Sony · CLIÉ
CLIÉ PEG-UX50
A pocket Palm OS handheld with a landscape folding screen, backlit keyboard and built-in wireless connections.
- Screen
- 3.2″
- Display
- LCD
- Chip
- Sony Handheld Engine CXD2230GA
- Memory
- –
- Storage
- –
- Weight
- 175 g
What reviewers say
Both reviews praise the compact construction, keyboard and wireless features, but find the screen small and the software poorly adapted to landscape use. The Gadgeteer also criticises the camera, stylus and charging cradle; Pen Computing finds the launcher confusing and wireless battery life disappointing.
From the-gadgeteer.com and pencomputing.com
Specifications
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- Screen size
- 3.2″
- Resolution
- 480 × 320
- Sharpness
- 180 pixels per inch
- Panel
- LCD
- Display type
- Backlit TFT colour LCD displaying 65,536 colours
- Display features
- Landscape screen swivels 180 degrees and folds over the keyboard; software Graffiti 2 area
Performance
- Chip
- Sony Handheld Engine CXD2230GA
Cameras
- Rear camera
- 0.31 MP
- Ultra wide camera
- None
- Rear camera
- CMOS camera rotates 300 degrees; 0.31 MP effective resolution, VGA 640 × 480 photographs, F2.8 lens and 3× digital zoom
- Video recording
- MPEG-4-based Movie Player format at 160 × 112 pixels with sound
Battery and connections
- Battery life (maker's claim)
- Up to 2.5 hours
- Mobile data option
- No
- Stylus
- Supported, in the box
- Keyboard made for it
- Yes
- Battery life detail
- Built-in lithium-ion polymer battery; 2.5 hours continuous Wi-Fi at maximum backlight or 4.5 hours at minimum; approximately 14 days PIM use for 30 minutes per day with backlight off and power-saving mode; music playback 16 hours display off or 3 hours at maximum backlight
- USB-C
- USB computer syncing, infrared and Memory Stick expansion; maker lists 16 MB user app/data area plus separate 22 MB internal media area, with non-volatile automatic backup; its 104 MB total includes other system memory and is not user storage
- Wi-Fi
- Built-in IEEE 802.11b at 2.4 GHz; 64-bit and 128-bit WEP
- Bluetooth
- Built-in Bluetooth with approximately 10 m line-of-sight range; cannot operate simultaneously with Wi-Fi
- Stylus support
- Included telescopic stylus with Graffiti 2 and Decuma handwriting input
- Keyboards
- Built-in backlit keyboard with separate number row
Design
- Weight
- 175 g
- Thickness
- 17.9 mm
- Height × width
- 86.5 × 103 mm
- Operating system
- Palm OS
- Speakers
- Built-in mono speaker and stereo headphone socket; MP3 and ATRAC3 playback, with MagicGate media required for ATRAC3
- Microphones
- Built-in mono microphone for voice and video recording
- Sensors
- Jog Dial, back button and infrared port
- Materials
- Magnesium alloy body and internal chassis; dimensions describe the closed body and weight includes stylus
- Colours
- Quartz silver
- Software at launch
- Japanese Palm OS 5.2 with NetFront 3.0, CLIE Mail, Picsel Viewer and CLIE 3D Launcher
- In the box
- Charging cradle, mains adaptor and cable, USB cable, telescopic stylus, wrist strap and installation CD
Pros and cons
Pros
- Built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
- Backlit physical keyboard with separate number keys
- Rotating camera captures photographs and video
Cons
- Wi-Fi and Bluetooth cannot operate simultaneously
- Charging requires the supplied cradle
- Small landscape screen limits older Palm software
Closest rivals
Model | Screen | Display | Chip | Memory | Storage | Weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.8″ | LCD | Motorola Dragonball Super VZ | 16 MB | 15 MB | 200 g | Mar 2002 | |
| 3.8″ | LCD | Intel PXA250 | 16 MB | 11 MB | 220 g | Oct 2002 | |
| 3.8″ | LCD | Sony Handheld Engine | 32 MB | 32 MB | 185 g | Feb 2004 |
Sources
Photo: sony.jp
