The T-Mobile MDA is dead, long live the Wing?

by Chris Ziegler, posted Apr 9th 2007 at 2:09PM

Sweaty palms, darting eyes, hyperventilation -- the anxiety attack induced by the knowledge that T-Mobile is without a clear-cut QWERTY solution from HTC can be downright frightening, we know. After seemingly euthanizing the MDA, customers of T-Mobile's US outpost have been sans a replacement in the wings, but it seems that this sucker might be the lucky winner. A variant of the HTC Atlas (new to us!), the T-Mobile "Wing" appears to take some cues from HTC's newer QWERTY-based Pocket PCs by adding Function and Caps lights, a spring-loaded slide, and a more traditional numeric keypad layout. The whole shebang is said to be covered in a rubberized blue material, which we suspect should be comfortable and easy to grip as long as it's not too sticky, thick, or soft. If this holds up, look for it to hit around August -- Windows Mobile 6 Professional and all.

[Via Boy Genius Report and Gadgets on the Go]

Filed under: Handsets, HTC, T-Mobile, Windows Mobile, GSM

Tags: atlas, htc, htc atlas, HtcAtlas, p4350, professional, qwerty, t-mobile, t-mobile wing, T-mobileWing, windows mobile, windows mobile 6, WindowsMobile, WindowsMobile6, wing, wm6

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shinbunboi @ Apr 9th 2007 2:22PM

is this not just a variant on the HTC Herald/P4350 (already out)? Sure looks the part:)

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Asad Hussain @ Apr 9th 2007 2:33PM

Will this have GPS? If so, I'm sold.

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Juice @ Apr 9th 2007 3:55PM

Good dpad.

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frenchy75 @ Apr 9th 2007 5:11PM

Yep, this is like a picture of my P4350!

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Owen V @ Apr 9th 2007 5:14PM

clear cut qwerty solution .... Dash

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Shane Killen @ Apr 9th 2007 5:39PM

Still the same old 200mhz processor?
No ram increase?
No 3G support?

T-Mobile is the last of the 4 national carriers that STILL isn't offering mobile broadband. I'm about ready to leave T-Mobile if they don't start upping their game soon.

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Rod @ Apr 9th 2007 7:02PM

For those of you who haven't been keeping up, this has the same POS 200 MHz CPU, (OMAP) no GPS, no 3G and really nothing worth noting except perhaps the addition of WM6 (you can get it online for MDA) and the 2.0 megapixel camera (unless they improved the lens or the CCD, it makes no difference if it had 5000 gigapixels)
So my prediction is that we have quite a turd here.

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jontsujimura @ Apr 10th 2007 2:53AM

This is a cool smartphone. Seems to be a little slimmer than the other systems. I like it!.

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Matt @ Apr 10th 2007 7:15PM

Rod, can you point me in the right direction for getting WM6 on my MDA? That's what I would love to get the most.

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will @ Apr 11th 2007 12:33AM

I agree with shinbunboi. If it has the same general form factor, same CPU, and same lack of 3G as the HTC Herald. Is this not a rebranded Herald/P4350?

It sure seems like it is to me...
http://www.intomobile.com/2007/03/08/intomobile-reviews-the-htc-herald-p4350-new.html

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