The first live images of the unannounced Verizon HTC Merge Android smart device with global roaming capability have surfaced under the hardware code ADR6325.
The Merge was first revealed via a recently leaked ROM update and preliminary specifications consist of a 3.8-inch screen, 512MB RAM/4GB internal Flash, Qualcomm 7630 Scorpion processor at 800MHz, sliding hardware QWERTY keyboard and a 5.0 megapixel camera along with Android 2.2 and GSM/HSPA international roaming, a first for an Android 2.2 device released on a US carrier.
My question is, why make a world phone 800mhz when all other phones coming out now are 1ghz? The world phone is going to need the faster processor more than the other ones.
Also it looks like Verizon is crippling the phone again by forcing bing as the default search. That should be illegal since android is an open os. Google should do something about that. I’m glad I’m with sprint.
1ghz not necessarily faster than 800mhz. Hypothetically, 800mhz with better pipeline, FPU, etc could be faster AND potentially longer battery life.
Bing sucks. Force-binging folks sucks even more.
http://www.brighthand.com/default.asp?newsID=17080&news=Google+Android+OS+2.2+HTC+Desire+Z+Merge+Verizon
its not a 800mhz, not a 3.8 inch screean either.
the link should explain
mor like a description of the htc desire z
It is true about the specs on the processor. There are rumors that it could come with the dual core processor which would be awesome. This means other phones will start coming out with this processor and you don’t have to choose only verizon.
At least other companies don’t force bing search on you. But I’d rather have forced bing than a crippled android from att. I think bing search can be worked around with a rooted phone.
rawr, instead of buying into rumors, maybe you should look at the facts: http://www.androidcentral.com/htc-merge-review-initial
The phone features an 800MHz Scorpion processor that outperforms the older Snapdragon core. Devices with dual-core processors won’t even be released until the end of next year. In short, Brighthand is way off.