T-Mobile Germany Releases HTC Touch Viva as MDA Basic

[Darius Wey]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.telekom.com/dtag/cms/content/dt/de/608364' target='_blank'>http://www.telekom.com/dtag/cms/con...nt/dt/de/608364</a><br /><br /></div><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/ppct/auto/1232196570.usr2.jpg" /></p><p>T-Mobile's German division has <a href="http://www.telekom.com/dtag/cms/content/dt/de/608364" target="_blank">released</a> (<a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?prev=&amp;hl=en&amp;u=http://www.telekom.com/dtag/cms/content/dt/de/608364&amp;sl=de&amp;tl=en" target="_blank">English translation</a>) the <a href="http://www.htc.com/www/product/touchviva/overview.html" target="_blank">HTC Touch Viva</a>&nbsp;as the MDA Basic, which packs some - you guessed it - rather basic innards: a TI OMAP 850 201MHz processor, 128MB RAM, 256MB ROM, quad-band GSM/EDGE (no 3G), Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, a 2.0 megapixel camera, a 2.8" QVGA (240 x 320) touch screen, a microSD slot, and Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional. But all is forgiven, thanks to its low price tag of &euro;4.95 ($6.58 USD) on a two-year contract.</p>

[Kassad]

So what exactly is the difference between this phone and the MDA Touch (HTC Elf)? The second version of the MDA Touch has the same specs as this phone. I don't get it..

[Carty]

So what exactly is the difference between this phone and the MDA Touch (HTC Elf)? The second version of the MDA Touch has the same specs as this phone. I don't get it..

I suppose the elf had only 128 MB in ram but this one is 256. Nothing much I could say..

Regards,
Carty..

[griph]

Is a 2 year contract normal in Germany? I wouldn't be interested in going for any more than 12 months unless it was an awesome device that wasn't available any other way ... err - like the iPhone until PAYG came out ;-) ... for a budget phone - pay as you go or a max 1 year contract seems a better option - give it a couple of months and they will be giving it away for free.

[Darius Wey]

So what exactly is the difference between this phone and the MDA Touch (HTC Elf)? The second version of the MDA Touch has the same specs as this phone. I don't get it..

This has more RAM and ROM. It's also quad-band GSM/EDGE, whereas some versions of the Touch are tri-band.