HTC Mogul from Sprint: First EV-DO Rev. A Mobile Phone

According to this article from Yahoo news!, Sprint is planning to release a software update for the HTC Mogul. This update will make the Mogul the first EV-DO Rev. A mobile device. Before I proceed I think it well be helpful to give more information on the HTC Mogul and the EV-DO Rev. A wireless networks.

Let us begin with Sprint Nextel's HTC Mogul. This mobile phone is the upgraded version of the older HTC 6700 PDA phone. Compared with the older model, the Mogul is lighter and thinner. It weighs just 5.8 oz and its dimensions are 110 x 59 x 18.5 mm.

The HTC Mogul is also updated to be compatible with Windows Mobile 6. It also features an assisted-slide keyboard, stereo Bluetooth, and a 2 megapixel camera which are absent in the HTC 6700 PDA phone.

After reading some reviews from people who have used the Mogul, I learned that it performs well and it's an improvement from the older HTC 6700. Users love the Mogul's qwerty keyboard that performs well for data purposes and they also like the increased memory.

Now let us move on to the EV-DO Rev. A wireless network. The name is the short version of Evolution-Data Optimized Revision A. This network is the faster version of the EV-DO Rev. 0 wireless network. It is currently operated by two major wireless networks namely, Sprint and Verizon.

This wireless network is the counterpart of AT&T's HSDPA or High-Speed Downlink Packet Access. Both wireless networks are listed as having similar speed. This network has only been used for laptop cards so the update makes the HTC Mogul from Sprint the first EV-DO Rev. A mobile phone.

How will Sprint's HTC Mogul perform after the update. Well, the reports say the the update will enable the device to connect to a faster data network. Connecting the device to the wireless network will double its download speeds and boost its upload speed.

However, since the EV-DO Rev. A improves upload speeds it is very important to laptop users but less so for mobile phones. Nevertheless, the improvements that connecting to the network bring will make the upgrade worth it.