HTC Smart

PermaBanned · 7 Jan 2010 at 18:40

http://www.htc.com/uk/product/smart/overview.html

A 'budget' smart phone running Qualcomm's BREW OS with HTC's own Sense UI. 2.8" Touch Screen, 300MHz CPU, 256MB RAM & ROM, 3G and a 3MP Camera.

I might get this, depending on the pricing. No WiFi from the looks of things but the price of it is becoming more reasonable.

Janesy B · 7 Jan 2010 at 18:45

That's no smartphone.

PermaBanned · 7 Jan 2010 at 18:49

May i ask why not?

Janesy B · 7 Jan 2010 at 18:55

It's just a mass market touchscreen phone.

GSMArena - http://www.gsmarena.com/homebrewed_htc_smart_announced_nothing_to_rave_about-news-1365.php

This is the HTC handset with the most modest specs sheet currently available so it should be more of a mass-market touchscreen than a full-featured smartphone.

Engadget hands on - http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/07/htc-smart-hands-on/

Looks nice enough but it's nothing to shout about. You even have to press a button to change orientation, no accelerometer

PermaBanned · 7 Jan 2010 at 18:56

With a 300MHz CPU?

Besides, i never said it was.

Janesy B · 7 Jan 2010 at 19:00

My Sony Ericsson W995 has a ARM 369MHz processor, has WiFi and isn't a smartphone....

It's a stepping stone device, there's dumphones, there's this and then there's smartphones.

Superewza said:
With a 300MHz CPU?

Besides, i never said it was.

You clearly did.

Superewza said:
A 'budget' smart phone.

PermaBanned · 7 Jan 2010 at 19:03

Okay, my bad. But what exactly does it lack to make it a proper smartphone? What's the definition of it?

Janesy B · 7 Jan 2010 at 19:09

Well, there is no exact definition but it's too close to mainstream phones to be labelled a smartphone. It doesn't have WiFi which is more or less guaranteed on a smartphone for a start. Anyway I'm not going to argue, if you have a play around with the HTC Smart and compare it to a HD2, you'll see why it isn't so smart.

PermaBanned · 7 Jan 2010 at 19:15

Hmm. So it should have a similar price to the Samsung Corby?

Janesy B · 7 Jan 2010 at 19:19

Well according to Engadget's hands on, it would appear that it is aimed as a direct competitor of the Corby to get into the mass market to them move people onto other HTC Sense UI phones such as the upoming Legend and Bravo. A stepping stone of sorts.

PermaBanned · 7 Jan 2010 at 19:20

Any news on availability/release dates?

Janesy B · 7 Jan 2010 at 19:22

'Spring' so any time from now to June really

MeAnBoY · 7 Jan 2010 at 19:58

If you want a budget smartphone then look no further than the T-Mobile Pulse.

chiggz · 7 Jan 2010 at 22:06

It's dumb!

Stellios · 7 Jan 2010 at 22:59

MeAnBoY said:
If you want a budget smartphone then look no further than the T-Mobile Pulse.

What he said, or theres some cracking Hero deals around at the minute.