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I used second-hand Windows Mobile phones from 2009 to 2019, primarily for a reference CD-ROM which, for its 2008 through 2014 versions, had an option to run on Windows Mobile 2003SE, 5 or 6.x but not the more recent devices.âTo assist with finding equipment, I created a âwikiâ page called âList of Windows Mobile Devicesâ, but it was also useful to place the following more-opinionated list on my own site.
To get on *this* list, a phone must:
Some âmarketplaceâ websites with âadvanced searchâ functionality let you search for an OR combination of quoted phrases.âThis is useful because identical or very similar phones have different names.âDepending on the marketplace, you might need to insert commas between the quoted items, and perhaps parenthesise the whole query.âYou might be given a choice between âall wordsâ and âany wordsâ, but this choice might be best left unchanged as the siteâs developers donât always test it on complex queries (for example in late 2012 a famous siteâs search function started ignoring quote marks when âany wordsâ was set, whereas it worked if you said âall wordsâ but inserted commas).
You may also wish to âexcludeâ words like adapter adaptor battery cable card case charger cover chassis cradle earpiece film for games guard handsfree headset holder kit mechanism membrane mount pouch protector protectors replacement sock spare stylus unlock to reduce the âclutterâ of spare-parts listings.
All these phones can develop faults, even when left in a drawer, so try not to pay *too* much for a working oneâyou might need to replace it from time to time.â(I donât usually bother with auctionsâIâve wasted too much time losing them.âYou can search for fixed-price immediate sales within your range.)
WM phones might have problems with email.
Some of these phonesâ microphones (designed for use near the cheek) donât work so well in speakerphone positionsâthey pick up too much when in front, or lose sound when too far.âThe effect may not be so bad on a 3G signal, but if youâre on 2G and use speakerphone (for SAR reductions or to see the display), try having the mic a fingertip away from your cheek and the speaker further away (you can still check the screen when not speaking).
3G phones can improve voice quality even in a 2G-only area / building if your 2G network supports 3Gâs AMR compression, although this does increase 2Gâs power load slightly.âWhere 3G signal is available it also gives faster data and causes no 217 Hz burst-interval noise on sensitive audio equipment, but its continuity can be too much for an ailing second-hand battery. 3G WM phones can be switched to 2G-only if necessary; if option not shown, try editing registry and setting â3Gâ instead of âActiveSyncâ in HKLM / Software / HTC / CommManager / 8.
GPS usage affects battery life (tracking the signal needs lots of maths, and if you lose track then it takes time to re-acquire even with aGPS).âSo pedestrians probably wonât use GPS much and therefore wonât need to insist on it.â(Cell-based location is usually sufficient and takes less power.)
If you donât mind version 6.1 (which wonât run the published binaries of Wenlin or eSpeak, but it should still run Python and it can manage more RAM than WM5/6), you could try:
If you donât mind WM 6.5 (see above re PythonCE), you could also try:
If you need to find a WM phone and you donât need QWERTY or compatibility with eSpeak etc, but need a larger screen, try searching for "HTC Touch HD" "HTC Max 4G" "HTC HD2" "Garmin-Asus M10" "Acer F900" "Samsung Omnia II"âthese are WM6.1+ phones with screens from 3.5 to 4.3 inches and without potentially-âdodgyâ sliding mechanisms.âDo check the software youâll use works on 6.1+ though.âSome old 2003SE phones also have 3.5in screens: "HTC Alpine" "O2 Xda III" "O2 Xda IIs" "Orange SPV M2000" "Orange SPV M2500" "Qtek 9090" "Siemens SX66" "T-Mobile MDA III" "i-mate PDA2k"
This data is* for pointers only; I canât guarantee itâs correct or that these phones will suit your needs.âAlways check what you are actually getting.
(* I believe the word âdataâ can now be used as an uncountable âmassâ noun like âwaterâ or âmilkâ, not just the countable plural of âdatumâ.)
All material © Silas S. Brown unless otherwise stated. Ericsson is a trademark or registered trademark of Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson. Garmin is a trademark of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries, registered in the USA and other countries. HTC and Touch are trademarks of HTC Corporation. Python is a trademark of the Python Software Foundation. Samsung is a registered trademark of Samsung. Siemens is a trademark of Siemens Aktiengesellschaft. Sony Ericsson is probably a trademark of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB. Toshiba is a trademark of Tokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, also called Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba. Vodafone is a trademark of Vodafone Group Plc. Wenlin is a trademark of Wenlin Institute, Inc. SPC. Wi-Fi is a trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. Xperia is a trademark of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB. Any other trademarks I mentioned without realising are trademarks of their respective holders.