09-14-2004, 06:00 PM
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T-Mobile Germany Announces "MDA Compact"
We've been talking about the upcoming super-tiny HTC device, codenamed "Magician" -- a quadband GSM/GPRS Pocket PC Phone close to the size of the iPAQ 19xx units, and with Bluetooth. T-Mobile (Germany, for now) has just announced that they will carry the unit as the "MDA Compact". I believe this is the second branding after the i-Mate version we reported on last week.
The above-linked XScale.de article (English translation here) has some great comparison shots of this compared to the MDA III and regular phones. The dimensions of the T-Mobile version work out to 4.9"x2.8"x0.73" and the unit weighs 5.2oz. This is slightly larger than what we reported on before -- could it be that it has a larger battery or something? Still, the photos show it to be quite compact, and as such it may fill a useful niche. 
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09-14-2004, 06:11 PM
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Ponderer
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Wrong specs!
I submitted news to you an hour ago that T-online has already corrected the specs of the MDA compact. They are 108 x 58 x 18,2 mm. The processor is also incorrect and should be 400 Mhz+. I confirmed this with a T-Mobile spokewoman who regretted the mistake.
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09-14-2004, 06:53 PM
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Oracle
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VERY interesting - November release date in Germany... so when do you think something like this will be on the US shores?
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09-14-2004, 07:17 PM
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Intellectual
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my attenion is surely grabbed!
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09-14-2004, 07:43 PM
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Re: Wrong specs!
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Originally Posted by MarcTGFG
I submitted news to you an hour ago that T-online has already corrected the specs of the MDA compact. They are 108 x 58 x 18,2 mm. The processor is also incorrect and should be 400 Mhz+. I confirmed this with a T-Mobile spokewoman who regretted the mistake.
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Ah - but - those are almost exactly the dimensions I posted...? I'll leave it for now.
--janak
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09-14-2004, 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by possmann
VERY interesting - November release date in Germany... so when do you think something like this will be on the US shores?
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Unfortunately, I'm guessing this will meet the fate of nearly every other recently announced PocketPC phone (excluding the Ipaq) and may never be officially released in the US. I haven't heard of any N.A. carriers announcing this yet, so more boo hoos for us I guess. :mecry:
We'll probably be able to buy from an importer, but at a steep premium.
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09-14-2004, 08:16 PM
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Pupil
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Originally Posted by whydidnt
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Originally Posted by possmann
VERY interesting - November release date in Germany... so when do you think something like this will be on the US shores?
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Unfortunately, I'm guessing this will meet the fate of nearly every other recently announced PocketPC phone (excluding the Ipaq) and may never be officially released in the US. I haven't heard of any N.A. carriers announcing this yet, so more boo hoos for us I guess. :mecry:
We'll probably be able to buy from an importer, but at a steep premium. |
That's it, i'm packin up and moving to Europe 
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09-14-2004, 09:59 PM
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Oracle
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:lol: wait up for me! I'll start packing my bags too - geesh... Why do you folks over the the EU always get the cool new stuff to play with? :?
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09-15-2004, 02:21 AM
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Originally Posted by possmann
:lol: wait up for me! I'll start packing my bags too - geesh... Why do you folks over the the EU always get the cool new stuff to play with? :?
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I guess that's why it's good to live about half of the year in Europe and the other half in the United States.
David
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09-15-2004, 03:30 AM
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Looks niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice
Tiny yet decent battery and 2.8 inch screen.
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