T-Mobile Shadow in the concrete jungle!
I guess you could sort of say we’re on a roll with the HTC Shadow…We won’t keep you in the dark much longer, though. (Sorry, had to!) Thanks to one of our readers, we just scored some photo snaps of T-Mobile’s Shadow device. It is, in fact, the HTC Juno / HTC Phoebus! He told us that it might actually be a VGA screen as the display is just remarkable. The device is "very glossy", and you can see the screen in direct sunlight no problem, as well. The button in the middle of the phone is actually a scroll wheel and it also performs the duties of a 4-way navigational pad. He also goes on to tell us that we should inform everyone that while the color choices of brown and sage green sound tacky, they are indeed "very classy and look great." The sage green device has a light champagne colorization on the front, and the back is a soft-touch rubberized finish in a sage green shade. The brown, is well, sparkly brown. Want to check out the rest of the shots? They’re in our gallery!
On Sep 28, 2007 @ 7:55 pm, slappynoname Said:
Does the back of the phone say that it has a 2 or a 3 megapixel camera?
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On Sep 28, 2007 @ 7:57 pm, mingkee Said:
wow!!!!!
I think T-Mobile should push out VGA version of Kaiser
but CPU…..
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On Sep 28, 2007 @ 8:05 pm, Galvatron Said:
yeah the cpu is weak wonder if they ar using Nvidia chips? thhe adavantagh x7501 pulls 641mhz
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On Sep 28, 2007 @ 8:15 pm, intofx Said:
will it support hotspot@home?
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On Sep 28, 2007 @ 8:38 pm, Dash User Said:
It kind of looks like 3 MP on the back doesn’t it. I am wondering if it has the touch flo?
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On Sep 28, 2007 @ 8:44 pm, Vik Said:
I stand corrected about the colors…looks very nice.
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On Sep 28, 2007 @ 8:54 pm, Brandon Said:
Releases whennnn?
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On Sep 28, 2007 @ 8:56 pm, Jeff Said:
It’s about time T-mo got off their butt and started to offer some new phones, AT&T is killing them.
This looks ok, but it looks kinda cheap looking. I’ll reserve final judgement when I see it in person.
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On Sep 28, 2007 @ 8:57 pm, Orlando Reyes Said:
I have been hearing Oct. 15.
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On Sep 28, 2007 @ 9:02 pm, TJ Said:
BG, can you please take some pics of the home screen up close? Thanks.
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On Sep 28, 2007 @ 9:25 pm, Manny Said:
Just got fired!!! By far the greatest gift I would receive during this time…thanks for the opportunity.
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On Sep 28, 2007 @ 9:27 pm, Brandon Said:
But the only question i have is what operating system is it running? Because I’m gettin mine on the 10.4
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On Sep 28, 2007 @ 9:40 pm, TJ Said:
Manny you serious?
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On Sep 28, 2007 @ 10:24 pm, Matt Said:
They could have fit a whole QWERTY under there, haha.
Nice looking phone though.
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On Sep 28, 2007 @ 10:24 pm, Jason Said:
According to GSMArena-
2.6″ VGA Screen
No Wi-Fi or GPS
OMAP850 201MHZ Processor
Window Mobile 6 Standard
2 megapixel camera
Will also be sold as the Dopod C750
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On Sep 28, 2007 @ 10:51 pm, RoseGold Said:
good looking phone I stand corrected…
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On Sep 29, 2007 @ 9:32 am, mobilecontrol Said:
That definitely looks like 3.0 megapixel camera…
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On Sep 29, 2007 @ 11:35 am, tandem Said:
It’s only 2MP. Screen resolution is set to 320*240 tho I think the LCD itself could be VGA but I don’t think WM6 Standard supports VGA yet. I was lucky enough to get one myself! It’s pretty slick. Battery life could be better, although I have been playing with it non stop.
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On Sep 29, 2007 @ 2:37 pm, Carlos Said:
is a flast to much to ask 4 & whats the deal with the @home. i why have an option that u dont have any phones 4
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On Sep 29, 2007 @ 4:22 pm, dario69 Said:
One way to tell if it is VGA is web surfing. WM6, or one of the later WM5 updates fixed a problem with images not getting sized correctly with VGA compliant screens. In IE select View and you should see an option called ‘Use High Resolution’ I would think if it is VGA and the software support is there this option should display.
Everything will look QVGA otherwise. Having owned several VGA PDA’s unless you force full VGA support I can see a person not knowing for sure. Icons should look much better though. If it it looks smooth and smaller icons do not look pixelated I am betting it is VGA.
Also, Coreplayer or an older version of TCPMP should give you a good indication it is VGA or not.
Also, wouldn’t System Information under Settings tell you it is VGA or not. The LCD option has the resolution.
This one is deal breaker for me. I know several people think VGA, so what, the screen is so small to begin with but VGA makes a world of difference. Especially with the smaller screen.
Whatever you find out please share. Thanks.
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On Sep 29, 2007 @ 6:40 pm, Manny Said:
Yup…I tried to place the comment for the iphone giveaway…thats the corporate life when someone does not like you, things fall apart pretty darn quick
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On Sep 29, 2007 @ 7:09 pm, tandem Said:
WM6 standard doesn’t have any options in the browser to use high res. all system info points to 320*240, but the screen itself is so fine you can’t tell there is space between the pixels. the icons and text actually look kinda bad, (soft blurry edges) like a low res image being blown up, which further leads me to believe it may be a VGA lcd. i wish my camera could get in that close so i could show you all what i mean!
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On Sep 29, 2007 @ 7:43 pm, dario69 Said:
I think I know what you are talking about with the icons and text looking bad - within Internet Explorer but I am surprised if you see this with the OS. You must be right then - WM6 Standard is not designed for VGA. It almost sounds like WM2003SE with VGA. The very unpolished look in many cases. That would explain why IE doesn’t have that HI Res option.
Does the LCD say 480×640 if you go to System Information? When you use IE do the images in many cases look oversized? If it was utilizing VGA like it should it would feel like you are browsing on the desktop. That Hi Res option really makes a difference. I can’t believe Standard wasn’t primed up for different resolutions since the Windows CE core was updated to handle almost any resolution you could throw at back in 2003.
I am surprised HTC didn’t do something to correct this.
Thanks for the info Tandem
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On Sep 30, 2007 @ 1:00 am, El Tucc Said:
So according to rumors, is the device definitely TouchFLO??
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On Sep 30, 2007 @ 12:13 pm, dario69 Said:
If it is a smartphone it isn’t TouchFlo. From what I have read the Kaiser isn’t TouchFlo either. Only the Touch.
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On Oct 1, 2007 @ 1:53 pm, ERICA Said:
SAW THIS PHONE IN PERSON THIS WEEKEND WITH A TMO REP WHO HAD THE DEVICE BEFORE RELEASE AND MY GOD…ITS AWESOME.
BLEW MY MIND.
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On Oct 1, 2007 @ 6:06 pm, Krum Said:
So, it mentions WM6 “STANDARD” so I’m assuming this is NOT a Touchscreen device? Anyone know for sure?
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On Oct 1, 2007 @ 7:42 pm, paul Said:
is it like the i phone or what? and does it have bluetooth
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On Oct 2, 2007 @ 7:45 am, Milenko Said:
Maybe it’s just me, but in the pic of the juno face down, that bottom left corner looks like a style next to the microSD slot. It just looks like it’s got a small notch to slide it out.
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On Oct 2, 2007 @ 11:45 am, tacomaster Said:
As far as i know that not a stylus slot, its just the gap to pull the micro sd cover open.
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On Oct 2, 2007 @ 12:58 pm, tandem Said:
It IS indeed a MicroSD slot. It sits at the bottom right hand side of the screen. It currently supports up to 4GB MicroSD cards, but will be firmware upgradeable to support MicroSD-HC to support up to 32GB!
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On Oct 5, 2007 @ 9:23 am, Anonymous Said:
The phone does have wi-fi capabilty but is not capable of wi-fi calls, VOIP (hotspot @ home). Runs on Windows mobile 6. The phone was given to us as a gift for attending the training session. Oct. 31st is the scheduled release date. The marketing behind the device is phone first. Has all of the features and functions as the dash but with a few little additions.
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On Oct 5, 2007 @ 9:30 am, Anonymous Said:
Cannot reveal my identity in fear of getting fired like Manny did. We were asked not to even have the phone on the sales floor until the release date of 10/31/2007. It’s a great phone/data device. Looks more like a phone but with all the functionality as data. It can support up to a 4Gig MicroSD memory card. Hot Spot @ Home (Voip) is in the works for early next year. It will be sold as the T-Mobile Shadow. I have noticed that it drains the battery a little faster than my Dash did.
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On Oct 8, 2007 @ 3:50 pm, ACE Said:
So any idea if its a touch screen? or how much it will be sold for??
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On Oct 8, 2007 @ 6:06 pm, Michael Said:
Can someone confirm if this does or does not have TouchFLO?
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On Oct 9, 2007 @ 1:56 pm, Nick Said:
Looks like this only has a 320×240 screen, unless the wap profiles are wrong.
http://www.htcmms.com.tw/gen/Phoebus-1.0.xml
http://www.htcmms.com.tw/gen/Juno-1.0.xml
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On Oct 9, 2007 @ 3:06 pm, J Said:
Tmobile rep told me it will not be touch screen. Navigation is through the track ball…which isnt really a track ball but a sensor. Should be a pretty sick phone!
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On Oct 15, 2007 @ 9:55 pm, ACE Said:
I heard that it will be touch screen from a t-mobile rep
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On Oct 16, 2007 @ 2:44 pm, feoysolo Said:
Oh fertheluvvachrist! One of you who have actually held the phone: Is it a touchscreen phone or not!?
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On Oct 16, 2007 @ 5:03 pm, Leslie Said:
How much will this phone cost?
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On Oct 16, 2007 @ 7:09 pm, RSR Said:
It is not touchscreen ya’ll. Its cool though
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On Oct 17, 2007 @ 12:48 pm, Anonymous1 Said:
Ok. I have one. It’s not touchscreen. It will not be Hotspot@home, and it’s freakin awesome!! I agree that the battery life could be better, but thats what chargers are for.
On Oct 5, 2007 @ 9:23 am, Anonymous Said:
The phone does have wi-fi capabilty but is not capable of wi-fi calls, VOIP (hotspot @ home). Runs on Windows mobile 6. The phone was given to us as a gift for attending the training session. Oct. 31st is the scheduled release date. The marketing behind the device is phone first. Has all of the features and functions as the dash but with a few little additions.
…….couldn’t have said it better myself.
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On Oct 17, 2007 @ 3:36 pm, ACE Said:
You kno how much its gonna cost us???
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On Oct 20, 2007 @ 12:48 am, rage2k5 Said:
the shadow is $H1T//the devices freezes up and takes roughly 8 mins to do a master reset even with no info on the phone///it does read the subject name of any text message sent to the device before reading//the box is the best thing about the whole thing honestly///i would never pay what they want for the “SIDEKICK on acid”, HTC dropped the ball when they made this monstrosity…
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On Oct 20, 2007 @ 12:50 am, rage2k5 Said:
it should be around 500 for the device, the only thing i like about he training was 2 hours off the phone helping stupid people with the other broke down PDAs
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On Oct 23, 2007 @ 4:35 pm, correcter!!! Said:
yo rage2k5,
your name really does say it all lol cause it sounds like you really hate the phone eventhough its better then what you probably have right now. and i can assure you that at least this device doesn’t freeze up like t-mobile’s wing.
so you can count me in for t-mobile’s shadow.
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On Oct 25, 2007 @ 12:25 am, shadow user Said:
I was told it going to cost about $150 (new plan or full upgrade), it is to compete with the pearl and other popular phones.
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On Oct 25, 2007 @ 6:28 pm, The Tank Said:
the new HTC T-mobile Shadow will have twice the RAM and memory of the T-mobile DASH plus it will have a Homescreen exclusive to T-mobile with amazing Vista style Naviation. It is sporting a 2MP camera. This blows the DASH and WING out of the water with the expanded RAM and Memory it eliminates the lagging and freezing known with WM 6.0. The only downside is that it is a smartphone not pocket pc so no creating word documents. Still a phone that will challenge all others out there
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On Oct 27, 2007 @ 1:04 pm, TK Said:
The device will launch on October 31st.
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On Oct 30, 2007 @ 2:36 am, MixManBtc Said:
when is the due date and will it blow out the wingand sk4?…..
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On Oct 30, 2007 @ 10:49 am, kabari Said:
It comes out tomorrow, Halloween.
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On Oct 30, 2007 @ 12:53 pm, someone Said:
umm it has a 2mp camera
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On Oct 30, 2007 @ 4:03 pm, Tim Rice Said:
October 31st is the release date at the Creve Coeur store in St. Louis, MO. Got this info from a reliable source that works at T-mobile.
I would like a better Pocket PC other than the SLOW Wing. Something like the AT&T Tilt because it has a 400 Mhz Qualcom proc. I just doubt that T-Mobile will introduce a nice PDA until 3G is launched which could be another year or so while the US Govt. vacates T-Mobile’s new 1700 Mhz spectrum.
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On Nov 1, 2007 @ 1:15 pm, Charise Said:
I went to the mall yesterday. This is a really cool phone. I was waiting for a nice phone from Tmobile and I guess I’ve seen it last night. I placed my order today and hope to get it next week. it is $200 and $50 dollar rebate.
Can’t wait!
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On Nov 3, 2007 @ 10:48 pm, acephyr Said:
the device does not support @Home. I contacted a HTC friend of mine on this, if it did, I told her, that would be the hilt hit on the device
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On Nov 5, 2007 @ 2:16 pm, robbinsgj Said:
I got my shadow yesterday and so far I really like it. I was using the dash which I also really liked.
So far the down side:
The screen is hard to keep clean. Lots of finger prints and smudges so I am worrying about wiping it off and scratching it. Thinking about using a screen protector.
The nav wheel doesn’t seem to work real well, you have to turn it a lot and there is not much control but maybe I am not used to it.
Upside:
The suretype text isn’t too bad. This is from someone who send 2000 text messages a month. It took a while to get used to and I almost wish they would have just used a standard phone keypad layout.
The touch and feel of everything is great. it hums right along and all my 3rd party apps work just fine. Balance is great.
This is a great phone for people that loved the SDA. It is more like a phone than a blackberry which is just what I was looking for.
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On Nov 10, 2007 @ 5:14 pm, Nghia Said:
I have it.
Just bought yesterday.
It’s pretty awesome if you guys are not really into something of perfection. I used the iPhone for 3 months before and I prefer this phone personally.
I love the schemes. It looks pretty pro and very useful. The camera is pretty good, I suppose the pixels are exactly the same as other smartphones and iPhone. Its quality are beyond 2.0MP
The core is pretty slow, but I don’t need to do anything fast but emailing and internet, that’s cool anyways.
I bought this for $150 ($172 with tax). Buy the 17$ 2GB MicroSD in Fry’s and some certain bluetooth headset, you’re good to go for the next 2 years, I’m pretty sure.
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On Nov 20, 2007 @ 7:25 pm, danannafur Said:
The Shadow does use the battery quickly. Here’s a tip. Go to the task mamager and turn off all the tasks you have running. Only turn them on when you need it. Suddenly, you will have pretty good battery life!
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On Dec 23, 2007 @ 6:55 pm, linz Said:
it has 2.0 mp
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On Apr 17, 2008 @ 10:53 pm, Steven Said:
I have this phone and i dont really recommend it to anyone. The battery dies quickly even with little or no usage. And when I say quickly… I mean within 5 hours your down to 1 bar left. It takes around 2 minutes to boot up but it takes around 20 minutes before you can use it because its starting all the windows applications. It freezes up A LOT and when you try to use the task manager, it doesn’t show the open applications. It is better than the Sidekick, but you will get this phone and fall in love for the first week, than it will start dying on you and freezing and you’ll wanna throw it at something. It’s up to you to get the phone, but I would NOT suggest to do so.
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