Cingular 8500 information leaked

By David Ciccone, posted Saturday, Sep. 9th, 2006
Reader Comments: 9

Well since we received the Blackberry Pearl link for Cingular why not give you some new information about the HTC TyTN soon to be released on Cingular. This page once again gives you the entire scoop including release dates..

The Cingular 8500 & 8525 is a high-speed UMTS/HSDPA device that uses the Windows Mobile 5.0 platform. The browser handles xHTML and wCSS very well, and is considered an enhanced xHTML-capable device, similar to the Cingular 8100/8125. This device has a large 2.8" QVGA screen, a slide out full QWERTY keypad, and supports 802.11g WIFI and Bluetooth. The 8525 has a 2 Mega Pixel Camera with Fix Lens/Camcorder and Flash. The 8500 has no camera.

This device is certified by Cingular for use over the GSM™/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA networks

Date Information
Commercial Availability	Q4, 2006
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Physical Characteristics
Changeable Faceplates (Front/Back/Side)	No
Device Dimensions (L/W/H, Volume)	112.5 mm(L) x 58 mm(W) x 21.95 mm(T)
Device Weight	176 g with battery
Display	64K colors TFT LCD
Screen Size (pixels)	2.8" VGA,
Screen Type (Color, Grayscale, B&W)	Color
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Radio & Technical Characteristics
AMR Support	Yes
Band Support (850,900,1800,1900)	GSM: Quad; UMTS: band class 1: 2100, band class 2: 1900, band class 5: 850, band class 6: 800
Enhanced Operator Name String	Yes
Multislot Configuration (downlink slots x uplink slots)	10 (4 x 1 or 3 x 2)
PBCCH Support	Yes
SMS Over GPRS Support	Yes
Terminal Assisted GPS	No
TTY Support	Yes
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Chipset Characteristics
Application Processor Chipset Vendor	Qualcomm 6275
Baseband Chipset Vendor	Qualcomm 6275
RF Chipset Vendor	Qualcomm 6275 3U platfrom including RTR6250(Ver.D), RFR6250(Ver.1), and RFR6220(Ver.1) 3 chips.
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Operating System
Operating System	Windows Mobile 5 AKU2.X
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Storage
Hard Drive	-
Removable Media	MiniSD
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Memory
Flash Memory	64MB/128MB
Memory	-
SRAM	-
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User Interface
Association of device-resident content to Caller/Call Group	MIDI, GIF and JPEG
Association of device-resident content to Screensaver	-
Association of device-resident content to Wallpaper	GIF, JPEG, PNG
Software MEdianet Labeling	Yes
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Ring Tone Capabilities
Maximum Tone Size (KB)	Depends on memory size
Ring Tone Formats	MPEG-4-AAC.MP4, SP-MIDI,AMR, MP3
Maximum Tone Length (sec)	Depends on memory size
Tone Quality (Polyphonic/Mono)	Polyphonic
Tone Storage Capacity	Depends on memory size
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Graphic Capabilities
Graphic Formats	GIF,JPEG,JFIF,PNG
Graphic Storage Capacity	Depends on memory size
Maximum Graphic Size (KB)	Depends on memory size
Maximum Graphic Size (pixels)	Depends on memory size
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Messaging Capabilities
Audio Format Support	AMR, SP MIDI, Standard MIDI, AAC
Concatenation	No
EMS/NSM	-
Extract embedded objects identified above to device-resident memory	Yes
Image Format Support	JPEG, GIF87, GIF90a (static and animated), PNG,WBMP
Maximum Length of Parsed URL	-
Maximum Size (KB)	MO: 300K MT: 300K (WAP 2.0)
Message Format Support	Multipart mixed, multipart related
Message Storage Capacity	-
Storage Capacity	Depends on memory size and file size
MMS	Support 3GPP TS 23.140 versions 5.4.0; Support media types/formats according to 3GPP TS 26.140 V2.0.0; Support 3GPP SMIL Language profile defined in 3GPP TS 26.234 V5.2.0
Number of Objects per Slide	3
Number of Slides Supported	9
SMS	No
URL Extraction from MMS	No
URL Extraction From SMS	No
Video Format Support	MPEG4, H.263, 3GP,3G2
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Audio and Ports
Audio	-
Communications	-
Keyboard	Yes
PC Card Slots	-
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E-mail Client
Attachment Support	Send & Receive
Destination Address Details	Yes
Protocols Supported (IMAP, POP3)	POP3, IMAP5, SMTP
Maximum Message Size (KB)	Depends on memory size
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Browser Capabilities
Browser Content (received) Size Limit	Depends on memory size
Browser Version (Vendor, Protocol Stack)	MS, pIE
Connection Orientation	Connection-less
Cookies Supported	Yes
Download Mechanisms	HTTP Byterange
HTTP Get Formats Supported	GIF87, GIF90a (static and animated), JPEG, WBMP
Inbox Capacity	-
Inline Rendering Maximum Image Size (KB)	Depends on memory size
Inline Maximum Rendering Image Size (pixels)	Up to 1MB
Inline Render Formats Supported	GIF87, GIF90a (static and animated), JPEG, WBMP
Markup Language Support	WML, iHTML, xHTML, w CSS
Maximum Number of Cookies	20 cookies per Domain
Maximum Size of Each Cookie	2 KB
Redirect Length Limit (char)	Same as above
URL Length Limit (char)	65 KB
User Agent Model Identification	HTC-3100/1.2 Mozilla/4.0 MSIE 5.5
User Option and Control (SI, SL)	Service Indication, Service Load
WAP Push	Yes
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Digital Rights Management
EMS/NSM	-
MMS	OMA DRM 1.0 - Forward Lock
HTTP Get	DRM 1.0
Browser in-line Image Rendering	-
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Wireless Village
Client Type (Embedded, Java)	-
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SyncML
Synchronization Options	-
SyncML Included	No
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Java
Maximum Storage Capacity (KB)	Depends on memory size
Java Version Supported	MIDP2.0
Maximum Application Size (KB)	Depends on memory size
Optional JSR Support	JSR118
Runtime Memory Available (KB)	Depends on memory size
Support for TCP/IP or UDP Connections	TCP, socket stream, SSL
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Camera
Camera	yes
Auto-timer	No
Digital Zoom	2X 4X 8X
Flash	No
Image Format Support	JPEG
Image Storage Capacity	Depends on memory size
Other Features/Modes/Effects	Night Mode/Negative mode
Resolution Capture Options	Normal/fine
Resolution in Pixels	2M (1200x1600/640x480/240X320)
Resolution Standards Supported	VGA/QVGA
Shutter Sound	Yes (Off/On)
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Video Recorder
Audio Included in Video	Yes
Maximum Video File Size	Depends on memory size
Saved Video Format	MP4, 3GP, AVI
Frames per Second	6
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Video Player
Frames per Second	-
Maximum Video Size (pixels)	Depends on memory size
Delivery Method	Streaming(WMV only), download
Formats Supported	H.263, MPEG4, AMR, AVI,WMV
Maximum File Size (KB)	Depends on memory size
Video Storage Capacity	Depends on memory size
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Streaming Media
Audio Media Types Supported	-
Video Media Types Supported	-
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Tethering Support
Bluetooth (Integrated, Accessory)	yes
Cable (RS-232, USB)	mini USB
IR	Yes
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Accessories
FM Radio (Integrated, Accessory)	-
MP3 Player (Integrated, Accessory)	Yes
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Location Services
LBS Client / Application Support	-

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Posted by jorrsbm, Friday, Jul. 20th, 2007

Ummm...Cingular's network is based on UMTS and HSDPA. HSDSP is not a hardware specific item...UTMS is. Similar to GPRS and EDGE. When the first Hermes 100 devices were being released, HTC mentioned that each would be upgradable to HSDPA by a software (ROM) update.

However, at this point of the game, do you think that Cingular would release a device that wouldn't be able to take FULL advantage of their network? Of course not.

Don't worry. The 8525 will have HSDPA.

Posted by JNGold, Monday, Sep. 11th, 2006

Hey JNGold - doesn't the phone need a HSDPA radio?

Posted by aamsergie, Monday, Sep. 11th, 2006

Any phone that has UMTS can be upgraded via software to include HSDPA.

Basically HSDPA is to UMTS as EDGE is to GPRS.

You can rest assured if Cingular offers the phone, I will have HSDPA on it. I don't think Cingular would sell a phone that couldn't take FULL advantage of it's network.

HTH!

Posted by JNGold, Saturday, Sep. 9th, 2006

aamsergie@hotmail.com

Thanks.

Posted by aamsergie, Saturday, Sep. 9th, 2006

Dave - What's the deal between UMTS and HSDPA. I know that HSDPA is much faster 3.5 G compared to UMTS. Cingular says that this is a UMTS/HSDPA phone but it only has a UMTS radio. I saw your review on You tube. Pretty cool. My desire is to have HSDPA for smoother slingbox capability and to be able to have phone and internet capability. I have emailed Mobility Today several times about this situation but haven't gotten any answers yet. Please help. The only WM5 phone that has HSDPA capability is the unreleased HTC trinity and the Samsung SGH-i600. PLEASE CLARIFY!!!!!!!!

Posted by aamsergie, Saturday, Sep. 9th, 2006

Too bad it doesnt have GPS

Posted by s4czech, Saturday, Sep. 9th, 2006

Jerry this is from a Cingular site so it could be a typo..

Posted by David Ciccone, Saturday, Sep. 9th, 2006

Not so sure some of this information is correct. First, the picture of the device looks a bit dated.

Second, it the specs mention mini SD. I am aware of only Micro-SD cards being used in TyTN-like devices.

Posted by JNGold, Saturday, Sep. 9th, 2006

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