The T-Mobile MDA Basic, an entry-level Windows smartphone, is T-Mobile’s own version of the HTC Touch Viva, except for a few more software upgrades. This very compact touchscreen handheld is not 3G, but does support WiFi, EDGE and Bluetooth. The T-Mobile MDA Basic has a 2MP camera and microSD card slot for expandable memory. Though it is referred to as the “MDA Basic”, it is actually quite advanced and offers a host of features.
This device uses HTC TouchFLO user interface technology (though not by default) and is powered by Windows Mobile 6.1, which helps it deliver a great performance. The buzz is that some German companies are already looking out for this phone, waiting for its arrival into the market.
The T-Mobile MDA Basic is set to make its entry sometime in February 2009. The pricing of this phone is a mere EUR 4.95 with a two-year contract and is ideal if you are thinking of purchasing an entry-level phone.
The HTC Touch Viva is Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional smartphone featuring 2.8″ QVGA display, a 2 megapixel camera, aGPS and WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0, and microSD expandable memory slot. It measures 104.5 x 59 x 15.75 mm and weighs about 110g.
HTC Touch Viva was introduced a month ago together with the Touch 3G smartphone but their availability and pricing were unknown. Today we can report that the Touch Viva will be available this month in Hong Kong at price HKD 2,880.
Customers who purchase this handset will get a Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional smartphone with 2.8” TFT-LCD QVGA touchscreen, 2 megapixel camera, 256MB ROM and 128MB RAM, Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900MHz support, Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR and A2DP, Wi-Fi and microSD memory card support.
HTC is one of the fastest growing companies in the mobile device market and today’s unveiled devices shows the strength it is bearing in market. In addition to the Touch HD, HTC Corporation has also unveiled the HTC Touch 3G and HTC Touch Viva. The Touch 3G and Touch Viva utilize TouchFLO which is HTC’s finger-touch optimized navigation experience by which you can have a one-touch access to messages and information.
The Touch 3G offers great touch phone experience with powerful Internet capabilities with wireless download speeds up to 18 times faster than standard 3G. With 3.2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, AGPS, Wi-Fi and a 2.8-inch QVGA screen the phone has immense potential to be this years hit. With this users can zoom and pan Websites with one-hand. Touch 3G gives the facility to watch streaming video from YouTube. Forget old GPS systems now you can get directions and mapping with Google Maps for mobile and stay updated on the latest news with the integrated RSS reader. The handset also features Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, Qualcomm MSM7225 CPU at 528 MHz, microSD and 256 MB ROM / 192 MB RAM.
The second model, HTC Touch Viva supports much of the HTC Touch’s original feature-set. With Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional HTC Touch Viva will be rocking the same 2.8-inch QVGA display. It has a 2 megapixel camera, aGPS, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0, and microSD card slot ensure that the HTC Touch Viva will still be able to bring a full-featured multimedia smart phone to the mid-range market. It measures 104.5 x 59 x 15.75 mm and weighs about 110g. It supports GSM/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz and GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz.
Both devices will be available in early October 2008. Although not known about their release in the geographical markets, HTC says it will be released in a variety of markets.
