HP iPAQ H6310 is getting closer! jpmihalk from pdaPhoneHome has the chance to spend an hour with a pre-production version of the HP iPAQ h6310. Let's see what he feel

First, as has been discussed elsewhere, the h6310 is built around the Texas Instruments OMAP1510 processor running at 200MHz. Performance was acceptable if not good. The h6310 has 64MB RAM and 64MB ROM with a ROM date in the tested unit of 2/13/2004. It was running Windows Mobile Phone Edition 2003 (OS Version 4.20.0 Build 13349.)

Second, connectivity is provided through quad-band GSM/GPRS using T-Mobile service, WLAN 802.11b, and Bluetooth. According to HP, the device will be upgradeable to EDGE when the network is delivered and that is part of the roadmap for their PDAphone products.

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Now for some of the surprises... in the kit to be sold, will be the h6310, the cradle which can recharge both the phone and an additional battery and synch to a desktop or laptop using ActiveSync, a headset, belt clip, a case, and a snap-on thumbboard. It seems obvious that HP is positioning this device to compete with Blackberries with this move. The retail price of the h6310 with the standard accessories is expected to be $499. There will be two versions sold - one with a VGA camera and one without. The unit I saw did not have a camera so I can't comment on the quality of the images.

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All in all, I was very impressed by the h6310. I have been promised a pre-production unit in the next week (once I can get a SIM from T-Mobile) and can hopefully really use the h6310 to its fullest extent. It's nice to know I will have a second date.

It will be available from HP on July 27th and is expected to be shipping by mid-August.

Read the review here (Image courtesy of pdaPhoneHome) via Mpx200.org

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