Throwback Thursday: Sprint Hitachi SH-G1000 Pocket PC

By on Oct 7, 2010 at 3:26 PM
General October 7, 2010

Oh, how things have changed since 2003. The Hitachi SH-G1000 Pocket PC — also known as the largest Pocket PC in history (we’re probably stretching, but still) — was one of the first Pocket PC devices we owned. Why did we buy it? Well, if we remember correctly, it was one of the first Pocket PCs to use cellular data (it used Sprint’s 1xRTT network for data), and this enabled us to constantly use AIM, send email, and use Microsoft’s Internet Explorer; it also took our pretentious-douche-factor to new heights when we used it in our local Starbucks. You didn’t need a stylus to type on the G1000 as it had a portrait, full-QWERTY keyboard built-in. As an added bonus, there was a rotatable camera, 400 MHz CPU, and 32 MB of RAM. While the device was not “pocketable,” the battery life was impressive; clocking in at over a day of average use, possibly two. The device retailed for $649 on Sprint. Anybody ever own one of these monsters?

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  • Bill

    It shows the lack of innovation on Blackberry’s part, with the fact that most of their devices have a similar form factor and not much better specs. It shows the lack of innovation on Microsoft’s part that devices to this day are sold with an OS not too far from what we see there. I don’t own an iPhone, don’t ever want to, but I acknowledge the innovation brought to the market by Apple with the iPhone. Thanks to it, my favorite OS of choice Android was able to find an audience and thrive. Shame on you RIM and MS, for barely making quota. If you worked in the film industry, you would be Uwe Boll and Brett Ratner.

    • CMC

      Why is that everybody thinks that everyone else wants an iphone? Perhaps, NOT everybody wants one? Maybe, just maybe, people don’t want the lack of features, the deeply buried menus, and the massively restricted usage. Is it possible that people like the features, form factor, efficiency, and price of the BlackBerry? I mean really, is that too difficult to comprehend???

      • joesbaked

        dude he’s not saying to get an iphone he simply made a point that Apple set a standard and gave other company’s the drive to give the iphone a run for its money which to me, android is the only one that truly has done that so far.

      • Scott

        I definitely agree CMC. I don’t play video games, watch movies, edit film, or whatever on my phone.

        I talk, text, and email, and I do those things a lot. The best phone by far to achieve those things is a blackberry. The simple menus, interface, make it easy to type without really looking or when im moving in and out of places. …or type while I’m driving.

        I’ve never had an Android, but I had an iphone, and it would crash a decent amount or slow down when I’m using those core applications. I imagine the Android does the same things because they have so much going on just to send a simple email. The talk time also isn’t very good, and the phone heats up quite a bit during a call. The specs on a BB aren’t that great, but its not using that much processing power in the first place.

        Blackberries do crash a lot if you’re using a 3rd party app, but most blackberry users don’t use a lot of 3rd party apps, maybe facebook, camera, and brickbreaker.

      • ?

        so your dull..thats cool.

  • crikerat

    A coworker of mine had this phone in 2004. He was very proud of it but we teased him constantly.

    THough at the time I was rocking an iPaq with BT/Wifi and a Razr so not sure which was worse for PDA data on the go.

  • joesbaked

    dude he’s not saying to get an iphone he simply made a point that Apple set a standard and gave other company’s the drive to give the iphone a run for its money which to me, android is the only one that truly has done that so far.

  • Tom

    I still use mine! Call me old school, but it works and does what I need.

    -sent from my Hitachi G1000

  • droiiiiid

    Top left of the device has a Predator Laser Beam! oh wait. It’s a camera.

  • Robert Gunson

    This phone was my “lifeline” to the world while I worked 11 months in Puerto Rico (04/2004 – 03/2005).
    Even when I issues with the phone, the local Sprint store in San Juan, PR replaced the phone overnight. Awesome phone for it’s time.

  • John

    I had one of these phones and have been a smart and feature phone nut ever since. Thank you Hitachi for fueling the fire.

  • http://www.nyctechshop.com/ Gunnar Leon

    looks like a Blackberry

  • Nudders

    Have one in my hand right now … the battery is dead, and the “Sprint” factor was the reason it stopped being used. There was no reception for a large part of the Cincinnati area at that time. Then our company stopped using Sprint, and they were left to die. Good fun was had sending notes by IR back and forth to team members during meetings! Never did have pockets big enough for this monster, tho’.

  • Nudders

    There are still batteries available … does anyone know how to jailbreak this puppy?

  • Leekobe79

    i still have this phone.. classic

  • http://twitter.com/landsurveyorsU Land SurveyorsUnited

    i have one but never got it to work…wish i had a way to jailbreak it and use it as a tablet pc

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