http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/05/24/htc-lancaster-is-a-qwerty-slider-with-android-for-atandt/ Engadget Mobile Comments for http://mobile.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://mobile.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/05/24/htc-lancaster-is-a-qwerty-slider-with-android-for-atandt/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/05/24/htc-lancaster-is-a-qwerty-slider-with-android-for-atandt/I believe that is the phone that was identified as the Memphis, in the line-up leak from early in the year.

The Good:
AT&T 3G
Physical keyboard
Sleeker/sexier look than the G1
Better camera than the G1

The Bad:
4 row keyboard, instead of 5 row
I bet it's not a tilt screen (like the HTC Touch Pro 2) ... that would have been dreamy
Looks like it still has a trackball instead of a dpad.
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The fixed focus is disappointing, that means top android apps like barcode scanner and shop savvy and bartorrent are all not gonna work because the phone doesnt have the required auto focus and will be in the same boat as the iphone...

i love T-mobile and would never switch to the evil AT&T who will probably put there ugly stupid interface all over android's UI and make it a horrible device...DUMB At&t,

but stil good to see that android is gonna get to the second biggest carrier and sell possibly decently well, Which means more devs and mainstream apps...]]>May 24th 2009 5:34PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/05/24/htc-lancaster-is-a-qwerty-slider-with-android-for-atandt/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/05/24/htc-lancaster-is-a-qwerty-slider-with-android-for-atandt/May 24th 2009 5:57PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/05/24/htc-lancaster-is-a-qwerty-slider-with-android-for-atandt/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/05/24/htc-lancaster-is-a-qwerty-slider-with-android-for-atandt/
*nods***]]>May 24th 2009 6:00PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/05/24/htc-lancaster-is-a-qwerty-slider-with-android-for-atandt/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/05/24/htc-lancaster-is-a-qwerty-slider-with-android-for-atandt/
2. From the consumer's point of view, businesses are typically inherently evil. T-Mobile's a global company with a different outlook than AT&T. There's no point in vilifying AT&T here -- they can do that well enough as they did with the Slingbox debacle.

3. i have doubts that AT&T will have a custom interface for this phone. They're not Verizon. This is their first Android phone and from what i can tell, the first time we've seen it and it's only months from launch? Aside from the typical AT&T branding and possibly some crippling here or there, i don't expect much out of the ordinary.]]>May 25th 2009 1:22PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/05/24/htc-lancaster-is-a-qwerty-slider-with-android-for-atandt/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/05/24/htc-lancaster-is-a-qwerty-slider-with-android-for-atandt/
1. While AT&T sells WinMo, BlackBerry, and other smart phones... the iPhone and Android (as well as WebOS) are inherently different from those smart phones. WinMo and Blackberry are primarily focused on the business user and there's little there to tempt regular consumers when sitting next to an Android or iPhone. Likewise when comparing a "feature phone" to the iPhone or an Android phone there's a lot missing. I'd say that the iPhone and Android are directly competing with each other... the WinMo/Blackberry phones as well as the feature phones have their own target market.

2. Additionally, the reason for the vilifying of AT&T over T-Mobile is probably their track record for customer service. T-Mob has time and time again ranked very high for customer service where as AT&T is often mediocre at best. It's a simple perception thing.

3. Finally, it's in the post: "AT&T standard UI has been requested". There's not much else that this could mean other than that AT&T wants to customize the UI for this phone. The extent of which has yet to be determined but I wouldn't be surprised to see the phone launch with all the "feature phone" AT&T apps.]]>May 26th 2009 11:50AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/05/24/htc-lancaster-is-a-qwerty-slider-with-android-for-atandt/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/05/24/htc-lancaster-is-a-qwerty-slider-with-android-for-atandt/May 24th 2009 5:50PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/05/24/htc-lancaster-is-a-qwerty-slider-with-android-for-atandt/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/05/24/htc-lancaster-is-a-qwerty-slider-with-android-for-atandt/May 24th 2009 6:01PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/05/24/htc-lancaster-is-a-qwerty-slider-with-android-for-atandt/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/05/24/htc-lancaster-is-a-qwerty-slider-with-android-for-atandt/May 24th 2009 6:08PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/05/24/htc-lancaster-is-a-qwerty-slider-with-android-for-atandt/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/05/24/htc-lancaster-is-a-qwerty-slider-with-android-for-atandt/May 24th 2009 7:43PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/05/24/htc-lancaster-is-a-qwerty-slider-with-android-for-atandt/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/05/24/htc-lancaster-is-a-qwerty-slider-with-android-for-atandt/May 24th 2009 9:53PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/05/24/htc-lancaster-is-a-qwerty-slider-with-android-for-atandt/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/05/24/htc-lancaster-is-a-qwerty-slider-with-android-for-atandt/
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2. The screen is tiny. But it's the same size as HTC's Touch Pro (AT&T's Fuze). i'm not surprised it has a tiny screen when they're selling this as a messaging device

2. From the consumer's point of view, businesses are typically inherently evil. T-Mobile's a global company with a different outlook than AT&T. There's no point in vilifying AT&T here -- they can do that well enough as they did with the Slingbox debacle.

3. i have doubts that AT&T will have a custom interface for this phone. They're not Verizon. This is their first Android phone and from what i can tell, the first time we've seen it and it's only months from launch? Aside from the typical AT&T branding and possibly some crippling here or there, i don't expect much out of the ordinary.

Also, just a guess, but i think that is a 4-way d-pad and not a trackball. The HTC Touch Diamond featured a similarly designed d-pad, although the center button was concave. i think a d-pad would make more sense on a smaller device like this anyways.]]>May 25th 2009 1:29PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/05/24/htc-lancaster-is-a-qwerty-slider-with-android-for-atandt/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/05/24/htc-lancaster-is-a-qwerty-slider-with-android-for-atandt/
Post editing please, Engadget.]]>May 25th 2009 1:32PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/05/24/htc-lancaster-is-a-qwerty-slider-with-android-for-atandt/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/05/24/htc-lancaster-is-a-qwerty-slider-with-android-for-atandt/
1. While AT&T sells WinMo, BlackBerry, and other smart phones... the iPhone and Android (as well as WebOS) are inherently different from those smart phones. WinMo and Blackberry are primarily focused on the business user and there's little there to tempt regular consumers when sitting next to an Android or iPhone. Likewise when comparing a "feature phone" to the iPhone or an Android phone there's a lot missing. I'd say that the iPhone and Android are directly competing with each other... the WinMo/Blackberry phones as well as the feature phones have their own target market.

2. Additionally, the reason for the vilifying of AT&T over T-Mobile is probably their track record for customer service. T-Mob has time and time again ranked very high for customer service where as AT&T is often mediocre at best. It's a simple perception thing.

3. Finally, it's in the post: "AT&T standard UI has been requested". There's not much else that this could mean other than that AT&T wants to customize the UI for this phone. The extent of which has yet to be determined but I wouldn't be surprised to see the phone launch with all the "feature phone" AT&T apps.]]>May 26th 2009 11:50AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/05/24/htc-lancaster-is-a-qwerty-slider-with-android-for-atandt/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/05/24/htc-lancaster-is-a-qwerty-slider-with-android-for-atandt/
This phone is alright for what it is, I suppose. The HTC Dream has better specs but this one is much easier on the eyes, IMO.]]>May 25th 2009 1:32PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/05/24/htc-lancaster-is-a-qwerty-slider-with-android-for-atandt/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/05/24/htc-lancaster-is-a-qwerty-slider-with-android-for-atandt/
The QVGA screen alone is enough to prove that this isn't going to be the high end device that it appears to be at first glance.]]>May 26th 2009 6:12PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/05/24/htc-lancaster-is-a-qwerty-slider-with-android-for-atandt/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/05/24/htc-lancaster-is-a-qwerty-slider-with-android-for-atandt/
this phone that is being displayed is beautiful i would go out an by this phone just because i know the phone has many different tricks and apps that is similar to the iphone.]]>May 27th 2009 3:38AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/05/24/htc-lancaster-is-a-qwerty-slider-with-android-for-atandt/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/05/24/htc-lancaster-is-a-qwerty-slider-with-android-for-atandt/May 28th 2009 8:47PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/05/24/htc-lancaster-is-a-qwerty-slider-with-android-for-atandt/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/05/24/htc-lancaster-is-a-qwerty-slider-with-android-for-atandt/Jun 2nd 2009 8:10AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/05/24/htc-lancaster-is-a-qwerty-slider-with-android-for-atandt/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/05/24/htc-lancaster-is-a-qwerty-slider-with-android-for-atandt/Jul 3rd 2009 12:35AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/05/24/htc-lancaster-is-a-qwerty-slider-with-android-for-atandt/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/05/24/htc-lancaster-is-a-qwerty-slider-with-android-for-atandt/
I'm going to be very disappointed when AT&T delays the release and cripples it to hell. I hope it's easy to overwrite their firmware with something less crappy.]]>Jul 22nd 2009 1:48AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/05/24/htc-lancaster-is-a-qwerty-slider-with-android-for-atandt/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/05/24/htc-lancaster-is-a-qwerty-slider-with-android-for-atandt/
Unlikely]]>Aug 3rd 2009 10:46AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/05/24/htc-lancaster-is-a-qwerty-slider-with-android-for-atandt/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/05/24/htc-lancaster-is-a-qwerty-slider-with-android-for-atandt/Aug 3rd 2009 10:48PM