Dash Black Now Available

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Delacerda points out that the Dash Black is now available online. Benji says it’s in the stores now. After taking a quick look at the specs it appears the improvement is WinMo 6.0/1 and the black faceplate. JellyBelly asks “why does htc even make this phone?” Hopefully this sheds some light on the subject. I believe the Dash to be an entry level Smarpthone. Simply meaning it is a gateway phone for those that just need some basic functionality along with heavy messaging. While the Shadow is a low to mid level phone (even though the Dash costs more as of this writing). Higher end phones do cost more and pack more of a punch for the tech enthusiast. There are pros and cons to each type of phone and preferences differ per consumer. I do have a dash and sometimes I just roll with it versus carrying the G1, Shadow, Wing or my trusty, bomb-proof t68i. If I’m working or schooling I will carry the higher end phone but if I’m off on an adventure where things can get messy I’ll take a “losable” phone. How about you?

3 Comments to Dash Black Now Available

Benji
January 2, 2009

Would be great if the WM 6.1 ROM for the new Dash works on the previous one.

The Dash is little more than a good spare phone if something goes wrong with your primary device and it has to be sent in for repairs.

It’s mentioned here as a candidate for an entry level smartphone, but I’d disagree. I know users who purchased it for just that, but then became frustrated with the lag, especially with messaging. Gripe #1: when typing a message, often what’s typed doesn’t immediately display, causing the user to think it didn’t register, they retype and then it all catches up and they have a bunch of duplicate typing and unexpected typos. Entry level users wind up finding the Dash a deterrent for WM in general.

Also, if you stick a microSD card over 1GB in the Dash, you run into that spontaneous rebooting issue, which at its worst, causes the Dash to go into a rebooting loop that is >very< frustrating — hopefully, that’s one of the bug-fixes in the refreshed version of the Dash.

With a faster processor, GPS, and 3G the Dash could easily be T-Mobile’s answer to ATT’s BlackJack 2. Currently, T-Mobile doesn’t compete with any other major carrier as far as Windows Mobile is concerned — they carry 2005 technolgy; a trend that unfortunately continues with the upcoming release of the antiquated-at-launch Shadow-2

Mike
January 3, 2009

I think this is really upsetting that t-mobile can’t come out with any phones that are actually “new” and not a refresh. I mean even the blackjack 2 looks better then the dash and has more features.

Sh@doWuser
January 3, 2009

This phone blows. Go check it on the tmobile website, its got a same outdated 1.3 mega pixel camera for a “smart phone wannabe”, and not even a 3g and its a “brandnew phone” and its $100 or even $150 when you pay first and with tax you pay like $160 at the counter and plus you need to pay one month of data plan to get the $50 data plan so,, yea.
“Same old 200MHz TI OMAP850 processor, same paltry 64MB RAM, same 2.4″ screen (not a bad thing), same EDGE/WiFi,”
good luck dash lol, you just jumped in a black pool and came back out.