SingTel and HTC Corporation today unveiled the first Android powered mobile phone released in Asia – the HTC Dream. Customers of SingTel and its wholly-owned subsidiary in Australia, Optus, will soon be the first in Asia to enjoy this highly anticipated device. The HTC Dream offers access to Android Market, which hosts many popular and unique applications from developers around the world. With just a couple of clicks, users can find, download and rate a wide range of software applications – from games to location-based services and on-the-go shopping – to personalise their phone and enhance their mobile lifestyle.

The HTC Dream’s large vibrant display slides open to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard, great for communicating with friends online or using the phone’s e-mail, Instant Messaging (IM) and mobile messaging capabilities. As another option for accessing the device, The HTC Dream comes equipped with a convenient trackball for an alternative, one-handed navigation.

The HTC Dream features a rich HTML e-mail client, which seamlessly syncs your e-mail, calendar and contacts from Gmail as well as most other POP3 or IMAP e-mail services. The HTC Dream multi-tasks, so you can read a Web page while downloading your e-mail in the background and also combines Instant Messaging support for Google Talk. Pricing and availability details will be announced at a later date.

Specifications:

• Processor: Qualcomm MSM7201A, 528 MHz
• Operating System: Android
• ROM: 256 MB / RAM: 192 MB
• microSD memory card slot
• Dimensions: (LxWxT) 117.7 mm x 55.7 mm x 17.1 mm
• Weight: 158 grams
• Display: 3.2-inch TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive screen with 320 x 480 (HVGA) resolution
• HSDPA/WCDMA:
  • Europe: 2100 MHz
  • US:1700/2100 MHz
• Up to 7.2 Mbps down-link (HSDPA) and 2 Mbps up-link (HSUPA) speeds
• Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
• Keyboard Slide-out 5-row QWERTY keyboard
• built-in GPS receiver and map software
• Bluetooth 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate
• Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11b/g
• HTC ExtUSB (11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one)
• 3.2 megapixel camera
• Battery: 150 mAh Lithium-ion
• Talk time: Up to 350 minutes for WCDMA / Up to 406 minutes for GSM
• Standby time: Up to 402 hours for WCDMA / Up to 319 hours for GSM
• Digital Compass, Motion Sensor

[via Android Community]