This is going to be a much quicker unboxing than I usually like to do, mainly because it is almost 3am Texas time, and I have to be up in 5 hours to get ready for the next Mobius session. Anyway!
After our dinner tonight, Matt Miller, Ed Hardy, Joel Evans and I met up in Matt’s suite to geek out with our new HTC Advantage 7510s. I managed to capture the unboxing photos, which I wanted to take and post before I really started using the device tomorrow…
This picture of Matt is specifically for Mike Cane. 😉
I promise to post impressions soon, but right now I am just too tired. 😛
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Well, here’s the problem. I don’t know that these will ever be easily or readily available in the US. They have the Qualcomm chip that held up so many other devices last year; I didn’t even find that out until last week, so I was planning on importing if necessary. These are so new that they say “Test Only, Not for Sale” when they boot. :-/
globecode, there is a very strong magnet holding the keyboard to the Advantage, and you can definitely hold it and key. I’ll admit that the first few times you do it you might sweat a little, but it’s quite secure.
That’s exactly how I will use it. But the fact that it could be used as a phone in a pinch is very attractive to me. But there are certainly those who do use it as their main mobile phone – Aura Mae is one of them. 🙂
Wow! A real nice new toy! A little suprised its not WM6.1 and that they are sticking with the mini-SD format. We didn’t get the Advantage 7501 down here in AU so probably won’t see this one either.. 🙁
Matt’s smile says it all!
I think it is safe to assume Judie will be using that 7510 for awhile!
Yeah, I think that is safe to say.
Did the 7510 mention CDMA, like US CDMA for us lowly Verizon users???
Any mention of price? $500/$700???
Well, here’s the problem. I don’t know that these will ever be easily or readily available in the US. They have the Qualcomm chip that held up so many other devices last year; I didn’t even find that out until last week, so I was planning on importing if necessary. These are so new that they say “Test Only, Not for Sale” when they boot. :-/
Can you actually hold it to type on the keyboard or does it need to be sitting a desk?
globecode, there is a very strong magnet holding the keyboard to the Advantage, and you can definitely hold it and key. I’ll admit that the first few times you do it you might sweat a little, but it’s quite secure.
Just can;t use this devices as a phone. I mean it is a phone and is capable, but it’s not normal to me. You almost HAVE to use this with a BT headset.
It would be more useful as a data only device. I think that’s what I would do with it.
That’s exactly how I will use it. But the fact that it could be used as a phone in a pinch is very attractive to me. But there are certainly those who do use it as their main mobile phone – Aura Mae is one of them. 🙂
It’s too bad that the keyboard handle couldn’t be folded down so that the keyboard looks like the slide keyboard of the tilt.
Can you add a sim card without powering down or restarting and it is recognized?
Wow! A real nice new toy! A little suprised its not WM6.1 and that they are sticking with the mini-SD format. We didn’t get the Advantage 7501 down here in AU so probably won’t see this one either.. 🙁