T-Mobile Launches New 4G Phones Modems
T-Mobile today launched one of its fastest 4G phones yet, the HTC Amaze 4G, gave more details on its Samsung Galaxy S II, launched a 4G hotspot, and delivered a defense of its HSPA+ network in an interview with PCMag.com. The HTC Amaze 4G smartphone runs on T-Mobile’s new HSPA+ 42 network, which is seeing download speeds of 8Mbps on average, said T-Mobile senior vice president of marketing, Andrew Sherrard. That’s faster than most home Internet connections, but slightly slower than the average speeds we found on Verizon Wireless’s LTE network in our Fastest Mobile Networks tests this year. HTC Amaze 4G The Amaze (at right) is like a sped-up HTC Sensation 4G, a popular slab-style Android smartphone for T-Mobile. It’s running a 1.5-Ghz dual-core Qualcomm processor and the Android Gingerbread 2.3 OS, along with a 4.3-inch, 960-by-540, super-LCD screen. Along with its faster processor and global HSPA+ 42, the Amaze adds new software for its 8-megapixel camera, Sherrard says. The new software improves low-light performance and shutter lag, and even filters your best photos into an automatic album. The carrier also gave more details about its Samsung Galaxy S II model, which we first saw a few weeks ago. This Android-powered smartphone will also feature Qualcomm’s dual-core, 1.5-Ghz CPU and will be topped by an 800-by-480, 4.5-inch screen. Specs on the two HSPA+ 42 smartphones are actually very similar. The Samsung phone is considerably lighter and thinner, yet it has a bigger battery. The HTC phone has a higher-resolution screen and HTC software, which many people prefer over Samsung’s. Along with the two phones, T-Mobile announced the Sonic 4G Mobile Hotspot by Huawei, a Wi-Fi hotspot that can share an HSPA+ 42 connection among five devices. Readmore
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