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Here's the iPAQ 2215 unit. It has 4 accessory buttons on the bottom, and a 5-way D-Pad in the center. I found the D-Pad quite useful for gaming, but the 4 buttons were just too small; gaming is possible, but despite having the fastest CPU available in a PDA, it's definitely not the best gaming PDA in the world. The two lights on the top left indicate Bluetooth usage and charging status.
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Note the rubber grips on the side, much like those found on the Dell Axim. Also, notice that there are no buttons or sensors on either of the sides; I would have liked to see a jog dial, but I am glad that the IR sensor is on the front of the PDA instead of on the sides.
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Here's where everything is; the SD and CF slots are clearly visible, as well as the stylus (left), standard 3.5mm headphone jack (right), and microphone (right above the headphone jack).
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One connector supplies power and data transfer to the PDA. The power connector hooks up to the cradle, which then powers the PDA. Also note, on the cradle, there is a place to store and charge an auxiliary battery; unfortunately, I only have one battery, but if you decide to purchase an additional battery for this PDA, you can charge both the main battery and the auxiliary battery at the same time.
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One of my least favorite features of this PDA is that the speaker is placed on the BACK of the unit, instead of the front. It would make more sense for the audio to face in the direction of the user; however, HP apparently did not do this, probably because of a design restriction. Oh well, this PDA has enough things going for it, so that's not a major problem.
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There's the beautiful 3.5" display showing my Today screen...I have removed my personal info such as phone number, now you can't prank call me! Mwahahaha 
Screen
Upon powering on the Pocket PC, I was already impressed. The screen is very, very vivid, and is definitely among the best. Here's a side-by-side compared to the Audiovox Maestro; both at full brightness. I used the same theme on both PDAs, just to compare.
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As you can see, it blows the Maestro out of the water in screen quality; having seen my friend's Toshiba e740, I can tell you that the iPAQ 2215 is far more vivid.
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