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It has been an open secret for some time that HP is going to release in the coming months a new series of iPAQs with multiple forms of wireless networking.
According to Smartfone.Net, there will be two models in this series. One, called the iPAQ h6315, will include a built-in camera and will sell for $599. A second model, called the iPAQ h6310, won't have a camera and will sell for $579.
Both of these will have 64 MB of RAM and 64 MB of Flash ROM, and will run Windows Mobile 2003. It is not yet known if this will be the Second Edition or not. They will use a 200 MHz Texas Instruments OMAP 1510 processor.
Though the h6300 series won't include a built-in keyboard, a clip-on thumboard will come standard with every one.
Reports on when these devices will be available vary widely. MTekk is reporting that T-Mobile will begin offering the h6000 series in May, while AT&T won't be getting it until August. Reportedly, HP is rushing it to beat the Motorola MPx to the market.
On the other hand, Smartfone.net is reporting that the h6000 series won't be available from anyone until August.
There can be little doubt that there will be a model called the iPAQ h6300 coming at some point. Last month, HP even had a page on its support site for it, though this has since been removed. Several mentions of it have also been found in the support database for a U.S. wireless carrier.
The h6300 series will supposedly include 3.5-inch transflective screens capable of displaying 16-bit color. These will have a 240-by-320-pixel resolution.
They will also have an SDIO-capable SD/MMC slot and a flip cover.
Reportedly, the h6300 series will be Quad-Band (850/900/1800/1900) GSM/GPRS devices, meaning they could be used in the U.S., Europe, and almost every other country.
However, they won't stop there. They are expected to be the first cellular wireless handhelds that will also offer Bluetooth 1.1 and Wi-Fi (802.11b) wireless networking.
According to specifications leaked to MTekk, these Pocket PCs will be 4.7 inches high, 3.0 inches wide, and 0.7 inches thick (11.9 x 7.5 x 1.9 cm). They will weigh 6.7 ounces (190 g).
Because a powerful battery is necessary for any wireless handheld, the h6300 series will sport a 1800 mAh swappable one. An even higher capacity one will also be available separately.
Supposedly, h6300 series models will come with a desktop cradle and a belt clip.
Of course, all of this information is unconfirmed, and any of these specifications could turn out to be incorrect.
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