Dopod 838 Pro Announced

The HTC Hermes [aka HTC TyTn in the EU, Dopod CHT 9000 in Taiwan, and other names like i-mate JASJAM etc etc] has now been announced by Dopod Asia Pacific [Singapore] was browsing their website last night and the 838 pro was still nowhere to be seen... but I'm looking at the website now and some specs and images are up! Wow! As I said this just might be my next PocketPC Phone. I have been reading a lot about it and have seen reports that some of the units are experiencing problems with the keyboard, screen alignment and BT performance. Maybe I will wait a while before looking at one up close and personal [to minimize temptation you see]. I am also thinking of getting a HTC TyTn [via parallel import] also since I kinda like the squarish look a bit more. Also waiting for microSD [which unfortunately this device uses] to go up to 2Gb before switching [AGAIN mind you] memory formats.
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Key Specs:

1. Quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE [850/900/1800/1900] and Tri-band WCDMA [850/1900/2100] [yey! yey! yey! that's 2G/2.5G/3G/3.5G GGGGreat!]
2. WiFi 802.11b and g [yey!]
3. Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP/AVRCP [yey!]
4. microSD [aka transFlash... boo!]
5. Samsung 400mhz processor [yey! faster than the 838]
6. 2MP Camera with Macro mode and flash + 0.3 MP Camera for Video Calls [errr... ppc cameras have never been of good quality, we'll have to see]
7. miniUSB sync/charge/earphones [yey to miniUSB and boo! for not having a standard 2.5 or 3.5 stereo jack!]
8. Windows Mobile 5.0 [yey! means NVFS and definitely AKU 2.x]
9. 2.8" inch 240 x 320 65K colour TFT touch screen [ho-hum...]
10. 64Mb RAM and 128Mb ROM [ho-hum standard fare really, why not have 128 and 256? hehe]
11. Size: 112.5 x 58 x 21.95 mm, just about the same as Treo700w [without antenna] or PPC6700 [without antenna] or a bit taller than the 838. [bearable! I'm using an Exec!]
12. Weight: 176 grams with Battery [bearable! again am using an Exec!]
13. Better keyboard [buttons layout has been improved], scroll wheel and more buttons/shortcuts to make navigation easier.
14. Talk time: 5 hrs [we'll see with real world usage]
    

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Anyway here are some pics and links:

[HTC TyTn: Closed]

[Dopod 838 Pro: Opened]
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Official Website:
HTC World Wide
Dopod Singapore [HTC Subsidiary]