Cingular Wireless Launched the HTC Faraday Smartphone - 2125

Cingular Wireless has launched its version of the HTC Faraday smartphone - 2125. The device is almost the exact size of the SMT5600 model. The difference between the two is the joystick that 2125 has and which is very easy to use. The keypad itself is a little larger than the SMT5600 and is very responsive.

Cingular 2125 is a quad-band GSM handset, based on Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system. It features a large 2.2" TFT color display, Bluetooth connectivity for connecting wireless accessories, built-in 1.3 megapixels camera video phone, GPRS/EDGE high-speed data, TI OMAP 850 200MHz processor, 64 MB SDRAM/64 MB Flash ROM, Windows Media Player, Office Mobile - Outlook/ Word/ Excel/Explorer, Pocket MSN (Hotmail/MSN Messenger) . Unfortunately, this one has no WiFi as some of its counterparts have, but you can make data transfers with up to 150-200 kbps.

You can buy one from Cingular website for about $200 USD, with rebate and 2 year contract.