Unboxing the HTC Advantage 7510

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Unboxing the HTC Advantage 7510

Posted on 15 May 2008, at 3:07 am, by Judie Lipsett

This is going to be a much quicker unboxing than I usually like to do, mainly because it is almost 3am Texas time, and I have to be up in 5 hours to get ready for the next Mobius session. Anyway!

After our dinner tonight, Matt Miller, Ed Hardy, Joel Evans and I met up in Matt’s suite to geek out with our new HTC Advantage 7510s. I managed to capture the unboxing photos, which I wanted to take and post before I really started using the device tomorrow…

This picture of Matt is specifically for Mike Cane.

I promise to post impressions soon, but right now I am just too tired.

Tags | Ed Hardy, Event Reports, HTC, HTC Advantage, Joel Evans, Judie Lipsett, Matthew Miller, Mobius, Unboxing

20 Comments For This Post

Bjenk Ellefsen Says:
May 15th, 2008 at 9:06 am
Matt’s smile says it all!

I think it is safe to assume Judie will be using that 7510 for awhile!
Judie Lipsett Says:
May 15th, 2008 at 9:18 am
Yeah, I think that is safe to say.
Heatwave316 Says:
May 15th, 2008 at 9:28 am
Did the 7510 mention CDMA, like US CDMA for us lowly Verizon users???

Any mention of price? $500/$700???
Judie Lipsett Says:
May 15th, 2008 at 9:39 am
Well, here’s the problem. I don’t know that these will ever be easily or readily available in the US. They have the Qualcomm chip that held up so many other devices last year; I didn’t even find that out until last week, so I was planning on importing if necessary. These are so new that they say “Test Only, Not for Sale” when they boot. :-/
globecode Says:
May 15th, 2008 at 10:29 am
Can you actually hold it to type on the keyboard or does it need to be sitting a desk?
Judie Lipsett Says:
May 15th, 2008 at 10:48 am
globecode, there is a very strong magnet holding the keyboard to the Advantage, and you can definitely hold it and key. I’ll admit that the first few times you do it you might sweat a little, but it’s quite secure.
Joel McLaughlin Says:
May 15th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
Just can;t use this devices as a phone. I mean it is a phone and is capable, but it’s not normal to me. You almost HAVE to use this with a BT headset.

It would be more useful as a data only device. I think that’s what I would do with it.
Judie Lipsett Says:
May 15th, 2008 at 12:33 pm
That’s exactly how I will use it. But the fact that it could be used as a phone in a pinch is very attractive to me. But there are certainly those who do use it as their main mobile phone - Aura Mae is one of them.
globecode Says:
May 15th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
It’s too bad that the keyboard handle couldn’t be folded down so that the keyboard looks like the slide keyboard of the tilt.

Can you add a sim card without powering down or restarting and it is recognized?
TrvlngDrew Says:
May 15th, 2008 at 10:31 pm
Wow! A real nice new toy! A little suprised its not WM6.1 and that they are sticking with the mini-SD format. We didn’t get the Advantage 7501 down here in AU so probably won’t see this one either..
Judie Lipsett Says:
May 16th, 2008 at 1:00 am
Drew, it is 6.1! That list isn’t quite correct.
TrvlngDrew Says:
May 16th, 2008 at 1:49 am
Glad to hear that, sure wish I had the time to have a look at the differences and see if its really worth waiting for updatess and what not.. I might just update my HTC TyTN II and carry on until 2009. So what are you working at this late hour?
Judie Lipsett Says:
May 16th, 2008 at 1:58 am
Oh Drew…I had a hell of a day. After lunch we went downstairs for an indoor golf session, and when we got back to the meeting room, my MBP was frozen. The hard drive was making a racket and I had to leave session early to hit the Apple Store’s Genius Bar. I need to write a post about what ensued…I don’t think anyone will believe it all.

But needless to say, a less than three month old loaded out MacBook Pro suffering a massive hard drive crash in the middle of a conference sponsored by Microsoft was more than just a little bit ironic.
TrvlngDrew Says:
May 16th, 2008 at 2:09 am
WOW!! Can’t wait to hear about that also considering the posts about all the Macs in attendance at Mobius.. Vellly Vellly intelesting..
Heatwave316 Says:
May 16th, 2008 at 8:24 am
Yikes Judie!!! Sorry to hear about the crash. Maybe the MS gives were giving off to many anti-mac vibes. I’m sure they’ll be more than willing to give you a hard time about the crash….:)
Aktopshooter Says:
May 16th, 2008 at 8:42 am
Sweet device looking forward to the review I can’t believe this slipped by me I didnt really find out about it until yesterday that you guys received the units. I think I still will just buy the X7501 rather than this device I think I would miss the joystick
Judie Lipsett Says:
May 16th, 2008 at 9:57 am
Ha, they were all super supportive. I will try to get the whole story written tonight, right now I am sitting at Seattle’s airport waiting for my flight.
Judie Lipsett Says:
May 16th, 2008 at 10:00 am
@AKtopshooter - I do miss the joystick; it makes no sense to me why it is missing. The keyboard is also missing some of the buttons that were on the 7500. I do like the haptic feedback on the 7510’s keyboard, however. I’m sure that there are plusses and minuses I have yet to discover, too.
Christopher Spera Says:
May 16th, 2008 at 10:23 am
Hope everything turned out ok. was curious to know how things went with the MBP…
Judie Lipsett Says:
May 16th, 2008 at 10:27 am
The went poorly, to say the least. I’ll write about it tonight after I get home. Getting on plane, soon…

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	HTC Advantage X7500	HTC Advantage X7501	HTC Advantage X7510
Processor	624 MHz with ATi™ Graphic Chip W2284	624 MHz CPU with ATi™ Graphic Chip W2284	Marvell® PXA270 624 MHz with ATi™ Graphic Chip W2284
Operating System	Windows Mobile® 5.0 Pocket PC Phone Edition	Windows Mobile® 6 Professional	Windows Mobile® 6 Professional
Memory	ROM: 256 MB RAM: 128 MB SDRAM Microdrive 8GB	ROM: 256 MB RAM: 128 MB SDRAM Microdrive 8GB	ROM: 256MB RAM: 128MB SDRAM Flash: 16GB
Dimension	133.5 mm (L) x 98 mm (W) x 16 mm (T) Thickness with keyboard: 20 mm	133.5 mm (L) x 98 mm (W) x 16 mm (T) Thickness with keyboard: 20 mm	133.5 mm (L) X 98 mm (W) X 16 mm (T) Thickness with keyboard: 20 mm
Weight	359g (with battery)	359g (with battery)	375g (with battery)
Display	5″ transmissive TFT-LCD with backlight LEDs, touch-sensitive screen	5″ transmissive TFT-LCD with backlight LEDs, touch-sensitive screen	5-inch TFT-LCD with backlight LEDs, touch-sensitive screen
Network	HSDPA/UMTS (2100 MHz for Europe, 850/1900 MHz for USA) Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz (The device will operate on frequencies available from the cellular network)	HSDPA/UMTS (2100 MHz for Europe, 850/1900 MHz for USA) Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz (The device will operate on frequencies available from the cellular network)	HSDPA/WCDMA: 2100 MHz for Europe and 850/1900 MHz for USA, with up to 384 kbps upload and 1.8 Mbps download speeds GSM/GPRS/EDGE: Quad-band 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz (The device will operate on frequencies available from the cellular network.)
Device Control	5-way Navigation Control HTC VueFLO™ motion sensor assisted browsing experience	5-way Navigation Control HTC VueFLO™ motion sensor assisted browsing experience
Keyboard	Dual usage QWERTY keyboard for text input and display protection	Dual usage QWERTY keyboard for text input and display protection	Dual usage QWERTY keyboard for text input and display protection
Connectivity	Bluetooth® 2.0 Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g HTC ExtUSB™(11-pin mini-USB and audio jack in one) HTC proprietary 16-pin combined port (USB 1.1 host/VGA and TV Out)	Bluetooth® 2.0 Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g HTC ExtUSB™(11-pin mini-USB and audio jack in one) HTC proprietary 16-pin combined port (USB 1.1 host/VGA and TV Out)	Bluetooth® 2.0 Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g HTC ExtUSB™ (11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one) HTC proprietary 16-pin combined port (USB 1.1 host/VGA and TV Out) 3.5mm stereo audio jack with microphone
Camera	Main camera: 3 megapixel camera with autofocus and flash light Second camera: VGA CMOS imaging sensor	3 megapixel camera with autofocus and flash light	Main camera: 3.1 megapixel color camera with auto focus and flash light Second camera: VGA CMOS color camera
Audio	Built-in/Dual, Hands-free (microphone and speaker) Headphone: AMR/AAC/WAV/WMA/MP3 codec	Built-in/Dual, Hands-free (microphone and speaker) Headphone: AMR/AAC/WAV/WMA/MP3 codec	Built-in microphone and dual speakers Ring tone supported formats: - MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA, WAV, and AMR-NB/WB - 40 polyphonic and Standard MIDI format 0 and 1 (SMF)/SP MIDI
Battery	Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery Capacity: 2100 mAh Standby time: Up to 300 hours (for GSM/UMTS) Talk time (Screen off): Up to 5.5 hours for GSM Up to 4.5 hours for UMTS	Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery Capacity: 2100 mAh Standby time: Up to 300 hours (for GSM/UMTS) Talk time (Screen off): Up to 5.5 hours for GSM Up to 4.5 hours for UMTS	Rechargeable Lithium-ion polymer battery Capacity: 2100 mAh Standby time: Up to 300 hours for GSM/WCDMA Talk time (Screen off):  Up to 5 hours for WCDMA  Up to 6 hours for GSM Video call: Up to 2 hours (The above are subject to network and phone usage.)
Expansion Slot	miniSD™ (Hot swap and SDHC compatible)	miniSD™ (Hot swap and SDHC compatible)	miniSD™ (Hot swap and SD 2.0 compatible)
AC Adapter	Voltage range/frequency: 100 - 240V AC, 50/60 Hz DC output: 5V and 1A	Voltage range/frequency: 100 - 240V AC, 50/60 Hz DC output: 5V and 1A	Voltage range/frequency: 100 ~ 240V AC, 50/60 Hz DC output: 5V and 1A