RSSHTC Shows Off New Phone Lineup
By Ed Oswald | Published September 7, 2006, 2:43 PM
Windows smartphone maker HTC released details of its holiday phone lineup, including a device that appears to be taking on the Motorola Q in both form and functionality. The devices are expected to begin shipping in September and October, however for now the phones will only be available in Europe.
The HTC S620 may be one of the hottest devices from the Taiwanese phone maker if the success of the Q is any indication. Motorola has so far only produced a CDMA version of the device available through Verizon, but the S620 is a quad-band GSM/EDGE phone.
As well as high-speed data, the phone would also sport Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. The S620 has been rumored to be available this fall through British cellular provider Vodafone, according to reports. HTC said it would start shipping the device in October.
The P3300, a PDA-style phone, would be the first from the company to sport GPS connectivity. HTC has partnered with GPS software maker TomTom for the device, and it would include the company's Navigator 6 software. The phone is also scheduled to be available in October.
TomTom will appear in additional HTC phones in the future. "As a preferred navigation partner for HTC going forward, we can collectively offer customers an easy to use, high performance handheld mobile navigation solution so they need never be lost while on the move again," said TomTom product management vice president Eric Pity.
Two other phones would also be shipped this month: the P3600, another PDA-style phone with integrated 2.0-megapixel camera, and the S310, a quad-band candy bar style smartphone.
"These devices are defining a whole new category of phones with a range of entertainment and productivity options for business users and consumers," Micrsosoft's Mobile and Embedded Devices general manager Scott Horn said.
While HTC has not announced plans to bring any of the devices to the American markets, devices such as the T-Mobile MDA and SDA have eventually made it across the Atlantic. In many cases, however, this can be as long as a half-year or more after their initial launch.
In several Asian countries, HTC devices are selling like hot cakes. Especially devices from HP, Dopod and O2.
Wi-fi enabled Pocket PC phones are ubiquitous. GPS-enabled ones are starting to catch up as well.
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|why not in USA, we would love some cool fast pda phones.
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|Who is HTC anyway?
An Asian company I guess.
Still I wonder if NA has the cell speed to support these fancy phones.
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|HTC is the biggest manufacturer of PDAs. They rarely release their products under the HTC name, but are sold branded under different names (i-mate, Qtek, Dopod, O2, Cingular, T-Mobile, Orange, etc)
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|They are a Tawainese company and they use WiFi and cell towers combined. Although when going through Cingulars towers, the internet is much, much slower than 802.11g.
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|That is correct HTC rarely released their own products, but I suspect that is going to change since HTC recently acquired Qtek as well as Dopod earlier this year.
HTC also makes phones for Vodaphone, Audiovox, Daxian, Telefonica and Krome.
In addition to mobile phones HTC made all these PDAs:
Treo 650
Treo 670
Axim x50 series
Axim x50v series
Axim x51 series
Axim x51v series
LOOX 700
LOOX 400
ipaq H3600 Series
ipaq H3700 Series
ipaq H3800 Series
ipaq H3900 Series
ipaq hw6500 Series
ipaq hw6700 Series
ipaq rx3000 Series
ipaq hx4700 Series
ipaq H2200 Series
ipaq H4100 Series
ipaq H4300 Series
ipaq H1900 Series
Something I find funny is that HTC stands for "High Tech Computer".
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|Those pictures work GREAT! Good job Betanews!
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