HTC has announced the forthcoming launch of the HTC HD2, the followup to the HTC HD Windows Mobile smart device.
The HTC HD2 features a 4.3 inch WVGA resolution capacitive widscreen touch display, Windows Mobile 6.5 with HTC’s Sense user interface, Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset with a 1GHz processor and 512 MB ROM/448 MB RAM, dualband HSPA/quadband GSM, Bluetooth 2.1 with stereo audio support, Wi-Fi radio and GPS transceiver with A-GPS support.
Rounding out the spec sheet is an FM radio, compass, G, proximity and light sensors along with a 5.0 megapixel camera with video recorder and dual LED flash. The device will be released later this quarter in Europe and Asia with HTC representative Peter Chou confirming a 1st quarter 2010 release in the US, which will make it the first device based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon platform released in the US.
Will Sprint be getting a CDMA/GSM/HSPA/EDGE World Phone version at some point?
Yeah,thats what Im wondering. Will sprint be getting this phone? The only thing is that I am switching over to android and this hd phone would be awesome with android.
So now we need to find out which carrier(s) will get it and when. and more importantly, will there be a version with a sliding keyboard?
The HD series was never meant to have a hardware keyboard, it was designed as a large format display device with the display as the primary input device. As for carriers, if the first device wasn’t even considered by carriers, don’t expect this one to get picked up either.
Don’t forget that HTC also handles their own US 3G versions and releases them unlocked though third party dealers like Best Buy and independents.
Well if HTC directly releases an unlocked version, we know it isn’t for Sprint or Verizon. So I guess the question is then: will it be for AT&T, T-Mobile, or both?
HTC really needs to make an HD with a keyboard too. There is no way I’ll be getting this one without a keyboard. But if they had one with a keyboard and a tilting screen, I’d probably be freaking out about it.
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Forget android, windows is much more sleek and compatible with a LOT of stuff