Telstra Corporation Limited is starting a new campaign, offering up a batch of 4G-enabled mobile devices in Australia, and they’re going to be the first ever 4G phones the country will see. So far, only one phone has been unveiled, but Telstra promises that there will be 3 more coming, along with a 4G tablet in the middle of the year.
The first phone is the HTC Velocity, which HTC says has an incredible web browsing speed of 100Mbps in downloading and 50 Mbps uploading on an LTE network, and 42.2Mbps downloading and 5.76Mbps uploading on 3G. Other specs include a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor, 16GB storage with 1GB RAM, and HTC sense, HTC’s own user interface.
However, Telstra is talking about a 4G campaign, so it only makes sense that the Velocity has been enabled for 4G connectivity. Given its speed on a 3G network, you can expect it to be even faster on Telstra’s 4G network. According to the first tests made by Australian Android community Ausdroid, it ran a download speed of 32.82Mbps and an upload speed of 11.26Mbps. However, two tests run by gadget enthusiast and radio personality Trevor Long managed to top the site’s results with 39.85Mbps and 11.88Mbps for the downloading and uploading rates respectively, and again with the higher speeds of 40.77Mbps and 20.07Mbps. These rates are certainly impressive, but future users may not get these same speeds if they decide to go with Telstra, as connection speeds are always likely to vary.
Unfortunately, the Velocity’s OS is not as impressive as its speed rates, but Telstra promises to have an update to Ice Cream Sandwich within six weeks. For now, it runs on Android Gingerbread and is currently available on Telstra’s site with a variety of plans and prices.
General Information
| Announced | Exp.announcement 24th Jan, 2012 |
| Status | Rumored |
| 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | HSDPA 850 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | LTE 1800 |
| Dimensions | 126.1 x 57 x 11.3 mm |
| Weight | 163.8 gm |
| Colors | Black |
Display Details
| Type | S-LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Size | 540 x 960 pixels, 4.5 inches (~245 ppi pixel density) |
| Multitouch | Yes – HTC Sense UI v3.5 with Touch-sensitive controls |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, proximity, compass |
General Features
| Operating System | Android OS, v2.3.7 (Gingerbread) |
| Processor | Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion |
| Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon |
| GPU | Adreno 220 |
Internet Connectivity
| EDGE | Yes |
| GPRS | Yes |
| Speed | HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL |
Local Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| Bluetooth | Yes – with A2DP |
| USB | Yes – v2.0 microUSB |
Camera and Video
| Main Camera | 8 MP, 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED flash |
| Features | Geo-tagging, image stabilization, face detection, instant capture |
| Front Camera | Yes – 1.3 MP, 720p |
| Video Recording | Yes – 1080p@60fps |
| Video Player | MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player |
Sound and Music
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| Vibration | Yes |
| Ringtones | MP3, WAV ringtones |
| Output | Yes – 3.5 mm Jack |
| Music Player | MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player |
Memory
| Internal Memory | 16 GB (13 GB for User), 1 GB RAM |
| Memory Card Slot | microSD, up to 32GB |
Other Features
| GPS | Yes – with A-GPS support |
| SNS | Yes |
| Browser | HTML5, Adobe Flash |
| Messaging | SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email |
| JAVA | Yes – via Java MIDP emulator |
| More Features | Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk, Picasa integration
* Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
* Voice memo/dial/commands
* Predictive text input
* Document viewer
* Organizer |
Battery
| Type | Standard battery, Li-Ion 1620 mAh |
| Talk Time | N/A |
| Stand-by | N/A |
Price
| Price of HTC Velocity 4G | N/A |
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