HTC Rhyme Smartphone Launching On 29 Sept

As we lead up to the HTC Rhyme availability/release date on 29 September (currently available for pre-order at Target Mobile 22-26 September) We think it’s a great time to post a pre-release review to help shoppers learn what we know so far.

HTC Rhyme Overview:

Instant capture camera
Remember that time you pressed the shutter button and had to wait while your camera phone finished taking the picture? With the instant capture camera, the moment you press the button is the same moment the photo is captured. Never let a great shot slip away.
Richer Internet experience
Surf the web in style with multi-window browsing, a quick lookup tool for jumping to Wikipedia or YouTube and the latest Flash support for smooth video playback.
Friend Stream
See all your friends' Facebook© updates, Tweets and Flickr® photos on the same screen.
An icebreaker
for your calls Now when you look to see who’s calling, you get to see their latest social status updates or if they have a birthday coming up. The conversation starts before you say hello!
Memorable moments captured perfectly. Every time.
Inspiration can occur at any time. HTC Rhyme offers a unique camera with instant shutter and a great lens to capture those memorable moments whenever they arise even under low light conditions. The Action Burst Scene automatically takes five shots of a scene, so you can choose the best one or even all of them before you share online. And Portrait mode adds a beautify skin effect that makes your skin appear smoother when you take the shot.
Sleek and slender unibody design makes the stylish seem effortless.
Simplicity is true luxury. HTC Rhyme offers a smart, elegant design. Every detail has been carefully crafted to deliver a unique and seamless experience. Its exquisite unibody design is truly different from other phones. HTC Rhyme is light, sleek, and slender making the stylish seem effortless. Keeping with current color trends that draw inspiration from nature, HTC Rhyme adds style and class to your look whether you're dressed up or down.
HTC Rhyme Specs:
Size: 119 x 60.8 x 10.85 mm (4.68 x 2.39 x 0.43 inches)
Weight: 130 grams (4.58 ounces) with battery
Display: 3.7-inch touch screen with 480 x 800 resolution
Screen: 94mm(3.7")

CPU Processing Speed
1 GHz

Storage
Total storage:4 GB
Available storage:up to 1 GBRAM:768 MB
Expansion slot:
microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)

Connectivity
3.5 mm stereo audio jack
Bluetooth® 3.0 with FTP/OPP for file transfer, A2DP for wireless stereo headsets, and PBAP for phonebook access from the car kit
Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g/n
DLNA for wirelessly streaming media from the phone to your TV or computer

Sensors
Ambient light sensor
G-Sensor
Digital compass
Proximity sensor

Power & Battery

Battery type:Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery
Capacity: 1600 mAh
Talk time:
Up to 480 minutes for WCDMA
Up to 620 minutes for GSM
Standby time1:
Up to 340 hours for WCDMA
Up to 295 hours for GSM (The above are subject to network and phone usage.)


Platform
Android™ with HTC Sense™

Network
HSPA/WCDMA:
Europe/Asia: 850/900/2100 MHz
Upload speed of up to 5.76 Mbps and download speed of up to 14.4 Mbps
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE:
850/900/1800/1900 MHz (Band frequency, HSPA availability, and data speed are operator dependent.)

Camera
5 megapixel color camera with auto focus and LED flash
720p HD video recording
VGA front-facing camera

Location
Internal GPS antenna

Multimedia
Audio supported formats:
Playback: .aac, .amr, .ogg, .m4a, .mid, .mp3, .wav, .wma (Windows Media Audio 9)
Recording: .amr, .m4a, .aac
Video supported formats:
Playback: .3gp, .3g2, .mp4, .wmv (Windows Media Video 9), .avi (MP4 ASP and MP3), .xvid (MP4 ASP and MP3)
Recording: .3gp, .mp4