If the leaked screenshot you see above is to be believe, the T-Mobile G2, aka the HTC Vision is to be $199 with a new 2 year contract (or upgrade price) and $499 without a contract. Placing it right in line with the pricing of the Motorola Droid X, HTC EVO 4G, and other high end smartphones. The T-Mobile G2 is said to be available late September or early October and features a full QWERTY keyboard and HSPA+ 3.5G data.
[via TmoNews]
We just love spy shots of phones still under development, and this is no exception. A high end HTC, featuring a 4 inch screen, full QWERTY spring-loaded sliding keyboard, CDMA/GSM radio “world phone” so it will work when not in the United States, and a 1.2Ghz processor. As well as coming preloaded with at least Android 2.2, if not 3.0.
After the success of the G1, HTC kind of abandoned the sliding QWERTY for a while until the average spec’d MyTouch Slide came out. But it’s good to see they still show love to the keyboard fans out there. I know I couldn’t do without one.
No word on when we might actually see this come out, but you can bet there’s more leaks around the corner soon. Hit the link for a couple more shots.
[The Droid Guy via Phandroid]
When the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 came out, about 6 months ago, it was one of the highest spec’d Android phones available. With it’s 8.1MP camera, and 1Ghz SnapDragon processor as well as a 4 inch touchscreen, it still can hold its own with the flagship phones of today (Droid X and HTC EVO 4G). But there’s one little thing holding it back, and that’s the fact that it STILL runs Android 1.6 and that’s not suppose to change till later this year. But the good news for AT&T users, is that you should soon have yet another option in Android. Just passing AT&T’s technical review, it’s said to be available “in the coming weeks”, which could be sometime next month. We don’t want to know what AT&T is going to do to the phone meanwhile, but let’s hope they don’t chain it up too much. No other immediate info is available, but look for it around $200 on a new two year contract.
Is anyone still excited about this phone like they were at the beginning of 2010?
Engadget got this spy shot from a tipster clearly showing what we know as the HTC “Vision” with T-Mobile branding. No way of knowing right now if it’s headed to T-Mobile US or UK, but it is believed that this is the HSPA+ that TMO referenced on their Twitter account. Supposedly featuring a 1GHz processor and a 3.7-inch WVGA screen, it may be called the “G1 Blaze”. We’ll be watching closely for more leaked information and waiting patiently for that official announcement “in the coming weeks”.
It’s no surprise that Samsung would want to bring Android 2.2 to Galaxy S users in it’s home country first, but it’s also reported that 2.2 will come to France as well in September. A worldwide release should be expected around the same timeframe, but it’s all dependent on carriers as well to push out the update, unless they go with a manual install route.
But always ahead of the curve, the Android developer community is already working on a port of 2.2 from the Nexus One 2.2 release and Android source code. We’ll see who gets out a fully working version first. After the official release from Samsung though, expect to see it ported with the quickness to other Galaxy S devices such as the Vibrant and Captivate.
[via FrenchTribune]
That seems to be the current working theory, at least according to this post from AndroidPolice. The prediction comes from the correlation between release dates of Samsung TV videos and the release dates of the other Galaxy S phones, the Vibrant and Captivate. That theory sounds reasonable, but we’ll wait for the official Sprint announcement of a release date, which is usually a week or so before it’s available.
TmoNews got their hands on an actual photo of the Motorola Charm, which we’ve heard maybe be available on T-Mobile perhaps by the end of this month. While this isn’t going to be the killer Android handset or anything, one obvious thing that it does offer that’s unique is the monoblock QWERTY form factor, similar to many Blackberrys. Featuring a screen of “about 3 inches” and Android 2.1, the Charm has also been spotted in promo posters for back-to-school for the low low price of free with new 2 year contract.
Pictures are now popping up of the so called HTC Vision, which has been rumored for a while, but no solid evidence was shown until this photos popped up on a Croatian site. Basically an HTC Desire with a QWERTY slapped on it, running a 1Ghz processor, 3.7 inch display, and Android 2.1 (possibly with Sense). So now that we can almost be sure it exists, let’s hope we start hearing more solid details like the rest of the specs, pricing, which carriers and how soon we can get our hands on it.
[via Engadget]
This recently leaked screenshot you see above appears to confirm that the Droid will get Android 2.2 in late July. And the just-announced Droid X is to get the update in August, presumably giving Motorola enough time to inject MotoBlur.
Motorola’s own Android release update schedule has yet to be updated with this information. We’ll hold out for that before taking this out of the Rumors category.
[via AndroidGuys]
A user at AllDroid has claimed to have gained root access on the HTC Droid Incredible. Posting only the picture you see above, some are skeptical, but instructions and downloads are promised to be coming soon. For those of you lucky enough to have one of the hottest Android handsets, this news is like hearing your phone is about to get 100% better. We’ll keep you posted when instructions are available.
[via AndroidCommunity]
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