O2 nabs HTC phone design exclusive
updated 11:25 am EDT, Wed May 2, 2007
O2 nabs HTC exclusive
The sizable European carrier O2 has secured an exclusive on an HTC phone design, which under O2's purvue will be known as the XDA Argon. Its main highlight, aside from smooth aesthetics, is an unusually large QVGA screen, measuring 3.5 inches. The phone is otherwise fairly standard, having features such as Bluetooth, WiFi, 64MB of RAM and a two-megapixel camera.
It is in fact sub-standard in some respects, since it is a tri-band GSM phone with no broadband, and it comes loaded with Windows Mobile 5 rather than 6. The screen is likewise limited to 65,536 colors. These tradeoffs do save some money however, as the price tops out at £100 ($200) without a contract. The design exclusive expires in July. [via The Register]
