HTC Excalibur
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| HTC Excalibur (HTC S620) | |
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| Manufacturer | High Tech Computer |
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| Type | Smartphone |
| Connectivity | GSM with EDGE, 802.11g WiFi, Bluetooth, IrDA |
| Retail Availability | 2006 |
| Operating System | Windows Mobile 5.0 for Smartphone |
| Camera | 1.3 Megapixel (1280x1024) |
| Media | microSD |
| Input | Illuminated QWERTY Keypad & Side Touchbar |
| Power | Battery |
| CPU | Texas Instruments OMAP850 200 MHz processor |
| Display | 16-bit Color 320 x 240 TFT display |
| Touchpad | None |
The HTC Excalibur (HTC S620) is a smartphone model manufactured by High Tech Computer beginning in 2006. It is rebranded and sold as the O2 Xda Cosmo, the T-Mobile Dash[1], and the Dopod C720W.
The device runs the Windows Mobile 5 Smartphone Edition operating system (AKU 3.0). It uses a 200MHz Texas Instruments OMAP850 (ARM architecture) processor, with 64 MB of RAM and 128 MB of flash ROM. A microSD slot is also available for additional expansion capability.[2]
It includes a quad band (850 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 1900 MHz) GSM radio with EDGE, 802.11g WiFi support, Bluetooth communications.
The device syncs with ActiveSync over Bluetooth, USB, WiFi, or the EDGE wireless network. Its projected successor, the HTC S630 (codenamed Cavalier) has no scheduled release date yet.
It has recently been announced that "T-Mobile Dash will be updated with Windows Mobile 6 and be available in the coming months. Current T-Mobile Dash owners will also be able to upgrade existing devices with Windows Mobile 5.0 to Windows Mobile 6."[3]
[edit] See also
- BlackBerry handhelds, which offer similar functions.
- Motorola Q, a competing smartphone with similar specifications.
- Palm Treo smartphones, another family of rival devices.
[edit] References
- ^ T-Mobile Unveils a New Full-Featured Smartphone, the T-Mobile Dash. T-Mobile (2006-10-11).
- ^ Gade, Lisa (November 17, 2006). T-Mobile Dash (and HTC S620) - Windows Mobile Smartphone reviews. Mobile Tech Review. Retrieved on 2007-01-12.
- ^ Microsoft (2007-02-11). Microsoft Reveals New Windows Mobile 6 Smartphone Software, Improves World’s Fastest-Growing Mobile Operating System. Press release.
[edit] External links
- Official HTC S620 product description at HTC manufacturer website
- T-Mobile Dash product description
- HTC Wiki: The Dash FAQ
- HTC S620 review from 16 Jan 2007 by IT Week
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