T-Mobile’s MDA Compact IV Press Release
Posted by Chris Leckness on 05/28/08 in Pocket PC Phones, T-Mobile
Today what appeared to be a huge leak ended up being a scheduled, but real quiet, announcement of the T-Mobile MDA Compact IV. GSM Help Desk posted a photo of what looks like the HTC Touch Diamond, but what we see is the HTC Rapheal, AKA The t-mobile MDA Compact IV. It has WiFi, Bluetooth, Tri-Band GSM with HSDPA, GPS, 460×640 screen, 3.2 MP camera, 528 mhz processor, and all the other things you want.
T-Mobile and HTC present the new MDA compact IV with an exclusive T-Mobile design
T-Mobile and HTC today presented the next level of innovation in their MDA range at an international press conference in Munich: The new MDA compact IV. T-Mobile will offer the latest member of the successful MDA family across Europe with an exclusive design from July 2008. The MDA compact IV is characterized by intuitive usability via a 3D touch screen, as well as extensive multimedia features and high-performance mobile technology. A further milestone in the successful technology partnership between HTC and T-Mobile is the new MDA Vario IV, due in late summer 2008 as announced by Florian Seiche, Vice President HTC Europe Co. Ltd, and Eva Wimmers, Executive Vice President Terminal Procurement T-Mobile International.
MDA compact IV – multimedia pro with 3D touch screen
The MDA compact IV has a high comfort factor thanks to the new 3Danimated interface on the large touch screen (640 x 480 pixels). The pinsharp VGA screen makes it particularly easy to use T-Mobile services such as the MyFaves community service, or the web’n’walk Internet service, as well as the Windows Mobile 6.1 operating system. The innovative PDA phone with an exclusive T-Mobile design features integrated HSDPA and HSUPA technology for rapid Internet communication via web’n’walk, with speeds of up to 7.2 megabits per second. In addition, an integrated GPS module enables mobile navigation. Further top features are a 3.2 megapixel auto-focus camera and 4 GB of internal memory.
At the press conference in Munich, T-Mobile Manager Eva Wimmers highlighted the benefits that customers gain from the partnership between T-Mobile and HTC: “T-Mobile is making the mobile Internetreality. We are bringing communication, information and entertainment right to where our customers want and need it – quickly, simply and conveniently. With HTC, we have just the right technology partner on our side to enable us to offer the best mobile services and exclusive devices for connected life and work.”
“HTC and T-Mobile share a common vision to bring the most innovative and enjoyable mobile experience to consumers. The MDA compact IV is the result of our close cooperation – a device that combines a compact, sleek design, a powerful 3D user interface and broadband speeds.” said Florian Seiche. “We have worked hard to integrate T-Mobile services and features, to deliver the best possible experience.”
MDA Vario IV – organizer for on the move E-mails, contacts, dates: From late summer 2008, the MDA Vario IV from T-Mobile will ensure even more convenience in the mobile office. A special feature of the organizer for use on the move is the large, slide-out complete QWERTY keyboard. Just like a PC keyboard, it has five rows of keys, making it best in class in terms of mobile devices. Like the MDA
compact IV, the new MDA Vario IV also offers convenient mobile Internet access via web’n’walk using HSDPA technology with speeds of up to 7.2 Mbit/s. Video telephony, video and music player, and a 3.2 megapixel auto-focus camera as well as integrated GPS module round off the device’s top features.
Ameo 16GB – all-rounder for mobile professionals
The Ameo 16GB will be launched in June 2008. As successor to the T-Mobile Ameo launched in January 2007, the device combines state-ofthe-art computer functions, mobile broadband technology and a phone with an innovative design. Users can operate the device either with or without the full QWERTY keyboard. When pressed, the keys now have a perceivable effect and thus offer maximum convenience, even when writing longer texts. The Ameo 16GB is much smaller and lighter than a minilaptop, but slightly bigger than a PDA. Essential new features of the device include hard disk capacity that has been doubled to 16 GB, and the Windows Office Mobile 6.1 Professional operating system, which supports Office 2007 file format.
The technology partnership between T-Mobile and HTC
With the MDA family, HTC and T-Mobile have established a pioneering group of devices in the market. The new MDA compact IV is the latest product from the long-term partnership between one of the world’s leading manufacturers of smartphones and PDA phones with Microsoft Windows Mobile software and one of the most successful international mobile providers. The MDA series stands for rapid, mobile Internet, flexible working and infotainment for on the move, as well as convenient mobile navigation.
Written by Chris Leckness · Filed Under Pocket PC Phones, T-Mobile
Tagged: t-mobile MDA Compact IV HTC Raphael
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No card slot?
Why is everything released in europe first? Why not release them at the same time or a few days apart (however long it takes to get the merchandise physically to the states)? I never understood the month long (and sometimes, year long) delay between release in europe and release in the US
Cirrob…
Everything in Europe first.
What about the iPhone?
The Zune (still not in europe)
The Kindle (still not in europe)
The PS3/Xbox360/DS/Wii all where in the US before Europe
shall I go on?
I meant everything of value. I havent played a digital game in about ten years so none of those devices are of any real value to me. Productivety tools are what I meant (and I dont consider the iphone a productive device, its more a toy than anything else,and yes I have one and went back to an actual pda after 4 months of use) My wife likes it though.
Ok then..
The Axim wm5 upgrade
The Pepper Pad
OQO UMPC
Palm Centro
Twin Paradox USB host card
Skyfire browser
it’s horses for courses really….
Will this phone be released in the US?…anytime,soon,if so?
not sure if the t-mobile version will ship, but the HTC variant probably will… and i wouldn’t be surprised if it turned up as an at&t badged device either
I agree with the, “why isn’t it distributed in the U.S. at the same time”, crowd. I’m a T-Mobile subscriber here in California. I went for their “hotspot@home” feature in lieu of paying the high price for an iphone with AT&T as provider (I had Cingular and it sucked).
Now that iphones are coming down in price, I may get lured back unless T-mobile can come up with a reasonably priced counter to the iphone (and yes, with hotspot, wi-fi, bluetooth, interface with outlook’s calander and contacts–oh yes, and don’t forget GPS. That’s the only use I now have for my Axim X5 with Pharos GPS(a great system in its day)!!
Gramps… Why can’t I get hotspot@home on T-Mobile UK????
you win some, you lose some.
Just got the phone, fantastic. Who needs the Iphone
So, does anyone have a slight idea when this phone or any other MDA will come out in the U.S.? I’m itchin to get a new phone, my old MDA is played out.