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HTC readies two Windows smart phones
HTC WILL LAUNCH two Windows Mobile 6.5-based smartphones this month, according to the rumour mill.
The HTC HD2, also known as Leo, and the HTC Whitestone will follow soon after the official release of Windows Mobile 6.5 on October 6.
The HD2 is powered by a Qualcomm 1GHz Snapdragon CPU and equipped with a 4.3-inch capacitive multitouch panel and an 8-megapixel camera.
Rumours are that Telefonica/O2 and Orange have signed up to buy the HD2 handset.
The Whitestone, or HTC Imagio XV6975, will come with a 3.6-inch WVGA touch display, a 528MHz processor, and a 5-megapixel camera. Apparently it will be flogged by Verizon Wireless first.
Although many mobile industry watchers think Microsoft has dropped the ball with its Windows Mobile operating system, it apparently is popular with businesses because of its superior security functions and ability to work well with corporate networks. µ
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Not an 8mp - confirmed in the catalogue.
"ability to work well with corporate networks."
correction:
ability to work well with corporate, Microsoft based networks.
That's the only reason why it "works well" with most networks. My Linux based network? I'm not setting up an AD style LDAP server just for it.
That was a very positive review for a Volish product.
HTC put in the multi-touch screen, which looks good on the specs, but you must understand that this unit is running Windows Mobile, and Voles can't use multi-touch.
HTC have bundled a few apps which can use multi-touch (which HTC had to create work-arounds for), but then when you switch back to the Volish apps like Internet Explorer or Windows Media Player, the multi-touch will not work. Kaput.
In fact, Windows Media Player requires you use a stylus pen to make it work. A Vole is able to hold a stylus pen!
I use my TYTN II (WinMob 6.0) intensively,
downloaded youtube videos and lots of audio books as well.
For windows media player, I operate it mostly on my right thumb (some time even when I'm driving. It works OK to me for 2 years.
It's not superb but not bad at all.
HD2 looks very nice, they need a TP3 with a snapdragon now.
@simon
If you're in NYC.. please give me your driving schedule so I can refrain from being on the road while you're jacking with media player..
Once again Nick shows his bias is the almighty Vole slipping Nick cash. Or is he just such an Vole lover he does not know that Blackberry is the preferred even the fruit toy makers device is preferred over the outdated Vole device.
Linux is very good for mobile equipment, Android, Maemo (Nokia) and in future Moblin are telling the story.
Symbian is for feature-poor phones only.
Windows Mobile will be very successfull as soon as 7.0 is out. Windows Mobile will integrate the SmartPhone into corporate and home IT-scape seamlessly (Live Mesh etc).
Apple will be sort of an AMD of the mobile world, at the end of the day they have special flavour of Linux/Unix combined with a great marketing mechanism.
Although nobody will agree to this today, you will be astonished how much market share Windows Mobile will have taken in lets say 2011. It will be bigger then the iPhone.
The one to lose the market share that Windows Mobile will win is everyone who still tries to make Symbian work or anyone with a propriatary, home made OS.
Poor Nokia, you better run fast for you money. Now.
Frankly i couldnt care less what the MP rating on the camera is because 5 is more than enough for large prints, my problem is in how good the camera is, especially low light environments, dont even mention the LED lights they are crap.
The Touch HD was and still is an amazing device, its only drawback is the rubbish camera, i seriously hope they get that right on the HD2 because everything else looks sweet.
any for those moaning about having to use the stylus, i dunno what you are using but the Touch HD works just fine in every app without it, and the HD2 whilst retaining the same resolution is using a large screen meaning its even more finger friendly.