HTC's Laptop and Cell-Phone Hybrid

Senior Editor Denny Arar takes a look at HTC's Advantage, a combination laptop and cell phone, and finds that while it has great system specs it's not particularly useful as either a mini laptop or a phone.

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Science & Technology

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• computer
• electronics
• gadget
• laptop
• cellphone
• phone
• HTC

[LBundyy]

this woman made me laugh

she shits on this phone

[bamsgirl5]

Wow HTC has REALLY improved O:

[AZZAROX420]

throw android on da thing and it will be fine

[1poptart36]

@LBundyy i think she was just being really truthful 

[nextbest47]

why wouldn't they make the keyboard a fold out or somethin???

[Crash900s]

Obviously you would use a blue tooth headset with this.

[I808Bob]

I think she is spot on. Remember the old HP Jornada 728? That had a 75% of full keyboard. They could have used the same form factor and Atom processor as the Vaio P series with Opera. The one saving feature on this device with this form factor is the GPS app. Nobody else is really trying to do a true all-in-one. So bully for HTC but...Is there any way to install mobile phone controller on a laptop? I would slap a netbook up to my ear if that's what it takes to get a true all-in-one. ;-?

[yellowone]

The reviewer is clearly not familiar with what the device can do and / or hates windows mobile. Other browsers are available and can be installed for a full viewing experience on a desktop resolution. PLUS you CAN use SIP keyboards like zoomboard to let u lose the keyboard. Sorry danny

[darkblood26]

she also said something about not being able to type if the keyboard is not attached. you can still type even if the keyboard is not attached because it has on-screen keyboard.

HTC actually fixed almost all the problem she mentioned in this video. the new HTC Advantage x7510 has opera 9, haptic keyboard, they also removed the vue flow.

did you also notice how many times she said the word "keyboard"?

[darkblood26]

she's saying she have used the device but its obvious that she haven't. maybe she have used it for one minute. when you make a call, you use a bluetooth headset. you don't actually hold up the device to your ear.

she's also comparing the device to a laptop but the device is actually a smartphone. of course the keyboard is not as good as the keyboard of a laptop because it is not a laptop.

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