Cingular 8525 (HTC Hermes) renderings leaked?
By Chris Ziegler 
posted Aug 20th 2006 7:38PM
posted Aug 20th 2006 7:38PM
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posted Aug 20th 2006 7:38PM
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Well, if anything, it definately looks better than the 8125. Too bad Cingular has less than desirable data rate plans...
I had been testing this phone for about 2 months now. It's a pretty decent phone but as mentioned, lacks the camera capability, which sux!
"I had been testing this phone for about 2 months now. It's a pretty decent phone but as mentioned, lacks the camera capability, which sux!"
Only the front camera is missing. Otherwise, it's all Hermes.
Though there'll be a camera-less version, no doubt.
yay, without that silly front camera maybe the can knock down the price a bit.
*they
No matter how many reviews I've read on HTC phones (with the exception perhaps of the Treo 700W), whenever the comments turn to the device's function as a PHONE, they haven't had much good to say about performance. I wish more reviewers would focus on the phone functions (signal strength, volume, speakerphone, etc.) instead of all the whiz-bang aspects of a handheld computer.
That silly front camera is important to folks who'd like to see each other as they talk Mr. and this rendering looks like someone still needs help with photoshop. That silly front camera... hsdpa... Important!
Actually they have reviewed the phone part and every one agrees the singal is much stronger on the Hermes then the 8125. I had a JasJar and would get 1-2 bars in my house. With the TyTN I get full signal now. Much better reception.
I think a video cam would be cool but since I know none of my friends will be getting this phone and there aren't any other video phones on the market, I'd rather they just knock down the price and add it to next year's model (for Cingular).
Also, I have had an imate jam (htc phone) for a year and a half and it gets great reception.
@#6
I've got the Tytn and I have had 0 problems with the phone part of the device. i talked to my brother on the speakerphone and he said it was the clearest speakerphone he'd ever heard from a cellular device. And mind you, i didn't have the phone held up to my face. the phone was on the coffee table while i was sitting on the couch talking at a normal volume. he had no problem hearing me, and i had no problem hearing him. not much more i could for from a speakerphone.
I've had a very good signal everywhere i have been. no problem with the signal dropping for no apparent reason. UMTS drops out every once in a while, but i would blame that on Cingular fiddling with the network.
Volume wise, no complaints here. Then again, i don't have iPod headphones jammed into my ears 24/7, so my hearing is still pretty good.
Bluetooth signal quality has also been good for me. i mostly use BT in my apartment which has been notorious for interference. on my mpx220, i couldn't really wander into other rooms of my apartment. with the Tytn, i can roam around the apartment with a lot less problems. Can't say it's perfect, but a lot better than my last phone.
battery life is surprisingly good. let's face it, if you constantly watch videos or listen to music, you'll probably have to charge it every night. with my usage patterns, after about 2 full days of use, the battery meter shows 60% remaining.
as my first pocket pc device, i gotta say...i love this thing!!
Why cant we,Americans,get the same cool gadgets as overseas?American carriers like to twist their phones around and downgrade them in our disadvantage.
Shame on Cingular.
This is great news, but will Cingular announce a release date already? With them just now releasing the v3i, I'm not going to hold my breath...I'm sure they are going to squeeze the 8125 for all it's got before putting this on the streets.
Any word on whether Cingular will be doing anything with Data Plan Pricing to get more in line with Sprint and T-mobile?
Berrybusyblog has a review and they don't like it.
http://berrybusyblog.com/2006/cingular-8525-review
Okay after having the phone for 4 days I have to say I love it. I'll not go over all the stuff everyone else already mentioned. But to summarize, the processor is great, keyboard light and size are great.
Comming from a treo 650 I had to realize I've lived with a few problems that some developers solved for us like the volume and sound quality(an update fixed that), volumecare resolved the volume on the 650, just to metion a couple.
Now the 8525 has some of the same issue. I could hear people okay in my car or in my house or office, but the second I go out on the street or in a parking lot wow, I find myself saying "what" a lot and it appears that the issue is the same or worse with bluetooth headsets (I got one on order and should be able to comment on it shortly). I'm anticipating that a volume control Hack/program/update will be needed to make this excellent phone workable. Now the search is for those programs that make the program shine.
Hi,
This is my first PDA and I was really disappointed. The signal reception is really bad and the call drops at least once when anyone calls me. I never had any call dropped when I was using the moto razor. I was so excited when I bought this pda now I wish I had not wasted 500$ on this stupid piece when it cannot perform as simplest of the tasks as making a call without any problems. :-((
I checked with cingular and their network is not the problem. and thats true..it can't be cause my moto razor shows me full signal in the same area.
Shreya,
You need to upgrade our Radio to the one that works for your area. The Stock radio included in the 8525 does not necessarily work great on all areas of CING/ATT coverage.