Last time we saw the HTC Hermes was at the 3GSM show.
It's since made its way North, now sitting squarly in the halls of CeBIT. But you'd never know it -- no name on the
shell, no display card detailing what the device is -- nothing. Just sitting there hoping for someone like us to come
along and give it some love. Destined to appear with
T-Mobile Germany this
May as the MDA Vario II, this UMTS / HSDPA flauntin' Pocket PC still sports the specs we heard before: 300MHz Samsung
processor, 128MB flash and 64MB memory, 2.8-inch display, 802.11b/g, Bluetooth 2.0, MicroSD, 2.1 megapixel camera, and
a secondary videoconferencing camera. The MDA Vario II wasn't on the HSDPA network while we were giving it a
walk-through, but then again it's always good to leave wanting just a bit more. Way too many snaps after the break.
posted Mar 9th 2006 12:43PM
Nice processor, but no expandable memory?
I AM liking the direction these new phones are taking though, sexy styling.
Why do you taunt me so? The MDA just came out here in the states, and already they have this thing in Europe.
I'm not a big windows mobile fan these days, but this makes me drool.
I have cingular 8125 running a 200 mhz. I wonder if it is worth it to upgrade to get 100mhz in speed.
The lottery is a tax on idiots
I was soo close to purchasing the MDA for t-mobile here in the States, but i figured i could hold out for this one. The UTMS/HSDPA connection on this thing is perfect (plus i couldn't justify paying 29.99/month for the speed of an EDGE connection). If Cingular can pick this up at the end of this year with compatibility with their new 3g network, you can expect me to be one of the first ones in line.
This is a lot of phone in a small package. Another HTC hit.
Sweet looking style to that thing...even if it is WM....
Have just spent the past week dueling with the Cingular 8125, trying to get both ActiveSync and IMAP to connect properly (finally succeded). I'm interested to see that they've partially addressed my pet-peeve with the Wizard/8125, which is the lack of a physical numeric key-pad. Its "virtual" touch-screen keypad is annoyingly small, much smaller than the Palm Treo 650.
As good as the MDA looks, i havnt been hearing good stuff abt it.
Anyone actually using it?.
What do u guys think?
Is "microSD" the same as "miniSD" or is this a totaly new format?
It looks like they have finally grouped the number buttons together similat to a phone keypad. That was my biggest complaint about the MDA (Wizard) when I tried it out because every time I went to dial a number manually (dear lord!) it was like the MDA was beating me over the head saying, "I'm really just a PDA that happens to be able to take calls."
What's the thickness?
(Compared to 8125)
Hi, does anyone know if I can drop in a prepaid tmobile sim card and access the internet? If so, how fast would the connection be? Edge? If so, I'm totally gonna buy one.
Sweet finally a small package with a keyboard, WiFi/UMTS/HSDPA that also has a decent processor that can run Skype mobile. If this thing hits Cingular, I am so in there. Hum, Skype to Skype VOIP over UMTS. Yea, wiretap that G-DUBYA!!
This device looks a bit smaller than the XV6700/PPC6700/MDA Wizard phones currently available.
I also like the new numeric keypad layout for making phone calls. Much easier to quickly dial.
When does this beautiful instrument release to TMobile in the US?