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HTC Whitestone, Mega and Tachi – brand new renders revealed

August 7, 2009 | By Surur

WMExperts have been lucky enough to be at the receiving end of some hot tips. Thanks to this tipster we now finally know what the HTC Whitestone and Mega looks like, and have seen a slightly updated picture of the Tachi.

The HTC Whitestone appears to be a jewel-encrusted monster, with a 3.6 inch WVGA screen, running, as has long been rumoured, Windows Mobile 6.1.

The new leaked specs are as follows:

WM6.1
Qualcomm 7600 @ 528MHz
512MB ROM/256MB RAM
3.6-inch WVGA touchscreen
5-megapixel autofocus camera/Anti-handshaking
gpsOne (aGPS and full GPS)
GSM/CDMA World phone

The device is expected to arrive around September to October on Verizon.

The HTC Mega is a low-end QVGA smartphone running ToucFlo 2D, but will actually runs Windows Mobile 6.5.

The specs are as below:

WM6.5
Qualcomm 7225@ 528 MHz
256MB ROM/256MB RAM
2.8-inch QVGA (240×320)
GSM/GPRS Edge/HSDPA
3-megapixel fixed-focus camera
gpsOne

Lastly is the HTC Tachi, which is heading to China, sees a slightly updated render also.

Thanks Sarkis for the tip.

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First official WM 6.5 device launching in July

June 1, 2009 | By Surur

Here’s a nice bit of good news. It has been speculated recently that the earliest we will see Windows Mobile 6.5 devices would be in Q4 2009, even around November. It now seems that time table has accelerated, and we may see the first device to launch with Windows Mobile 6.5 in less than 2 months, in July 2009.

The smartphone would be a Chinese device branded by Dopod, a subsidiary of HTC, and would be pretty well specified. The Tachi, (AKA Twin from our HTC Roadmap leak from January this year) will have dual radio’s (CDMA and GSM) and a VGA screen.

The full specs are:

2.8-inch screen

WiFi

Bluetooth 2.0

3.1MP camera with auto-focus

Front facing camera

MicroSD

This news is pretty good, and one can only hope all devices launched after July this year will come with WM 6.5 build in from the start.

Source: WMExperts.com

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HTC’s 2009 line-up – now with more nVidia Tegra

March 20, 2009 | By Surur

It seems we will soon know exactly how many screws hold together HTC’s 2009 smartphones. FuzeMobility has just come across a spreadsheet listing some more details and some new code names we have not heard mentioned before.

New to us are the Star, Superstar, Tachi, Chief and Captain.

The Captain is a Windows Mobile 6.1 Smartphone with a QVGA screen, likely similar to the Cedar and Willow.

The Chief W is also a Windows Mobile 6.1 Smartphone with a QVGA screen. The W designation indicated a World phone, ie dual CDMA and GSM. Chief and Captain may be older code names for the Cedar and Willow.

Tachi is a Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional device with a 2.8 inch VGA screen. Likely the last generation of Windows Mobile 6.1 devices, it seems to be the device known until now as the HTC Twin.

The Star is likely to be the HTC Firestone.

The Superstar however is the real mystery, and the only device which can not be identified from the known specs. The Nvidia AP16 chipset is likely referring to nVidia APX Tegra platform, which I am sure it very encouraging news to us enthusiasts disappointed by Qualcomm. The 3.7 inch WVGA screen near guarantees a media-focused device, which is something I think very many of us are waiting for.

See FuzeMobility for more info.

Thanks Wreiad for the tip!

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