First Labeling of the HTC Excalibur to be on German O2 Network
Originally rumored to be a CDMA smartphone to give Sprint a contender with Verizon’s popular Q, this rendition of the Excalibur, that O2 is calling the “XDA Cosmo”, will be GSM-based. It will also include GPRS/EDGE, and WiFi, but no support for a true 3G network. Like the Q, the device runs Windows Mobile 5: Smartphone Edition and has a decent-looking QWERTY keyboard, but no touchscreen. The nifty “jog strip” on the side is a cool counter to the Blackberry’s jog dial.
While it won’t win any beauty contests, it’s probably-low price tag will appeal to many business customers who want a Blackberry alternative, but aren’t looking at spending Treo-like dollars. Or, in this case, Euros.
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