HTC Brings Smartphones to the Masses with Smart
By Chris Weiss
While working with Google to bring the Nexus One to market, one of the most advanced smartphones out there, HTC was also busy crafting a completely different kind of smartphone–an inexpensive, easy-to-use phone designed to spread smartphone technology to less tech-oriented users around the world.
Named simply Smart, the new phone will utilize HTC’s Sense UI and will get Qualcomm’s BREW MP operating system to help the company sell the phone at a lower price point. As can be expected, other specs are also modest including a 300 Mhz processor, 2.8-inch touch-sensitive LCD with QVGA resolution, 256 MB of RAM, 3G HSPA 2100 MHz, Quad-Band GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, Bluetooth 2.0, and a microSD 2.0 compatible card slot.
According to HTC, the Smart has a three-front aim: user customization of the phone experience, keeping users in touch with friends and contacts through social networks and offering reliable communication via email and text.
The Smart will be available beginning in Spring in Europe and Asia. [via Boy Genius Report]
