Orange SPV explained

Orange SPV was a series of smartphones built by HTC and Amoi for the European mobile operator, Orange.

The first HTC model was installed with Microsoft Windows Mobile 2002 and launched late 2002.[1] SPV stood for Sound, Pictures, Video, with the emphasis being on the device's multimedia capabilities and potential. It came with a Texas Instruments OMAP710 processor which clocked in at a speed of 132 MHz. An internal memory of 16 MB RAM and 32 MB of Flash ROM was complemented with the addition of a Secure Digital storage card.

It was most notable as being the first Windows smartphone to be released and was greeted with much anticipation. The phone carried mini versions of such desktop applications as Outlook, Media Player and Internet Explorer alongside advanced calendar, task and contact management facilities, so focused on the business user segment.

Another of the main selling points of the phone at the time was the display, which had a reflective TFT screen producing 65,000 colours at 176 x 220 pixels resolution. The one drawback to all this in models before the E200 was the lack of a built in camera, something that was becoming increasingly common and popular on much less capable phones.

With a length of 11 cm, width 4.5 cm and a depth of 2 cm, it weighed just 95 g.

Various Orange SPV models were released until 2007.

Release history and specifications

Orange Model Manufacturer Model OS Released CPU Speed-MHz RAM-Mb Flash ROM-Mb Screen
SPV Classic Nov 2002 TI OMAP 710 132 16 32 176 X 220
SPV E100 --- TI OMAP 710 132 16 32 176 X 220
SPV E200 --- TI OMAP 710 132 32 64 176 X 220
SPV C100HTC OxygenWindows Mobile 5.0Aug 2006TI OMAP 8502006464176 X 220
SPV C200Amoi E72Windows Mobile 5.0Jul 2007TI OMAP 17102206464176 X 220
--- TI OMAP 730 200 32 64 176 X 220
SPV C550 --- TI OMAP 750 200 64 64 240 X 320
SPV C600 Windows Mobile 5.0 Dec 2005 TI OMAP 850 200 64 64 240 X 320
SPV C600EHTC TornadoWindows Mobile 5.02006TI OMAP 8502006464240 X 320
SPV C700 Windows Mobile 5.0 Cancelled Samsung 2442 300 64 128 240 X 320
SPV M500HTC MagicianWindows Mobile 20032005Intel XScale Bulverde PXA2724166464240 X 320
SPV M600 Windows Mobile 5.0 Apr 2006 TI OMAP 850 200 64 128 240 X 320
SPV M650HTC ArtemisWindows Mobile 5.02007TI OMAP 85020064128240 X 320
SPV M700HTC TrinityWindows Mobile 5.02007Samsung SC3244240064128240 X 320
SPV E600HTC ExcaliburWindows Mobile 5.0 / 6.02006TI OMAP 85020064128320 X 240
SPV E610Amoi 6711Windows Mobile 5.02007TI OMAP V103026064128320 X 240
SPV E650 Windows Mobile 6 Standard Mar 2007 TI OMAP 850 200 64 128 240 X 320
SPV M1000HTC HimalayaWindows Mobile 20032004Intel XScale Bulverde PXA26340064128240 X 320
SPV M1500HTC AlpineWindows Mobile 2003 SE2004Intel XScale Bulverde PXA272520128128240 X 320
SPV M2000HTC Blue AngelWindows Mobile 2003 SE2004Intel XScale Bulverde PXA26340012896240 X 320
SPV M2500HTC AlpineWindows Mobile 2003 SE2005Intel XScale Bulverde PXA272520128128240 X 320
SPV M3000HTC Wizard 200Windows Mobile 5.02005TI OMAP 85020064128240 X 320
SPV M3100HTC HermesWindows Mobile 5.02006Samsung SC3244240064128240 X 320
SPV M5000HTC UniversalWindows Mobile 5.02005Intel XScale Bulverde PXA27052064128640 X 480

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.zdnet.com/product/orange-spv/ Orange SPV Review