HTC Max 4G: The Future of Phone?

Not contempt with its recent high-def smartphone HTC HD, the phone company has again come up with a new sleek and solid-look touchphone. Codenamed - HTC Max 4G; claimed to be the first integrated GSM/WiMAX smartphone. HTC said the phone gonna deliver a very rich communication that take full advantage of the broad multimedia and telephony services that network operators can offer. The ultrafast WiMAX technology lets you surf the web and download beyond broadband speeds while the GSM capability gives you the reliability of staying connected wherever you may be.

What's good about the phone? It is equipped with flash streaming, and combined with the networks traffic algorithms allows online TV and video to be viewed with no interruptions. Meaning you can still catch the episodes of Hollyoaks while travelling on the train. Or still vote for the X Factor while going out with ur mates. But with a 3.2 MP camera, this phone is way behind some of its rival like Samsung Pixon and LG Renoir.

Similar to their other touchphone family, HTC Max 4G uses the TouchFLO™ 3D interface. And with the massive 3.8" LCD screen, you can either choose to view documents in landscape or portrait mode, just like iPhone and Blackberry Storm. The HTC Max 4G is capable of providing both Voice and Video over IP connections while on the WiMAX network. This flexible design is included to ensure you get the high quality telephone and video calls that you desire. Is this gonna be the future of phones? Only time will decides...

Specs wise:

• Display: 3.8-inch TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive screen with WVGA (480 X 800) resolution.
• Network: Mobile WiMAX: IEEE 802.16e (2.5 ~ 2.7 GHz), Tri-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 900/1800/1900 MHz (Band frequency, data speed and WiMAX availability are operator dependent).
• Dimensions: 113.5 x 63.1 x 13.9 mm
• Weight: 151 g (with battery)
• Operating System: Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
• Memory: Flash: 8GB
• Camera: Main camera - 3.2 megapixel color camera with auto focus, Second camera: VGA CMOS color camera.
• Video Supported formats: WMV, ASF, MP4, 3GP, 3G2, M4V, AVI
• Expansion Slot: microSD