HTC bringing VGA displays to sprint: Raphael and Diamond

[InvincibleLiving]

More info on HTC’s new devices

Posted by Joshua Karp on Apr 28, 2008 9:46 am 10 comments
Filed in Handsets, News, HSDPA, EV-DO, HTC

Were the spy shots and leaked specs not enough to hold you over until the official launch? We’ve got a bit more info on the upcoming HTC next generation devices. The new handsets will be called the HTC Touch Diamond, HTC Touch Pro, and the HTC Touch Dual Pro. The Touch Diamond is the Diamond, the Touch Pro is the Raphael, and the Touch Dual Pro is apparently a refresh of the existing HTC Touch Dual. As far as specs go, we’re still not 100% clear, but the specifics floating around include (courtesy of WMExperts):

• [COLOR=#000096! important][COLOR=#000096! important]Windows [COLOR=#000096! important]Mobile[/color][/color][/color] 6.1 Professional
• Qualcomm MSM 7201A @ 528MHz
• 256MB ROM / 128MB RAM
• 7.2MB HSDPA / HSUPA (rev A EVDO for Sprint versions)
• 2.8" VGA screen
• WiFi
• Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR
• eGPS
• 3.1MP Camera with flash
• Forward facing camera
• 4GB internal flash storage (Diamond only) - Samsung MoviNAND
• TV out (Raphael only)
• Orientation sensor
• FM Radio
• microSD expansion
• 900mAh battery
• Diamond: 51 x 99 x 10.7mm
• Raphael: 51 x 99 x 17mm

No word just yet on when we can expect these to launch, but we have a feeling it will have something to do with May 6th.

[puff]

Originally Posted by nautica2450

More info on HTC’s new devices

Posted by Joshua Karp on Apr 28, 2008 9:46 am 10 comments
Filed in Handsets, News, HSDPA, EV-DO, HTC

Were the spy shots and leaked specs not enough to hold you over until the official launch? We’ve got a bit more info on the upcoming HTC next generation devices. The new handsets will be called the HTC Touch Diamond, HTC Touch Pro, and the HTC Touch Dual Pro. The Touch Diamond is the Diamond, the Touch Pro is the Raphael, and the Touch Dual Pro is apparently a refresh of the existing HTC Touch Dual. As far as specs go, we’re still not 100% clear, but the specifics floating around include (courtesy of WMExperts):

• Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
• Qualcomm MSM 7201A @ 528MHz
• 256MB ROM / 128MB RAM
• 7.2MB HSDPA / HSUPA (rev A EVDO for Sprint versions)
• 2.8" VGA screen
• WiFi
• Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR
• eGPS
• 3.1MP Camera with flash
• Forward facing camera
• 4GB internal flash storage (Diamond only) - Samsung MoviNAND
• TV out (Raphael only)
• Orientation sensor
• FM Radio
• microSD expansion
• 900mAh battery
• Diamond: 51 x 99 x 10.7mm
• Raphael: 51 x 99 x 17mm

No word just yet on when we can expect these to launch, but we have a feeling it will have something to do with May 6th.

cleaned up your post, you could edit your post

[Bearxor]

If they deliver the Touch Dual with the sure-type keyboard instead of the numeric keypad I might consider it.

[[sammich]]

Those are the same specs I posted a while back... strange that they would repost the article.

Its seems that they removed some of the original specs...

I'm confused about the camera though.... Will there be one on the front AND back? Because I don't think our networks use video calling yet...

[TurboFool]

Originally Posted by saumaun

I'm confused about the camera though.... Will there be one on the front AND back? Because I don't think our networks use video calling yet...

The Tilt outside of the US also has a low-res camera on the front in addition to the one on the back. Here they dropped it, though. I'm assuming that this spec is only for the GSM models outside of the US.

This line of phone seems to show that HTC's finally catching on to making CDMA and GSM versions of the same models instead of seemingly forgetting there's lots of us CDMA users in this country and releasing lackluster also-rans for us.

[TurboFool]

According to articles today, HTC will be officially announcing the Diamond on May 6th, and have called it the most important phone they're releasing this year.

[Malatesta]

Originally Posted by saumaun

Those are the same specs I posted a while back... strange that they would repost the article.

Its seems that they removed some of the original specs...

That article from BGR links to my story at WMExperts (Not sure why it's being reposted here though)

Originally Posted by saumaun

I'm confused about the camera though.... Will there be one on the front AND back? Because I don't think our networks use video calling yet...

With RevA, video calling is possible but at least according to PhoneNews, it won't be implemented till QChat and Wimax are all ironed out.

[weakkneed]

I would enjoy this phone no doubt, but I am very dissappointed in this phone. With Sprint's developement cycle, this phone will delay the phone I really want by two years. If this is built off the same core processor with just a smaller die as one poster suggested, how does that solve any of the Broadcom/Qualcom patent issues that crippled the mogul. A miniscule jump in processor speed when chips are out there that are double + is really unacceptable. I bet that ram specs when released will be unacceptable too. I wish that NVidea would contract with a major phone manufacturer to produce their own cdma phone. They seem to be reading my mind for what I want in a phone.

[tvith]

I think someone joked around about how something as good as this coming to verizon in like 30yrs, but usually verizon and sprint have similar pda phones so i was wondering if anyone heard anything about a verizon version of this? I'm up for new 2 in excatly 4 mins lol, meaning 04/30/08 i can update w/ discount. I've had my eye on the 6800, really great product, but I just wanna make sure nothing better is gonna come out a month or 2 after i get the 6800 lol.

[Malatesta]

Originally Posted by weakkneed

If this is built off the same core processor with just a smaller die as one poster suggested, how does that solve any of the Broadcom/Qualcom patent issues that crippled the mogul.

Where are you getting your information?

The msm-7201a (GSM) is Qualcomm's updated versions of the 7200 and 7500 that circumvent the alleged Broadcom /Qualcomm patent issues--that's why they are xx01. The "a" does mean it has a smaller die enabling greatly reduced chip size, that is the only difference with the msm-7500a for Sprint's versions.

Regardless, the "issues that crippled the Mogul" have zero to do with the Broadcom/Qualcomm patent issue but instead has to do with how the pipelinging of the graphics is enabled/disabled as well as an underperforming secondary processor (arm11). Read more here.

Will any of that be fixed in these devices? Too early to tell. But Sony confirmed with WMExperts that they have purchased and enabled those drivers for the XPeria. HTC would be wise to follow suit.