The HTC TyTN (also known as the HTC Hermes and the HTC P4500) is an Internet-enabled Windows Mobile Pocket PC PDA designed and marketed by High Tech Computer Corporation of Taiwan. It has a touchscreen with a left-side slide-out QWERTY keyboard. The TyTN's functions include those of a camera phone and a portable media player in addition to text messaging and multimedia messaging. It also offers Internet services such as e-mail (including Microsoft's DirectPush push e-mail solution, as well as BlackBerry services with applications provided by BlackBerry-partnered carriers), instant messaging, web browsing, and local Wi-Fi connectivity. It is a quad-band GSM phone with GPRS, and EDGE, and a single/dual band UMTS phone with HSDPA. It is a part of the first line of PDAs directly marketed and sold by HTC. On AT&T/Cingular, the TyTN was the successor to the HTC Wizard, known as the Cingular 8125. Also on AT&T, the TyTN was superseded by the HTC TyTN II, known as the AT&T 8925 and the AT&T Tilt.

HTC TyTN
ManufacturerHigh Tech Computer Corporation
SeriesHTC TyTN
Compatible networksQuad band GSM 850 900 1800 1900, GPRS, EDGE
Tri band UMTS 850, 1900, 2100, HSDPA
Availability by regionJune 2006; 17 years ago (2006-06)
PredecessorHTC Wizard
SuccessorHTC TyTN II
Form factorSlide
Dimensions112.5 mm (4.43 in) (h) 58 mm (2.3 in) (w) 21.95 mm (0.864 in) (d)
Mass176 g (6.2 oz)
Operating systemWindows Mobile 6.0 Professional, Android (third party)
CPUSamsung SC32442A ARM Processor at 400 MHz
GPU: ATI Imageon 2282
Memory64 MB RAM
128 MB ROM
Removable storageWM5 microSD
WM6 microSD & microSDHC
Battery1300 or 1350 mAH Lithium-ion polymer battery, user accessible
Display240×320 px, 2.8 in (71 mm), 65536 color LCD, 3:4 aspect ratio
Mediatest
Rear camera1.9 megapixel rear
ConnectivityUSB Mini-B
Headphone jack
Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
IrDA
Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)
Data inputsQWERTY Keyboard, Touchscreen

Versions edit

Besides the branding differences, there are several models of the HTC TyTN: the TyTN 100, the TyTN 200, and the TyTN 300. The TyTN 100 has no front-facing camera or a .1-megapixel front-facing camera; the TyTN 200 has a .1-megapixel front-facing camera; and the TyTN 300 has a .3-megapixel front-facing camera.

The TyTN Model was sold as:

ROM Updates edit

The TyTN shipped with Windows Mobile 5 AKU 2.3.[15] HTC released AKU3 ROMs to carriers, though it was up to the carriers to provide updates to end users.[16] In July 2007, HTC released a generic update to Windows Mobile 6, freely available to the public.[17][18] In November 2007, AT&T released an update to Windows Mobile 6.[19]

Official ROM updates are or were available for several versions of the TyTN, including the AT&T/Cingular 8525,[20][21] the Dopod 838Pro,[22][23] the i-mate JASJAM,[24] the O2 XDA Trion,[25] and the Orange SPV M3100[26] (AKU 3.3.0). Some of these updates update the TyTN to Windows Mobile 5 AKU 3.n.n, others update it to Windows Mobile 6.

Specifications edit

  • Screen size: 2.88 in (73 mm)
  • Screen resolution: 240×320 pixels at 139 ppi, 4:3 aspect ratio, flips into 320x240 landscape mode when keyboard is slid out.
  • Screen colors: 65536 (16-bit) colors
  • Input devices: Touchscreen interface, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, and jog wheel
  • Battery: 1300 or 1350 mAh, user-accessible
  • Battery has up to 5–6 hours of talk on 3G network and up to 250 hours of standby.
  • 1.9 megapixel camera with fixed focus lens, LED flash, self-portrait mirror, and macro mode
  • Location finding by detection of cell towers and Wi-Fi networks (through Google Maps Mobile)
  • Samsung SC32442A (400 MHz ARM ARM920T processor)
  • ATI Imageon Graphics Processing Unit
  • RAM: 64 MB DRAM
  • ROM: 128 MB flash memory
  • Removable Media: microSD, up to 8GB (microSDHC, up to 32 GB if running Windows Mobile 6[27][citation needed])
  • Operating System: Windows Mobile 5.0 stock ROM with Windows Mobile 6 available to upgrade through HTC e-Club. Unofficial cooked roms for Windows Mobile 6.5 available.
  • Quad band GSM / GPRS / EDGE (GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900)
  • Tri band HSDPA (UMTS 850, UMTS 1900, UMTS 2100) A UMTS 800 band option appears on some updated phones, but has not been confirmed to work.[citation needed]
  • Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)
  • Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
  • Mini USB combo jack for data transfer, charging, and multi-purpose headset.
  • Stereo headphone jack (certain models only?)
  • IrDA
  • Size: 112.5 mm (4.43 in) (h) 58 mm (2.3 in) (w) 21.95 mm (0.864 in) (d)
  • Weight: 176 g (6.2 oz)

Pre-Loaded Software edit

(Varies by operator)

AT&T 8525 and Cingular 8525

Notes edit

The TyTN has a GPS receiver, however it has no GPS antenna and the GPS is disabled both in ROM and physically through disconnection of certain pins on the circuit.[28]

Early models of the TyTN (HT624xxx - HT632xxx) have been known to suffer from screen alignment problems and should be avoided.[29]

See also edit

References edit

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  27. ^ Up to 32 Gb according to HTC Wiki page Archived 2009-11-30 at the Wayback Machine
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