First review of HTC X7500 aka HTC Athena published !
January 24, 2007 [Pocket PC phone] | By Edward J. R.
Release of HTC Athena must be close (probably middle of next month when 3GSM 2006 conference takes place and where HTC is present) because information about T-Mobile incarnation of HTC Athena - T-Mobile AMEO has leaked and because apparently some people already have tested HTC's own incarnation of this phone - HTC X7500 and they even reviewed it! Here comes first real-life review of HTC Athena! This review contains several interesting photos, like this one that compars HTC Athena (here: HTC X7500) to HTC Hermes (here: HTC TyTN):
... but since it is in Russian here we present some highlights from this review in English:
- estimated price: 1500 USD, release date: first half of 2007
- built-in TV out connector and VGA-out connector (yes, you can connect even external monitor to this phone!)
- operating system: Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC Phone Edition with AKU 3.3 - not Windows Mobile 6.0 Crossbow what means: release of this phone is imminent
- display: 640x480 (VGA)
- communications: GSM/GPRS/EDGE, UMTS/HSDPA, Bluetooth 2.0, Wi-Fi, USB 1.1 Host
- cameras: 3 megapixel + VGA (for video calling)
- battery: Li-Ion of capacity 2200 mAh (approx. 2 times the capacity of small Pocket PC phones)
- dimensions: 133x97x20 mm, weight: 350 g
- the construction of the phone is very solid and in HTC incarnation it is available in black color
- stylus does not give solid impression as the construction of the phone itself and is transparent
- in the front, in left upper corner, a small joystick is located (very similar to the one that can be found in Toshiba Tablet PC computers)
- this phone is clear a 2 handed device and after one attaches the keyboard it looks like a mini-notebook
- detachable keyboard uses magnet to attach to the phone so one should be careful not to place credit cards near this device - in order not to damage their magnetic strip
To read the review (and view several real-life photos, not just computer generated images) click here
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