06-14-2005, 12:55 PM
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Developer & Designer, News Editor Emeritus
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HTC Universal Shipments: End of Third Quarter
"High Tech Computer (HTC) will start volume shipments of its first 3G PDA phones by the end of the third quarter, CEO HT Cho said yesterday at the company�s annual shareholders meeting. Cho declined to reveal the client's name, but market sources indicated that the 3G PDA phone is a WCDMA PDA phone, the MDA IV, which was unveiled by Germany-based T-Mobile International early this year. HTC plans to launch one or two 3G mobile phones in 2005, but will increase the number of 3G handset models in 2006, Cho said. Cho also predicted that HTC�s handset shipments are likely to increase 30% on-year, to about 4.85 million units in 2005, up from 3.73 million units in 2004. In addition, the proportion of wireless communication devices, including smartphones and PDA phones, to the company�s total shipments is expected to exceed 60% this year, up from 50% in 2004, Cho asserted."
Just a heads up for those of you lusting over the HTC Universal. ;-)
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06-14-2005, 01:10 PM
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Intellectual
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nice
Any excuse you can find to post more pics of the Uni is fine by me! :wink: I wonder which other device they plan to ship in 2005?
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06-14-2005, 01:43 PM
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Thinker
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Just be careful of which company you choose (that brands the HTC device for their own). I predict i-mate will say in 6 months that it likely won't be upgradable to Windows Mobile 6.0. :roll:
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06-14-2005, 02:56 PM
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Mystic
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Here's an interesting stat. Nokia shipped 5 million smartphones per quarter last year, while HTC (a small Taiwanese company) shipped 4 million handheld devices last year.
This means HTC (a small Taiwanese company) has about 1/4 the volume of a Nokia in terms of advanced handheld devices.
I had not known the comparative scale is that close (less than an order of magnitude). With more WM partners like this I suggest Nokia starts seriously looking over its shoulder.
Surur
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06-14-2005, 04:37 PM
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Thinker
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That really is interesting. Go HTC! :clap:
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06-14-2005, 05:57 PM
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Ponderer
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It is hard to compare Nokia and HTC.
Nokia sell phones directly to consumers and carriers. It probably does not manufacture phones. It may purchase phones from HTC, Asus, BenQ etc.
HTC does not sell phone directly to consumers. It mainly designs and manufactures the phone. The carrier then sell the phones to consumers.
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06-14-2005, 06:26 PM
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Mystic
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I'm not 100% sure, but Nokia certainly has many factories, many in India etc. I believe they are a huge industrial conglomerate like Sony, and with such a huge market to serve it may be more productive for them to run their own manufacturing facilities etc.
Also of course I'm sure HTC will have its own ambitions...
Surur
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06-14-2005, 07:12 PM
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Pontificator
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The more I look at the Universal, the more I think I'm going to buy it just to usa as a PDA. It's pretty large to drag around for everyday phone usage and also doesn't support Cingular's voice or data networks very well. However, even without phone connectivity, this sound like the perfect WM device for my needs. I sure hope it lives up to the hype :!: :!:
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06-14-2005, 08:43 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Aug 2006
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I can't wait for this. I'll take one in black. 8)
Anyone interested in buying an Imate JAM (850/1800/1900) in perfect condition?
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06-14-2005, 08:53 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Aug 2005
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Originally Posted by whydidnt
The more I look at the Universal, the more I think I'm going to buy it just to usa as a PDA. It's pretty large to drag around for everyday phone usage and also doesn't support Cingular's voice or data networks very well. However, even without phone connectivity, this sound like the perfect WM device for my needs. I sure hope it lives up to the hype :!: :!:
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How do you know cingular doesn't support it? Just from the fact it is triband instead of Quad? 1900 is used a LOT by cingular in most of its markets.
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