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9.0
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Criteria Comments Rating
  • Features No comments great!
  • Display No comments good
  • Battery life No comments great!
  • Ease of use No comments great!
  • Storage capacity No comments great!
  • Design and form factor No comments great!
  • Portability (size / weight) No comments great!
  • Durability No comments great!
Detailed review
The keyboard is the standout feature of this device. Its simply fantastic how fast and easy the way you can transfer from touch to type. The soft keyboard is very large as well.

Xbox Smartglass is absolutely killer.

I don't care about apps. Regardless, Microsoft covers the basics very well with its weather and news apps.

One of my absolute favorite features is the share widget. Copy and pasting links into an email, message, twitter, Facebook is gone and feels archaic after using the share widget.

The display looks stunning, but I would have preferred a higher resolution.

Edit //the handwriting recognition is sick: sdrv.ms­/SpmgQe
Video playback is smooth despite Verge review: sdrv.ms­/SpmgQe

Just wanted to update after a few months of use. My review still stands. I would like to see a zipper response at times, maybe more memory. Xbox Music is absolute crap. The only reason I would go for a Pro instead is to use Zune, however, Music Info is a fantastic alternative player.
review history
2013-02-03
Updated detailed review
2012-10-27
Updated detailed review

Comments (2) subscribe to this review's comments

HarshalB

you meant handwriting recognition is slick, right?
puzder

Haha. It is slick, but I meant sick as in really awesome 😉