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If you’re a business professional, here it is a brand new device designed and developed for you and for you only: the HTC MAX 4G. HTC’s latest product is a hybrid between a normal Pocket PC and a WiMAX handset, and it’s not only pretty, light and refreshingly sharp, but it’s also said to be the first integrated GSM/WiMAX device.



Resembling HTC Touch HD, this new handset will be exclusively released in Russia, by Scartel Yota, a leading provider of mobile WiMAX. The company was set up in 2007 to provide mobile broadband Internet services based on the leading-edge next-generation Mobile WiMAX technology (IEE 802.16e-2005 standard). Scartel uses its purpose-built Mobile WiMAX network to deliver these services which are the cornerstone of the company’s business.



HTC MAX 4G runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 and uses the same TouchFlo 3D interface that HTC has embedded into all of its latest high-end devices. Using the Yota Mobile WiMAX network, HTC MAX 4G can not only offer advanced telephony services, but also high-speed Internet access and high-quality multimedia services.



Even if the MAX 4G is not a multimedia monster at the Touch HD, the phone is still impressive. However, the main disadvantage of this new handset is that it lacks the 3G support, but this shouldn’t be an issue for its Russian owners, as there is still no active 3G network in Russia. On the other hand, they get the Mobile WiMAX, which is something like the Wi-Fi, only its coverage is much wider and can span across whole cities.



The tri-band GPRS/EDGE HTC MAX 4G differs from the HTC Touch HD by several key features. MAX 4G has 8 GB of user available memory, 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera and a proximity sensor for auto screen turn-off during calls – much like on the iPhone. The phone is equipped with a 3.8 inch TFT touchscreen display with 480 x 800 pixels, GPS, motion G-sensor, front-facing VGA camera , Bluetooth 2.0, media player, 3.5 mm headset jack and FM radio. As far as the dimensions and the weight are concerned, they remain nearly the same, measuring 113.5 x 63.1 x 13.9 millimeters and 151 grams (with battery).

In addition, the device also features some extra services, granted by the Yota Center, Yota Phone, Yota TV and Music, Yap-Yap, Video and so on. HTC MAX 4G will be released exclusively for the Yota Network in Russia in the end of November and it will have a rather hefty pricetag of about 840 euros (meaning $1,050), with a two year contract.

(Source: cellphonebeat.com)