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The Dash and HTC S620 run Windows Mobile 5 Smartphone Edition which means they lack touch screens, the Notes component of Outlook andMicrosoft's own MS Office Mobile applications which allow both viewing and editing of Word and Excel documents.The Dash and it's unlocked near-twin, the HTC S620 are sleek, slim and eminently powerful, The smartphone, whose code name is Excalibur, is made by HTC in Taiwan. They've made and continue to make some of the most lauded Pocket PC Phone Edition and Microsoft Smartphones on the US and overseas markets.

The T-Mobile Dash, HTC S620 and XDA Cosmo are all the same Excalibur with minor customizations setting them apart. We brought in aDash and HTC S620 for this review and will use the names interchangeably unless one brand differs from the other on a particular feature. The T-Mobile Dash is sold (surprise) by T-Mobile in the US and is locked to T-Mobile for service. The HTC S620 is sold unlocked for use with any GSM carrier and hence is a bit more expensive. The T-Mobile Dash is aWindows Mobile 5 Smartphone Edition device with AKU 3.0.1 and support for MS Direct Push email. It has Bluetooth 2.0, WiFi 802.11b/g, a 1.3MP camera, MicroSD expansion slot, a 320 x 240 landscape display, a 200MHz processor and EDGE for data. In the box you'll find a world charger, USB sync cable, stereo headset with in-line mic, software CD with ActiveSync 4.2 and Outlook 2002, a thick printed manual (HTC S620 only), slim getting started guide (Dash only), and a horizontal black leather case with belt clip (Dash only).