also known as Cingular 8525, HTC Hermes, O2 XDA Trion, AT&T 8525

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Published:
16 Jun 2006
Market Status:
Released
US carrier availability:
AT&T - Discontinued as AT&T 8525
Key features:
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Description:

The HTC TyTN (previously known as HTC Hermes) is the successor of the Wizard and uses the same form-factor with side sliding full QWERTY keyboard. It is quad-band world phone that supports tri-band world UMTS/HSDPA for high-speed in US and Europe. It runs on Windows Mobile for Pocket PC OS and 400MHz processor and features WiFi and 2-megapixel camera

User rating
Good
8.5
out of 10
based on 12 reviews

PAppeal

Christian Dior:
1 of 10
Very low
Average Joe:
1 of 10
Very low
Corporate US:
10 of 10
Very high
High-Tech junkie:
10 of 10
Very high
HTC TyTN specifications

HTC TyTN specifications

  • Announced
    • Date
      • 15 Jun 2006
  • Network
    • Type
      • GSM Quad-band phone capable of global roaming (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
        UMTS tri-band global 3G (850/1900/2100 MHz)
    • Data
    • 3G Capable
      • Yes
  • Size
  • Battery
    • Type
      • Li - Polymer, 1350 mAh
    • Talk
      •    5 hours (300 mins) of Talk time
    • Standby
      •    250 hours (10 days) of Stand-by time
  • Main Display
    • Resolution
      • 240 x 320 pixels
    • Type
      • 65 536 colors, TFT
    • Features
      • Touch
    • Touch Screen
      • Yes with stylus and handwriting recognition
  • Camera
    • Resolution
      •    2.0 megapixels Resolution
    • Video
      • Yes
    • Features
      • Flash: Yes, Macro mode, Additional camera for video calls
  • Multimedia
    • Video Playback
      • Windows Media Player
    • Music Player
      • MP3, AAC, WMA, WAV , Windows Media Player
  • Memory
    • Memory Slot
      • microSD
  • Smartphone
    • OS
      • Windows Mobile Professional; 5.0
    • Processor
      • Samsung, 400 MHz
    • Memory
      • 64 MB RAM / 128 MB ROM
  • Input
    • Full Keyboard
      • QWERTY
  • Connectivity
    • Internet
      • WAP 2.0, Internet Explorer Mobile
    • USB
      • miniUSB
    • WiFi
      • 802.11b/802.11g
    • Bluetooth
      • 2.0
  • Other Features
    • PhoneBook
      • Capacity depends on system memory, Multiple Numbers Per Contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
    • PIM
      • Alarm, Calendar, Calculator, TO-DO
    • Voice
      • Dialing, Recording, Speaker Phone
    • Email
      • IMAP/POP3/SMTP
    • FCC Approved
      • Yes

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23 Sep 2008 Anonymous

8.7 out of 10

I've had the Cingular/AT&T Wireless 8525 version of the HTC TyTN PDA for 18 months now. It's been a very reliable phone with good call quality, a nice loud speakerphone, decent screen display, and excellent flexibility in using not only Windows Mobile apps but a number of my old Palm OS apps as well via the StyleTap compatibility application.  I like the voice dialing capability too. Upgrading my browser to the beta version of Skyfire has enabled me to have an iPhone-like display while surfing the net.


After upgrading from WM 5 to WM 6, the phone became a lot more stable and almost never crashes anymore. The only irritations in using this phone are these two:  1) the PTT talk button on the side is too easy to press accidentally (and you can't disable it); 2) trying to dial usually requires the use of the stylus unless you're sitting still and concentrating on where the virtual buttons are on the display.


This was my first HTC phone and I have to say that I'm a fan of theirs now. For anyone who uses some version of this phone, you can look forward to the new HTC Touch Pro which will replace both this phone and the AT&T Tilt (TyTN II) when it's released on October 23, 2008. AT&T's version will be called the AT&T Fuze and will employ the TouchFlo technology which uses an accelerometer like that in the iPhone to change the display orientation when the handset is rotated.


All in all, this phone has been outstanding and I'd give it an 8.8 on a scale of 10.





Good call quality
Loud speakerphone
Voice dialing
Good display
Mobile applications compatibility/use
Stable (with WM 6)
MicroSD card capability (can load applications on the SD card & use)
Bad location of the PTT button
Stylus required to access most advanced functions


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9 Sep 2008 Anonymous

8.3 out of 10

this phone is able to use the micro sdhc cards. they show that it doesnt and people just assume it cant, but i have an 8gb card in mine right now and it works perfectly





being that this is a windows mobile device, you can add new software to it so that its more to your liking...i love that about this phone
keyboard i think is really good
NO AUDIO HEAD PHONE JACK...
not enough memory
screen doesnt get as bright as i would like


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unbreakable and usable

6 Sep 2008 Jici

8.7 out of 10

I like change my mobile often. This is the fourth windows mobile that I have. But this is my partner since 1 year and a half ago. And in facts, I'm happy. We could say that has a big size and a its battery is not spectacular. But now, that I'm thinking to change it ( most because I'm bored of see it every day) I don't see any machine that represents a big change for me. With the same features, more or less, the same battery and the same size, I think that the market can't offer to me a representative change. This could tell me two things: 1. The market didn't do anything, 2. This machine really is good.


I have changed the operating system to newers version of windows mobile. But , I didn't do nothing more to the machine. Really, this phone was a good piece of what HTC can do. It's hard and usable. Good connectivity.


 





unbreakable
Audio jack is propietary


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