- HTC Universal Successor Rumor
“After the slew of recent device announcements… HTC is now busily prepping the follow up to it’s ‘mini-laptop’ form factor HTC Universal, better know as the SPV M5000, i-mate JASJAR, T-Mobile MDA Pro, O2 XDA Exec etc
The follow up to the Universal, codenamed the ‘HTC Omni’, is set to offer a similar design, VGA support once again, and boosted connectivity with HSDPA support. (Image is just a mock-up)
The Intel processor is expected to make way for a Samsung unit (similar to that found in the HTC Hermes).
From a form factor perspective, the HTC Omni will be slightly thinner than the Universal. Additional hardware buttons make an appearance, however an external LCD – a popular user request on the Universal – is not included in current designs.
The device will ship late ’06 / early ’07 with at least Windows Mobile 5 AKU 3 as standard, which enables in the base OS a feature that is expected to be a unique selling point to the Omni… the facility to output to a projector!
As the device is in early stages, much of the specification is still fluid… but it’s sure to be a winner amongst existing Universal owners, who are understandably reluctant to give up their VGA screens!”…
Source: Paul O’Brien, a Microsoft MVP and Admin of MoDaCo
Tags: Microsoft, HTC, Omni, Universal, Solsie
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