Zaurus SL-5000

Zaurus vs. Agenda, Yopy and iPAQ

(Compiled by a relatively uninformed consumer)

Model Zaurus SL-5x00 Yopy Agenda VR3 iPAQ H3600 Advantage

Released Developer: December 2001
Consumer: Q1 2002 Late 2002 Developer: Q1 2001
Consumer: Q2 2001
Mid-2000 iPAQ for earliest release, but Agenda for first to have Linux built-in

CPU 206MHz StrongARM 206MHz StrongARM 66MHz MIPS 206Mhz StrongARM None
(Agenda is slowest, but that shouldn't count against it, because it was not in the 'prosumer' device league)

RAM Developer: 32MB
Consumer: 64MB
Note: RAM used for filesystem storage
and execution RAM 64MB 8MB
Note: RAM used for execution only 32MB Zaurus and Yopy

ROM 16MB
Note: Read-only 16MB 16MB
Note: Flash used for filesystem storage 16MB None

Display 3.5" color reflective TFT LCD frontlit 3.5" TFT LCD 3.95" monochrome LCD backlit 3.77" color reflective TFT LCD backlit Zaurus - reflective for daylight use, frontlit for efficient nighttime use

Resolution 240x320 16bpp 240x320 16bpp 160x240 4bpp (greys) 240x320 12bpp Zaurus and Yopy for higher color depth.

Sound Stereo headphone out
Mono mic in
Buzzer Stereo headphone out
Built-in mic
Speaker 10bit mono out
Mono mic in
Buzzer 16-bit stereo headphone out
Built-in mic
Speaker iPAQ and Yopy, for built-in speaker and mic

OS Embedix - Linux 2.4 kernel
Qt/Embedded - Qtopia
Jeode JVM Linupy
Yopy Windows (X-Window) Linux VR - Linux 2.4 kernel
X-Window
FLTK Microsoft PocketPC
Note: Various Linux distros. available Zaurus, for its built-in Java JVM

Input QWERTY keyboard
Touchscreen
Trainable HWR
12 panel buttons
On-screen QWERTY
On-screen pickboard
On-screen character map ABCDE keyboard
Touchscreen
Directional pad
(HWR? / Onscreen keyboard?) Touchscreen
Xmerlin HWR (previously Xscribble)
6 panel buttons
On-screen QWERTY Touchscreen
HWR
On-screen keyboard
Voice recorder
"Inking" Zaurus, for the built-in keyboard and so many other options for input.

Interfaces IR port
USB/Serial docking station IR port
USB/Serial docking station IR port
Serial docking station USB/Serial docking station Everyone except Agenda (for lacking USB)

Expansion slots Compact Flash (type II)
Secure Digital
Sharp Serial I/O Multimedia Card Slot Agenda Serial I/O Expansion sleeve required Zaurus, for two built-in expansion slots, and still a slim and light case

Power Supply Replacable, rechargable Lithium-Ion Rechargable Lithium-Ion Two AAA batteries Rechargable Lithium-Ion Zaurus, for a built-in rechargable which can be replaced

Dimension 2.9"W x 5.4"H x 0.7"D
6.63oz 2.7"W x 4.0"H x 0.6"D
3.0"W x 4.5"H x 0.8"D 3.2"W x 5.3"H x 0.6"D
6.6oz Zaurus (a little larger, but has SD and CF built-in)

Price Developer: $399
Consumer: ~$500 ~$450-600 Developer: $179
Consumer: $249 initially
Currently: $89 (!!!) Consumer: $450-650 initially
Currently: $380 (for H3650) Agenda for low-end consumer models, especially with reduced price (although their future is questionable!)
Compaq for 'prosumer' models.