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G1 by Google and HTC is the first Android OS powered smartphone. The G1 sports a large touchscreen display and a full QWERTY keyboard. The T-Mobile G1 sports a large touchscreen display measuring 3.17″ across the diagonal, and offers a full 65k HVGA (480×320 pixel) resolution.
HTC has officially unveiled its new iPhone killer called HTC HD. The name HD has not been coined to get the initial hoopla. It actually means what it says here and it is all set to raise the bar of entertainment capabilities that present smart phones have including iPhone. Its specifications will leave you with an open jaw andit will soon be available for real in your nearest HTC store.
How many of you would think that 2 Keyboards are required by your phone? a full fledged QWERTY keypad and a handy numerical one on the forefront of your phone.
HTC has another new reincarnated version to offer to those who preferred just that, the HTC S740, which is a close modified version of S710. The basic is the same with Windows Mobile and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. HTC S740 takes design form factor from the Touch Diamond and Touch Pro.
The feature are slightly improved as it has 7.2Mbps HSDPA on the 900 and 2100MHz bands, quadband EDGE, a 3.2-megapixel fixed focus cam, WiFi, GPS, and a 2.4-inch QVGA display.
HTC Dream is going to be the first Android smartphone to hit the market and it is slated for a Fall 2008 Release Date (likely in second week of September 2008).
It is highly likely that T-Mobile will begin offering the Dream via a special promotional pre-sale event beginning September 17th, which is just over a month from now. The device will approximately cost $150 for current T-Mobile subscribers, though it could sell for as much as $399 when it goes on sale to the general public later.
The phone is code-named as G1, It is likely to support a slide out QWERTY keyboard, 3G data, 5″ x 3″ touchscreen and 3.0 megapixel camera.
HTC phones always get rebranded and renamed and sold in other parts of the world. To actually buy a HTC phone you had to buy them as a T-Mobile, an i-mate, a Dopod, or any number of other brands that took HTC-made handsets.
The HTC Touch Diamond is also now getting a new name from the folks at T-Mobile. Touch Diamond will also be now known as the O2 XDA Ignito.
HTC Touch Diamond is the real hard competition that iPhone have, HTC Works with the TouchFLO 3D. Web surfing is handled beautifully by Opera Mobile 9.5 instead of Mobile IE; 7.2Mbit/s HSDPA and Wi-Fi.
Following is Pictorial Review of HTC Touch Diamond, as it was un-boxed and hands on experience.
The new HTC Touch Pro aka Raphael is essentially similar to an HTC Touch Diamond but with a new 5 row, slide-out QWERTY keyboard. It includes a 2.8″ VGA touchscreen display, HSDPA/HSUPA high-speed data, and a 3.2 megapixel AF-capable camera.
Just like the Touch Diamond, the Touch Pro has the HTC’s shiny new TouchFLO 3D user interface screen. TouchFLO 3D provides users with a high-gloss 3D animated user experience which makes HTC Touch Pro all the more a fingers friend.
HTC Touch Diamond handset is probably the most close rival to the new 3G iPhone, this is likely to be launched in Taiwan coming weekend. The Touch Diamond is a Microsoft Windows Mobile-based 3G handset with a 2.8-inch touchscreen, GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver and 3.2-megapixel camera. The iPhone boasts a 3.5-inch touchscreen, and many of the same wireless technologies, but only has a 2.0-megapixel camera.
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