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ARTICLE - HTC Tornado Examined by Mobile-Review.com
Mike Temporale - Tue Aug 30, 2005 6:45 am
Post subject: HTC Tornado Examined by Mobile-Review.com
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Mobile-Review.com has posted a really good review of the new HTC Tornado line of Smartphones. The review is very detailed with a fair amount of nice clean pictures and some great screen captures, like the one above. The review also covers off a little HTC Smartphone history. They list each generation of HTC device along with what features / changes it had over the previous generation. The Tornado is the first generation with built-in WiFi, Windows mobile 5.0 for Smartphone, a new processor, and support for EDGE. The Tornado has 2 derivatives, the HTC Riemma and the HTC Faraday. (Does everyone remember the importance of the HTC Faraday?) The Riemma is what we have come to know as the Qtek 8300/8310 - one musical version, and the other is a business version. The Faraday is fundamentally the same as Riemma, but without the WiFi module. Sad

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JuhaN - Tue Aug 30, 2005 7:54 am
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This HTC Tornado might be the dream come true... Has anybody a clue about battery life with wifi on?? The review stated that it would be pretty good with normal usage...

=)juha
Jerry Raia - Tue Aug 30, 2005 8:43 am
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Nice find. HTC has my :way to go: They make great phones. I'm looking forward to getting one of these!
nskgti - Tue Aug 30, 2005 8:55 am
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Coming out of left field, but I don't believe their remark about the faraday lacking WiFi is correct.

From my understanding what ever device is coming down the pipe for Cingular (ie the Faraday) will have WiFi/EDGE/QuadBand...

I will confirm this tonight from my source.
Jerry Raia - Tue Aug 30, 2005 8:59 am
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nskgti wrote:
From my understanding what ever device is coming down the pipe for Cingular (ie the Faraday) will have WiFi/EDGE/QuadBand...


I agree just because I think the time is here for WiFi built into a Smartphone.
Corosanite - Tue Aug 30, 2005 9:11 am
Post subject: Dedicated media buttons on the 8300
I like the 8300 much better. It's much more polished plus has dedicated media buttons on it.
rkdiddy - Tue Aug 30, 2005 2:17 pm
Post subject: When???
Does anyone know when the Faraday is coming?

I'm really excited about this phone! Might have to switch back to Cingular! Very Happy
Mike Temporale - Tue Aug 30, 2005 2:39 pm
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rkdiddy wrote:
Does anyone know when the Faraday is coming?

I'm really excited about this phone! Might have to switch back to Cingular! Very Happy


It's rumored to be in October.
rkdiddy - Tue Aug 30, 2005 2:55 pm
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Mike,

Seems like not too long ago we were having the same conversation regarding the smt5600. Got to love cellphones! Very Happy
Jerry Raia - Tue Aug 30, 2005 3:03 pm
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Maybe this time I am with the right carrier!
Mark Larson - Tue Aug 30, 2005 5:44 pm
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Jerry Raia wrote:
Maybe this time I am with the right carrier!
Well, you just can't get new user pricing. Wink
Jerry Raia - Tue Aug 30, 2005 5:52 pm
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Mark Larson wrote:
Jerry Raia wrote:
Maybe this time I am with the right carrier!
Well, you just can't get new user pricing. Wink


When you buy a new phone every few months like I do, you give up on that idea early on! Laughing
JuhaN - Wed Aug 31, 2005 10:44 am
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Mobile-Review.com has now posted their HTC Tornado review in english...

http://www.mobile-review.com/pda/review/htc-tornado-en.shtml

Let's see if human translator beats Babelfish... The russian review wasn't quite readable in all parts as I don't speak english as a native speaker.

I'd still like to see this overview of WM 5.0 Smartphone translated to english also: http://www.mobile-review.com/pda/articles/wm50-smart.shtml As usual babelfish helps... Sort of!

=)juha
JuhaN - Mon Sep 05, 2005 12:29 pm
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JuhaN wrote:
...I'd still like to see this overview of WM 5.0 Smartphone translated to english also: http://www.mobile-review.com/pda/articles/wm50-smart.shtml As usual babelfish helps... Sort of!

=)juha


The overview of Windows Mobile 5 Smartphone by Mobile-Review.com has now been published in english also: http://www.mobile-review.com/pda/articles/wm50-smart-en.shtml

=)juha
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