On some sites it says "at the end of April". There are rumors that it will be available in May... what do you think?
I'm from Switzerland and in one store it says "mid. of May"... I hope it will be available sooner.
From what I know (about the situation here in France), the initial launch date was April 16th. But it seems like it will be postponed to end of April... maybe April 22th on SFR website and April 26th in stores.
As usual, wait & see...
theres reports that due to a hardware change, the release date is now may, and some people claim they might be changing for camera (3.2mg to 5.0)
source (http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/02/...til-may?icid=sphere_blogsmith_inpage_engadget)
and this is the reason why people believe they upgrading the cam, (look at pics)
source (http://www.tmonews.com/2009/03/htc-magic-passes-fcc-for-t-mobile-usa/)
welcome...
All is in the roadmap
When you look at the unofficial and leaked HTC roadmap for 2009, you can see three different versions of the Sapphire :
- Sapphire VF (VodaFone)
- Sapphire 1.5 DCM (DCM ?)
- Sapphire 2.0 TMO (TMObile)
The one with a 5Mp from FCC site is Sapphire 2.0 (T Mobile is written on). I presume VF (and maybe v1.5) will keep its 3.2Mp camera.
And concerning that quote from HTC ("due to a last minute hardware change"), my opinion is that it refers to the buttons layout changes between pre-series models (check CeBit photos) and the official one (press conference pics).
Or maybe the undisclosed service manual made HTC think over some last minute changes... as usual, wait & see
I was in my local Vodafone shop last weekend and spoke to one of the sales staff they have been told 1st May 2009 for UK launch.
Could DCM be for DoCoMo in Japan???
(just a guess, but figured i'd throw it out there)
Geniusdog254 said:
Could DCM be for DoCoMo in Japan???
(just a guess, but figured i'd throw it out there)
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It would make sens... a few HTC products are available through NTT DoCoMo, so why not the Magic
I think Sapphire 1.5 DCM, DCM means dopod China Mobile.
dopod is a wholly-owned subsidiary of HTC in China for China Mobile.
kavana said:
I think Sapphire 1.5 DCM, DCM means dopod China Mobile.
dopod is a wholly-owned subsidiary of HTC in China for China Mobile.
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That would make sens too... so DoCoMo or Dopod China Mobile ? Time will tell (although we've already hear about China Mobile's Magic )
By the way, Magic's release date (in France) which was supposed to be 'End of April' will surely be postponed... :/
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The release date for the dutch T-mobile MDA 4 (HTC Universal) will be september 1st.
Confirmed by t-mobile self.
Greetz,
Jeroen
I saw it on the site today, no news yet on prices and dates, only possiblity is filling in a form and you are notified when it goes on sale and is in stock. Also very limited reporting of specs, which we all already know from the different fora. Any word on the Wizard yet? Seems the Qtek version will go on sale in the States on september 3rd, any word on a T-Mobile (Dutch) version and its release date? I fancy the Wizard over the Universal, because that one is really too big for me. I come from using normal GSM's, so the Wizard is about as bulky as I can handle. Bigger than that is a no-go for me, although I am drooling over the specs...
O2 Xda Exec - review - first two parts now on Tekguru:
Part 1 hardware
Part 2 - Applications
Nice write up and review Tekguru Any idea on when the Exec would be available? Or is there anyway you can hook me up with a deal LOL, I hate the look of Imate or Qtek and can't wait to get my hands on the Exec
From the top part of the review:
Supplier: O2
Manufacturer: HTC
Product: Xda Exec
Colour: Black / Gunmetal Grey
Cost: From £399 with contract from 3rd October
Supplier Web Site: http://www.o2.co.uk/xda
Supplier Product Web Site: TBA
Manufacturers Page: http://www.htc.com.tw/
Does it comes with widcomm bt satck?
Will it launch in Asia? Any launch date for Asia?
nice article; thanks. the slip case reminds me of the time i was using a trium mondo ppc...that was like ages ago but the slip case is practically the same.
argh,
Just got this from O2 Asia,
Dear Ben,
Thank you for choosing O2!
With regards to your query below, O2 Asia will constantly look for newer
and better mobile device to be release to the public. The current model is
XdaIIs, XdaIImini and XphoneII. O2 Asia has not officially release any news
with regard to when any new model will be release and the actual releasing
date. User will be updated via O2 Asia official website (www.seeo2.com) once
any new model is ready to be release to the public. Kindly keep a look out
for it. Thank you.
Warmest Regards,
Ivy Neo
O2 Technical Support
Asia Pacific Region
For full listing of retail outlets and information on the latest products
information, please visit http://www.seeo2.com
Doesnt really say much hey!!!
:roll:
mm Like lot of people I was expecting this price http://x.msmobiles.com/portal/images/o2/xda-exec-4-big.jpg ( £229 max ) and not £399 (I even have the catalogue in front of me it's not a fake.. and asked several without answer during the chat
Second things that I tried to get the price spec through o2.co.uk/xda has advertised ( redirection to http://www.my-xda.com/ ) and no trace of the exec and http://shop.o2.co.uk/cgi-bin/o2uk/j...set.do?pageMode=null&manufacturer=o2&x=13&y=2 doesn't have any trace of the exec too.
I participate to the chat ( and been logout during the chat by the flash application - irc would have been better for that but it worked otherwise so.. ) ;
The software should have a signature but could be installed if forced. I guess that orange UK will give the price of the same device before 3rd of October.
And TG has well played the game because he got a HTC for free lucky you
And why did you tell that USB HOST was working the 02 guy has by several times said that it wasn't active and didn't even know from where the rumor is from ...
Few questions has been asked without answer like the quality of the graphic card and such.
I think the XDA exec seems to be really good but was expecting it cheaper ( wasn't expected to have a £35-40/months contract for 12 months too ) I might wait december to get an upgraded pack or similar + cheaper (hope soo)
Hello guys!
I need to know what is the manufacturer of Elf0100 in China.
Thx for now!
HTC I believe. Why would it be anyone else?
I believe that all true HTC Devices are made in Taiwan - Those made in China are clones
How
hotrod101 said:
I believe that all true HTC Devices are made in Taiwan - Those made in China are clones
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Do u know how can i confirm or check if all China models are clones?
I need to confirm this because i allready buy some phones and i have some problems with signal now!
I allready try to update the ROM Antena but the update don't work i have fail msg to update!
Thx for now!
According to official HTC website - Manufacturing facility is in Taiwan - Only mentioned Taiwan not China so no official HTC Devices are manufactured outside of Taiwan. All of thoes devices made in China or anywhere else are clones
Offical site link that mentions manufacturing plant in Taiwan here at bottom of page.
http://www.htc.com/ca/about_htc.aspx
Uk release date for the HTC Maple/Snap/S510 is due to be 12/13th June - Not long!
I want one. How do I get an unlocked unbranded one?
If you head on over to HTC's website (www.htc.com) you will be able to see the where to buy link and it will give you a number of suppliers or alternatively you can do a google search for 'htc snap'.
All I saw was links to buy through AT&T and T-mo. Im looking for one thats unbranded. Ill start searching after the release date I guess.
Check out some of these links:
http://www.handtec.co.uk/product.php/1979/htc-snap
http://www.superetrader.co.uk/htc-snap-uk-black-sim-free-pda-phone-p-4025.html
http://www.devicewire.co.uk/htc-snap
http://www.clove.co.uk/viewProduct.aspx?product=28BF8428-CA44-413F-B847-56CD017B6FBC
Clove are due to get theirs on the 3rd June.
From Phonescoop:
HTC Snap with Sprint Branding Appears on Best Buy Web Site
Today, 8:48 AM by Eric M. Zeman
The HTC Snap, first announced earlier this year, has appeared on Best Buy's web site with Sprint branding at a price tag of $520. The Snap that was announced in April 2009 was a quad-band GSM/EDGE version with dual-band 850/1900MHz 3G support. HTC has not officially announced a CDMA variant of the Snap. The Snap has a 2 megapixel camera with video capture, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, GPS, and Wi-Fi. The Snap also supports microSDHC cards. It runs Windows Mobile 6.1.
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Hi - Just to let you know we now have stock of the SIM Free HTC Snap http://www.devicewire.co.uk/htc-snap
Regards,
devicewire.com
Got my snap! It really is brillinat, just setting it all up at the moment.
Tell us some more about it, or shoot a video or something !
Im not shooting video..can not be bothered.
So far i like the slim profile, and form factor, keyboard feels good and battery has lasted over a day and a half with a complete hammering on internet and constand download.
Bad bits, the back cover is a pain to get off, petty i know, but still (you need nails, I have none!). Tab key is in the wrong place, but quickly getting used to that.
Released!
www.expansys.it, 50 WWE ready for delivery: mine is on DHL Cargo!
Ok This topic is to list all countries where the Legend is already available or if somebody knows any ''programmed'' launch dates in other ones.
Also Why in the Asians and ME HTC websites the Legend is not listed at all?
Would this mean it will be late or not sold there??
Europe:
Netherlands: Available
Belgium: Available
UK and rest of Europe: 22-24 March
Asia:
Do you know any dates or price??
Middle East:
Do you know any dates or price??
From experience, I've learned to not be concerned when an upcoming device is not listed on my region's HTC site.
No word about availability here in Hong Kong. But if it's anything like the release of the Diamond2 and Touch Pro2, they'll list the device on the site 2 days before it's available for sale at retail stores. This happened about a month after it's available over in Europe.
Btw, if you still feel bad that new devices aren't listed on your region's site yet, you should check out the products section of the Korean region of HTC's site. That's a sad selection there...
Poor Korea
The Hero is not listed in HTC ME website while it's available since October
So if I understand logically the Legend will not be available in Asian countries before ending April knowing it will be in Europe ending March
If only the Lebanese customs don't take 20% TAX on DHL and UPS I would have buy it from Belgium online
Legend is Available in Czech Republic.
The Legend is available in France now via expansys.fr
Norway today
I'm not sure how, but expansys.ie is saying that Legend is in stock:
http://www.expansys.ie/d.aspx?i=195942
I've checked in the morning and they had 100, now they have 39.
This is very strange, as Legend is available in UK on 29th of March