Handset manufacturer HTC has silently introduced its first Brew-based handset back on January 5th, at the 2011 AT&T Developer Summit. The device has just been confirmed by the carrier for a February 13th release.
According to AT&T, this is the first of a new generation of quick messaging phones designed to run on the Brew Mobile Platform.
Also known as HTC F8181 and HTC Smart, the Freestyle appeared for the first time back in September 2010 and it is dubbed as a sub-smartphone because it runs on Qualcomm's Brew MP platform.
However, the Brew mobile platform has grown up to become a full operating system, as new functionalities have been added, allowing developers to deliver new UIs, applications, as well as services.
Brew stands for Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless and is an application development platform created by Qualcomm for CDMA mobile phones, but lately GSM support has also been added.
The main advantage of the mobile platform is that developers can easily port their applications among all Qualcomm devices.
The device is powered by a Qualcomm MSM7225 528MHz processor and runs on the Brew MP platform with HTC Sense UI.
It comes with a 3.2-inch HGVA capacitive touchscreen with 320 x 480 pixels resolution. The Freestyle sports a 3.2-megapixel camera with video recording capabilities.
Other key features of the HTC Freestyle include HSDPA technology, 256 MB RAM, 512 MB of internal memory, microSD card slot for memory expansion (up to 32GB), Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR support, built-in GPS receiver (AT&T Navigator), FM radio and 3.5 mm audio jack.
HTC Freestyle measures 106.7 x 55.9 x 12.7 mm and weighs 128g (battery included) and is powered by a standard Li-Ion 1300 mAh battery.
HTC Freestyle is also the first quick messaging phone to feature the HTC Sense experience with customizable widgets and FriendStream app for social networking integration.
The device will be available for $99.99 after a two-year contract and $50 mail-in rebate, and it requires an unlimited messaging plan.
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