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[PaulOBrien]

Look what it is... HTC's forthcoming successor to the HTC Excalibur (aka T-Mobile Dash / HTC S620)!

Packing UMTS / HSDPA, a 400MHz Samsung processor and WiFi... the Cavalier could quickly be heading to the top of the Smartphone tree! When I say quickly, don't expect to see this device until a few months into 2007 at the EARLIEST... but hey, it's something to look forward to Is that a forward facing camera for video calling I see in the top right? No JoggR? Perhaps there's a wheel on the right hand side...

I think it looks nicer than the Excalibur myself, sharper... and judging by how much i'm enjoying the HTC S620 at the moment, this could be a winner!

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Pics via Solopalmari, via engadget

[NoBackUp]

It has a jogger....

BTW think January for release !!!  

[pwest13]

It looks like my old calculator, but with less buttons

[The Doctor]

Paul (MVP), on Nov 24 2006, 09:38, said:

Is that a forward facing camera for video calling I see in the top right?

Looks like status LED's to me Paul.....

Phil

[EDIT: Though on second thoughts there are two status LED's on either side of the speaker.... so maybe it is! It's because the lens is square and not round i thought it was just LED's ]

Edited by The Doctor, 24 November 2006 - 12:50 PM.

[PaulOBrien]

No, the status LEDs are by the speaker, looks like a tiny camera on the right.

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[pierre]

Paul (MVP), on Nov 24 2006, 15:05, said:

No, the status LEDs are by the speaker, looks like a tiny camera on the right.

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Looks like kind of thin. I am more and more finding my Hermes too fat, and regret the "handiness" of my old Magician.

Time to ebay soon!

[rfsmithsr]

Has the joggr been moved to the left side?

[PaulOBrien]

I guess not, as you can't see it in the pics!

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[JwY]

joggr to the right.


paul, i don't think the upper right part is a camera because it's too small. seems like it could be a light sensor instead.

Edited by JwY, 24 November 2006 - 08:12 PM.

[rhedgehog]

I agree, it looks more like the keyboard backlight sensor to me.

As the herald has been the update to the wizard and is still EDGE/GPRS, I should imagine this will be EDGE/GPRS too.
Mind you, HTC did release the Mteor without a front facing camera....?

[gerryr]

me thinks that camera button on the right will get pressed by accident alot

still, a VERY nice upgrade from the dash.  hope it has a good battery with that proc!

gr

[kwues]

sorry for the dumb question, but is this a smartphone or ppc? <_<

[JwY]

smartphone for sure

[Monolithix]

Yep, it is SP as it has home and back keys

Also - why is that camera button any more pushable than any other of HTC's handsets?

[gerryr]

Monolithix (MVP), on Dec 10 2006, 18:41, said:

Also - why is that camera button any more pushable than any other of HTC's handsets?

for me, its exactly where my thumb would be when on the phone.  most othere SPs it been up alot higher.

[Monolithix]

I see.  Incidentally, when are we going to see some left handed Smartphones appear?

[JwY]

Monolithix (MVP), on Dec 11 2006, 06:08, said:

I see.  Incidentally, when are we going to see some left handed Smartphones appear?

i doubt we'll see many as most people are right handed (i believe there's a lot more people that are right handed)

[BoxWave]

Monolithix (MVP), on Dec 11 2006, 11:08, said:

I see.  Incidentally, when are we going to see some left handed Smartphones appear?

I'm left handed! But I don't really mind using right handed phones..

[Monolithix]

It was a slightly tounge-in-cheek comment

What i would like to see is an option to put scroll bars on the other side of the screen in PPC though...

Back on topic, looks like a potential Blackjack contender...

[PaulOBrien]

The Hermes is a bit left handed...l or at least as I right handed person, I feel the wheel is on the wrong side (the Blackjack feels much better with it on the right)

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