16 Sep 08 HTC Touch Viva aka Opal gets official
Standing by their belief that touch is the way of the future, HTC has announced three new cell phones catering to every segment of the touch-frenzied consumers of today. Of the three, the HTC Touch Viva, which we have already talked about, turns out to be the perfect product for any budget-minded consumer, with a few sacrifices in its specifications compared to the other splendid devices that HTC has announced lately. The Touch Viva’s design is reminiscent of the original HTC Touch, a proven winner, but with a few improvements at the expense of losing some. This smartphone is powered by a TI OMAP 850 processor running at just 201MHz helped along by 128MB RAM and 256MB ROM, although the touchscreen TFT display still manages to be generous at 2.8 inches with a 240×320-pixel resolution. All the usual connectivity options seem to be included with Bluetooth 2.0, WiFi in 802.11b/g flavor, and network support is limited to quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz frequencies. The Touch Viva also gets a bump up to Windows Mobile 6.1 compared to the original Touch and gains TouchFLO 3D instead of just good old TouchFLO. A 2-megapixel camera is also added as an afterthought along with microSD support.
The HTC Touch Viva will be available starting next month.
- Processor: TI’s OMAP™ 850 201 MHz
- Operating System: Windows Mobile® 6.1 Professional with HTC TouchFLO™
- Memory: ROM 256 MB, RAM 128 MB
- Dimensions (LxWxT): 104.5 mm X 59 mm X 15.75 mm (4.114 inches X 2.323 inches X 0.620 inches)
- Weight: 110 grams (3.88 ounces) with battery
- Display: 2.8-inch TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive screen with QVGA (320 X 240) resolution
- Network: Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
- Connectivity: Bluetooth® 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate and A2DP for stereo wireless headsets, Wi-Fi® IEEE 802.11 b/g, HTC ExtUSB™ (11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one)
- 2.0 megapixel color camera with fixed focus
- Built-in microphone and speaker
- Battery: Rechargeable 1100 mAh Lithium-ion battery
- Capacity: Talk time up to 480 minutes, Standby time up to 270 hours
- Expansion Slot: microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
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I wud like to know when htc touch viva will be avialable in India and at what price … Please notify me as soonh as possibe through my mail.
i want to know the price of the htc touch viva in india….
because i want to buy it….
and what all the buyer gets with the phone….