HTC T8290 – only 1710 models before we are all Terminated

October 10, 2008 | By Surur

If some-one told me HTC has developed AI which is beavering in its headquarters designing its new generation phones, I would not have believed it. Until today of course. With the HTC T8290 popping up on nedge2K I am prepared to believe the cellphone manufacturer can do anything.

The T8290 has apparently been developed specifically for Russia’s nascent Yota Wimax network, which apparently at present covers 20 million citizens. The device makes good use of this too, easily achieving 14 Mb/sec speeds, useful for displaying web pages on its gigantic 3.8 inch 800×480 screen. The phone also has the usual complement of GSM and WIFI, keeping you connected everywhere.

The photos we have seen so far show a full-face device with even less buttons than the Touch HD. The device however appears more angular and deeper, likely to to accommodate the gigantic battery we will need to carry around to make the best of the high speed connectivity

Pictures and info from Nedge2k.com.

Thanks John Slater for bringing this development to our attention.

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About Surur

Site Admin and Windows Phone enthusiast, he has been using Windows Mobile devices since before they were called PocketPC’s. He is currently sporting a HTC 7 Trophy.

Tagged htc, htc t8290, skartel, wimax

Bob

The rigidness of it makes it perfect for Russians.
alergi

WiMax doesn’t work yet in Moscow. Yota modems will hit the stores in November ( http://www.yota.ru/en/wheretobuy/ ).

P.S. Sorry for my terrible english
Lars

i love! the design of this thing. i cant stand the bulky (and useless, non flash) camera on the touch HD. This is far better. if i didn’t really really need a phone right now (other one drowned in the rain) i would hold out till its released in Denmark (dont even have wimax here, but i’d buy it anyway)
Ps “gigantic screen” wtf? its a standard size screen for a PDA, once you start useing it as a pda, 3.8 will seem bare minimum. Irda is great, lets you use 3rd party apps as a universal remote, less clutter in the living room nly! downside i see with this is the placement of the stylus, 1 year of use and it will drop out for no reason all the time. (yeah i know bla bla touch, but really there are SOO! many apps for winmo that once you get past “this is a phone” stage and start using it for real, a stylus is a must (simple handwriting recognition for instance)).

well im getting a touch HD, because i cant hold out for this one but mans its sweet. i soo want one.

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