mobilePASSION: HTC Universal Preview Update

Microsoft is showing off the HTC Universal (pre-released version) here at TechEd so I thought I would take the opportunity to take a quick photo with it and get some more of the specs. (Here is the link to original preview I did with photos.)

I used the high resolution camera on the back and not the video conferencing camera on the front. The photo is of the afternoon fruit table located in Community Cabana area. I thought the food looked colorful with the flower table setting. The settings I used was (2M) 1600x1280 pixels with SuperFine on the JPEG setting. There were lower resolution settings of 1280x1024, 640x480, 320x240, 160x120. This camera software also has settings for panarama stitching of images. (The original photo file is actually a true 1600x1280 pixel image but when I upload it to here this blog software is resizing it.) The quality is the best I have seen on a HTC device. Compare it to one below.

Here is a photo (640x480) from an older version HTC device to compare it to. I was doing a Windows Mobile video for Pocket PC's and Smartphones at the Microsoft Studios in Redmond a little while ago. My buddy Jeff took the photo for me as I was getting makeup put on to hide my ugly mug.

Some of the specs are:

CPU PXA270 @ 520MHz
64MB RAM
Flash: 128MB ROM (Flashtype G3)
Storage Size: 43.72 MB
Screen: 640x480 TFT

Comments

So it does have 128mb of rom?? and not 96? This is good news.
So is the 43.72mb what is left out of the 128mb for the user after os and such?
That should be plenty for apps but what in the world happened to the other ~84.28mb of rom?

********** 6/7/2005
Jason, don't jump conclusions here. Remember the source of the info is from pre-production units so don't pay a whole lot attention to the numbers. Just because you see it here doesn't mean that is what the final production model will have. There are two HTC Universal's here at TechED and I noticed the other one has only 48MB of Flash Size using Flash Chip type 48F4400 and the Storage size is 63.17MB. Go figure ?
- Dale

Posted by: Jason Lee | June 07, 2005 at 08:18 AM

Dale,

Do you know when this device would be available (not just from a carrier, but free to purchase elsewhere unlocked) in the States?

I've seen photos of it in black (gorgeous, I might add)... do you have any idea if it will be available in black as well?

Naturally, I don't know what you're aware of and unaware of, but if you have any answers to these two questions, I'd really like to know.

********* 6/9/2005
we all what to know the answers to those questions... :-(
-Dale

Posted by: Z1 | June 08, 2005 at 12:29 PM

HI
I NEED MO INFORMATION ABOUT THE NEW HTC TECHNOLOGY
IAM FROM ISRAEL AND I WANT TO BAY ANEW MACHINE
PLEASE HELP ME

********* 6/9/2005
Nadeem, no need to CAP out the comment; I can hear you. :-) I posted the link to the original article for you. You will read it is totally a pre-production unit and not out yet. Keep you eye on the European theater from T-Mo Germany, O2, Vodaphone etc for where to get it first.
-Dale

Posted by: NADEEM ABULEIL | June 08, 2005 at 02:02 PM

Any news of a CDMA version that would work on Verizon Wireless?

Posted by: Brian Workman | June 14, 2005 at 01:10 PM

Dale, what gives? Are the screen dimensions of the Universal a state secret? No review, no blog, no press release will disclose the screen size. [And believe me I know; I've gone through at least 50 on-line stories looking.]
Using

Posted by: RonC | June 26, 2005 at 11:15 AM

... ahem... as I was saying,
Using the SD slot on the promo pics for reference and a little middle-school geometry, I came up with a measurement of 3.7 inches.
Can anyone confirm this?
Thanks.

Posted by: RonC | June 26, 2005 at 11:22 AM

this unit is supposed to use win mobile 5 so that means 128 ram is all from running programs and all program storage is done in rom with the new windows mobile 5 persistante storage feature

Posted by: void | July 02, 2005 at 12:29 AM