HTC Herald gets its HTC branding: the P4350

C'mon, HTC certainly wasn't fooling anyone after the Herald was unmasked and taken from under wraps, but now the QWERTY-packin' device is finally getting a proper nametag. The HTC P4350, while far from being a new release, will "officially" sport a slimmer enclosure than the Tytn and foolishly lack onboard HSDPA. Apparently hoping to compensate, the quad-band unit will boast EDGE connectivity, Bluetooth, and WiFi options along with the usual compliment of smartphone functions. Aside from handling your Microsoft Office / Outlook needs, it will sport a 2.8-inch touchscreen, five-way navigational stick, 200MHz TI processor, 2-megapixel camera, 64MB of internal RAM, 128MB of ROM, and a microSD slot to store your extra files, tunes, or CIA material. Weighing in at 5.92 ounces, the 17-millimeter thick mobile should retail for "around $735," and if all goes as planned, will hit European shores next month.

[Via The Unwired, thanks Jonathan]

[crsh @ Nov 20th 2006 11:43AM]

Nitpicking: I hope this is a Photoshopped glamour shot, 'cause if the screen doesn't switch to landscape mode when the keyboard is slided out, it doesn't make sense.

[Moj @ Nov 20th 2006 11:50AM]

Plus, I swear the keyboard comes out of the left hand side (does on my Hermes)...no love for us right-handers :'(

[antiorario @ Nov 20th 2006 12:40PM]

Don't wanna be a pain in the butt, but you Engadget guys have *got* to learn the difference between "complement" and "compliment."

From the American Heritage Dictionary:
Complement: "Something that completes or brings to perfection" (which is what you usually mean in your articles)
Compliment: "An expression of courtesy or praise"

There you go, I said it.

[cuby @ Nov 20th 2006 12:44PM]

these HTC handsets are awfully plasticky to go for the prices they want for them.

[Pamplemoose @ Nov 20th 2006 12:57PM]

Is it just me, or does this seem like a step backwards from the last qwerty enabled HTC phone? No 3G and a slower processor? :(

[3rdsun @ Nov 20th 2006 1:49PM]

why dont HTC stick to hem cool product names and scrap the number system.

[Jeff @ Nov 20th 2006 5:14PM]

Good lord. I see basically no improvement in this over PDAs/Smartphones from three generations ago. Give me one good reason why it costs $700+

The screen is low res, the memory is piddling, the processor is mediocre, the camera is average, and it has no 3G support.

[USer @ Nov 22nd 2006 5:15AM]

You do not know what you say.....
I got this device and it is great

First the device changes automatically to lanscape mode when you slide out the keyboard.
That photo is a marketing photo man.... don't you know that?

Second, this device it is not a step backwards, it a cheaper version of TyTN for people that do not need 3G and cannot pay so much for that.

HTC is bringing us a really nice wide range of devices and you have to understand the target of everyone.....