HTC XV6900


The XV6900 is a smooth and sleek smartphone that measures 3.9 x 2.3 x 0.5 in inches and weighs 3.9 ounces. It has a 2.8 inch diagonal touch screen that offers a resolution of 320 x 240 pixel and 64,000 color display.

XV6900 utilizes HTC’s TouchFLO interface technology that lets users go to their Communications Manager, contact list, email, multimedia file, the web and other applications by just dragging their fingers or swiping them across the screen to access the corresponding icons in the menu.

Below the touch screen, users will only find a square navigation toggle between the Talk and End keys. The left spine is where the volume rocker is, while the right side contains the camera and capture key, microSD expansion slot and stylus. The power button is located on the top spine and the reset button and port for the mini USB are at the bottom.

The camera lens, self-portrait mirror and speaker are found at the back. Users can also opt to use the QWERTY keyboard, a 20-button copy of BlackBerry’s SureType keyboards. Its keys are large enough for thumbs to be used in keying in. The XV6900 also has an alphanumeric pad.

The XV6900 runs the Windows Mobile 6 Professional Edition operating system. It has an Office Mobile Suite for using Word and Excel and for viewing PDF and PowerPoint documents. Its Windows Media Player 10 Mobile allows users to listen and view music and media files in AAC, MP3, MPEG-4, WAV and WMA among others.

It is also bundled with Direct Push Technology for real-time emails and synching with Outlook applications through Exchange Server. Emails can be viewed whether they are POP3, IMAP or HTML.

The XV6900 also includes integrated Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity, though without object transfer support, and is EV-DO capable, that gives a speed of up to 600 Kbps. In some cases, speed can reach 2.4 Mbps allowing for incredibly smooth media streaming, downloading and web browsing.

This phone’s call features include a caller ID, call forwarding, smart-dialing, text and multimedia sending and receiving, three-way calling, voice command and speakerphone option. Its 2-megapixel, auto focus camera has an 8x zoom, which can shoot pictures and videos. For memory space, this smartphone has 70 MB for program storage and 140MB for user available storage. It has a RAM of 128MB and a ROM of 256MB. A purchase of the XV6900 will include an AC adapter, extra stylus, soft pouch, software CD, USB cable and splitter and reference material.

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