July 5, 2007 5:00 PM PDT

HTC gems unearthed? Rumors pick up on HTC Omni and HTC Cavalier

HTC Omni

HTC Omni

(Credit: Unwired View via Engadget Mobile)

What's this? A non-iPhone news item? Yes, believe it. And if the rumors are true, then we've got some really craveworthy gadgets here. First up is the HTC Omni (rendering pictured right). The supposed upgrade to the HTC Universal (which sadly never landed here in the States) and related to the HTC Advantage, the Omni is said to have a 4-inch, 800x480-pixel WVGA display and VGA and TV outputs. In addition, the Windows Mobile 6 device is equipped with GPS, UMTS/HSDPA, Bluetooth, a 400MHz Samsung SC244X processor, 128MB of RAM, and a full QWERTY keyboard. Again, the image is just a rendering and there's no word on when or if the Omni will see the day of light, but mama mia, I hope so!

HTC Cavalier

HTC Cavalier

(Credit: Engadget Mobile)

While the Omni seems more like a pipe dream at this point, here's something a little more concrete. According to Engadget Mobile, the HTC Cavalier, the successor to the beloved T-Mobile Dash, has won FCC approval, clearing the way for a U.S. release and adding a key ingredient: 3G support. There's no official word on availability or carrier, but if we had to guess, we'd say it'll be AT&T. Perhaps a little something, something for the AT&T business customers who couldn't be satisfied by the iPhone?

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Hold the Phone... (pun intended)
by Wolfie2k5 July 6, 2007 7:01 AM PDT
You say that HTC is likely to go with AT&T and yet, you say that the predecessor - the Dash was a T-Mobile item. Why wouldn't HTC go with T-Mo again? It seems to have been a fairly successful being distributed by T-Mo - it's not like there's been any bad blood or other nastiness, so where's this AT&T bit coming from? AT&T already has phones that are more business than pleasure - the 8525 as an example.
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I've been testing this for 3 weeks now...
by Chewbacca_il July 6, 2007 12:29 PM PDT
The Windows Mobile 6 Standard edition (smartphone) really delivers on functionality, the HSDPA support, delivers on connectivity so I really enjoyed it. The "not so good" were the scroll pad on the right side of the device, that needs some getting used to and Battery life, Actually, let's scratch the Battery Life, I've been connected to my Exchange server the whole time, and the phone still made it through most work days.
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HTC.......manufacturer of d0p0d......
by kei 9 July 13, 2007 1:05 AM PDT
like the image renditio0n though....i just have to say that 1phone is just not great..battery life is bad..y didnt they go for OLED rather than LCD's......
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