Windows Phone Thoughts: HTC Athena (X7500) Photos are Out

"Oh sweet mother of WinMo computing, HTC looks to have a new one up their sleeves with this, the HTC Athena (X7500). It's apparently not their rumored UMPC, rather, this pup is said to run Windows Mobile Pocket PC "Pro edition" (whatever that is) so that's a 3.5-inch QVGA touch-screen with stylus and detachable QWERTY -- yes, detachable when you need to keep things light. The unofficial specs being passed around indicate that this handheld is destined for Europe: UMTS 2100 with tri-band GSM/GPRS radio (what, no EDGE or HSDPA?), 802.11b/g WiFi, 256MB ROM / 64MB RAM, 2 megapixel camera, SD expansion, and USB 1.1 interface. All running on a 400MHz Samsung processor. Still, doesn't this seem a bit light for all the device's bulk?"



Last week we posted about the rumored HTC Athena. Now, Endgaget is hosting clear photos from pdaclub.pl of the Athena with a DETACHABLE keyboard. Be sure to read through the comments as some are claiming to have actually played with a prototype of the device. Also, mentioned is this link to the XDA-Developers website which suggests the specs may be much better: "5 inch 640x480 very nice screen. Features include 8GB drive, GPS, BT 2.0, 2200 mAh battery, G-Sensor, VGA out, stereo speakers, MINI SD, GSM UMTS, W-lan, 3MP camera with flash, 624 MHz processor and more". At this point, neither set of specs has been officially confirmed. I sure hope its the second set!