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T-Mobile Germany Announces "MDA Compact"


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Old 09-14-2004, 06:00 PM
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Default T-Mobile Germany Announces "MDA Compact"
http://www.xscale.de/modules.php?na...order=0&thold=0

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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Old 09-14-2004, 06:11 PM
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Default 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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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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Old 09-14-2004, 07:17 PM
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my attenion is surely grabbed!
 
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Old 09-14-2004, 07:43 PM
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Default Re: Wrong specs!
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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.
Ah - but - those are almost exactly the dimensions I posted...? I'll leave it for now.

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Old 09-14-2004, 07:54 PM
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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?
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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Old 09-14-2004, 08:16 PM
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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?
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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: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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Old 09-15-2004, 02:21 AM
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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? :?
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.

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Old 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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