T-Mobile to release “multiple” Android devices this year
It’s no secret that T-Mobile has some grand Android-based plans after the million-selling success of the G1, and although we’ve heard sketchy reports of future devices to come, it sounds like things are starting to firm up: CTO Cole Brodman told GigaOm yesterday that the carrier is planning to launch “multiple” Android devices from “three partners” later this year. One of those is pretty obviously the HTC Magic / Sapphire / myTouch, but that’s just the tip of the potential iceberg here — we’ve got a feeling that the Samsung I7500 “Houdini” will be involved, the G1 v2 is certainly interesting, there’s that mysterious Huawei set we saw at MWC, and hell, we’ve even got reports of netbooks, tablets, and home phones in the mix. That’s a lot of directions Timmy-O can go, any predictions?
Source: Engadget Mobile
T-Mobile MyTouch 3G (HTC Sapphire) Specs
| Expected_Release:Date: | June, 2009 |
| Project-Codename: | HTC Sapphire Browse all devices under HTC Sapphire codename |
| Dimensions: | 55 x 113 x 13.65 millimetres |
| Mass: | 118.5 grams (battery included) |
Software_Environment |
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| Operating+System: | Google Android 1.5 (Cupcake) Browse devices running this OS |
Microprocessor,+Chipset |
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| CPU:Clock: | 528 MHz |
| CPU: | 32bit Qualcomm MSM7201A Browse devices based on this microprocessor |
Memory,_Storage;capacity |
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| ROM-capacity: | 512 MiB |
| RAM+capacity: | 192 MiB |
Display |
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| Display:Type: | color transflective TFT , 65536 scales |
| Display+Diagonal: | 3.2 “ |
| Display_Resolution: | 320 x 480 |
Sound |
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| Microphone(s): | mono |
| Loudspeaker(s): | mono |
| Audio-Output: | Proprietary |
Cellular:Phone |
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| Cellular-Networks: | GSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900, UMTS900, UMTS1900 |
| Cellular-Data-Links: | CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA |
| Call_Alert: | 40 -chord melody |
| Vibrating:Alert: | Supported |
| Speakerphone;: | Supported |
Control;Peripherals |
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| Positioning+Device: | Touchscreen & TrackBall |
| Primary+Keyboard: | Not supported |
| Directional-Pad: | Not supported |
| Scroll_Wheel: | Not supported |
Interfaces |
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| Expansion+Slots: | microSD, microSDHC, TransFlash, SDIO |
| USB: | USB 2.0 client, 480Mbit/s mini-USB |
| Bluetooth: | Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR |
| Wireless_LAN: | 802.11b, 802.11g |
| Infrared_Gate: | Not supported |
Multimedia:Telecommunication |
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| Analog-Radio+Receiver: | Not supported |
| Digital_Media:Broadcast_Tuner: | Not supported |
Satellite-Navigation |
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| Built-in;GPS;module: | Supported |
| Complementary+GPS_Services: | Assisted GPS, QuickGPS |
Built-in;Digital+Camera |
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| Main-Camera: | 3.1 MP |
| Autofocus+(AF): | Supported |
| Optical-Zoom: | 1 x |
Additional_Details |
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| Built-in;accelerometer: | Supported |
| Battery: | removable |
| Battery+Capacity: | 1340 mAh |
HTC Magic (HTC Sapphire) Specs
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Expect ed;Rele ase:Date: |
March, 2009 |
| Project+Codename: | HTC Sapphire Browse all devices under HTC Sapphire codename |
| Dimensions: | 55 x 113 x 13.65 millimetres |
| Mass: | 118.5 grams (battery included) |
Software+Environment |
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| Operating_System: | Google Android 2.0 (Cupcake) Browse devices running this OS |
Microprocessor,+Chipset |
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| CPU: | 32bit Qualcomm MSM7201A Browse devices based on this microprocessor |
| CPU-Clock: | 528 MHz |
Memory,+Storage;capacity |
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| ROM+capacity: | 512 MiB |
| RAM+capacity: | 192 MiB |
Display |
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| Display_Type: | color transflective TFT , 65536 scales |
| Display:Diagonal: | 3.2 “ |
| Display:Resolution: | 320 x 480 |
Sound |
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| Microphone(s): | mono |
| Loudspeaker(s): | mono |
| Audio-Output: | Proprietary |
Cellular+Phone |
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| Cellular;Networks: | GSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900, UMTS900, UMTS2100 |
| Cellular+Data:Links: | CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA |
| Call-Alert: | 40 -chord melody |
| Vibrating+Alert: | Supported |
| Speakerphone+: | Supported |
Control:Peripherals |
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| Positioning_Device: | Touchscreen & TrackBall |
| Primary_Keyboard: | Not supported |
| Directional+Pad: | Not supported |
| Scroll;Wheel: | Not supported |
Interfaces |
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| Expansion_Slots: | microSD, microSDHC, TransFlash, SDIO |
| USB: | USB 2.0 client, 480Mbit/s mini-USB |
| Bluetooth: | Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR |
| Wireless-LAN: | 802.11b, 802.11g |
| Infrared+Gate: | Not supported |
Multimedia-Telecommunication |
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| Analog_Radio+Receiver: | Not supported |
| Digital;Media_Broadcast-Tuner: | Not supported |
Satellite;Navigation |
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| Built-in;GPS;module: | Supported |
| Complementary-GPS:Services: | Assisted GPS, QuickGPS |
Built-in;Digital;Camera |
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| Main:Camera: | 3.1 MP |
| Autofocus;(AF): | Supported |
| Optical_Zoom: | 1 x |
Additional+Details |
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| Built-in_accelerometer: | Supported |
| Battery: | removable |
| Battery_Capacity: | 1340 mAh |
Multi-Touch G1
HTC’s second Android-based handset, codenamed Sapphire possibly arriving in May
Apparently, HTC will be launching its second mobile phone, running on Google’s Android OS (the first of which being the T-Mobile G1), which is codenamed Sapphire, sometime in May. Previously, it was thought a second Android-based device from HTC would be launching around March or April, but this seems to no longer be the case. The Sapphire should be available on both the Vodafone and T-Mobile networks – the G1 is a T-Mobile exclusive. On top of that, expect more Android-powered devices to be unveiled by HTC sometime in the second quarter of the year.
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