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HTC S620 (Excalibur)

This is the first communicator by HTC in such a form-factor, and the first device with a sensory control panel. Its soft-touch plastic distinguishes the model from the rivals. The model can boast with one of the largest screen among Windows Mobile-smartphone. The presence of Wi-Fi module is an undoubted advantage over Samsung i320 and Moto Q.

Class: Windows Mobile-communicator
Position in the line: starts
Клоны: O2 XDA Cosmo, T-mobile Dash
Rivals: Samsung i320
Test based description

General features
- Announced in 2006, official announcement on the 07 September 2006, on the market since in the end of October – the beginning of November 2006
- eGSM 850/900/1800/1900
- Battery type Li-Ion 960 mAh
- In Moscow Megafon network worked for 1.5 days
- Screen: TFT 2.44” (50x37.5 mm – active area) with the resolution of 320x240 pixels, shows 65 K colours, no backlighting control
- OS Windows Mobile 5.0 for Smartphone AKU 3.0
- CPU: Texas Instruments OMAP850 200 MHz
- Colours: silvery graphite
- Weight: 119 gramms
- Dimensions: 111.5x62.5x12.8 mm

Memory
- Phonebook, several numbers for a name, assign a photo, an image and a melody, including MP3 files
- Any number of user groups, assign a name to several groups
- Call lists, no limit on the number of entries, call time, duration and type are specified. You can set a storage period for call entries (a month by default)
- RAM: 64 MB (43.87 MB available)
- ROM: 76.52 MB available to a user for storing data, installing applications
- Memory connector for microSD

Call management, ringing tones
- Vibracall
- Polyphony, 40-tones polyphony
- Fast dial
- Automatic call redial
- Speakerphone

SMS
- Concatenated messages
- Message templates
- Sending and receiving graphical messages

Camera
- Integrated 1.3 MP camera (the maximum resolution of 1280x1024 pixels)
- Records video as MPEG4, MotionJPEG, H.263 with the resolution of M (176x144 pixels) or S (128x96 pixels)
- Digital zoom
- Effects, multishooting, timer

Multimedia
- mp3 files as a call melody
- Integrated video and audio player (MPEG4, H.263, МР3, ААC, ААC+, е-ААC)
- Java (MIDP 2.0)

Connectivity
- Integrated mail client (SMTP/POP3/IMAP4)
- GPRS/EDGE class B multi-slot class 10
- WAP 2.0/xHTML
- Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)
- Bluetooth 2.0 without EDR
- MMS
- Push e-mail
- SyncML
- Synchronization with PC (USB, Bluetooth)

Organizer and extras
- Complete set of standard applications for Windows Mobile
- Task Manager - manage running programs, allows emptying RAM, view system info
- Java Apps- loads and starts Java-applications
- ClearVue PDF - view PDF docs on the communicator
- Dictaphone
- Date, time, world time
- Alarm clock, reminders
- Timer, stopwatch, calculator