HTC Dash Review - Display & Audio
Display & Audio DisplayThe Excalibur has a QVGA display of 240x 320 pixels. The display is the exact same resolution as the Motorola Q but is one inch smaller in size. The screen is capable of displaying 65,000 colors. Since the Excalibur is a Smartphone, it does not have a touch screen or stylus. All the new Smartphones have the 240x 320 resolution and there a lot of programs that are being made for this resolution.
Audio
The Excalibur is great for listening to music. All the new HTC devices have excellent speakers too. The speaker on the Excalibur is located on the back side and when on full volume is a bit too loud. The Excalibur comes with stereo headphones that plug into the mini-USB located at the bottom side of the phone. It is too bad that HTC decided to go with mini USB on their new devices because I think the 3.5mm headphone jack would have been much better. The Excalibur has built in stereo over Bluetooth and works great with the Sony Ericsson HBH DS970 headphones. The stereo over Bluetooth works great with Windows Media Player but is very limited in other programs.
Next: Messaging, Internet, Storage & Connectivity »Fetch me more...Quickly jump to more information about related topics, cell phones, carriers or phone manufacturers mentioned in this In-Depth Review by using the links below. Reviews by companyApple, BenQ, BlackBerry, Eten, HTC, LG, Motorola, Nokia, o2, Palm, Pantech, Samsung, Sanyo, Sharp, Sony EricssonOur fancy algorithm says this stuff is related...IntroductionHTC has done it again, introducing their first one-handed QWERTY Smartphone: the HTC Excalibur. The Excalibur is also known as the T-Mobile DASH and the HTC S620. The S620 is a direct competitor of the Motorola Q but offers a lot more features in a smaller more compact design. The Motorola Q GSM version has still not been released and the S620 may take all of its potential sales. The S620 has Windows Mobile 5, 200 MHz processor,... Basic FeaturesThe Excalibur has all the basic features that a Windows Smartphone has to offer. The phone has tasks, calendar appointments, alarm clock, games and a lot more. The best part about Windows Mobile is that you can always find small programs to suit your needs. There is a lot of freeware and shareware for Windows Mobile and you can do almost anything.
Advanced Features The S620 has many advanced features. The Bluetooth is... EntertainmentThe Excalibur is excellent for entertainment. You can watch movies, listen to music, play games and much more. In my opinion with all Windows Mobile phones there is a must have media player called TCPMP. Due to the limited options and features that Windows Media Player offers, TCPMP does an excellent job. With TCPMP you can make your own custom play-lists, assign hardware buttons, adjust audio and video and play almost every kind of... ConclusionOverall I like the HTC Excalibur a lot. In pictures it doesn’t look as good as it does in your hand. The phone is a lot smaller than many people think and you can only tell when you see it for yourself. This device is a direct competitor with the Motorola Q, but which is actually better? The Q might be a little thinner but at the same time is bigger in length. Although Motorola was first at designing this concept, there taking to long... The Excalibur is a Smartphone made by HTC. The Excalibur will compete with the Motorola Q, and since the Q’s GSM version has not been released yet the Excalibur might do a lot better.
The Excalibur will be released by T-Mobile and will be renamed to T-Mobile Dash. Another key point to note is that the T-Mobile Dash will have built in Wi-Fi and better battery life than the Q. The phone will feature EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA and a 1.3 mega-pixel...
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