HTC STRTrk Approved by FCC; Cingular May Soon Launch the Smartphone With and Without Camera

[Kris Kumar]

https://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/oet/cf/eas/reports/ViewExhibitReport.cfm?mode=Exhibits&RequestTimeout=500&calledFromFrame=N&application_id=461586&fcc_id='NM8STAR'

The first clam-shell Smartphone from the HTC camp has been cleared by the FCC and is now ready for the US launch. Even though this Smartphone is now available in some markets in Asia and the Middle East, HTC has requested the FCC to keep the product photos and user guide confidential till August 25 2006. The only reason for that would be to keep the carrier branding a secret; but an earlier news leak about Cingular's future product road map showed the HTC STRTrk positioned for August/September launch. Does that mean that around August 25th Cingular will launch this RAZR inspired beauty? So are you eagerly waiting for the launch? If you are then there is one good news, this clam-shell model will be available in two flavours - with and without the camera. The FCC test report confirms the two models.

[Kris Kumar]

https://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/oet/cf/eas/reports/ViewExhibitReport.cfm?mode=Exhibits&RequestTimeout=500&calledFromFrame=N&application_id=461586&fcc_id='NM8STAR'

The first clam-shell Smartphone from the HTC camp has been cleared by the FCC and is now ready for the US launch. Even though this Smartphone is now available in some markets in Asia and the Middle East, HTC has requested the FCC to keep the product photos and user guide confidential till August 25 2006. The only reason for that would be to keep the carrier branding a secret; but an earlier news leak about Cingular's future product road map showed the HTC STRTrk positioned for August/September launch. Does that mean that around August 25th Cingular will launch this RAZR inspired beauty? So are you eagerly waiting for the launch? If you are then there is one good news, this clam-shell model will be available in two flavours - with and without the camera. The FCC test report confirms the two models.

[Kris Kumar]

HTC Hermes (Pocket PC Phone) has been cleared by the FCC as well and HTC has requested that information to be confidential till August 31st. Here is the link.

Looks like in the last week of August we will see a couple of announcements.

Also the US launch name for the STRTrk could be "STAR100." The FCC test report had this name. The FCC ID is NM8STAR.

[Rocco Augusto]

awesome! to bad im gonna hold out for a 3g Smartphone like the blackjack

[Jerry Raia]

I'll be holding out for the version without the media buttons.

[Mike Temporale]

End of August, eh? That's a nice little clue about when we can expect the phone to hit the streets. Cool. I like it, and I think I'll be picking one up off ebay. But I'm thinking my main phone will be the i320. It's just too cool to pass up. :mrgreen:

[rperalta]

I have the Qtek 8500 for more that a month. It's awesome device!!! It's so thin and I like holding it without the case, afterall the thinness is what people are paying for. It did not come with the case and had to buy the original pouch case (with hidden magnetic closure) from mobileplanet.com.

I'm glad I don't have to wait for Cingular to carry it and get nailed for a 2 year contract. Who knows if device will get delayed. Just a thought...

Regards,
Robert

[edgar]

The FCC link comes up as "not found" for me

I really want a flip - but that I320 has me hooked - but no 850Mhz. The Blackjack doesnt say if it has 850 either.

OPTI you know something?

[Kris Kumar]

Originally Posted by Edgar

The FCC link comes up as "not found" for me

Looks like FCC site is down. I tried to manually search the FCC ID "NM8STAR," but the search page won't come up:

http://www.fcc.gov/oet/fccid/

Usually when the FCC site stops functioning over the weekend, you are stuck; you will have to wait till Monday for it to come back online. :-(

Don't worry there was nothing interesting anyway. The only thing I could find was the camera and non-camera version.

Now that the cell phone manufacturer will be offering a non-camera version, I am not sure if I want to go for a non-camera version. :?

[rdecker]

Major yawn - no high speed data. I can't imagine Cingular even messing with a smart phone release with only GPRS/EDGE data....

[Kris Kumar]

Originally Posted by rdecker

Major yawn - no high speed data. I can't imagine Cingular even messing with a smart phone release with only GPRS/EDGE data....

The uniqueness of this Smartphone is the slim form-factor and clam-shell design. I know a lot of people have been itching to upgrade their Moto MPx220s. Even though Cingular is supposed to launch 3G in most major markets by the year end, I don't think it will cover more than 50% of the current EDGE coverage.