The Phone I Carried In 2008: What A Difference A Decade Makes

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[HTC MOGUL / PPC 6800 RETRO REVIEW]
The world of ten years ago can sometimes feel impossibly recent, or even idyllic compared to what you’ve got today. But like an old TV show that’s mostly held up over time, the illusion crumbles when technology enters the picture. I’m Michael Fisher, and ten years ago the phone housed in my holster was the HTC Mogul, aka the PPC 6800 (or "HTC Titan" if you're fancy). It wasn't a very good smartphone ... a fact I'd completely painted over with nostalgic fondness until I uncovered a 2008-era forum post ripping into it - a post I myself had written. So when my review unit arrived from eBay this week, the feelings that greeted me were familiar ... and yet decidedly more mixed than they might otherwise have been. This is the HTC Mogul Retro Review.
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MrMobile's HTC Mogul Retro Review was produced following three days with a secondhand HTC Mogul device purchased by Mobile Nations. MrMobile carried a separate HTC Mogul retail device as a daily driver from April-July 2008, which he purchased from Sprint.
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[@mistamacho8704]

My memories of Windows Mobile come from the HP iPaq. Truly a legendary device to me.

[@someguy2135]

I had one too. I can't remember the model number. My first PDA was a Casio Windows CE "hand held computer." Later CE became Windows Mobile.

[@badcatalex]

for me, Dell Axim X30

[@BlackPeerama]

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[@packagecorner1335]

Please make more retro videos, we always love how companies pushed the tech those days, as opposed to now.

[@viktorkongskov5692]

In 2008 i had the 'HTC touch HD', it wasn't perfect but worked great! I later got the HD2, that was a huge step up.

[@jonnepulli7989]

RETRO REVIEWS ARE BACK! Please Michael, keep these coming. Like you, I'm a sucker for nostalgia, and even products like this that I have never seen live, being Finnish and all, are so damn cool! Great job Michael, thanks, and stay mobile my friend!

[@ramshambo2001]

you are the only tech reviewer I actually go back and re-watch videos from, so well made! Keep up the great work.

[@jakegwolford]

I was pretty bummed when Windows Phone 7/8/10 died. My favorite OS by far. The Samsung Focus was probably the phone I had the longest, and it seemed way ahead of it's time: super smooth OS, you could reply to texts from the notification shade, and the start screen was intuitive and useful. Sigh...

[@TheMrMobile]

+Jake Wolford Dude. The Focus was my first Windows Phone as well. Loved that thing (and the platform). Sigh.

[@huge_balls]

I used Nokia Windows phones for a few years and they were the best phones I've ever owned. A shame WP fell apart. We badly need another major platform to shake things up!

[@izzieb]

I loved my Nokia Lumias. I feel like WP8 was the best iteration, sticking to the Metro design language and extremely well optimised. My Lumia 1520 used to last 3 days on one charge. WP8.1 was slightly less optimised but it brought a few much needed features to the table. Windows 10 Mobile on the other hand, was and is an awful mess. Microsoft really should have stuck on course with their design language and direction, instead they wanted to make it more "familiar" to iOS/Android users. Satya Nadella doesn't seem to have any real plans besides trying to turn everything Microsoft in to a subscription service.

[@BlackPeerama]

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[@AdarshPandeyFilms]

I disagree.. If I had that phone, I would be studying for my exam tomorrow rather than browsing KZbin.

[@shayan_idk]

Lmao ikr, i mean im basically in a relationship with my phone, but i wouldnt mind if someone would destroy it, itll only be for the better. Especially considering the number of videos in my sub box is directly proportional to the importance of my next exam. Fuck, just remembered tommorows a chemistry exam. energy drinks pls fuel me for the night or im fucked for life

[@AdarshPandeyFilms]

Shayan Ahmed Worst problem.. you stay up all night only to realise half the time you were on your phone and still didn't study. Don't know how i got this way.. Its fucking with my life..

[@shayan_idk]

Tech Incorporated ikr, i sware i only watched a couple short vids and then its 4am. Seriously how does that fucking happen

[@MrDelord39]

Alloy2 I know exactly what you mean :/

[@sadladd]

That sounds like a personal problem. You’d find a way to procrastinate with or without your phone.

[@FarhadMasum]

Thanks, Michael. Your retro reviews always remind me of days of old. What 10 years can do!

[@cjaldrich1]

I miss the physical keyboard, custom roms and kitchens. I started with the 6700, had the Mogul and my last Windows phone was the Touch Pro. The Touch Pro is still one of my favorite phones ever. Thanks for the walk down memory lane!

[@rishilpatel8923]

Loved the Frasier throwback!! RIP Marty, hope you're sitting up there sipping a cold ballantine 😭

[@AnasAhmedNazeer]

My dad had the i-mate jam. I wanted that phone so badly. Then he gifted me a Nokia N70. Best first phone ever 😍

[@maxgreece1]

I had the same phone as your dad, although it was called the Qtek S100 over here. I think I loved it at the time but maybe my memory is fonder than the reality. Still I did get it in around 2001 or 2002 so it was way ahead of anything else for its time.

[@AnasAhmedNazeer]

Max Goodman it felt like they shrunk a PC. Beast phone of its time

[@suvtropics]

my first was a nokia 1100. I used to love that phone, because it was so simple. I'd switch to a dumb phone if not for all the modern 'necessities.'

[@SuperFam12345]

Micheal I’m glad you are doing these retro reviews again I miss them so much dude. It’s amazing how for TECH in general has come.

[@Knappnax]

Really nice video, I think doing retro reviews is a pretty cool idea. Keep your great work up 😄

[@ChuckLitchfield]

My first smart phone was the HTC EVO 4G with not real 4g. I too carried batteries and when you turned on the 4g you could watch the battery drain even faster! This was a great addition to your excellent library of videos. The quality and content is top notch. Thank you for sharing these with us.

[@Prince_Sidon]

With such artistic phrases such as “ nostalgia is an unreliable narrator” 3:35 You, Sir, have gained my following. Shows your true passion is Tech.

[@rjbowman37664]

Loved the "eat up your data" bit in the sponsor message! lol

[@saiyan689]

Thanks for the blast from the past. I just dug through my drawers and found my 2 phones from then. The HTC S710, and the HTC Dream. Both were good to me. :)

[@TechLineHD]

Great retro review! Those carrier rebranded names... Mogul. Or was it an official name? I bought the HTC Inspire 4G from A&tt in 2011. Brought it to Europe and oh, it was a Desire HD.

[@hipking23]

TechLineHD I had the T-Mobile Wing

[@JohnFekoloid]

TechLineHD I bought mine as an O2 XDA Trion, I think.

[@Microang]

The HTC Touch Diamond was out in 2008 and I got one of those and it wasn't that bad but just had no memory at all. The next year I got the HTC HD2 which is still next to my bed to this day running Android and acting as my alarm clock. Although I do miss having full age of empires on my phone...

[@ahmadhussain27]

Wonderful video Michael. Your content is truly one of a kind. 2008 was an important time for me. I was giving my O-levels, moving on from my 3rd crush, getting into soccer and most importantly getting into the world of the internet. (3rd world country. What can you do? 😅) My closest companion for that period was the Nokia 6680. And honestly the fond memories I have of it isn't skewed by nostalgia because it was a genuinely good phone. Sure it didn't have the latest specs or the features but it was good for what it's worth. Responsive UI. And a satisfactory camera for the time. Took thousands of photos with it. Of the cool rides in my city. Of the road trips and so much more. On the internet side of things it got me into forums and the latest technology and of course reading online fiction. I could ramble on and on but I will keep it short. I used that phone for 4 years. And even when my family and my friends were flashing around their iPhones and N-gages, I never really felt that I had an outdated phone. Unfortunately the demands of modernity have altered my necessities and old phone can work for so long. However the amazing speed and endurance of my OnePlus 5 carries on the Spirit of my Nokia 6680. Thanks for reading Michael(if you have read so far. Lol. Looking forward to your next video.

[@thetechboyorg]

Nice

[@imranhilmi]

I've always like these kind of video that you made back in pocketnow and I'm looking forward to see more of these contents. Great video by the way!

[@Guitos30]

Another great video Mr mobile. Your own voice is kind of old memory for me. Keep doing what you do. Regards from Portugal

[@badbeatking80]

Loving these retro reviews

[@josejuarez9166]

Talk about taking it back!! My first smartphone was HTC touch with Alltel. Good throwback review Mr. Mobile!

[@futureitshere]

I personally live when you do these, please keep them coming!

[@Thefunwayhome]

Dude this is an amazing series.

[@runnerup9786]

Great video. I had a nostalgia session before Xmas. Clearing out my closet I had to throw out some old mobiles.... A Nokia N95, an LG Arena, an Ericsson T39 World, a Motorla V30 was it..a flip phone all pristine condition. Have to say though that my favourite phone of all time was my BB Bold 9700 which I lost back in the day....superb phone which did so much. I miss that phone. Build.quality.was impeccable and that keyboard....need i say more. I still use my BB10 Z10, as an MP3 player essentially..(I don't know how to convert WMA files to MP3 to put on my Pixel2!). Keep up great work 👍

[@DebraDukes]

Michael Very Nice always enjoy the blast from the past. I have a few as well packed away like Palm,Evo,Droid all the way back to flips all in great condition. I smile when I see some still using a flip.But they still have a strong fan base.Thanks for sharing Always Enjoy Deb.✌️👍

[@gypsygalexy]

You, Sir are a really cool man! I had iMate PDA (manufactured by HTC) in 2007. You revived my good memories of that time and age. Michael you are all time best tech reviewer. I am surprised why you have'nt reached 100 Million subscribers! :)

[@mars9268]

Great video, Michael...as always! Greetings from Poland!🇵🇱

[@MrCelcifer]

Even an Ad from MrMobile is hard to resist. Good job Michael.

[@tylercameron757]

Love that picture of The NorVA sign! Didn't know you were an ODU graduate! It's a shame you don't live in Virginia Beach anymore :/

[@chasekirk2015]

Very, very good retro review. Love the content, keep it up!

[@bnadem.panormal]

"You turn on WiFi with a switch" LOL

[@AlexThorn]

I love these retro reviews.

[@Conceptcreator]

Hahaha i remember having the Samsung F700 and Innov8! loved that later one!

[@alwaysasn]

This was the first episode of Mr. Mobile I ever watched. Saw him use a clip of Frasier as an example of things that aged well. Been a subscriber ever since.

[@smartmeis]

This breaks my heart.... To see how far everything came. And how it destroyed everything and everyone.

[@felixgarcia9960]

Awesome video mr. Mobile!

[@evprkr3914]

I've only recently started using the like button on KZbin, and almost exclusively for MrMobile. Great video, once again.

[@TSutton]

Nice vid! I love nostalgic reviews like this, I literally posted a video on my headphones from 2009 just a few days ago ☺️

[@farah_lynn]

I really like this, its cool to see where we came from

[@choonblaze]

I love these nostalgic videos

[@daughterofsekhmet81]

Yesss the Mogul. I had one in 08 too, I LOVED that phone.

[@TuPhonez4Free]

Before my first Android phone which was the HTC Mytouch 3G. I owned the Samsung Sleek that was on Sprint. lol. I just loved having facebook, twitter and emailing on it and also having that sd card slot for my photos and music. I love the slide out keyboard. I still have in a box at my dad's house. I might drop a retro video for it too. Good video. The slide out keyboard phones will be missed.

[@Lucas-vz8rt]

Great video michael the best youtuber .. in old times !

[@SuperTrey807]

FRASIER!!! RIP Martin Crane 🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@TheMrMobile]

+jordan head 😢

[@CarlosMedina82]

Damnit! I just found out about that here. That sucks 😓

[@someguy2135]

Martin Crane will live forever... through re-runs.

[@picattiu4813]

DAMN I MISS THIS SERIES ON POCKETNOW SO MUCH. THANK YOU @MRMOBILE

[@zomian]

Had a Sony Ericsson M1i. "What a disaster of a phone." This video brings all the feelings back.

[@4sake123]

My first smartphone was the HTC EVO 4G. Loved that thing, so many fond memories.

[@AyoBroliic]

I had the htc amaze and it was amazing when you realised you can download a custom launcher. Texting on it was great too

[@neil5839]

Interesting and nostalgic video!

[@cameronhale7467]

Old phone reviews are awesome, it's cool to see how things changed

[@compmanio36]

Love this retro review stuff! I remember these PocketPCs fondly....they were slow, buggy, but the idea you could literally browse the Internet and run pseudo-Windows programs was amazing for the time! Yeah, we've come a long way since then, for a lot cheaper, but they were an important foundational step to what we have today, and without it, we may have never learned from the lessons that PocketPC forced us to learn the hard way.

[@SuddyDoesGaming]

Another amazing video!!!

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Love your videos as well as the concepts Chief. You deserve millions of subscribers. But damn just half way through as of now. Guys let's promote Mr. Mobile's channel please

[@aswinkumar4452]

I bought the Nokia 5800 xpressmusic as my first smartphone, miss that a lot!!

[@chaitanyadeshpande9704]

I had this... Please continue this retro review series...

[@wilroc23]

I love this video. It's one of ur best because I had a mogol as well thru all tell. Didn't have the problems u had. I even found a website to show me how to add KZbin and the weather and New clocks to the home screen. After I did that I didn't need a new phone for some years. When the iPhone came out I had all those features minus the speed. Great phone. Too bad time caught up with it.

[@dragon2knight]

Is it wrong to say I miss my Palm Pre? It's interface was so much more polished than anything at the time, pity it never got a chance to flourish. Thanks for the blast from the past, good times!

[@TheMrMobile]

+Michael Livote It's never wrong to pour one out for webOS.

[@oldtwinsna8347]

Software, perhaps. Hardware wise, downright the worst phone I ever owned in my life, and I've gone through dozens of them.

[@akhilaryappatt7209]

That's an awesome looking hardware and the best looking OS for a handheld.

[@Major_Mason]

Thank you for doing a retro review now that throwback is dead. I legit appreciate how far tech has evolved.

[@sebastiancaceres773]

Mr.mobile, I really like this retro video. It would be cool if you upload more like this retro review in a future. I remember I used to be a fanboy of Sony Cybershot phones ^^ such as the Sony Ericsson K790. Thank you Mr. Mobile!

[@davidarnarthorsson]

Nice video, very funny too look back. Had the HTC Touch Dual at that time, your vid brought back some scary memories :)

[@nemochrysler]

Great eye for tech.... Please make more

[@taltigolt]

when i was like 13 years old in like 2006 2007 i owned a phone called htc p3300 i miss that phone alot.

[@jeffthekiller8958]

I was born in 2008

[@moundain4220]

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[@KenjiWolfgang]

I have two of them (two P3300) and I love them even in 2021, hello from the future, those 64 MB of ram were enough to boot android, too

[@skoolboi9901]

Great vid, I found the case to my TMobile G2 yesterday 🤣

[@5alamander]

Very relaxed review.

[@familiedak]

Bro you are doing so good!!!!!!!!!! Thank you for getting me back in the old times!!!! I am a male 32 years young. I was back then verry interested in phones. Back then it matters wich phone you were buying. Now it dondt really matters

[@QuirkyQuillify]

Love retro stuff! Do more!

[@Hendrix642]

Wait... Old Dominion?!?! Gah! Yeah man!

[@jamesredman604]

More of these please! The phones of early 2000s would be great

[@CBaskins420]

OMG loved the video, gives that feel of nestalgia

[@zorrilnz]

Why does this series hit me so hard in the feels? 😔

[@moranmono]

I used to have an I mate jam back in the day. That was my first real smartphone

[@whatyousee3225]

back when phones was more "simple" haha watching this with a tear in my eyes :') such an amazing nostalgic video, please if you ever read this comment Mr Mobile do more like this video!

[@nohcho84]

Windows Pocket PC edition was boss back in the day. Kids nowadays will never know

[@CForce]

I owned this phone and I LOVED it at the time. Sure all the battery problems and issues with the screen we're present but I loved the capabilities it had and the today screen was so customizable. Eventually though I did have to flash custom ROMs for it to keep up and once Android and Windows phone came out I jumped ship.

[@derekisthematrix]

Great retro review Michael. I had the LG Dare back then, a resistive touch iPhone competitor (which it was not). While smartphones have come a long way since then, they've lost much as well. Like the auto industry, they're now disposable, non-upgradeable, and meant to be be replaced very often.

[@BJHewitt]

Back in 2006 I had the HTC 8525(TYTN) and then in 2008 I had the HTC 8925(TYTN II). Those were the good ol' days with Windows CE and a great smartphone before Apple's iPhone.

[@adamhlj]

I had the T-mobile version of this phone in 2006. I remember that I dropped it more times than I care to admit, and it was a TANK! Never broke. Just scuffed a lot. When I dropped it, the memory card, battery, and battery cover would always come out, but I just popped them all back in.

[@reallyryan_]

So weird the episode of Frasier you had in this video was on tv this morning in the uk! RIP John Mahoney

[@jah-shwa]

In 2008, I think I was using the Palm Centro. I loved it at the time. Went on to the Palm Pre Plus and then Android from then on out.

[@bawonobudiwaskito]

I LOVE this retro review!!! Can you do a review of old Nokia maestros such as 8250? Such fond memories of that blue backlight. That'd be fun :)

[@athish133]

The mr.mobile retro series is my most favourite of all. Maybe you yourself should do more videos this series and other youtubers should too.

[@ValenNitto]

Yes! I'm kind of early, I still remember when I used to rock a LG V series phone from Verizon (VX9800) . Qwerty with stereo speakers, but now all the way to 2018, using the LG V30 hehe came full circle now.

[@ivanuremovic1199]

This one reminds me of my Samsung Omnia I still have laying around, and it still works without a problem. Mainly because of Windows mobile 6.1, and because of that stylus included since phone digitizers were just bad back then, and almost never responded until you touched the screen with the tip of your nail. I just remember that they called Omnia "another iPhone killer" and other similar names. It just brings some memories, I must say...

[@2011joser]

My first true smartphone was an Htc mytouch 4g. It never let me down and survived falling off the roof of my car at 60 plus mph with a missing battery cover and and cracked but functioning screen and its battery in place. I reluctantly let it go after all the android updates left it behind. My phone now is an Htc 10 going on two years and still running great. Hope Htc is still around for my next phone.

[@caviar_dreamz]

The NORVA! My classes were right by it when I attended TCC.

[@rg8152]

I had one of these too, I even was able to get an Extended Battery that made it even more of a meatball! I miss mine a lot, not because of the phone itself (the cons you listed were definitely valid, towards the end I hacked an HTC Touch interface onto it to improve it), but I miss it because it was stolen (mugged 😒) and I had tons of pictures on it because the camera was pretty awesome for the time. I lost pictures of my cousin’s funeral, my stag party, etc. I never got to properly retire it. I ended up going with the Motorola Q (ugh) afterwards.

[@NikLytle]

I remember having the At&t version of this phone (the tilt) This thing never left the charger for more than 2 hours, myspace was the only website I used on it, and I had to factory reset the thing 2 or more times daily. Good times.

[@TheDarkserpent]

I had an HTC Tytn II, windows mobile wasn't fluid, until you intall a custom Home, it was internet capable, and I played ps1 emulators on it, complete office and etc, it never showed any bug. It can do so much more than IPhone 1, and it was from 2007. I miss it. The battery was not good but I had 6 of it.....

[@theempires5]

1:43 Nostalgia of trying to align the screen by a pointer to the 4 corners of the phone.

[@s10dlka]

Haha I had that phone. I even stuck around for another year and got the HTC Kaiser. Tilting touchscreen baby! Those were the days when we had 12 month contracts. Ahh memories...

[@vjekoslav20]

That mobile phone is the same like ru tmobile vario 3 ,great phone bro .I remember the day when i get mine.That is my first browsing experience on mobile phone.

[@arielmags]

Great review of nostalgic past. I still keep a few Nokias, Blackberrys , Iphones , Samsungs, Motorola, LG and they are all outdated. But i still keep them. Even the non functioning ones for nostalgia. But hey! , they are still great as basic phones.

[@cirian75]

Spot on about nostalgia being insidious.