HTC Expected to Ship 2-2.4 Million Handsets in 2Q; HTC S420 (Erato) to Launch in April

[Kris Kumar]

http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20070312PD204.html

"High Tech Computer (HTC) is expected to ship 2-2.4 million handsets in the second quarter of 2007, up from the 1.6-2 million units it shipped in the first quarter, according to estimates by sources at Taiwan-based handset component makers. The planned launch of three new phones, the HTC S420 (codenamed Erato), P4550 (codenamed Kaiser) and P3450 (codenamed Elf), will help drive shipments for the second quarter, the sources indicated. The S420, which is expected in April targeting the entry-level segment, will be powered by a 400MHz Samsung processor and Windows Mobile 6 OS (operating system). The S420 is expected to be a quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE smartphone with 3G/HSDPA support, the sources said."


Images from PDAdb.net: HTC S420 (Erato) is pictured on the left and HTC S730 (Wings) on the right.

Those are two smart looking handsets. 8) HTC definitely needs help from new products powered by Windows Mobile 6 to drive up the sales figure, and regain good growth numbers. According to the DigiTimes sources, HTC S420 (Erato) is expected to launch in April and HTC S730 (Wings) is expected in the stores around July. I am surprised that the news article did not mention anything about the HTC S710 (Vox) availability.

[Kris Kumar]

http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20070312PD204.html

"High Tech Computer (HTC) is expected to ship 2-2.4 million handsets in the second quarter of 2007, up from the 1.6-2 million units it shipped in the first quarter, according to estimates by sources at Taiwan-based handset component makers. The planned launch of three new phones, the HTC S420 (codenamed Erato), P4550 (codenamed Kaiser) and P3450 (codenamed Elf), will help drive shipments for the second quarter, the sources indicated. The S420, which is expected in April targeting the entry-level segment, will be powered by a 400MHz Samsung processor and Windows Mobile 6 OS (operating system). The S420 is expected to be a quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE smartphone with 3G/HSDPA support, the sources said."


Images from PDAdb.net: HTC S420 (Erato) is pictured on the left and HTC S730 (Wings) on the right.

Those are two smart looking handsets. 8) HTC definitely needs help from new products powered by Windows Mobile 6 to drive up the sales figure, and regain good growth numbers. According to the DigiTimes sources, HTC S420 (Erato) is expected to launch in April and HTC S730 (Wings) is expected in the stores around July. I am surprised that the news article did not mention anything about the HTC S710 (Vox) availability.

[Stinger]

Interesting numbers. 2.4 million units per quarter over a year equals almost 10 million units - the same number of units that Apple predict they will sell.

I love stats.

[Kris Kumar]

I wanted to highlight that in my main post, but was worried that I might derail the topic. :-) Glad that you mentioned it.
Even more interesting is that HTC has more models than Apple, more carriers and more price points, yet they are claiming 10 million units. Can Apple achieve that figure with one model and one price?

[Mike Temporale]

I hope HTC can do these numbers - but they really need to focus on the call quality if they plan to continue to grow.