HTC Hermes 200 Available in Japan from SoftBank

HTC, one of the world's leading providers of Windows Mobile portable devices, announced recently that it has started supplying HSDPA Smartphones to SoftBank in Japan.

The Smartphone, which has been named the "SoftBank X01HT" (aka HTC Hermes 200), features HSDPA technology that will deliver a faster mobile broadband experience to Japanese customers (data transfer rates of up to 1.8 Mbps on downlink and 384 Kbps on uplink). The "SoftBank XO1HT" is also equipped with wireless LAN functionality, allowing users to connect to the Internet at high speeds in wireless LAN environments at home, at work, and in public.

The "SoftBank X01HT" is powered with Windows Mobile 5.0 and features an ergonomic QWERTY keyboard for fast data input. The device is fully equipped with Microsoft Office, so users can easily view and/or edit Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF documents on the go. Users are able to browse their favorite Internet websites by using Internet Explorer Mobile.

In addition, the "SoftBank X01HT" provides users with POP3 and IMAP4 email services. Furthermore, customers will be able to utilize Microsoft Exchange Push E-Mail technology in the near future. With Pocket Outlook, users can access their calendars, contacts, tasks and inboxes in real time. Users are also able to play music and videos on Windows Media Player and take pictures with a high-resolution 2-Megapixel camera. For these large-volume data functions, a microSD card can be used to provide external memory.