HTC TyTn II- All possible connectivity options

The HTC TyTn II is aimed at the individual who wants all possible connectivity options and features.

It runs the latest Windows Mobile 6 Professional and has a large and crisp touchscreen, although not VGA. It's most unique feature however, is the sliding screen. After you slide the keyboard open, you can tilt the screen up so that the phone looks like a mini laptop. And this makes entering text on the device much, much easier. The keys are large and easy to use. In fact, this entire review is being written on the TyTn II itself in the back of a car. You also have the option of an on-screen keyboard or handwriting recognition using the stylus.

But that's not all that the phone has. It's a 3.5G phone that is GSM/GPRS/EDGE/HSPDA/HSUPA compatible and also bundles Wi-Fi and GPS. Although neither 3G nor 3.5G is available in India, if you're a world traveler you can get the advantage of using high speed Internet on your phone in many countries. Both Microsoft Exchange Direct Push and BlackBerry support is built in. Also included is BlueTooth 2.0 with EDR and A2DP to give you even more options.

Unfortunately the phone doesn't come with any city maps of India. However, I found that the free Windows Live Search (wls.live.com) works well with the GPS and has city level information for India. If you want a more detailed GPS program, MapKing (www.mapking.com) is a product you can try. It has detailed maps of all major Indian cities with routing and vocal navigation too.

In terms of the camera, the phone has a great 3.2 MP autofocus camera at the back and a VGA camera in front. Both are capable of taking photos and videos. And you can even use the front facing camera for video calls! The only thing missing here is a flash for taking night shots.

In terms of specs too, this phone is at the higher-end. With a 400 MHz CPU, 128 MB ROM and 256 MB RAM, it can tackle a large number of open apps. Syncing with Outlook is a breeze and the number of 3rd party apps for this platform is huge and varied.

Sadly this phone is not yet available in India, although I ordered it online from a store in the UK and had it delivered to me within 3 days. It cost me about Rs 34,000 including costs of shipping. If you are in the market for a high end business phone, this should probably be your choice. With a multitude of features crammed into this small form factor, you can show this off to those poor souls who wasted their money on a featureless brick like the iPhone. All-in-all a great value for money in the high-end phone bracket.