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HTC Touch Cruise

HTC Touch Cruise is a quad-band GSM with tri-band 3G UMTS/HSDPA 3.6mbps that can be used both in Europe and America. It runs on Windows Mobile 6 Professional (with 2.8” touch display) and 400MHz processor, features built-in WiFi and gpsOne GPS receiver for navigation.

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HTC Touch Cruise specifications

also known as HTC Polaris, HTC P3650

Pros

No pros

Cons

  • The huge dimensions allow it to be used as a brick replacement
  • Low resolution display (240 x 320 pixels)
  • Resistive touchscreen technology means its display is less sensitive than you would like it to be
  • Slow processor (400 MHz)
  • Too little RAM memory (128 MB RAM)
  • Low-resolution camera (3 megapixels)
  • Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
  • Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment
  • Lacks a proximity sensor that turns the display оff during a phone call

Design

  • Device type:
    • Smart phone
  • OS:

    OS - Phone that has capabilities, not usually associated with phones. Usually it has some of the above features: - Email, Web browsing - Personal information management - LAN connectivity etc

    • Windows Mobile Professional (6.0)
  • Form factor:

    Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel

    • Candybar
  • Dimensions:

    Dimensions - Phone's dimensions

    • 4.33 x 2.28 x 0.61 (110 x 58 x 15.5 mm)
  • Weight:

    Weight - Phone's weight

    • 4.58 oz (130 g)
      the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)

Display

  • Physical size:
    • 2.80 inches
  • Resolution:

    Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display

    • 240 x 320 pixels
  • Pixel density:
    • 143 ppi
  • Technology:

    Technology - Refers to the type of the color displays. There are five major types: LCD, TFT, TFD, STN and OLED

    • TFT
  • Colors:

    Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports

    • 65 536
  • Touchscreen:
      • Resistive

Battery

  • Talk time:

    Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours

    • 7.00 hours
      the average is 7 h (448 min)
  • Stand-by time:
    • 16.7 days (400 hours)
      the average is 16 days (390 h)
  • Talk time (3G):
    • 4.00 hours
  • Stand-by time (3G):
    • 18.8 days (450 hours)
  • Video call time:
    • 2.30 hours
  • Capacity:

    Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh

    • 1350 mAh

Hardware

  • System chip:
    • Qualcomm MSM 7200
  • Processor:
    • Single core, 400 MHz
  • System memory:
    • 128 MB RAM / 256 MB ROM
  • Storage expansion:

    Storage expansion - Capability to add additional memory to your phone.

    • Slot Type:

      Slot Type - Shows what type of additional memory can be added to the particular phone. Eight major memory slot types are available: MMC, SD, CF, Memory Stick Duo, miniSD, RS MMC, TransFlash (microSD), Memory Stick Pro Duo

      • microSD, microSDHC

Camera

  • Camera:

    Camera - Camera specs

      • 3 megapixels
    • Features:
      • Auto focus
  • Camcorder:
      • Yes
    • Features:
      • Video calling
  • Front-facing camera:
    • Yes

Multimedia

  • Radio:
      • FM

Internet browsing

  • Browser:

    Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone

      • Internet Explorer Mobile

Technology

  • GSM:

    GSM - Global System for Mobile communications. A world standard for digital cellular communications using narrowband TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), which allows up to eight calls at a time on 800 MHz and 1800 MHz frequencies. Introduced in 1991. Is the standard most commonly used in Europe and Asia, but not in the United States. GSM phones use a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) smart card that contains user account information. Any GSM phone becomes immediately programmed after plugging in the SIM card, thus allowing GSM phones to be easily rented or borrowed. SIM cards can be programmed to display custom menus for personalized services.GSM provides a short messaging service (SMS) that enables text messages up to 160 characters in length to be sent to and from a GSM phone.

    • 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
  • UMTS:

    UMTS - Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service, also called WCDMA, is a 3G (Third Generation) packet-based transmission of text, digitized voice, video, and multimedia at data rates up to 2 Mbps. It is based on GSM standard and is supported by major standards bodies and manufacturers

    • 850, 1900, 2100 MHz
  • Data:

    Data - Shows the particular phone's type of data. the major mobile phone data types are GPRS, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS, etc.

    • HSDPA 3.6 Mbit/s, UMTS, EDGE
  • Satellite system:
    • GPS

Phone features

  • Phonebook:
    • Unlimited entries, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
  • Organizer:
    • Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Calculator, Notes
  • Messaging:
    • SMS, MMS, Predictive text input
  • E-mail:

    E-mail - Shows if the phone supports email features

      • IMAP, POP3, SMTP

Connectivity

  • Bluetooth:

    Bluetooth - Low power radio technology replacing the need for wires connecting electronic devices such as personal computers, printers, palm top computers and mobile phones.

      • 2.0
  • Wi-Fi:

    Wi-Fi - Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) - used radio waves (RF) or infrared signals to send and receive data over the air. Most popular WLAN solutions today is Wi-Fi (802.11b and 802.11g) standards. 801.11b provides data speeds of around 11mbps while 802.11g can go up to 54 mbps.

      • 802.11 b, g
  • USB:
      • USB 2.0
    • Connector:
      • miniUSB
    • Computer sync
  • External antenna:
    • Yes

Other features

  • Notifications:
    • Service lights, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones (40 voices), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
    • Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Availability

  • Officially announced:
    • 12 Nov 2007

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