HTC S620 (Excalibur)

This is the first communicator by HTC in such a form-factor, and the first device with a sensory control panel. Its soft-touch plastic distinguishes the model from the rivals. The model can boast with one of the largest screen among Windows Mobile-smartphone. The presence of Wi-Fi module is an undoubted advantage over Samsung i320 and Moto Q.

• Class: Windows Mobile-communicator
• Position in the line: starts
• Клоны: O2 XDA Cosmo, T-mobile Dash
• Rivals: Samsung i320
• Test based description

• General features
  • Announced in 2006, official announcement on the 07 September 2006, on the market since in the end of October – the beginning of November 2006
  • eGSM 850/900/1800/1900
  • Battery type Li-Ion 960 mAh
  • In Moscow Megafon network worked for 1.5 days
  • Screen: TFT 2.44” (50x37.5 mm – active area) with the resolution of 320x240 pixels, shows 65 K colours, no backlighting control
  • OS Windows Mobile 5.0 for Smartphone AKU 3.0
  • CPU: Texas Instruments OMAP850 200 MHz
  • Colours: silvery graphite
  • Weight: 119 gramms
  • Dimensions: 111.5x62.5x12.8 mm

• Memory
  • Phonebook, several numbers for a name, assign a photo, an image and a melody, including MP3 files
  • Any number of user groups, assign a name to several groups
  • Call lists, no limit on the number of entries, call time, duration and type are specified. You can set a storage period for call entries (a month by default)
  • RAM: 64 MB (43.87 MB available)
  • ROM: 76.52 MB available to a user for storing data, installing applications
  • Memory connector for microSD

• Call management, ringing tones
  • Vibracall
  • Polyphony, 40-tones polyphony
  • Fast dial
  • Automatic call redial
  • Speakerphone

• SMS
  • Concatenated messages
  • Message templates
  • Sending and receiving graphical messages

• Camera
  • Integrated 1.3 MP camera (the maximum resolution of 1280x1024 pixels)
  • Records video as MPEG4, MotionJPEG, H.263 with the resolution of M (176x144 pixels) or S (128x96 pixels)
  • Digital zoom
  • Effects, multishooting, timer

• Multimedia
  • mp3 files as a call melody
  • Integrated video and audio player (MPEG4, H.263, МР3, ААC, ААC+, е-ААC)
  • Java (MIDP 2.0)

• Connectivity
  • Integrated mail client (SMTP/POP3/IMAP4)
  • GPRS/EDGE class B multi-slot class 10
  • WAP 2.0/xHTML
  • Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)
  • Bluetooth 2.0 without EDR
  • MMS
  • Push e-mail
  • SyncML
  • Synchronization with PC (USB, Bluetooth)

• Organizer and extras
  • Complete set of standard applications for Windows Mobile
  • Task Manager - manage running programs, allows emptying RAM, view system info
  • Java Apps- loads and starts Java-applications
  • ClearVue PDF - view PDF docs on the communicator
  • Dictaphone
  • Date, time, world time
  • Alarm clock, reminders
  • Timer, stopwatch, calculator

Michail Machnaev (michail.machnaev@mobile-review.com)
Published — 6 November 2006

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