

Opening up the box, first flap

After opening up the top flap you see an attractive red inner covering that is made of durable paper material. The Zinc II sits nestled in a secure spot in the box.

Image Gallery: A look at the MWg Zinc II Windows Mobile device

Here is the Zinc II

Here is the Zinc II

The Zinc II appears in the center with the detailed specs off to the left of the device.

Image Gallery: A look at the MWg Zinc II Windows Mobile device

Specs list

Specs list

Here you can see the major specifications of the device and know it is close to a top-of-the line device, with a couple of exceptions.

Image Gallery: A look at the MWg Zinc II Windows Mobile device

Upper part of the inner box

Upper part of the inner box

The upper tray contains an A/C adapter with a number of different plug adapters for usage around the world.

Image Gallery: A look at the MWg Zinc II Windows Mobile device

A/C adapter and plug fittings

A/C adapter and plug fittings

There are 3 different fittings for using the A/C adapter as you travel around the world.

Image Gallery: A look at the MWg Zinc II Windows Mobile device

Two small boxes in the bottom

Two small boxes in the bottom

There are two attractive and well-designed boxes in the bottom of the retail packaging.

Image Gallery: A look at the MWg Zinc II Windows Mobile device

Small box labels

Small box labels

The two small boxes are clearly labeled with white fonts detailing the contents inside.

Image Gallery: A look at the MWg Zinc II Windows Mobile device

Small box contents

Small box contents

The smaller of the two boxes contains the battery, stylus, stereo headset, and mini USB cable. I like the use of mini USB for syncing and charging, but dislike the usage for the headset.

Image Gallery: A look at the MWg Zinc II Windows Mobile device

Decent sized battery

Decent sized battery

The MWg Zinc II comes with a rather large 1530 mAh Lithium Ion Polymer battery for hours of usage.

Image Gallery: A look at the MWg Zinc II Windows Mobile device

Larger box

Larger box

The larger of the two inner boxes contains the Quick Start Guide, User Manual, Getting Started CD and warranty statement.

Image Gallery: A look at the MWg Zinc II Windows Mobile device

MWg Zinc II

MWg Zinc II

The Zinc II is thinner than the AT&T Tilt/HTC TYTN II and actually has a good form factor for a device with a QWERTY keyboard. The casing is all soft touch rubber and feels great in your hand.

Image Gallery: A look at the MWg Zinc II Windows Mobile device

Left side of the Zinc II

Left side of the Zinc II

Along the left side you can find the lanyard loop, volume up/down buttons, Zinc Quick Menu button, and microSD card slot.

Image Gallery: A look at the MWg Zinc II Windows Mobile device

Top of the Zinc II

Top of the Zinc II

There is nothing along the top, except for one part of the lanyard opening.

Image Gallery: A look at the MWg Zinc II Windows Mobile device

Right side of the Zinc II

Right side of the Zinc II

The power button, reset opening, camera button and stylus silo are on the right side of the device.

Image Gallery: A look at the MWg Zinc II Windows Mobile device

Power button on right side

Power button on right side

The power button is indented just a bit so you won’t accidentally press it when in use.

Image Gallery: A look at the MWg Zinc II Windows Mobile device

Bottom of the MWg Zinc II

Bottom of the MWg Zinc II

A standard mini USB port is found along the bottom of the device and is used for syncing, charging, and for the wired headset.

Image Gallery: A look at the MWg Zinc II Windows Mobile device

Back of the Zinc II

Back of the Zinc II

The battery cover takes up most of the Zinc II back with the camera and speaker located on the upper part of the back.

Image Gallery: A look at the MWg Zinc II Windows Mobile device

Front of the MWg Zinc II

Front of the MWg Zinc II

As you can see the Zinc II is a slider QWERTY device that lets you enter text in landscape mode.

Image Gallery: A look at the MWg Zinc II Windows Mobile device

Closer look at the keyboard

Closer look at the keyboard

The keyboard is quite flat with a thin border outlining each key in blue.

Image Gallery: A look at the MWg Zinc II Windows Mobile device

See how flat the keyboard is

See how flat the keyboard is

The keyboard is quite flat and has little tactile feel to it. It also has a different offset than seen on other QWERTY keyboards.

Image Gallery: A look at the MWg Zinc II Windows Mobile device

Another look at the keyboard

Another look at the keyboard

The keyboard can be used for minimal text entry, but requires lots of extra key presses to perform some basic functions.

Image Gallery: A look at the MWg Zinc II Windows Mobile device

HTC Wizard and MWg Zinc II

HTC Wizard and MWg Zinc II

The HTC Wizard/QTEK 9100 is an older Windows Mobile QWERTY device that is thicker than the Zinc II.

Image Gallery: A look at the MWg Zinc II Windows Mobile device

HTC Wizard and MWg Zinc II side-by-side

HTC Wizard and MWg Zinc II side-by-side

This comparison shows the global differences in the keyboard design.

Image Gallery: A look at the MWg Zinc II Windows Mobile device

Zinc II on HTC Wizard

Zinc II on HTC Wizard

Here you can see the keyboard design differences between a couple of QWERTY devices.

Image Gallery: A look at the MWg Zinc II Windows Mobile device

MWg Zinc II home screen

MWg Zinc II home screen

The Zinc II is a Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional device and comes with a custom background from MWg.

Image Gallery: A look at the MWg Zinc II Windows Mobile device

Available memory on the Zinc II

Available memory on the Zinc II

One feature that may deter power users from the device is the usage of only 64MB of RAM, with only just over 30 MB remaining after a reset to run applications.

Image Gallery: A look at the MWg Zinc II Windows Mobile device

Zinc II hardware

Zinc II hardware

You can see that the Zinc II uses a Samsung 500 MHz processor that is actually very snappy. 256 MB ROM is also available.

Image Gallery: A look at the MWg Zinc II Windows Mobile device

Zinc II Quick Menu

Zinc II Quick Menu

Pressing the Quick Menu button takes you to a smooth launcher that lets you quickly access Windows Media Player, Pictures & Videos, Camera, and Games.

Image Gallery: A look at the MWg Zinc II Windows Mobile device

More shortcuts in the Quick Menu

More shortcuts in the Quick Menu

Some default shortcuts include Messaging, Internet Explorer, Connection Manager, Calendar, File Manager, Notes, Calculator, and Settings.

Image Gallery: A look at the MWg Zinc II Windows Mobile device

Quick access to settings

Quick access to settings

You can access your settings without diving into Windows Mobile using the MWg Quick Menu.

Image Gallery: A look at the MWg Zinc II Windows Mobile device

MWg connection manager

MWg connection manager

You can quickly access and manage your phone, Bluetooth, and WiFi connections on your Zinc II.

Image Gallery: A look at the MWg Zinc II Windows Mobile device

Selecting an application for the shortcut

Selecting an application for the shortcut

You are presented with a simple selection screen after tapping the empty tile.

Image Gallery: A look at the MWg Zinc II Windows Mobile device

36 available speed dial tiles

36 available speed dial tiles

There are 36 available tiles in the speed dial utility with 12 for three different categories.

Image Gallery: A look at the MWg Zinc II Windows Mobile device

GPS Viewer utility

GPS Viewer utility

This utility gives you an interesting graphical view of the satellites, longitude, latitude, altitude, speed, and satellite status.

Image Gallery: A look at the MWg Zinc II Windows Mobile device

Headset volume limit utility

Headset volume limit utility

You can set a limit on the volume of the headset using this MWg utility.

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