Thread: Dell Axim x51v
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Originally Posted by DemonBob View Post
I sold my Dell X51, after 3 firmware upgrades the battery drain issue was still not fixed. Even with the broadcom drivers, 3 new batterys, a single battery never lasted over 2.5 hours.

You can say all you want about the Axim, but untill you use it, and have to do a softreset on it 2~5 times daily because it didn't like you opening up more then 2 apps. You just don't know the pain. Also you cannot get WM6 for the Dell X51 unless you uses a Hacked Illegal copy, since as far as i know Dell has not released, and will not release an update for it.

I did the same thing as you, read the specs, debated, and made my choice of the Axim, the hardware is good hardware....but the OS is where it craps out majorly. I finally got rid of it because of that fact.

Hell my work phone is a Moto Q, and even though i love it, it is still a pain in the ***. It WOSD on me about once a day, this is after 2 new phones, and all the firmware updates. I'll just say this again, It's not the hardware your not going to like. It's the OS
Were you running WM5? Most of the other sites say the battery lasts 6 hours with "normal usage" (20% brightness, no wifi, bluetooth, or video/graphic intense stuff)