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HTC Typhoon

HTC Typhoon

Audiovox SMT5600 is the smallest Microsoft Mobile powered smartphone. It features 65k TFT display, built-in VGA camera, miniSD card slot, Bluetooth, streaming multimedia, polyphonic ringtones, speakerphone, GPRS, wireless Internet browser, J2ME, voice dialing and voice recording.

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HTC Typhoon specifications

also known as PCD SMT5600, Orange SPV-C500, Qtek 8010

Pros

No pros

Cons

  • Low resolution display (176 x 220 pixels)
  • Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
  • Slow processor (200 MHz)
  • Too little RAM memory (32 MB RAM)
  • Low-resolution camera (0.3 megapixels VGA)
  • The camera lacks autofocus
  • Lacks microSD slot for storage expansion
  • Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
  • Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment

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 Standard (2003 SE)
  • 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

    • 4.25 x 1.81 x 0.63 (108 x 46 x 16 mm)
  • Weight:

    Weight - Phone's weight

    • 3.53 oz (100 g)
      the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)

Display

  • Resolution:

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

    • 176 x 220 pixels
  • 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

Battery

  • Talk time:

    Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours

    • 4.00 hours
      the average is 7 h (448 min)
  • Stand-by time:
    • 5.8 days (140 hours)
      the average is 16 days (391 h)
  • Capacity:

    Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh

    • 1050 mAh

Hardware

  • Processor:
    • Single core, 200 MHz, TI OMAP
  • System memory:
    • 32 MB RAM / 64 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

      • miniSD

Camera

  • Camera:

    Camera - Camera specs

      • 0.3 megapixels VGA
    • Features:
      • CMOS image sensor, Exposure control, Digital zoom, Night mode, Frames, Mirror
  • Camcorder:
      • Yes

Internet browsing

  • Browser:

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

      • Internet Explorer Mobile
    • Supports:
      • HTML, XHTML, WAP 2.0, WML, cHTML

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, 1800, 1900 MHz
    • SMT5600 supports GSM 850/1800/1900 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.

    • GPRS

Phone features

  • Phonebook:
    • Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
  • Organizer:
    • Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Calculator
  • Messaging:
    • SMS, MMS (T9), Predictive text input
  • E-mail:

    E-mail - Shows if the phone supports email features

      • IMAP, POP3

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.

      • Yes
  • USB:
      • Yes
    • Computer sync, Infrared, SyncML

Other features

  • Notifications:
    • Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
    • Voice dialing, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

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