HTC TyTN II

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HTC TyTN (Titan) II / Kaiser
Manufacturer	High Tech Computer Corporation
Carrier	AT&T Mobility Orange (discontinued), O2, T-Mobile, Vodafone, 3 T-Mobile 3 Orange, SFR T-Mobile Swisscom T-Mobile Orange, Era
Available	2007
Screen	240x320 px 2.8 in color LCD
Camera	back 3.0(2048x1536) Megapixel, front VGA(640x480)
Operating system	Windows Mobile 6.0
Input	Keyboard, Touchscreen
CPU	Qualcomm 7200 ARM Processor at 400 MHz
Memory	256 MB Internal Flash, 128 MB RAM
Memory card	microSD, microSDHC, SDIO
Networks	GSM/GPRS, EDGE, UMTS (3G), HSDPA, HSUPA
Connectivity	Mini-USB Headphone jack Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR Infrared, A2DP, AGPS
Physical size	112x59x19 mm
Media	Windows Media Player Mobile 10
Successor	N/A

The HTC TyTN II (P4550/Kaiser) is a 3.75G/HSUPA Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 Pocket PC phone manufactured by High Tech Computer Corporation of Taiwan.

With broad multimedia, web browsing and GPS capabilities, the handset gained mostly positive reviews. It has a full QWERTY keyboard to allow easy email typing, and it is able to read and edit Excel, PowerPoint, Word and pdf documents as well. Video calls are also supported and home screen weather applications are easily downloaded and added.

1 Features
2 Versions
3 Specification
4 Video Driver Issues
5 Features
6 LCD Screen Cracks for No Apparent Reason
7 GPS Compatibility
8 See also
9 References
10 External links

[edit] Features

The TyTN II has a sliding QWERTY 41-key keyboard, jog wheel, and 2.8" touch screen LCD.

It supports Wi-Fi, worldwide high speed internet access (HSUPA, Tri band HSDPA, Quadband EDGE), Bluetooth and integrated GPS.

It also has the ability to download and install many 3rd party applications such as Skype which allows free calls over WIFI or your UMTS/3G connection.

[edit] Versions

There are 4 versions of the TyTN II:

KAIS100 - without camera
KAIS110 - 3.0MP back camera with autofocus
KAIS120 - 3.0MP back camera with autofocus and front VGA videocall camera
KAIS130 - same as above but with a customized front panel sold by T-Mobile as the Vario III

Carriers/Models include:

AT&T Tilt
KPN HTC TyTN II (The Netherlands)
Optus HTC TyTN II (Australia)
Orange UK HTC TyTN II
3 HTC TyTN II (Ireland, UK)
SFR v1615 (France)
Swisscom XPA v1615 (Switzerland)
T-Mobile MDA Vario III (Austria, Germany, UK, The Netherlands and Poland)
O2 Xda Stellar
Vodafone v1615 (UK, The Netherlands)
Vodafone VPA Compact V
Emobile Emonster S11HT

[edit] Specification

User manual (specification pages)^[1]

Manufacturer: HTC
Type: Smartphone / PDA
Communications
- Quad band^{[citation needed]} UMTS / HSDPA / HSUPA: UMTS 800, UMTS 850, UMTS 1900, UMTS 2100, UMTS 1700 (Emobile-only)
- Quad band GSM / GPRS / EDGE: GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR with A2DP, A-GPS and GPS, USB 2.0
GPS: Qualcomm
CPU: 400 MHz Qualcomm 7200 (dual CPU, and integrates Imageon hardware 2D/3D graphics accelerator) Although the graphics hardware is without a Windows Mobile driver, so all graphics are done using the main CPU, therefore unaccelerated.
Operating System: Windows Mobile 6
Camera(s): 3.0(2048x1536) MP still/video camera with autofocus. VGA Video conferencing camera.
Memory: 128 MB RAM, 256 MB ROM
Memory card: SDIO, microSD, microSDHC^[2]^[3] 4GB and up, TransFlash
Screen: 240x320, 2.8" (42 x 57 mm) TFT-LCD
Weight: 190g
Size: 112mm (L) x 59mm (W) x 19mm (T)
Battery: Li-Ion 1350 mAH
Value Added Applications: HTC Home, TomTom navigation software (tester edition normally, but Swisscom now supplies this phone with the full TomTom navigation package included. Swisscom also pre-load the full Swiss train timetable and a translation program and Live TV including MTV and CNN.), Business card scanner also on some but not Swisscom.

[edit] Video Driver Issues

Soon after its release to market, reviewers and end users reported the TyTN II's graphical performance was below par. Both 2D and 3D graphics were affected, with notable symptoms being poor video playback and severely low frame-rates when running 3D applications and games.^[4]^[5] The hardware platform (Qualcomm 7200 chipset) suggested that the device was capable of high graphical performance,^[6] however the device is constantly outperformed by HTC products released two to three years earlier. As of January 16, 2008, HTC had neither acknowledged the issue publicly nor released a fix.

However, since then there has been unofficial comments referencing to a possible update that developers are working on for a release in February 2008 that would resolve the problem. ^[7]

The community of enthusiast developers have investigated what might be causing the poor performance, and came to the conclusion that DirectDraw and Direct3D applications were running in software rendering mode only. No hardware acceleration was taking place, and the drivers required to take advantage of the ATI Imageon hardware appeared to be missing.^[8]

Many users within the community were dissatisfied by the apparent omission of a video driver that would allow hardware acceleration of graphics, particularly since the device itself included rendering hardware which was not being used. In an attempt to help drive interest and expertise from developers, the community also began raising a bounty which could be offered to any developer (or team of developers) who could solve the problem by enabling hardware acceleration with a homebrew driver.^[9] A Class Action Lawsuit page has been established to raise awareness of the problem. The page is found on http://forum.xda-developers.com. It is now possible to download custom made OS's and ROM's, which optimise the system and make 3D applications run smoother on the phone.

|name = HTC TyTN (Titan) II / Kaiser

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|manufacturer = High Tech Computer Corporation |type = PDA Phone |networks= GSM/GPRS, EDGE, UMTS (3G), HSDPA, HSUPA |carrier = AT&T Mobility
Orange (discontinued), O2, T-Mobile, Vodafone, 3 Mobile
T-Mobile
Orange, SFR
T-Mobile
Swisscom
T-Mobile
Orange, Era
|available = 2007 |display = 65k-color QVGA TFT |screen = 240x320 px 2.8 in color LCD |camera = back 3.0(2048x1536) Megapixel, front VGA(640x480) |operatingsystem = Windows Mobile 6.0 |input = Keyboard, Touchscreen |cpu = Qualcomm 7200 ARM Processor at 400 MHz |memory = 256 MB Internal Flash, 128 MB RAM |memory_card = microSD, microSDHC, SDIO |connectivity = Mini-USB
Headphone jack
Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)
Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
Infrared, A2DP, AGPS |power = 1300/1350 mAH Battery |size = 112x59x19 mm |music = Windows Media Player Mobile 10 |successor = N/A }} The HTC TyTN II (P4550/Kaiser) is a 3.75G/HSUPA Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 Pocket PC phone manufactured by High Tech Computer Corporation of Taiwan.

[edit] Features

The TyTN II has a sliding QWERTY 41-key keyboard, jog wheel, and 2.8" touch screen LCD.

It supports Wi-Fi, worldwide high speed internet access (HSUPA, Tri band HSDPA, Quadband EDGE), Bluetooth and integrated GPS.

It also has the ability to download and install many 3rd party applications such as Skype which allows free calls over WIFI or your UMTS/3G connection.

[edit] LCD Screen Cracks for No Apparent Reason

This has happened to several people and Warranty will not cover it. Scenario is that you use your phone, its working fine. You finish and put it in your pocket or set it down on the counter. The next time you tuen it on to use it the screen is cracked. This happened to me and I did not drop it or bang it against anything. Search for this on XDA Developers forum or Howard Forums, a lot of people are experiencing this and all you can do at the moment is to buy another screen and attempt to replace and repair the phone yourself for approx 60 - 80 for the part off ebay and it ships from china or hong kong. Otherwise take it to a cell phone repair outlet and they will charge up to 170-180 to repair. HTC needs to do something about this.

[edit] GPS Compatibility

Users of this phone have successfully installed and used other GPS map software applications (such as Tracky, iGuidance, TomTom, Garmin Mobile XT, CoPilot Live, Google Maps, and Microsoft's Live Search for Windows Mobile), which do not charge a service fee. The map applications are compatible with the built-in GPS receiver, provided users set the appropriate COM port for the map application. The built-in GPS receiver was intended by some wireless providers to be used preferably with Telenav, which is a service that charges users monthly fees or fees based on the amount of downloaded map data. It should be noted that Telenav can only provide map data in areas where applicable cellular phone services are available and that users must have a data plan with their wireless providers.^{[citations needed]}

The GPS may not activate when the phone is used indoors (or without access to clear sky) or if the person is walking very slowly (< 1 mile/hour). External GPS antenna connection provision is provided for clear signal reception. Its important for the GPS to be activated for the various functions in the GPS software to be activated and used properly.

Unlike its predecessor, the Hermes, this device becomes a GPS navigation system in itself without requiring the use of an external Bluetooth GPS puck or receiver.^[10]