Cingular Releases 8525 3G Pocket PC
November 16th, 2006
Cingular Wireless has officially launched the all new self branded 8525 Pocket PC. The Cingular 8525, manufactured by HTC (a.k.a. HTC Hermes), is the first Windows Mobile 5.0 PDA to support UMTS/HSDPA technology. The Cingular 8525 features a sliding chassis to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard, which will automatically change the display from portrait to landscape mode.
Cingular 8525 features include:
- Windows Mobile 5.0
- 400 MHz processor
- Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
- Tri-band UMTS/HSDPA 850/1900/2100 MHz
- Microsoft Messaging & Security Pack
- Large 2.8″ 240×320 64K color touchscreen
- 2.0 mega pixel camera with video and flash
- Integrated Wi-Fi (802.11 b.g) and infrared connectivity
- Bluetooth 2.0
- BlackBerry Connect capable
Push-To-Talk services have not been pre-installed in this release, but Cingular is planning a software upgrade available in early 2007 to enable this feature.
The Cingular 8525 is now available for $399.99 after rebates and a new two-year service agreement.
