HTC went official with its latest product, the HTC MAX 4G, a hybrid between a normal Pocket PC and a WiMAX handset.
The MAX 4G is said to be the first integrated GSM/WiMAX device.
Resembling HTC Touch HD, the new handset will be exclusively released in Russia, by Scartel Yota, a leading provider of mobile WiMAX.
HTC MAX 4G runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 and uses the same TouchFlo 3D interface that HTC has embedded into all of its latest high-end devices.
Using the Yota Mobile WiMAX network, HTC MAX 4G can offer not only advanced telephony services, but also high-speed Internet access and high-quality multimedia services.
The full list of specs included in HTC's latest handset looks like this:
- 3.8 inch TFT touchscreen display with 480 x 800 pixels
- Tri-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE connectivity (900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz)
- GPS
- Wi-Fi, VoIP
- Proximity sensor
- Motion G-sensor
- 3.2MP autofocus camera
- Front-facing VGA camera
- Bluetooth 2.0
- Media player
- 3.5mm headset jack
- TV out
- FM radio
- 8GB of internal memory
- Weight: 151 grams
- Size: 113.5 x 63.1 x 13.9 millimeters
HTC MAX 4G will be on sale in Russia starting November 26. Its price is said to be somewhere around 28,900 Russian rubles ($1,050).
