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HTC TyTN II / Kaiser / Tilt
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Manufacturer HTC
Type PDA Phone
Operating systemWindows Mobile 6.0 Professional
CPUQualcomm 7200 ARM Processor at 400 MHz
Memory256 MB Internal Flash, 128 MB RAM, SDIO, microSD, microSDHC[1], TransFlash
Display65k-color QVGA TFT
InputKeyboard/Touchscreen
Camera3.0(2048x1536) Megapixel, front VGA
ConnectivityGSM/GPRS, EDGE, UMTS (3G), HSDPA, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, A2DP, 802.11b/g, USB, AGPS
Power1350 mAH Battery

The HTC TyTN II (P4550/Kaiser) is a 3.5G/HSDPA Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 Pocket PC phone manufactured by High Tech Computer Corporation of Taiwan.

With slight differences in specification, it is also known as AT&T Tilt or AT&T 8925 in the United States, T-Mobile Vario III in Germany and UK, Vodafone v1615, SFR v1615 in France, Swisscom XPA1615 in Switzerland, and Xda Stellar.

With broad multimedia, web browsing and GPS capabilities, the handset gained mostly positive reviews, with some commentators suggesting it as a serious competitor to the iPhone.


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 (Tri band HSDPA, Quadband EDGE), Bluetooth and integrated GPS.

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

Specification

User manual (specification pages)[2]

GPS Compatibility

Users of this phone have successfully installed and used other GPS map software applications (such as Tracky, iGuidance, TomTom, Garmin Mobile XT, and Google Maps), 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 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.[citation needed]

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.[4]

Video Driver Issues

TyTN II has video driver issues resulting in poor performance during video playback, gaming and camera usage, comparable with 400-mHz devices released in 2005 or 2006[5][6][7]. The Qualcomm 7200 chipset is fully capable of processing both 2D and 3D graphics with proper framerate[8], but current TyTN II firmware uses a video driver that is not entirely compatible with most of Windows Mobile software. As of 7 December, 2007 HTC has not yet released any information whether a fix is being developed or not, nor admitted the problem.

Possible fixes for the issue are being separately developed by the xda-developers community and by CorePlayer developers. As of 16 December, 2007 BetaBoy of CoreCodec forums has announced that the next release of CorePlayer will have "close to flawless" video playback on TyTN II.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b The user manual states SD 2.0 compatibility which is another term for SDHC (4GB and up).
  2. ^ TyTN II User manual
  3. ^ SD Card Association about SDHC
  4. ^ http://www.htc.com/product/03-product_compare_tytnII&p4350.htm Comparison of TyTN and TyTN II
  5. ^ Artem Lutfullin. "Mobile-review.com Review of QWERTY-communicator HTC TyTN II". Retrieved 2007-12-07.
  6. ^ RPG0; et al. "xda-developers Forum - For the people working at HTC". Retrieved 2007-12-07. {{cite web}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |author= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ omikr0n; et al. "xda-developers Forum - D3D or OpenGL ES hardware acceleration for Qualcomm MSM7200". Retrieved 2007-12-07. {{cite web}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |author= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Qualcomm. "MSM7200 Chipset Solution". Retrieved 2007-12-07.
  9. ^ BetaBoy. "CoreCodec Forum - AT&T Tilt users read this". Retrieved 2007-07-16.
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