The HTC Shift will go on sale March 24, 2008, finally. The wait has been long and in many cases it will have come too late for all of us patiently awaiting it’s release. The bonus for some is that the US Edition will include an EVDO Rev A modem which will work with Sprint. With the recent upgrade on the HTC Mogul to include Rev A, the potential of high speed mobile Internet will be demonstrated with the HTC Shift. Of course as we have always expected, the price tag is $1500 and at this price it begs the question of whether to MacBook Air or not to MacBook air. At 1700, the Macbook air does not seem to be overinflated in price as we originally thought, but in the end the HTC is a UMPC and the MacBook Air exceeds the length and width of HTC Shift so it might not fall into the same category. We are going to have to pass on this one with the next generation of pocket PCs powered by Intel’s Atom chip on their way. We appreciate the release and partnership with Sprint, but we just don’t see the niche market appeal for the device based on it’s current price tag (A WiMax enabled Nokia N810 for $400 would be our choice).
Here’s a rundown of the specs in case you need to refresh:
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Powered by Microsoft Vista, Microsoft Origami Experience 2.0
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HTC SnapVUE, 3.5G/HSDPA connectivity (EVDO Rev A for Sprint built in US Edition)
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Bluetooth 2.0 / Wifi b/g
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7″ touch sensitive screen, slide-n-tilt screen (think AT&T Tilt)
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Weight: 800g
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2 Days battery life on standby
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1GB Ram, 2700mAh rechargeable Lithium-ion polymer battery
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40GB 1.8″ hard drive
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VGA out, USB 2.0, 3.5mm stereo, audio out with microphone
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Finger print sensor / USIM/SIM card slot / SDIO slot with hot swap functionality
Read on [at] HTC’s Press Release
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WHY TO GIVE A WRONG INFO???
the Htc Shift does NOT come with EVDO REV A.
it will come with the regular evdo x1.