Low-cost HTC Pharos revealed?
updated 01:10 pm EST, Thu January 17, 2008
HTC Pharos smartphone
Information is said to have leaked on a new HTC device, identified as a low-budget smartphone. The P3470, also dubbed the Pharos, is claimed to rely on a 200MHz CPU, when some of its rivals are approaching the 400MHz mark or surpassing it. Combined with the lack of a front-facing camera, this may mean it is unlikely to have any 3G broadband, as features such as streaming video can be extremely processor-intensive.
The phone may compensate to a degree with the presence of Windows Mobile 6, Bluetooth 2.0 and a built-in GPS receiver, as well as 128MB of RAM and 256MB of ROM. Wi-Fi is omitted however, and it is unknown what if any TouchFLO controls will be used, given that the Pharos has extra hardware and software controls not found on normal Touches. [via the::unwired]
