Here’s the latest Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphone ‘HTC Snap’ from HTC, which was announced yesterday at the 2009 CTIA Wireless. This new smartphone boasts the new Inner Circle feature, which according to HTC, “makes it easy for users to prioritize messages from the most important people in their lives at the press of a button.” Other interesting features include full QWERTY keyboard, 2.4-inch display, 2MP camera, 528MHz Qualcomm CPU, 256MB of ROM, 128MB of RAM, a microSDHC card slot, GPS/AGPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, quadband GSM and dualband HSDPA/WCDMA. The HTC Snap will be available starting the second quarter of 2009, however in US the HTC Snap will be made available under the name HTC S522 (unlocked and with HSDPA 850/1900MHZ connectivity). Read more
HTC unveiled the HTC Touch Pro 2 at the MWC 2009 today. The new handset features a high-resolution 3.6-inch widescreen VGA display, a sliding QWERTY keyboard, an improved battery life, expandable memory, two speakers, two microphones, a touch-sensitive zoom bar and gravity, proximity and ambient light sensors. The new HTC Straight Talk technology on the Pro2 delivers an integrated email, voice and speakerphone experience. You can transition seamlessly from email to single or multi-party conference calls and turn any location into a conference room. [Ubergizmo via Upcoming Cell Phones] Read more
Australia’s Telstra will release the HTC Touch HD Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphone on February 10th, 2009. The HTC Touch HD WVGA touchscreen handset will be available exclusively through Telstra stores and dealers for $1499 with no contract. [HTC via Upcoming Cell Phones]
The White Touch Diamond smartphone has appeared on HTC’s website. I am sure it is real since the handset appears on the company’s site. However, there is no further info about the specs. Stay tuned for more updates. We will keep you posted. [HTC via Upcoming Cell Phones]
Here is good news for HTC Touch HD owner who has a problem with the smartphone’s screen that sometimes stops responding for about 3 to 5 seconds when running an application that needs to use the stylus to click the screen repeatedly within a short time. HTC has released a hotfix for the HTC Touch HD that fixes this problem. Remember that this update is only for HTC Touch HD owners with a ROM version that is less than 1.19.xxx.x. [intomobile via Upcoming Cell Phones]
Sprint has finally released the new HTC Touch Pro smartphone. The customers can purchase this handset via online early next week. Or they can also buy it on the Sprint stores on November 2nd, 2008 for $299.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate. In case you didn’t know, the HTC Touch Pro features high resolution touchscreen display, a sliding QWERTY keyboard, expandable to 16GB via SD card, and Video Out to display PowerPoint presentations or media files. [Sprint via Upcoming Cell Phones]
The HTC Touch HD is claimed to be the best smartphone in the market today and one of the iPhone 3G killer. HTC has announced the official release date of November 6th, 2008. As a reminder, the HTC Touch HD measures 11.5cm x 6.3cm x 1.2cm and weights at 146 grams. The handset features a 3.8 inch screen, a 5MP camera with autofocus, TouchFLO 3D interface, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0, microSD/SDHC storage, integrated GPS/AGPS and sports Quad Band GSM and WCDMA/HSDPA. [UnWiredView via Upcoming Cell Phones]
The upcoming HTC T8290 smartphone has been unveiled. The handset is specially designed for Russia’s Yota WiMAX network. Some of the unveiled features are a 3.8 inch display at 800 x 480 resolution, 802.11g Wi-Fi connectivity, Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity, GSM and WiMAX support. The pricing info is still unavailable. [Uberphones via Upcoming Cell Phones]
The FCC has recently approved a new HTC model with model number “RAPH800″. The handset features CDMA with EV-DO on 850/1900MHz bands. There is no info on the release date. Stay tuned for more details. [Engadget via Upcoming Cell Phones]
