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Posted: 12 Sep 2005
Market Status: Released
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US carrier availability: T-Mobile - Discontinued as T-Mobile SDA
Links: T-Mobile SDA (HTC Tornado) review

HTC Tornado is a quad-band GSM Smarphone, operating on Windows Mobile 5.0 (Magneto). It features QVGA (240x320 pixels) 65k color TFT display and 1.3-megapixel camera. Other features are high-speed EDGE and WiFi support

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HTC Tornado specifications

also known as T-Mobile SDA, i-mate SP5m, Orange C600

Pros

No pros

Cons

Slow processor (200 MHz)
Slow data means slow Internet browsing (EDGE)
It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.69 inches)
Low resolution display (240 x 320 pixels)
Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
Too little RAM memory (64 MB RAM)
Low-resolution camera (1.3 megapixels)
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:
- Windows Mobile Standard (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:
- 4.23 x 1.81 x 0.69 (107.5 x 46 x 17.5 mm)
Weight:
- 3.74 oz (106 g)
  the average is 4.2 oz (120 g)

Display

Resolution:
- 240 x 320 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

Battery

Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 4.50 hours
  the average is 8 h (496 min)
Stand-by time:
- 8.0 days (192 hours)
  the average is 21 days (498 h)
Capacity:
- 1150 mAh

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, 200 MHz, TI OMAP 850
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 / 64 MB ROM
Storage expansion:
- Slot Type:
  - miniSD

Camera

Camera:
- - 1.3 megapixels
Camcorder:
- - Yes

Internet browsing

Browser:
- - Internet Explorer Mobile
- Supports:
  - WAP 2.0

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.
- 850, 900, 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.
- EDGE

Phone features

Phonebook:
- Unlimited entries, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, Calculator
Messaging:
- SMS, MMS (T9), Predictive text input
E-mail:
- - IMAP, POP3, SMTP

Connectivity

Bluetooth:
- - 1.2
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
- Computer sync, Infrared

Other features

Notifications:
- Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones (40 voices), Vibration, Speakerphone
- Voice dialing

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