[General Topics] Aeneas:
I've compiled a list of some of the best upcoming Pocket PC's

N.B> Some of the spec details may change

Personally I liked the original HTC Touch but it was pretty low-spec, but its sucessor puts an end to that, its even got a mini-keyboard.. I love my Hermes, and the Kaiser is its superior older brother. The Sedna has spec to die for; especially the 1gb flash memory, plus the fingerprint scanners (not so common anymore, remember it on older iPaq's,) and credit card-scanner, no Qwerty keyboardthough. The i-mate Ultimate 6150 is equally superb. It looks best very nice. Plus its got good spec, a 520 MHz processor, a VGA screen and FM Radio....I'm compelled, no Qwerty keyboard though. The Polaris, again is really nice, and big VGA screen, plus an FM Radio & Digital Compass it lacks a Qwerty keyboard, but will utilize the TouchFlo technology. The Glofiish X800 is gorgeous, brilliantly specced but also lacks a Qwerty keyboard.

Choosing 1 out of these babies is going to be be very difficult.

...and to think a while ago I wanted an iPhones, maybe if it was released in June (UK) I would've bought it, but not anymore, the only way its better is looks and UI; very easy to use.

They should all be relaeased in the next 2 or 3 months, before Christmas

Please post comments, suggestions and corrections.

(Threads are limited to 4 images-so I haven't included pics of the Nike and Kaiser, just google them)

HTC P5500 Nike (Touch II)

Dimensions: 55 x 107 x 16.5 millimetres

OS: Windows Mobile 6 Professional

CPU: 32bit Qualcomm MSM7200 (Chipset)

CPU Clock: 400 MHz

ROM capacity: 128 MB

RAM capacity: 64 MB

Display Type: color transflective TFT

Display Resolution: QVGA 240 x 320

Display Diagonal: 2.6 "

Cellular Networks: GSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900, UMTS850, UMTS1900, UMTS2100

Cellular Data Link: CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA

Positioning Device: Touchscreen

Primary Keyboard: Slide-out numeric phone keyboard, 16 keys

TouchFlo: HTC Touch

Directional Pad: 5 -way block

Expansion Slots: microSD, microSDHC, TransFlash, SDIO

Serial: RS-232 , 115200bit/s

USB: USB 2.0 client, 480Mbit/s , USB Series Mini-B (mini-USB) connector

Infrared Gate: Not supported

Bluetooth: Bluetooth 2.0

Wireless LAN: 802.11b, 802.11g

GPS: NMEA 0183

Main Camera: CMOS sensor, 1.9MP Autofocus

Secondary Camera: CMOS sensor, 640x480 pixel

Battery: Lithium-ion , removable

HTC P4550 Kaiser

Dimensions: 59 x 112 x 19 millimetres

OS: Windows Mobile 6 Professional

CPU: 32bit Qualcomm MSM7200 (Chipset)

CPU Clock: 400 MHz

ROM capacity: 256 MB

RAM capacity: 128 MB

Display Type: color transflective TFT

Display Resolution:QVGA 240 x 320

Display Diagonal: 2.8 "

Cellular Networks: GSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900, UMTS850, UMTS1900, UMTS2100

Cellular Data Link: CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA

Positioning Device: Touchscreen

Primary Keyboard: Slide-out QWERTY-type keyboard, 41 keys

Directional Pad: 5 -way block

Jog / Scroll Wheel: Pressable rotary scroll wheel

Expansion Slots: microSD, microSDHC, TransFlash, SDIO

USB: USB 2.0 client, 480Mbit/s , USB Series Mini-B (mini-USB) connector

Bluetooth: Bluetooth 2.0

Wireless LAN: 802.11b, 802.11g

GPS: NMEA 0183 , 20 channels

Main Camera: CMOS sensor, 3.1MP Autofocus (AF)

Secondary Camera: CMOS sensor, 640x480

Battery: Lithium-ion , removable

Battery Capacity: 1350 mAh

HTC P6550 Sedna

Dimensions: 137 x 72 x 21 millimetres

OS: Windows Mobile 6 Professional

CPU: 32bit Qualcomm MSM7200 (Chipset)

CPU Clock: 400 MHz

ROM capacity: 256 MB

RAM capacity: 128 MB, 1 GB NAND Flash (Optional)

Display Type: color transflective TFT

Display Resolution: QVGA 240 x 320

Display Diagonal: 3.5"

Cellular Networks: GSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900, UMTS850, UMTS1900, UMTS2100

Cellular Data Link: CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA

Positioning Device: Touchscreen

Directional Pad: 5 -way block

Jog / Scroll Wheel: Pressable rotary scroll wheel

Other Input: Fingerprint scanner

Expansion Slots: 2 x MMC/SDIO expansion slots, Credit card reader (optional)

USB: USB 2.0 client, 480Mbit/s , USB Series Mini-B (mini-USB) connector

Bluetooth: Bluetooth 2.0

Wireless LAN: 802.11b, 802.11g

GPS: A-GPS

Main Camera: CMOS sensor, 3.1MP Autofocus (AF)

Secondary Camera: CMOS sensor, 640x480

Battery: Lithium-ion , removable

i-mate Ultimate 6150

Dimensions: 118.5 x 60.5 x 15.7 millimetres

OS: Windows Mobile 6 Professional

CPU: 32bit Intel Bulverde

CPU Clock: 520 MHz

ROM capacity: 256 MB

RAM capacity: 128 MB,

Display Type: color transflective LCD

Display Resolution: VGA 640 x 480

Display Diagonal: 2.8"

Cellular Networks: GSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900, UMTS850, UMTS1900, UMTS2100

Cellular Data Link: CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA

Positioning Device: Touchscreen

Directional Pad: 5 -way block

Jog / Scroll Wheel: Pressable rotary scroll wheel

Video Out: Direct XGA

Expansion Slots: microSD, microSDHC, TransFlash

USB: USB 2.0 client, 480Mbit/s , USB Series Mini-B (mini-USB) connector

Bluetooth: Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR

Wireless LAN: 802.11b, 802.11g

Radio: FM Stereo

Main Camera: CMOS sensor, 2.0MP

Battery: Lithium-ion , removable

Battery Capacity: 1400 mAh

HTC Polaris

Dimensions: Detailed dimensions unknown; will be quite slim owing to lack of keyboard

OS: Windows Mobile 6 Professional

CPU: 32bit Qualcomm MSM7200 (Chipset)

CPU Clock: 400 MHz

ROM capacity: 256 MB

RAM capacity: 128 MB

Display Type: colour transflective LCD

Display Resolution: VGA 640 x 480

Display Diagonal: 3.5 "

Cellular Networks: GSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900, UMTS850, UMTS1900, UMTS2100

Cellular Data Link: CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA

Positioning Device: Touchscreen

TouchFlo: HTC Touch

Directional Pad: 5 -way block

Jog / Scroll Wheel: Pressable rotary scroll wheel

Expansion Slots: microSD, microSDHC, TransFlash, SDIO

USB: USB 2.0 client, 480Mbit/s , USB Series Mini-B (mini-USB) connector

Bluetooth: Bluetooth 2.0

Wireless LAN: 802.11b, 802.11g

Radio: FM Stereo

Compass: Digital Electronic Compass

GPS: NMEA 0183, 20 channels

Main Camera: CMOS sensor, 3.1MP Autofocus (AF)

Secondary Camera: CMOS sensor, 640x480

Battery: Lithium-ion , removable

E-ten Glofiish X800

Dimensions: 113.5 x 60.5 x 15.8 millimetres

OS: Windows Mobile 6 Professional

CPU: 32bit Samsung SC3 2440 (Chipset)

CPU Clock: 500 MHz

ROM capacity: 256 MB

RAM capacity: 64 MB

Display Type: colour transflective TFT

Display Resolution: VGA 480 x 640

Display Diagonal: 2.8 "

Cellular Networks: GSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900, UMTS850, UMTS1900, UMTS2100

Cellular Data Link: CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA

Positioning Device: Touchscreen

Expansion Slots: microSD, microSDHC, TransFlash, SDIO

USB: USB 2.0 client, 480Mbit/s , USB Series Mini-B (mini-USB) connector

Bluetooth: Bluetooth 2.0

Wireless LAN: 802.11b, 802.11g

GPS: SiRF Star III

Main Camera: CMOS sensor, 2.0 MP Autofocus (AF)

Secondary Camera: CMOS sensor, 640x480

Battery: Lithium-ion , removable

Battery Capacity: 1530 mAh