Motorola Surf A3100 - Hands-On @ MWC 2009

Surf's up, baby! Noah checks out MOTO's newest Windows Mobile device, the touchscreen Surf A3100. Live from MWC 2009 in Barcelona.

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[kaiyno]

With this Motorola beats Apple all the way, the iPhone's era ends and now is an ancient history relic LOL

[Hidd3nman87]

theres sooo many nice phones now =p

[Gutoknust]

@deany1980 sorry, pal. Sounds like you're not a smart phone person yourself. Otherwise, you'd know there are other OS's for smart phones, such as Android or the Apple OS for i-phones. Let me tell you they are far better than the Microsoft OS for smart phones. Even the one that comes on the Samsung Star 3G is better. I'm using a Samsung now (and I used to love Motorola, till I bought Motorola Surf - an unfortunate purchase) and don't recommend a Windows Phone or any other carrying a Windows OS :)

[RodneyHalo3]

@deany1980 lol i put it out wrong i Found one that was chinese but why so late lolz i already fixed with flashing it with a custom firmware

[ps13215033]

@deany1980 Its MOTOSURF A3100 on the box.... defiantly one word, Motosurf

[deany1980]

It's an okay phone, although if you're going to buy it 'now', it's a little out of date. Better off getting a phone that uses Windows Mobile 6.5 instead of 6.1. Better still wait for Windows Phone 7 or get an Android device.

With Windows Phone 7 coming out, I don't think there'll be much more app development for the old version 6 of Microsoft's OS. Also speed and HARD DISK SPACE is a big problem.

[deany1980]

@kaiyno I don't use the iPhone, but you need to understand iPhone is a hard one to knock off the top just because of the number of apps developed for it. The DRIOD and now MILESTONE run Android and seem very reasonable. Many manufacturers will go with either Windows Phone or Google Android to try and compete against the iPhone. Sony-Ericsson have also started using Android with the Xperia X10 and X10 Mini. Good phones.

Windows Mobile 6.1 featured in this video is actually quite annoying.

[deany1980]

@gusknust The OS "is" for phones, for 'smart phones'. Sounds like your not a smart phone person. You can download many different on-screen keyboards online. I'm using swype which I recommend to anyone using a Windows Phone.

[deany1980]

@Lorch1010 Mine's an English version, but of course he ordered the Chinese version ;)

[deany1980]

@RodneyHalo3 *HAHA* You didn't ask before you got it? Windows Mobile isn't like Android, can't change the language of the OS. It'll be the same if you get any Windows Mobile device in a language other then the one you want.

[deany1980]

@ps13215033 I've seen both names. I've also seen it called just 'Motorola A3100'.