Europeans looking for a lower-end GPS-equipped
HTC phone have another option today, in the form of the P3470, previously known as the
Pharos. While it only has quad-band EDGE and a 200MHz CPU, you can at least expect the usual complement of a 2 megapixel camera, 256MB ROM / 128MB RAM, microSD, Bluetooth 2.0, and a roomy enough 2.8-inch QVGA flush touchscreen (á la the Touch). It'll be out later this month on Orange in the UK, France, Spain, and the Netherlands, for €449 ($650 -- so much for the low-end price tag).
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
storino03 @ Feb 11th 2008 12:57AM
high price tag for a lackluster CPU...and it's made by HTC of all phone companies.
--James
Dave @ Feb 11th 2008 8:52AM
yes, i will now forever troll HTC posts and say how much their phones suck until they get their heads out of their asses.
daynewatkins @ Feb 11th 2008 9:16AM
Are they insane to charge $650 for this? My lord it's nothing but a T-mobile wing with a tad more memory. SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS? HTC has officially lost their minds......
Brad @ Feb 12th 2008 1:52AM
A thing to remind American readers - your currency is in the toilet. Just because they're charging $650USD overseas does not mean it's a $650 phone. If this phone had come out two years ago it'd be a $400 phone (at the same 449 price).
And if you're not on contract, HTC phones (even the Touch) run you about $400 minimum, so I'm not surprised.