HTC TyTN

Manufacturer	High Tech Computer Corporation
Series	HTC TyTN
Availability by region	June 2006; 18 years ago (2006-06)
Predecessor	HTC Wizard
Successor	HTC TyTN II
Compatible networks	Quad bandGSM850 900 1800 1900,GPRS,EDGE Tri bandUMTS850, 1900, 2100,HSDPA
Form factor	Slide
Dimensions	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)
Operating system	Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional,Android (third party)
CPU	Samsung SC32442AARM Processor at 400 MHz GPU: ATI Imageon 2282
Memory	64 MBRAM 128 MBROM
Removable storage	WM5microSD WM6microSD &microSDHC
Battery	1300 or 1350mAHLithium-ion polymer battery, user accessible
Rear camera	1.9megapixel rear
Display	240×320px, 2.8 in (71 mm), 65536colorLCD, 3:4aspect ratio
Media	test
Connectivity	USB Mini-B Headphone jack Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR IrDA Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)
Data inputs	QWERTYKeyboard,Touchscreen

TheHTC TyTN (also known as the HTC Hermes and the HTC P4500) is anInternet-enabledWindows MobilePocket PCPDA designed and marketed byHigh Tech Computer Corporation of Taiwan. It has atouchscreen with a left-side slide-outQWERTY keyboard. The TyTN's functions include those of acamera phone and aportable media player in addition totext messaging andmultimedia messaging. It also offers Internet services such ase-mail (including Microsoft'sDirectPushpush e-mail solution, as well asBlackBerry services with applications provided by BlackBerry-partnered carriers),instant messaging,web browsing, and localWi-Fi connectivity. It is aquad-bandGSM phone withGPRS, andEDGE, and a single/dual bandUMTS phone withHSDPA. It is a part of the first line ofPDAs directly marketed and sold by HTC. On AT&T/Cingular, the TyTN was the successor to theHTC Wizard, known as the Cingular 8125. Also on AT&T, the TyTN was superseded by theHTC TyTN II, known as the AT&T 8925 and the AT&T Tilt.

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:

• HTC TyTN 100
  • AT&T/Cingular 8525^[1][2][3][4] (US)
  • Dopod 838Pro^[5] (Asia)
  • i-mate JASJAM^[6] (Middle East)
  • NTT DoCoMo hTc Z^[7][8] (Japan)
  • O2 XDA Trion^[9]
  • Orange United Kingdom SPV M3100^[10]
  • Qtek 9600
• HTC TyTN 200
  • Dopod CHT 9000^[11]
  • HTC TyTN P4500
  • SoftBank X01HT^[12] (Japan)
  • Swisscom XPA v1605^[13]
  • Vodafone v1605^[14] (Europe)
  • Vodafone VPA Compact III
• HTC TyTN 300
  • T-Mobile MDA Vario II

The TyTN shipped withWindows Mobile 5AKU 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.

• Screen size: 2.88 in (73 mm)
• Screen resolution: 240×320 pixels at 139ppi, 4:3aspect ratio, flips into 320x240 landscape mode when keyboard is slid out.
• Screen colors: 65536 (16-bit) colors
• Input devices:Touchscreen interface, slide-outQWERTY keyboard, and jog wheel
• Battery: 1300 or 1350mAh, user-accessible
• Battery has up to 5–6 hours of talk on 3G network and up to 250 hours of standby.
• 1.9 megapixelcamera with fixed focus lens, LED flash, self-portrait mirror, and macro mode
• Location finding by detection of cell towers and Wi-Fi networks (throughGoogle Maps Mobile)
• Samsung SC32442A (400 MHzARM ARM920T processor)
• ATIImageon Graphics Processing Unit
• RAM: 64 MBDRAM
• ROM: 128 MBflash memory
• Removable Media:microSD, up to 8GB (microSDHC, up to 32GB 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 bandGSM /GPRS /EDGE (GSM 850,GSM 900,GSM 1800,GSM 1900)
• Tri bandHSDPA (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)

(Varies by operator)

AT&T 8525 andCingular 8525

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• ClearVUEPDF
• Excel Mobile
• Good Mobile Messaging
• PocketMSN
• PowerPoint Mobile
• Smart dialing
• TeleNav
• Windows Live Instant Messenger
• Word Mobile
• Xpress Mail
• Yahoo! Instant Messenger

The TyTN has aGPS 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]

• HTC Wizard
• HTC TyTN II
• High Tech Computer Corporation

• HowardForums HTC Forum
• HowardForums Windows Mobile Professional Forum
• HTCGeeks Forum
• PDAPhoneHome HTC TyTN Forum
• PPCGeeks HTC TyTN Forum
• XDA-Developers HTC TyTN Forum

• XDA-Developers HTC TyTN Wiki
• The Hermes Guide, a website dedicated through guiding users through upgrading safely
• Custom built WM6.1 ROM for HTC TyTN and compatible devicesArchived 2008-07-19 at theWayback Machine

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