09-06-2005, 09:00 PM
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Magi
Join Date: Feb 2002
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HTC Wizard to Support Bluetooth 2.0?
According to the linked Bluetooth qualification pages, a device that appears to be the HTC Wizard has been certified for Bluetooth 2.0. Why is this news? Well, this would be the first PDA we know of to support Bluetooth 2.0 (as opposed to 1.1 or 1.2).
The main enhancements to Bluetooth in version 2 include higher data throughput, faster transmission speed, and lower power consumption. More information regarding the differences in Bluetooth versions can be obtained via Wikipedia. Additionally, we have word out of the::unwired that O2 Germany has officially announced support for the HTC Wizard (aka - O2 Xda mini S).
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09-06-2005, 09:47 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Jan 2003
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If this is true, it's great news. I already have my Wizard preordered so it really doesn't matter either way to me, but I know a lot of people were wondering about it.
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09-06-2005, 10:15 PM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Jul 2003
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Originally Posted by bradolson
If this is true, it's great news. I already have my Wizard preordered so it really doesn't matter either way to me, but I know a lot of people were wondering about it.
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How could it not be? The Bluetooth Org certified it as BT 2.0. It is unlikely, looking at the docs, to be an error.
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09-06-2005, 11:06 PM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Jul 2003
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This is all good news. From what I know, Bluetooth 1.1 should be able to support fidelity headphones just fine which is my only concern for higher throughput.. I really like the lower power consumption feature. Anything wireless seems to really suck up battery life.
Unfortunately, I'm getting the E-TEN M600!
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09-07-2005, 12:19 AM
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Sage
Join Date: Aug 2006
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This is great to hear and would make a fantastic addition to its specs. And granted, maybe it will have it (instead of just BT 1.2) and maybe it won't. But providing the Wizard does ship with 2.0, why wouldn't the Universal (HTC's flagship PPC Phone) be certified and ship with 2.0?
That sort of thing makes no sense to me. They should make things like this the same across the board.
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09-07-2005, 12:59 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jun 2004
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Originally Posted by ricksfiona
Unfortunately, I'm getting the E-TEN M600!
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you think that's unfortunate? I've been pleading with my carrier to get a free (or heavily discounted) XDA mini, but they won't budge. They're giving a Nokia 6630 instead!
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09-07-2005, 01:05 AM
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Thinker
Join Date: Apr 2002
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Originally Posted by Phoenix
But providing the Wizard does ship with 2.0, why wouldn't the Universal (HTC's flagship PPC Phone) be certified and ship with 2.0?
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On a similar note, why doesn't the HTC Universal have EDGE which the Wizzard has? Sure UMTS is great and all, but it's practically useless here in the US right now.
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09-07-2005, 01:30 AM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Jul 2003
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Originally Posted by R K
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Originally Posted by Phoenix
But providing the Wizard does ship with 2.0, why wouldn't the Universal (HTC's flagship PPC Phone) be certified and ship with 2.0?
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On a similar note, why doesn't the HTC Universal have EDGE which the Wizzard has? Sure UMTS is great and all, but it's practically useless here in the US right now. |
Perhaps because it isn't being sold in the US and isn't designed even for US UMTS? Why, therefore, should it have EDGE - when it has the superior UMTS that can be used in its target countries?
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09-07-2005, 01:33 AM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Jul 2003
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Originally Posted by Phoenix
This is great to hear and would make a fantastic addition to its specs. And granted, maybe it will have it (instead of just BT 1.2) and maybe it won't. But providing the Wizard does ship with 2.0, why wouldn't the Universal (HTC's flagship PPC Phone) be certified and ship with 2.0?
That sort of thing makes no sense to me. They should make things like this the same across the board.
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At and educated guess - the Universal was put in for certification before BT 2.0 was practical - the Wizard after. If you scan the BT Qual site (and check out new releases) you can see this happening (seems to have been around July/August that there was an explosion of BT 2.0 in smaller devices).
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09-07-2005, 09:51 AM
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Sage
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Originally Posted by Duncan
At and educated guess - the Universal was put in for certification before BT 2.0 was practical - the Wizard after. If you scan the BT Qual site (and check out new releases) you can see this happening (seems to have been around July/August that there was an explosion of BT 2.0 in smaller devices).
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I was considering that... I suppose my question was more on the rhetorical side... technology can just be frustrating. You want the best for your money, but I know how things like this can happen. Companies design things and the moment they finish and announce something, new versions of the components stroll on by.
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