3GSM 2007: Three HTC Windows Mobile newcomers

Windows Mobile device specialist HTC announced its new smartphone line-up in Barcelona this morning, with three new devices set for release this quarter.

Topping the line-up is the HTC Advantage (X7500), an HSDPA equipped mini-laptop style device with a detachable Qwerty keyboard and touchscreen control. As reported by Tech.co.uk in January, this will be sold first in the UK as the T-Mobile-branded Ameo.

Key features include:

• Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system
• 3G HSDPA
• Wi-Fi
• Intel PXA270 624Mhz processor with ati Graphic Chip W2284
• 8GB HDD, plus 256MB ROM and 128MB RAM.and miniSD card expansion
• Detachable full Qwerty keyboard
• GPS with TomTom NAVIGATOR 6 Sat Nav software
• Windows Mobile suite of apps including support for Microsoft Outlook Mobile, Internet Explorer Mobile, Office Mobile, Direct Push email and Windows Media Player
• Stereo Bluetooth and 3.5mm jack
• 3G video calling and downloads

HTC also took the wraps off a new device, the S710, that combines the form factor of candybar-style smartphone with a clever slide-out Qwerty keyboard. First glimpsed yesterday by Tech.co.uk at Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6 launch here at 3GSM, the S710 will debut on Orange in the second quarter as the SPV E650.

Key features of the S710/SPV E650 include:

• Windows Mobile 6.0 operating system
• Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
• Wi-Fi
• Slide out Qwerty keypad
• 2-megapixel camera
• 2.4inch display
• Windows Mobile Standard suite of applications, including full Internet Explorer Mobile web browser, Windows Media Player, Direct Push email support and HTML email viewing.
• 201MHz TI OMAP 850 processor
• 64MB RAM and 128MB ROM plus MicroSD card support