Got mine :-)

[Inc]

I've got the TyTN and the P4350 now; I'll do some comparison and report back here.

Martin

[Frankie_R]

Can you test the wi-fi reception of this device and compare it with Tytn's range(weak)? Thank you.

[Inc]

Very short : (longer review to come)

Although the P4350 has got a slower CPU (200 Mhz - 400 Mhz on the TyTN), it's working much smoother/faster than the TyTN. The rather annoying delay (although minor) on the TyTN when using the numpad in the phone is almost not detectable on the P4350.
Seems much faster graphics.

The Autoslide keyboard is wonderful! VERY VERY nice. The keyboard simply jumps open.

More to come; when I have the time I'm going to go more in depth with my testing, trying to stress the machine a bit.

So far I'm VERY satisfied! In my eyes it's a better device than the TyTN; it now fits nicely in my pockets (17 mm thick (TyTN 22 mm)). I ended up disabling 3G on my TyTN anyway due to the battery draining - so that the P4350 doesn't have 3G possibilities fits me just fine.

I'll be back ;-)
Martin

[chakra]

mine will be here tommorrow

[Frankie_R]

mine will be here tommorrow

We're waiting also for your review. :D

[sylvester_k]

Hi all,

Had anyone tried skype on the Herald ?
How is it as compared to Hermes ?
Thanks

[skjelnes]

Have you tested divx with TCPMP?

[pakiyabhai]

btw skype is about to release version which run on 200mhz

[sylvester_k]

Hi Pakiyabhai,
That is good news, have you got more details on the new skype -- such as the time frame ?

[daguru]

The new Skype 2.2 beta is the version you're looking for. According to their FAQ it supports the 195MHz OMAP:
http://support.skype.com/index.php?_a=knowledgebase&_j=questiondetails&_i=982

v2.2 BETA download
http://www.skype.com/download/skype/mobile/downloading_low_beta.html

I've been using it with my P4350 and it works great without overclocking. Just use the headset and close other programs before starting. [hint: HTC includes the Task Manager utility in the P4350 that closes apps properly when exiting; it's disabled by default]

[chakra]

Ok its exactly like my beloved old jam. only with a keyboard. the speed is the same, almost better than my tytn and treo 750v. the keyboard is loose compared to my tytn , kjam, and ppc 6700. the internet loads almost as fast as my tytn, i dont have 3g in my area yet. the screen is the best i have had yet except for my old universal (to big) i cant wait for the omni... there are not enough buttons even with ae button plus imnot quite satisfied. the keyboard is the best yet. and the wow factor is the best yet. ill talk more later

[sylvester_k]

The new Skype 2.2 beta is the version you're looking for. According to their FAQ it supports the 195MHz OMAP:
http://support.skype.com/index.php?_a=knowledgebase&_j=questiondetails&_i=982

v2.2 BETA download
http://www.skype.com/download/skype/mobile/downloading_low_beta.html

I've been using it with my P4350 and it works great without overclocking. Just use the headset and close other programs before starting. [hint: HTC includes the Task Manager utility in the P4350 that closes apps properly when exiting; it's disabled by default]


Hi Daguru,
Thanks for your reply & info.

How about the Wifi reception as compared to HTC Hermis ?

I was wondering if skype 2.2 requirement of 195MHz is the MIN
operation requirement will not be ideal in practical environment ?

Also I require more feedback on the new skype 2.2 beta with
HTC Herald on the voice quality, connection quality.
As this is very important consideration for me getting this
wonderful device and not HTC Hermes.

The general comment so far is that the Herald is as fast if not faster
than the Hermes even though the CPU Hz speed for Herald is half.
I wonder why ?

I had this impression that, some of the older approx 200MHz PDA phone
devices review have mentioned that during basic operation
e.g. sms, making call etc is too slow. Does Herald have such problem
i.e. keypress respond is too slow ?

Thanks for reading

[chakra]

Well I have had my herald for a few weeks now. It was going to be my primary device. but also two weeks ago i got hsdpa in my area. so I was playing with my three hsdpa enabled pda phones. but here I am a week or two later back using the herald again. I have the cpu set to 252 with omapclockplus . It is just so small and cool. It is slower than my tytn when going through the menu's. But it turns on quicker, answers the phone quicker. has better sound quality ( the phone) Voice command 1.6 works flawlesly over the headset with no tweaks right out of the box. it tells you who is calling through the blootooth headset. and is much more responsive..

that said the ram leaves much to be desired. I admit I have a tun of programs that i consider must haves. But on a fresh soft boot I have 19 mb free. about two mins later its at 15 and it seems to be hovering around 12 or 13. Ok so i have never had a low mem problem, but I like to have it there.

[Nikopol]

Hello,

I finnaly got mine too ;-) It's working fine with Orange FR, just need to find some GPRS parameters.

Also I just found this news:
http://www.vodafoneshop.de/shop/detail/index.cfm?LOGID=2006122902305259607610960108490029 99966316446017612465566&artikel_daten_id=3555&B_ID=243&I_ID=0&TD=1

Vodaphone released the Herald/P4350 as VPA Compact IV (with MS Direct Push & Blackberry support).

Nico

[mentox]

Tomorrow I'll get mine :D