We have all been waiting for months for Sprint to finally release their follow up to the PPC-6700 Windows Mobile phone. After several false alarms and numerous false rumors, the day has finally arrived. Today, Sprint has released the PPC-6800, otherwise known as the Mogul by HTC.

Operating on the Sprint Mobile Broadband Network, the Mogul is the first CDMA device in the U.S. with Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Professional Edition and will also be the first handset from Sprint that will support EV-DO Rev. A data speeds via a free software upgrade that will be made available at a later date. Check out Judie’s video unboxing and pictures at Gear Diary and then keep reading past the jump for more features and availability.

Building on the strength of its predecessor, the Sprint PCS Vision Smart Device PPC-6700, the Mogul by HTC offers the same innovative design with slide-out QWERTY keyboard, large touch screen and five-way navigation button but also delivers several enhancements:

• Longer battery life – approximately 20 percent more than its predecessor, the PPC-6700.
• More internal memory – increases from 128 MB to 256 MB and can be expanded with a microSD card. A 512 MB card ships with the device with cards up to 2 GB being supported.
• Smaller design –Thinner than the PPC-6700; measuring at 4.33” x 2.32” x 0.73” while featuring an internal antenna.
• Higher resolution camera: resolution boosts to 2 MP with flash, auto-focus and camcorder capabilities, allowing customers to capture and share important business images or personal moments.
• Thumbwheel: enables convenient, one-handed operation.

The Mogul replicates the familiar Windows PC-based experience and utilizes a suite of software unavailable in the U.S. on any other CDMA device to deliver a variety of key benefits including increased security and added support for HTML email and Microsoft Office Mobile. Broad wireless data functionality gives customers more choices for quick and convenient email, attachments and text messages; view documents; browse the Web; listen to news, music and audio clips; and access corporate applications while on the go.

At launch, the Mogul will only support EV-DO Rev. 0 data speeds on the Sprint Mobile Broadband Network, however, Sprint will provide support for EV-DO Rev. A technology on the device via a free software upgrade at a later time. The Mogul also offers integrated Wi-Fi for data.

The Mogul is available this week at www.sprint.com and in Sprint business sales channels for $399.99 with a two-year service agreement. The Mogul will be available in Sprint retail stores in July. What this all means for the planned Treo 800w Q4 release date remains to be seen.

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