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Posted: 23 Sep 2005
Market Status: Released
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HTC Universal is a GSM/UMTS device, featuring Windows Mobile 5.0 for Pocket PC and full QWERTY keyboard. It has VGA (640x480) display, that can be rotated and that is touch-sensitive. It features Bluetooth, WiFi, miniUSB, and Infrared for connectivity and synchronization. It also features 1.3-megapixel camera and additional CIF for video calling, MMC/SDIO card slot, and full Microsoft Mobile software suite

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HTC Universal specifications

also known as i-mate JASJAR, O2 EXEC, Qtek 9000

Pros

No pros

Cons

Slow processor (520 MHz)
Slow data means slow Internet browsing (UMTS, GPRS)
Bulky
It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.98 inches)
Resistive touchscreen technology means its display is less sensitive than you would like it to be
Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
Too little RAM memory (64 MB RAM)
Low-resolution camera (1.3 megapixels)
The camera lacks autofocus
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:
- Windows Mobile Professional (5.0)
Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Clamshell
Dimensions:
- 5.04 x 3.19 x 0.98 (128 x 81 x 25 mm)
Weight:
- 10.05 oz (285 g)
  the average is 4.2 oz (120 g)
Design features:
- Full keyboard, Stylus

Display

Resolution:
- 640 x 480 pixels
Technology:
Technology - There are two main screen technologies currently used in phones and tablets: LCD and AMOLED. The former usually features a light source and liquid crystals, while the latter is based on organic light-emitting diodes. Newer LCD variations like IPS-LCD and Super-LCD allow for very accurate color reproduction and very wide viewing angles, where no significant image quality loss is observed. Current AMOLED screens differ in such a way that they can exhibit much more saturated colors (sometimes too much) and incredibly high contrast levels, which is due to black color being completely black in AMOLED displays.
- 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
- 8.00 hours
  the average is 8 h (496 min)
Stand-by time:
- 10.8 days (260 hours)
  the average is 21 days (498 h)
Capacity:
- 1620 mAh
Type:
- Li - Ion

Hardware

Processor:
Processor - The processor is the main computing component of a phone and is a major factor when it comes to the overall speed of the device. Some more powerful smartphones use dual-core and quad-core processors designed to deliver greater performance.
- Single core, 520 MHz, Intel Bulverde
System memory:
System memory - System memory, or RAM memory is the type of memory that the device uses to temporarily store data from the OS or currently-running apps. The more RAM available to the device, the better the performance will be when multiple or heavier programs are running.
- 64 MB RAM / 128 MB ROM
Storage expansion:
- Slot Type:
  - SD

Camera

Camera:
- - 1.3 megapixels, Immobile
- Flash:
  - Yes
Camcorder:
- - Yes
- Features:
  - Video calling

Multimedia

Music player:
- Supported formats:
  - MP3, AAC, AMR

Internet browsing

Browser:
- - 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.
- 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
- 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.
- UMTS, GPRS

Phone features

Phonebook:
- Picture ID
Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, Calculator
Messaging:
- SMS, MMS, Predictive text input (T9)
E-mail:
- - IMAP, POP3, SMTP
JAVA:
JAVA - J2ME (Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition) is a technology that allows programmers to use the Java programming language and related tools to develop programs for mobile wireless information devices such as cellular phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs). J2ME consists of programming specifications and a special virtual machine, the K Virtual Machine, that allows a J2ME-encoded program to run in the mobile device.
- - Midp 2.0, CLDC 1.1
Games:
- - Yes

Connectivity

Bluetooth:
- - 1.1
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
USB:
- - Yes
- Connector:
  - miniUSB
Headphones connector:
- 3.5mm
External antenna:
- Yes
- Computer sync, Infrared

Other features

Notifications:
- Music ringtones (MP3), Vibration, Speakerphone

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