Is this the successor to the Universal ?

[LinuxGeek]

http://www.europe.htc.com/products/htcadvantage.html


this article suggests it is:

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/02/13/htc_rolls_out_h1_07_lineup/

[tyl]

http://www.seehtc.com/

Looks promising.

Note the VGA Out?

http://www.seehtc.com/images/intro_features.jpg


MiniSD and BT2 (http://www.radio-electronics.com/info/wireless/bluetooth/bluetooth_edr.php)prolongs battery life but there must be some draw for only 8 hours.

[cdgoin]

Overview

The HTC Advantage X7500 is a powerful mobile office device that lets you work wherever and whenever you want. Powered by Microsoft Windows Mobile 5 with Direct Push Technology, you have the office tools you need while on the road. Attach the QWERTY keyboard and easily type up documents, e-mails, and messages. The huge 5-inch VGA display provides you more than enough room for surfing the Web and viewing documents. With its 3G, Wi-Fi® and Bluetooth® 2.0 capabilities, you stay connected to the world.


The built-in 8GB hard drive gives you plenty of room to store your work and media files on the phone, and if that’s not enough, insert a miniSD™ card to add even more storage space. Use the TV Out feature to output contents on the screen onto an external display such as a Projector or TV when doing presentations or sharing photos. You can also print out documents by connecting to a Bluetooth® or network printer. Have your office with you wherever you are with the HTC Advantage X7500.

Highlights
Manage your documents and emails with Microsoft® Windows Mobile® 5.0 Pocket PC phone edition including Direct Push technology.

Connect anywhere with 3G/HSDPA and Wi-Fi®; and stereo Bluetooth® 2.0 which is excellent for wireless audio.

Take advantage of a laptop-style experience with the huge 5 inch touch screen display and full detachable keyboard.

<<< FIVE INCH !!!!!!!! At Best the Universal is 3.75" diagonally... >>>>>

Always “on”, be connected to your office, watch video or listen to music anywhere.

Go anywhere with inbuilt GPS plus TomTom NAVIGATOR 6.

HTC Advantage Specification

Mobile Power Pad with detachable thin full keyboard - Microsoft® Windows Mobile® 5.0 Pocket PC Phone Edition
133.5mm (L) x 98mm(W) x 16mm(T)
Thickness with keyboard: 20 mm
359g with battery pack
Intel® PXA270 624 MHz with ATI Graphic Chip W2284
ROM: 256MB
RAM: 128MB
SDRAM - HDD: 8GB
5” transmissive colour TFT-LCD, 640x480 dot pixel VGA resolution

Backlight LEDs
Touch screen
HSDPA/UMTS (2100 MHz for Europe, 850/1900 MHz for USA) GSM/GPRS/EDGE (quad-band, 850/900/1800/1900MHz)
Main Camera -3 mega-pixel
CMOS imaging sensor with autofocus
2nd Camera VGA CMOS imaging sensor
High power LED for camera flash
Built-in microphone
Dual speakers
Loud speaker for Hands-Free operation

Bluetooth® v2.0 Platform
Wi-Fi® 802.11b/g
Internal GPS antenna
20 parallel channel GPS receiver
3V USIM/SIM card slot
HTC ExtUSB™ (11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one)
HTC proprietary 16-pin combined port (USB 1.1 host/VGA and TV Out)
HTC VueFLO™ motion sensor assisted browsing experience.
miniSD™ card slot

Removable and rechargeable Lithium-ion battery, 2200mAh
AC adaptor -Voltage range/frequency: 100~240V, 50/60Hz Power
MMS and Java™ applications
Smart Dialling and Voice Speed Dial
Comm Manager - AMR/AAC/WAV/WMA/MP3 codec
Adobe Reader LE for PDF
ZIP software and more

<<<< NOTICE THE COMMENTS ABOUT THE USA AND IT HAS EDGE !!!!!

I WANT I WANT I WANT !!!

Now how much this gonna cost me?

[gquipster]

I'm in love or lust or something!!!

I'd kill to get my hands on one of these...

[LinuxGeek]

Hopefully it will be available on Vodafone so we can take advantage of HSDPA/UMTS (1.4MB Download speed).

[daddy k]

i need this!

[patrickl]

Well it's a cool device, but I sure hope it's not the successor to the Universal.

[cornelius]

Stick on Universal for me, that is huge phone if in my palm. Anyway if someone give it to me as gift, I won't disappoint him/her, I'll use it...

[cktlcmd]

From what I read, this has a detachable keyboard, thus I can't consider as a Universal successor.

[cornelius]

Stick on Universal for me, that is huge phone if in my palm. Anyway if someone give it to me as gift, I won't disappoint him/her, I'll use it...

To fast to talk? But if I read more and see the pict that uploaded that compare Athena to Universal... I think i'm start to fall in love with athena???

[nabuhonodozor]

its really great device but for me I am still thinking I have same usability with my old universal. Sure, I would like 8Gb hdd and 5'' LCD but except of this I find nothing more usefull in everyday life.
I am fully aware of usb-host and ext. VGA -these are really great extensions but I am asking myself how many time I use VGA out except of those first time shows-off to my friends. Same for USB - How many time I attach external harddrive.
My point is - I would consider spending around 1K$ for a device with similar specs like my old uni.
But of course If I dindt have Uni I would definitely consider buying it.
And I would buy it right now if it would have 800x480 display or something with better resolution - this is the most important feature for me.
just my 2c
best,

[Ragin_Ice]

Whoa...awesome :D. I'd have thought VGA res would look a tad pixelated on a 5" display, considering that all other VGA's are 3.7". But this one manages to pull it off...Is it an 18-bit (262K color) TFT, or the regular 16-bit?