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Performance

We didn't encounter any problems making and receiving voice calls on this handset. Video calls displayed fine as well, its speakers powerful enough to let us hear the other party clearly. The mic did require us to speak quite loudly for the other party to hear, so that might cause some problems for those making video calls in noisy environments.

The new 400MHz Qualcomm MSM7200 processor integrates the phone radio, system processing and GPS all into one chip. This is supposed to be more power efficient, but the TyTN II has a shorter rated battery life of 4.4 hours compared with the 838 Pro's 5 hours. In actual use, we found the battery life excellent, lasting for almost three days on a single charge. This included some Wi-Fi use but not GPS. Like a camel at an oasis, the GPS really sucks up the juice--we got only one day's use on a single charge when a 30-minute navigation session was included.

Even though the clock speed remains the same as the 838 Pro's 400MHz Samsung processor, the HTC has twice the RAM at 128MB--good when multitasking. Users will also be pleased to know that the new processor works fine with Skype, which was a problem with the Samsung one in the Dopod.

Conclusion

With all its features, the HTC TyTN II is a worthy successor to the Dopod 838 Pro. That said, current 838 Pro users may not see a need to upgrade unless theirs is broken or if GPS is a huge consideration. We felt HTC could have sweetened the deal with a VGA display, like the ones found in the E-Ten glofiish X500+ and X800 handhelds.

The TyTN II will be available across Asia Pacific in October at a retail price of S$1,348. It will come bundled with local maps, business card scanner, BlackBerry Connect applications and a 1GB microSD card.

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