HTC X7500 Advantage
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- Posted: 27 Jan 2007
- Market Status: Released
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The HTC X7500 Athena is large Pocket PC Phone supporting world (quad-band) GSM and (tri-band) 3G UMTS/HSDPA networks. It has 5" large VGA touch display, 8GB of memory (with miniSD slot), supports Bluetooth, WiFi, and USB host. GPS allows for navigation. It has detachable QWERTY keyboard for messaging
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HTC X7500 Advantage specifications
also known as T-Mobile Ameo, HTC Athena
Pros
No prosCons
- Slow data means slow Internet browsing (EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA 1.8 Mbit/s)
- The huge dimensions allow it to be used as a brick replacement
- Resistive touchscreen technology means its display is less sensitive than you would like it to be
- Too little RAM memory (128 MB RAM)
- Low-resolution camera (3 megapixels)
- Lacks microSD slot for storage expansion
- 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 (5.0)
- 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
- 5.25 x 3.85 x 0.62 (133.5 x 98 x 16 mm)
- Weight:
Weight - Phone's weight
- 12.66 oz (359 g)
the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)
- 12.66 oz (359 g)
- Design features:
- Full keyboard, Stylus
Display
- Resolution:
Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display
- 640 x 480 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
- Touchscreen:
- Resistive
- Additional display:
Additional display - Shows specs of the phone's additional display
- Greyscale
Battery
- Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 5.50 hours
the average is 7 h (448 min)
- 5.50 hours
- Stand-by time:
- 12.5 days (300 hours)
the average is 16 days (391 h)
- 12.5 days (300 hours)
- Music playback:
- 12.00 hours
- Video playback:
- 8.00 hours
- Capacity:
Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh
- 2200 mAh
- Type:
Type - Refers to the battery type. Three major battery typesare used: Li-Ion, Li-Polymer, Ni-MH
- Li - Polymer
Hardware
- Processor:
- Single core, 624 MHz, Intel Bulverde
- Graphics processor:
- ATi Graphic Chip 2282
- System memory:
- 128 MB RAM / 256 MB ROM
- Built-in storage:
- 8192 MB
- 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
- Slot Type:
Camera
- Camera:
Camera - Camera specs
- 3 megapixels, Immobile
- Flash:
- LED
- Features:
- CMOS image sensor, Auto focus
- Camcorder:
- Yes
- Features:
- Video calling
- Front-facing camera:
- Yes
Multimedia
- Music player:
Music player - Audio support such as MP3
- Supported formats:
- MP3, AAC, WMA, WAV
- Supported formats:
- Video playback:
Video playback - Video support such as MPEG4
- Supported formats:
- MPEG4, H.263, WMV, AVI
- Supported formats:
- Speakers:
- Stereo speakers
- Streaming:
- Yes
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 1.8 Mbit/s, UMTS, EDGE
- Global Roaming:
Global Roaming - Global Roaming is the convenience of having a mobile phone to make and receive calls, send and receive SMS while you travel overseas with your regular mobile number. Usually the Global phones support multiple frequencies like - 900/1800/1900 mhz.
- Yes
- Satellite system:
- GPS
Phone features
- Phonebook:
- Unlimited entries, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
- Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Document viewer, Calculator, Notes
- Messaging:
- SMS, MMS, Predictive text input
- E-mail:
E-mail - Shows if the phone supports email features
- IMAP, POP3, SMTP
- Instant Messaging:
- Windows Live / MSN
- Games:
- Downloadable
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
- Profiles:
- Advanced Audio Distribution (A2DP), Audio/Visual Remote Control Profile (AVRCP), Dial-up networking (DUN), Generic Access (GAP), Generic Object Exchange (GOEP), Handsfree (HFP), Headset (HSP), Human Interface Device (HID), Object Push (OPP), Serial Port (SPP), Service Discovery Application (SDAP), SIM Access (SAP)
- 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, e
- USB:
- USB 2.0
- Connector:
- miniUSB
- Features:
Features - Universal Serial Bus - is a plug-and-play interface for connection a computer and add-on devices such as joysticks, keyboards, wireless phones, scanner, cameras etc. USB supports hot-swap (ability to add a new device without having to reboot the computer). USB supports data speed of 12 megabits per second.
- USB Host
- Headphones connector:
- 3.5mm
- TV-Out, Computer sync, VoIP
Other features
- Notifications:
- Service lights, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones (40 voices), Phone profiles, Speakerphone
- Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording
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