HTC Blackstone / HTC Touch HD - More details
10 Sep 2008 - Handsets - HTC (Windows) - By Leigh Geary |
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Last month we told you about a mysterious new device called the HTC Blackstone. There were rumours of a 3.7" screen and VGA screen and now we can reveal that yes, the Blackstone is real. The HTC Blackstone is the device shown today as the HTC Touch HD.
We've now got further information on this puppy, and we're trying hard not to say, "HTC Diamond in an iPhone casing" at any point. Although there's no internal memory it does have a microSD card slot and there's that uprated 5 megapixel camera, bigger battery and 3.5mm jack. There's also more ROM/RAM and a tweaked screen resolution, but other than that we're getting GPS, Bluetooth A2DP, WiFi, FM Radio and we're hearing of that tilt sensor too. We're being told that you should imagine a device which is the same size as the iPhone but in black, with a larger screen and minimalistic controls. TouchFlo 3D is on board, although it has had some small tweaks due to the screen size. The WVGA screen is a stunner.
This will be announced some time in October, going on sale soon after that.
Update - Even more specs below. Looks like Opera 9.5 will be on board too..
Pictures - xda-developers.com
The following specs were taken from this xda-developers thread...
Expected-Release : December, 2008
Dimensions (WxHxD) : 62.8 x 115 x 12 mm (2.5 x 4.5 x 0.5 inches)
Operating System : Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
CPU : Qualcomm MSM7201A
CPU_Clock : 528 MHz
CPU-Core: ARM1136EJ-S
Instruction:Set: ARMv6
ROM:capacity : 512 MiB, including 327.15MiB user-accessible
RAM_capacity : 288 MiB
Display : 16 bit/pixel (65,536 scales)
Display : 4 " (101 mm)
Display Resolution : 480 x 800 (384000 pixels)
Audio Output : 3.5mm plug
Networks : GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900, UMTS900, UMTS2100
Data : CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA
Expansion : microSD, microSDHC, TransFlash, SDIO
Supports High Capacity (SD 2.0/HC) memory cards with capacity of up to 32GB
USB : USB 2.0 client, Hi-Speed (480Mbit/s)
Bluetooth : Bluetooth 2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate
WiFi : Wi-Fi (802.11b / 802.11g) 54 Mbit/s
Other : FM radio (87.5-108MHz) with RDS radio receiver
GPS : Internal antenna
GPS Protocol : NMEA 0183
GPS Services : Assisted GPS, QuickGPS
Camera Resolution : 2560 x1920 pixels (4.92MP)
Autofocus (AF) : Supported
Optical-Zoom : 1 x
Macro Mode : Not supported
Built-in+Flash : Not supported
Camcorder : 320x240 pixels, 30frame/sec
Secondary Camera Resolution : 640x480 pixels (0.31MP)
Battery Life : 8 hours
Battery Capacity : 1350 mAh
Averege Current : 169 mA
Built-in accelerometer : Supported
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