NEW XDA 3 - HTC Announce first WM 2005 with 3G - Official !

[bryson]

Well at last, looks like the makers of all previous incarnations of the XDA (XDA1 to XDA2i an 2s as marketed in the UK) are ready to release this to the world later this year, so I reckon this is the proof that many of us suspected anyway, this will be the XDA3! I guess this also means that we are never gonna get upgraded officially to WM2005 on the 2i or 2s.........hey ho....2003se seems ok so far.

http://www.htc.com.tw/news/index.html

[madkat]

Already announced as the MDA IV too - so the question is, will O2 call it the XDA IV or confuse the easily confused by having a IIi and a III?

[xda-rocks]

I think O2 deliberately held off using the '3' so that they could use it on the first 3g device.

[madkat]

It would make a good name - XDA 3G

[S1MB4D]

the only problem i think i will have is the thickness of it as it has a keyboard and prom the pix it looks pretty fat to be honest. also any1 no exactly when it comes out?..thinking of getting one

[jesenkoj]

tried one of them 2 weeks ago - and it is really big!
bigger than the Blue Angel - and for me as a MDA Compact fan, just not the right device.

I don't want to have a small laptop with build in UMTS.
I want to have a mobile device like the Compact, with a video cam and build in UMTS.
The keyborad and additional space is just grap.

Just take a look at the number of sold Blue Angels vs Compacts/minis - the rate at T-Mobile is 1:4

[ncruz]

1:4 it's just the ratio of people that need wifi on their usual day of work vs the ones who don't need it and are happy with something sticking out of their magicians...

[bryson]

Spoke to a contact at at o2 in the UK, and he reckons they aint gonna get the universal...............no idea why as they carry the X phone which is 3G, maybe a licensing issue in the UK, now that Vodaphone - Orange etc have jumped on the bandwagon and stolen o2's thunder in the last year or so....Its a great shame as without the foresight of o2, many XDA users wouldnt have been able to get one in the UK............................Come on o2, sort it, I hate orange and vodafone!

[Pyrofer]

the whole reason O2 messed with the XDA II IIi IIs names is so the XDA4 would be called the XDA3 here, for 3G.
they WILL release it.

Just reallllllly laaaaaate.

[Southern_Man]

the whole reason O2 messed with the XDA II IIi IIs names is so the XDA4 would be called the XDA3 here, for 3G.
they WILL release it.

Just reallllllly laaaaaate.

no it won't. if me sources are correct, they will imate to market.

[Rudegar]

if o2 dont carry it then cant people just buy the imate or qtek versions they are as a rule not locked at least my qteks never were then people can put in their o2 sim and all will be well

[bryson]

well I am delighted to have been mis informed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

looks like the xda3 (named EXEC) will happen in the uk from o2! sometime in September

PS Thanks to pjcltd and his info!