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Mike Temporale
08-30-2005, 01:45 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.mobile-review.com/pda/review/htc-tornado.shtml' target='_blank'>http://www.mobile-review.com/pda/review/htc-tornado.shtml</a><br /><br /></div><img src="http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/images/Temporale-20050830-ReviewTornado.jpg" alt="User submitted image" title="User submitted image"/> <br /><br />Mobile-Review.com has posted a really good review of the new HTC Tornado line of Smartphones. The review is very detailed with a fair amount of nice clean pictures and some great screen captures, like the one above. The review also covers off a little HTC Smartphone history. They list each generation of HTC device along with what features / changes it had over the previous generation. The Tornado is the first generation with built-in WiFi, Windows mobile 5.0 for Smartphone, a new processor, and support for EDGE. The Tornado has 2 derivatives, the HTC Riemma and the HTC Faraday. (Does everyone remember the importance of the <a href="http://www.Smartphonethoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=9032">HTC Faraday</a>?) The Riemma is what we have come to know as the Qtek 8300/8310 - one musical version, and the other is a business version. The Faraday is fundamentally the same as Riemma, but without the WiFi module. :( <br /><br />BableFish Translation available <a href="http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/trurl_pagecontent?lp=ru_en&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mobile-review.com%2Fpda%2Freview%2Fhtc-tornado.shtml">here.</a>
JuhaN
08-30-2005, 02:54 PM
This HTC Tornado might be the dream come true... Has anybody a clue about battery life with wifi on?? The review stated that it would be pretty good with normal usage...

=)juha
Jerry Raia
08-30-2005, 03:43 PM
Nice find. HTC has my :way to go: They make great phones. I'm looking forward to getting one of these!
nskgti
08-30-2005, 03:55 PM
Coming out of left field, but I don't believe their remark about the faraday lacking WiFi is correct.

From my understanding what ever device is coming down the pipe for Cingular (ie the Faraday) will have WiFi/EDGE/QuadBand...

I will confirm this tonight from my source.
Jerry Raia
08-30-2005, 03:59 PM
From my understanding what ever device is coming down the pipe for Cingular (ie the Faraday) will have WiFi/EDGE/QuadBand...

I agree just because I think the time is here for WiFi built into a Smartphone.
Corosanite
08-30-2005, 04:11 PM
I like the 8300 much better. It's much more polished plus has dedicated media buttons on it.
rkdiddy
08-30-2005, 09:17 PM
Does anyone know when the Faraday is coming?

I'm really excited about this phone! Might have to switch back to Cingular! :D
Mike Temporale
08-30-2005, 09:39 PM
Does anyone know when the Faraday is coming?

I'm really excited about this phone! Might have to switch back to Cingular! :D

It's rumored to be in October.
rkdiddy
08-30-2005, 09:55 PM
Mike,

Seems like not too long ago we were having the same conversation regarding the smt5600. Got to love cellphones! :D
Jerry Raia
08-30-2005, 10:03 PM
Maybe this time I am with the right carrier!
Mark Larson
08-31-2005, 12:44 AM
Maybe this time I am with the right carrier! Well, you just can't get new user pricing. ;-)
Jerry Raia
08-31-2005, 12:52 AM
Maybe this time I am with the right carrier! Well, you just can't get new user pricing. ;-)

When you buy a new phone every few months like I do, you give up on that idea early on! :lol:
JuhaN
08-31-2005, 05:44 PM
Mobile-Review.com has now posted their HTC Tornado review in english...

http://www.mobile-review.com/pda/review/htc-tornado-en.shtml

Let's see if human translator beats Babelfish... The russian review wasn't quite readable in all parts as I don't speak english as a native speaker.

I'd still like to see this overview of WM 5.0 Smartphone translated to english also: http://www.mobile-review.com/pda/articles/wm50-smart.shtml As usual babelfish helps... Sort of!

=)juha
JuhaN
09-05-2005, 07:29 PM
...I'd still like to see this overview of WM 5.0 Smartphone translated to english also: http://www.mobile-review.com/pda/articles/wm50-smart.shtml As usual babelfish helps... Sort of!

=)juha

The overview of Windows Mobile 5 Smartphone by Mobile-Review.com has now been published in english also: http://www.mobile-review.com/pda/articles/wm50-smart-en.shtml

=)juha