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]
posted Nov 20th 2006 10:52AM
these HTC handsets are awfully plasticky to go for the prices they want for them.
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.
Plus, I swear the keyboard comes out of the left hand side (does on my Hermes)...no love for us right-handers :'(
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.
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? :(
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.....
why dont HTC stick to hem cool product names and scrap the number system.
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.