Vodafone roadmap reveals HP Oak, all gloss no wood
By Sean Cooper 
posted Jan 5th 2008 11:49PM
posted Jan 5th 2008 11:49PM
HP's Oak makes an appearance in the relentless binge of new handset madness that is the Vodafone roadmap. The HP Oak delivers many of the baubles we've come to expect from Windows Mobile devices, things like 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, quad-band GSM, qwerty keyboard, a touchscreen, and even GPS have found there way in. Other connectivity options include the almost standard WiFi and Bluetooth, with chatter time listed as 3.5 hours and 360 hours standby. We're feeling a lot of similarities between this fella and the HTC TyTN II, but the HP gets the puffy rainbow sticker -- with prancing Pegasus, of course -- for opting to add that ultra-handy dialpad on the front. Oak's due date is set for September 2008 at roughly $500.
Finally the phone with all the features I am looking for. Now all I have to do is wait 8 months and move to England. At least I have time to get my passport in order.
I'm liking how it looks less cheaply made than the Tilt, and definitely more slick. I look forward to reading reviews and seeing if it comes to the US.
Yeah, from the form-factor-and-features perspective, this is the one I want, nothing more nothing less. HP handhelds usually perform solidly, lets see.