09-16-2005, 09:00 PM
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Developer & Designer, News Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Sprint PPC-6700 Revealed
"Experience the powerful and feature-rich Sprint PCS VisionSM Smart Device PPC-6700, the first Pocket PC Phone Edition device on Windows Mobile 5.0 Software available in the U.S. It's the newest mobile device platform from Microsoft. With an exciting new form factor - smaller and lighter than traditional Pocket PC devices - this powerhouse has EV-DO built in, ready to support Sprint Wireless High Speed Data capabilities where available. It also sports a 416 MHz Intel processor, megapixel camera and camcorder, a sliding QWERTY keyboard, and Bluetooth� and Wi-Fi data capabilities."
Amidst all this HTC Wizard and HTC Universal hype, Sprint has just released the PPC-6700 (a.k.a. HTC Apache). This 4.25" x 2.3" x 1.0" device is packed with an Intel Bulverde 416MHz processor, 64MB RAM, 128MB ROM, CDMA/EV-DO support, a 1.3MP camera, 802.11b Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 1.2, IR, a miniSD slot, a mini-USB port, a 240 x 320 (QVGA) colour screen, a 1350mAh battery, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, and Windows Mobile 5.0. Its RRP is $629.99 (after savings, $479.99) and should satisfy most of you - if you don't mind that antenna bulge.
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09-16-2005, 09:13 PM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 533
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:jawdrop: I didn't see that coming.....things got a bit interesting.
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09-16-2005, 09:20 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 197
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I can't believe Sprint was the first to get it out of all the US carriers! 8O
Cingular, please stop flaunting your iTunes phone and black Razr and release something worthwhile for a change...
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09-16-2005, 09:20 PM
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Theorist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 287
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I prefer the look of the Wizard, but the Apache seems like a better devices! I think the Wizard only has a 300 Mhz processor, doesn't it?
It is too bad about the antenna, but maybe that will make the EV-DO speeds max out.
I like!
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09-16-2005, 09:22 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 43
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Sprint doing the apache.
T=mobile doing the wizard.
Come on Cingular, pull your finger out and let us kow about the wizard!
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09-16-2005, 09:52 PM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 516
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The Wizard (GSM variation) may be using a TI OMAP processor which, while it has a lower MHz rating, may be a better performer overall. We'll have to wait to know for sure. I'm also concerned that the Wizard may have 802.11g and BT 2.0 while the PPC-6700 may be just 802.11b and BT 1.2. Again, we don't really know for sure yet.
I'm still skeptical that I'll be able to use this as easily without the stylus as I can with my Treo 650, but I think I like enough of what I see that I'm going to get me one of 'em.
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09-16-2005, 10:04 PM
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Mystic
Join Date: Jul 2003
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anyone know off-hand...
Is the BT going to be crippled in any way (such as not supporting DUN)
Also, what are the available data plans?
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Jonathan (JonnoB)
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." -Edmund Burke
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09-16-2005, 10:13 PM
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Theorist
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 260
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Need to see more pictures. But from the specs and what I can of the device.. I like it. I don't really care for sprint (they're pricey), though they do have better coverage in my area. I also like having the traditional buttons on the front of the device so I can use more it like a PPC when not using it as a phone.
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09-16-2005, 10:37 PM
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Mystic
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 1,768
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The more I think about it... if the center D-pad button were an analog control, this would make for an awesome portable gaming platform. With phone service and WiFi, it would be much better than a PSP having unlimited online gaming potential.
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Jonathan (JonnoB)
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." -Edmund Burke
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09-16-2005, 11:29 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 468
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As a Sprint customer, I'm very much liking this! Although, I'd prefer a CDMA version of the HTC Universal, this one looks pretty nice.
I wonder if Sprint will have the rumored Treo 670 and how the two would compare...
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