Sprint Intros Mogul from HTC

The newest smartphone on the market in the USA comes from Sprint PCS. The Mogul, manufactured by HTC, is a successor to the PPC-6700, and features numerous enhancements to its predecessor, including a 2.0 MP camera with LED flash, Bluetooth 2.0, 256 ROM and 64MB RAM onboard. It runs on the newly released Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Professional Edition operating system. The processor is a Qualcomm MSM7500 400 Mhz, and the battery is a LI-polymer 1500 mAh.

Mogul was introduced on June 18th online, and will be available through the retail channel in July. It is slightly shorter than the 6700, and has no antenna stub. Like the 6700, it has a slide-out QWERTY keyboard and a touchscreen display, with portrait and landscape viewing. This keyboard makes the unit a bit thicker than many PDAs, but this tradeoff is a positive one and is thinner than the 6700. The display is a 320x240 pixel (which WM5 did not support), so upgraders should be pleased. Bluetooth 2.0 supports stereo headphones, and the WiFi chip allows surfing without using Sprint's Vision service. That being said, the Mogul will run EV-DO on Sprint, and is scheduled for a software upgrade this Fall when EV-DO Rev. A becomes available.

The music player supports MP3/WMA/WAV/AAC/AAC+ codecs, and the Mogul uses a micro-SD card slot supporting up to 2GB for additional storage. Sprint includes a 512MB card with the unit.

The Mogul utilizes a mini-USB port and includes a split adapter for simultaneous charging and headphone use. Sprint and HTC have included AC travel adapters, mini-USB adapters, stereo earbuds with microphone, and a horizontal carrying pouch.

Other features include an IR port, external car antenna port, speakerphone, voice dialing, and voice memo.