Cingular Wireless is planning to ship two new HTC Windows Smartphones later this month. The new phones are called the Cingular 2125 and the Cingular 8125.
The 2125 looks basically like an upgrade to the SMT5600 phone which is one of the most popular Windows smartphones out there. It has the following specs:
Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone Edition
TI OMAP 850 200 MHz Processor
64MB SDRAM / 64MB Flash ROM
GSM / GPRS Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
Global roaming capability
EDGE class 10 support
2.2" QVGA 64K Color TFT Screen
1.3 Megapixel Camera with Camcorder / Night Mode
Bluetooth 1.2 / Infrared / Mini-USB / Mini-SD
Internal Antenna with External Antenna connector
External Stereo Audio Jack
1150mAh Li-ion Battery -- 4 hrs talk / 6 days standby
116mm(L) x 46mm(W) x 17.5mm(T)
106g with Battery Pack
The phone costs $349 without a contract, $299 for a one year contract and $249 for a two year contract.
The Cingular 8125 has a slideout keyboard similar to the new Sprint PPC6700 phone and has the following specifications:
Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC Phone Edition
128MB SDRAM / 64MB Flash ROM
GSM / GPRS / EDGE Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
Class 10 Multi-slot
Bluetooth / WiFi / Infrared / Mini-USB / Mini-SD
Build-in Microphone and 3D Surround Speakers w/ External Stereo Audio Jack
AMR / AAC / WAV / WMA / MP3 / MPEG-4 / H.263 Media Player
MMS / JAVA / MPEG-4 Streaming / SVG / PDF / OMA DMA
Voice Command / FAX Support
GoodLink and XpressMail stub apps in ROM
The phone is tentatively priced at $449.99. Via SlashPhone. www.Cingular.com