PDA phones are designed for allowing ONE handheld device which can organize the user’s life as well as provide with the connectivity of the mobile phone.
PDA phones are usually equipped with a touchscreen as well as a keypad to enable writing or typing messages. Business people who own a PDA phone use the email feature as well. PDA phones can be synchronized to your email box and incoming mails can be forwarded directly to your PDA. Blackberrys come equipped with email capabilities. For other PDAs a Microsoft Outlook Server is required.
The latest models of PDA phones also support high speed downloads through an advanced feature called “High Speed Download Packet Access”. PDAs can still not be compared to a PC. PCs are stronger, faster and can store a lot more. Still your PDA can save you a lot of time, being able to prepare word documents on the road, keeping in touch with your email contacts, taking instant photos and sending them to your home or office computer, watching movies and videos, listening to music and much more.
Based on communications expert’s opinion, going through many reviews and consumer reports, you’ll find below the top rated PDA phones. If you plan on a PDA phone purchase, consider one of the below:
Palm Treo 750
The good:
•    Enhanced Windows Mobile 5
•    Uses Next G for HSDPA 1.8Mbps wireless broadband access
•    Iconic voicemail interface
•    Chat-style SMS messaging
The bad:
•    Awkward keyboard
•    Lacklustre performance, especially streaming content
The bottom-line:
Here’s a dollop of irony: the best Windows Mobile smartphone has been created by Palm! A bevy of OS enhancements and access to Telstra’s Next G mobile broadband network easily make it the best Windows Mobile device we’ve ever used.

Dopod 838 Pro
The good:
•    Range of connectivity options including 3G and HSDPA
•    Slide-out QWERTY keypad
•    Scroll wheel
•    Support for Bluetooth stereo (A2DP)
The bad:
•    Chunky size
•    Heavy
•    microSD expansion slot
The bottom-line:
An extremely well-equipped Pocket PC PDA-phone, Dopod has made sure that the 3G-enabled 838 Pro balances features with power so it doesn’t leave you hanging when you need to access applications like Skype. Due to its size and weight, however, you’ll need a bag if you’re going to carry it around.

Samsung BlackJack
The good:
•    Push e-mail
•    Wireless synchronization for contacts, calendar, tasks
•    Large, bright landscape screen
The bad:
•    Can’t edit common office documents like Word
•    Cramped QWERTY keypad
•    No support for Mac
The bottom-line:
Samsung’s BlackJack is a utilitarian PDA-phone with consumer-friendly features that balance its workhorse disposition.

Blackberry 8700
The good:
•    Constant access to e-mail wherever you are
•    Vivid 320×240 LCD display
•    Superb battery life
•    High quality QWERTY keyboard
•    LED alerts users to unread e-mail
•    Lighter than previous Blackberry models
The bad:
•    Expensive
•    Dearth of third-party applications
•    Lacks consumer-friendly features such as an integrated camera and audio player
•    Some may find its wide chassis dorky for use as a phone
•    Unlike the 7130e, it can’t act as an EV-DO modem
•    Uncomfortable for lefties
The bottom-line:
The Blackberry 8700 series is ideal for mobile professionals who require always-on e-mail access, but its cost and functionality won’t be attractive to most non-business users.

Nokia E61
The good:
•    Connects to anything
•    Keyboard is easy to use
•    Good battery life
The bad:
•    Some menus aren’t well laid out
•    Joystick input can be touchy
•    No Camera
The bottom-line:
What do you call something that looks like a Blackberry, acts like a Blackberry and yet offers a lot more than most Blackberry devices? Nokia calls it the E61.

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