The Soon to be launched Ameo (HTC Athena) from T-Mobile might cost you more than an average UMPC. Sources indicate the price of the device will be around $1500 USD. This device seems to be one of the original OEM device, Not a T-Mobile branded one and has the HTC logo on the top left.
UPDATE: Wired blogs is reporting that the device will only cost $650 with a 2 year contract (pretty close the iPhone price)
MS Mobiles has posted some key points from the original Russian version.
- estimated price: 1500 USD, release date: first half of 2007
- built-in TV out connector and VGA-out connector (yes, you can connect even external monitor to this phone!)
- operating system: Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC Phone Edition with AKU 3.3 – not Windows Mobile 6.0 Crossbow what means: release of this phone is imminent
- display: 640×480 (VGA)
- communications: GSM/GPRS/EDGE, UMTS/HSDPA, Bluetooth 2.0, Wi-Fi, USB 1.1 Host
- cameras: 3 megapixel + VGA (for video calling)
- battery: Li-Ion of capacity 2200 mAh (approx. 2 times the capacity of small Pocket PC phones)
- dimensions: 133×97x20 mm, weight: 350 g
- the construction of the phone is very solid and in HTC incarnation it is available in black color
- stylus does not give solid impression as the construction of the phone itself and is transparent
- in the front, in left upper corner, a small joystick is located (very similar to the one that can be found in Toshiba Tablet PC computers)
- this phone is clear a 2 handed device and after one attaches the keyboard it looks like a mini-notebook
- detachable keyboard uses magnet to attach to the phone so one should be careful not to place credit cards near this device – in order not to damage their magnetic strip
More Pictures after the jump —
More details and pictures on HTC X7500 (Athena) here [via MS Mobiles]
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