Kaz911 has been doing a great job tracking down HTC Shift info. He’s just posted the full and ‘official’ (I don’t know where he got them form though) specs.
Most of the info appears to be as expected except one, rather important detail. The battery life.
Windows Vista operating time: Up to 2 hours
Am I right in saying that this is really no good for anyone? Something is wrong. How can a Q1 Ultra turn in 3 hours and yet the HTC Shift a supposedly second-generation device, offer the same battery life of the worst of the first UMPC devices.
With an 800×480 screen, a cut-down WM6 option and the 2-hour battery life, I feel rather happy that I bought a Kohjinsha SH6 but I’m holding out for more info in the hope that HTC haven’t just killed a great design with bad specifications.
One redeeming feature perhaps: SnapVUE standby time (push e-mail enabled) Up to 53 hours
