The HTC TyTN (also known as the HTC Hermes and the HTC P4500) is an

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-enabled

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Pocket PC PDA designed and marketed by

High Tech Computer Corporation HTC Corporation ( zh, t=宏達國際電子股份有限公司, s=宏达国际电子股份有限公司, p=Hóngdá Guójì Diànzǐ Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī, first=t) or High Tech Computer Corporation, (literally ''Hongda International Electron ...

of Taiwan. It has a

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with a left-side slide-out

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keyboard. The TyTN's functions include those of a camera phone and a portable media player in addition to

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and multimedia messaging. It also offers Internet services including

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(including Microsoft's DirectPush

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solution, as well as

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services with applications provided by BlackBerry-partnered carriers),

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, web browsing, and local

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connectivity. It is a

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phone with GPRS, and

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, and a single/dual band

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phone with

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. It is a part of the first line of PDAs directly marketed and sold by HTC. On AT&T/Cingular, the TyTN was the successor to the

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, known as the Cingular 8125. Also on AT&T, the TyTN was superseded by the HTC TyTN II, known as the AT&T 8925 and the AT&T Tilt.

Versions

Besides the branding differences, there are several models of the HTC TyTN: the TyTN 100, the TyTN 200, and the TyTN 300. The TyTN 100 has no front-facing camera or a .1-megapixel front-facing camera; the TyTN 200 has a .1-megapixel front-facing camera; and the TyTN 300 has a .3-megapixel front-facing camera. The TyTN Model was sold as: * HTC TyTN 100 **

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8525 (US) **

Dopod HTC Corporation ( zh, t=宏達國際電子股份有限公司, s=宏达国际电子股份有限公司, p=Hóngdá Guójì Diànzǐ Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī, first=t) or High Tech Computer Corporation, (literally ''Hongda International Electron ...

838Pro (Asia) **

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JASJAM (Middle East) ** NTT DoCoMo hTc Z (Japan) ** O2 XDA Trion ** Orange United Kingdom SPV M3100 **

Qtek HTC Corporation ( zh, t=宏達國際電子股份有限公司, s=宏达国际电子股份有限公司, p=Hóngdá Guójì Diànzǐ Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī, first=t) or High Tech Computer Corporation, (literally ''Hongda International Electron ...

9600 * HTC TyTN 200 **

CHT 9000 **

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TyTN P4500 **

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X01HT (Japan) ** Swisscom XPA v1605 **

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v1605 (Europe) **

VPA Compact III * HTC TyTN 300 **

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MDA Vario II

ROM Updates

The TyTN shipped with

5 AKU 2.3. HTC released AKU3 ROMs to carriers, though it was up to the carriers to provide updates to end users. In July 2007, HTC released a generic update to Windows Mobile 6, freely available to the public. In November 2007, AT&T released an update to Windows Mobile 6. Official ROM updates are or were available for several versions of the TyTN, including the AT&T/Cingular 8525, the Dopod 838Pro, the i-mate JASJAM, the O2 XDA Trion, and the Orange SPV M3100 (AKU 3.3.0). Some of these updates update the TyTN to Windows Mobile 5 AKU 3.n.n, others update it to Windows Mobile 6.

Specifications

* Screen size: * Screen resolution: 240×320 pixels at 139 ppi, 4:3 aspect ratio, flips into 320x240 landscape mode when keyboard is slid out. * Screen colors: 65536 (16-bit) colors * Input devices:

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interface, slide-out

keyboard, and jog wheel * Battery: 1300 or 1350 mAh, user-accessible * Battery has up to 5–6 hours of talk on 3G network and up to 250 hours of standby. * 1.9

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with fixed focus lens, LED flash, self-portrait mirror, and macro mode * Location finding by detection of cell towers and Wi-Fi networks (through Google Maps Mobile) *

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SC32442A (400 MHz

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ARM920T processor) * ATI

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Graphics Processing Unit * RAM: 64 MB DRAM * ROM: 128 MB flash memory * Removable Media: microSD, up to 8 GB (

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, up to 32 GB if running Windows Mobile 6) * Operating System: Windows Mobile 5.0 stock ROM with Windows Mobile 6 available to upgrade through HTC e-Club. Unofficial cooked roms for Windows Mobile 6.5 available. *

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/ GPRS /

( GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900) * Tri band

( UMTS 850, UMTS 1900, UMTS 2100) A UMTS 800 band option appears on some updated phones, but has not been confirmed to work. *

( 802.11b/g) * Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR * Mini USB combo jack for data transfer, charging, and multi-purpose headset. * Stereo headphone jack (certain models only?) *

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* Size: ''(h)'' ''(w)'' ''(d)'' * Weight:

Pre-Loaded Software

(Varies by operator) AT&T 8525 and Cingular 8525 * AOL Instant Messenger * ClearVUE PDF *

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Mobile * Good Mobile Messaging * Pocket MSN *

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Mobile * Smart dialing *

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Instant Messenger *

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Mobile * Xpress Mail *

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Instant Messenger

Notes

The TyTN has a

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receiver, however it has no GPS antenna and the GPS is disabled both in ROM and physically through disconnection of certain pins on the circuit. Early models of the TyTN (HT624xxx - HT632xxx) have been known to suffer from screen alignment problems and should be avoided.

References

Discussion Forums

HTC TyTN Forum

HowardForums HTC Forum

HowardForums Windows Mobile Professional Forum

HTCGeeks Forum

PDAPhoneHome HTC TyTN Forum

PPCGeeks HTC TyTN Forum

XDA-Developers HTC TyTN Forum

External links

XDA-Developers HTC TyTN Wiki

The Hermes Guide, a website dedicated through guiding users through upgrading safely

Custom built WM6.1 ROM for HTC TyTN and compatible devices
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