Product Reviews: HTC Freestyle Phone (AT&T)

Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #88 in Cell Phone Accessories
• Color: Black
• Brand: HTC
• Model: Freestyle
• Released on: 2011-02-11
• Dimensions: .50" h x 2.10" w x 4.30" l, .19 pounds

Features

• Quick messaging phone with 3.2-inch touchscreen display and HTC FriendStream for integrated social networks on homescreen
• Enabled for AT&T's fast 3G HSDPA network; compatible with AT&T Navigator GPS turn-by-turn directions
• 3.2-megapixel camera/camcorder; Bluetooth stereo music; microSD expansion to 32 GB; personal e-mail; organizer tools
• Up to 7 hours of talk time, up to 384 hours (16 days) of standby time; released in February, 2011
• What's in the Box: handset, rechargeable battery, charger, USB cable, quick start guide, CD-ROM with user manual

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Product Description

Featuring a premium design with a 3.2-inch touchscreen display clad in an aluminum unibody construction, the HTC Freestyle is the first of a new generation of quick messaging phones from AT&T to run on Brew Mobile Platform. The Brew MP operating system allows AT&T and software developers to more easily offer smartphone-like applications to those who want an affordable, full-featured messaging phone.

HTC Sense interface with customizable and auto-updating homescreens.

Quick access to Facebook and Twitter with HTC FriendStream.

It's the first AT&T quick messaging phone to feature the HTC Sense mobile experience, which features customizable widgets and the FriendStream application for social networking integration with Facebook and Twitter. It also boasts a full HTML browser for PC-like web browsing and a full suite of messaging options including text and picture messaging, instant messaging (IM), and mobile e-mail. And with access to AT&T AppCenter, you can chose from a multitude of games and apps to download.
Enabled for use on AT&T's lightning quick HSPDA 3G network, you'll be able to easily access the Internet as well as quickly download video, music, and more. Additionally, with AT&T's 3G network, you can make a call while simultaneously receiving picture/text messages and e-mail or viewing Web pages. This GPS-enabled phone can access the AT&T Navigator service for turn-by-turn directions.
Other features include a 3.2-megapixel camera/camcorder, Bluetooth for hands-free devices and stereo music streaming, microSD memory expansion to 32 GB, music player with access to AT&T Music and AT&T Radio, and up to 7 hours of talk time.

HTC Sense Mobile Experience

With the next generation of the popular HTC Sense mobile experience, the HTC Freestyle automatically delivers your most-wanted information to your screen. It offers even more ways to stay connected--including FriendStream, which delivers Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr updates in a consolidated view. And you'll be able to pinpoint the location of a lost phone on a map, send a command to make the phone sound an alert--even while on "silent" mode--through the htcsense.com web site. If needed, you can also remotely wipe all of the phone's data with a single command in addition to forwarding calls and text messages to a different number.

Connectivity

• Fast 3G connectivity via AT&T's HSDPA/UMTS network (850/1900 MHz bands; 3.6/7.2 Mbps speeds with network availability).
• Onboard GPS for navigation and location services
• GPS navigation capabilities via optional AT&T Navigator service includes audible turn-by-turn directions, real-time traffic updates, and re-routing options.
• Bluetooth connectivity (version 2.0) includes profiles for communication headset, hands-free car kits, and the A2DP audio streaming Bluetooth profiles.

OS & Software Brew Mobile Platform (MP) HTC Sense interface with customizable and auto-updating homescreens Design and Hardware 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen display (320 x 480 pixels) with proximity sensor Onscreen QWERTY keyboard Memory Memory expansion via microSD card slot with support for optional cards up to 32 GB. 150 MB internal memory Communications & Internet Easy access to social networking via HTC Sense including updates from Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr. Full messaging capabilities including SMS text, MMS picture/video and IM instant messaging (via popular services including AOL, Yahoo!, Windows Live Messenger, and Google Talk) Access to personal e-mail PC-like HTML Web browser lets you explore the Internet the way it was intended.

Camera 3.2-megapixel fixed-focus camera Video capture capabilities Multimedia Music player compatible with MP3, WMA, AAC, and M4A (Apple Lossless) Video player compatible with MPEG4, 3GP, 3G2 AT&T Music and AT&T Radio with 40+ commercial free genre radio stations and unlimited personal radio stations. Plus, millions of songs and albums available for purchase and download straight to your phone. More Features 3.5mm headphone jack Micro USB 2.0 port with mass storage capabilities Speakerphone for hands-free communication. Organizer tools including calendar, alarms, to-do/tasks, calculator and world clock Airplane mode allows you to listen to music while the cellular connectivity is turned off.

Vital Statistics

The HTC Freestyle weighs 3.35 ounces and measures 4.29 x 2.13 x 0.47 inches. Its 1300 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 7 hours of talk time, and up to 384 hours (16 days) of standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies as well as AT&T's dual-band 3G network (850/1900 MHz; HSDPA/UMTS).
What's in the Box

HTC Freestyle handset, rechargeable battery, charger, USB cable, quick start guide, CD-ROM with user manual.

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