If you like your phone with a little chin, then HTC’ latest Android device will suit you best. As expected, HTC has unveiled Hero, which is very similar to Magic but upgrades the camera to 5 megapixel with autofocus, and finally adds a regular 3.5mm jack for all your headphones, instead of having to rely on a cumbersome dongle. Full specs after the jump:
Sony Ericsson needs a touchscreen device to counter all the doom and gloom about the future of the handset manufacturer, and Satio is designed as its flagship phone for the year. Featuring a 16×9 3.5” touch screen with 12.1 megapixel camera with Xenon flash, the hardware is powered by Symbian S60 (5th edition) OS. This quad-band device won’t feature internal storage, but you could add up to 8GB with microSD cards. Set to launch in October for an unannounced price, I really hope another touchscreen device from, let’s say Apple, won’t overshadow Satio even before its launch.
HTC’s new non-touchscreen smartphone with a full QWERTY keyboard is named Snap. Running on Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard and will be available this Summer in the U.K. Folks in the United States will be getting an unlocked version (as in no carrier subsidy) but availability and pricing are not available at this time.
full press release after the jump:
As expected, Microsoft has unveiled the latest upgrade to its long running Windows Mobile platform for mobile devices. Dubbed 6.5, the new revision contains a new home screen GUI featuring honeycombs, My Phone online backup solution as well as Marketplace where you can download/purchase applications directly to your phone. More details such as availability of upgrades have not been revealed.
Nokia has finally unveiled its new flagship N97 featuring both a touchscreen and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard (just like Sony’s Xperia X1). With a 3.5 inch 640 x 360 pixel screen, its other additional features include HSDPA, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, A-GPS, 32GB onboard memory, and a 5 megapixel camera.
It is set to ship in 2009 at approximately $700 USD before subsidies.
HTC’s latest touchscreen device sets itself apart with its gorgeous 3.8-inch 800×480 resolution screen. The rest of the specs isn’t a pushover either with a 5 megapixel camera, GPS/A-GPS, 802.11G, Bluetooth 2.0, running on Windows Mobile 6.1.
RIM has finally gone ahead and officially unveiled its first flip phone Blackberry Pearl Flip 8820 for T-Mobile. Available in black and red, it is a spiritual successor of the consumer-level Pearl, but now available in a folder format for the first time. Some may prefer this design as you don’t have to hassle with screen locks as closing the folder automatically disables the keys.
Full press release after the jump:
Palm has finally made its Treo Pro official. This device will be sold unlocked so you can use any carrier you wish, and its hardware will include HSDPA , GPS, 802.11bg, touchscreen, 256MB ROM, 128MB RAM, just a 2-megapixel camera.
Contract-free price will be $549 in the United States when it launches later.
