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]
If you took the Motorola CLIQ formfactor, and slapped a CLIQ XT on the face of it, then added Android 2.1, you would have roughly was we have here. This is the Motorola SAGE, finally posing for some clear shots and said to be coming to AT&T, but of course with no time frame. We have a feeling the QWERTY sliding keyboard will sell a bit better than the BACKFLIP weird flip style, but that’s just us. Definitely not a high end device, but in AT&T’s current lineup, it kinda fits right in.
Look for more pictures and specs to come out of the woodwork soon, but for now, head over to Engadget for the rest of the shots.
[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”.
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]
From the information provided by this internal communication at Best Buy, it appears that HTC Hero owners will finally be getting the long-promised upgrade to Android 2.1 starting this Friday, May 7th. This isn’t a simple OTA update, push a button on your phone and done, but it appears the upgrade must be done in a Best Buy store, possibly also a Sprint store, or via a download from the HTC website. We’ll have details and links for you on Friday if this turns out to be true.
[via Engadget]
It may come as a surprise to some Nexus One owners that their device is already 802.11n capable from a hardware aspect, but the software doesn’t support it yet. Sort of like how the Motorola CLIQ has an FM radio receiver, but the Android 1.5 that it ships with doesn’t make use of it. Google has already hinted at all the new features coming with Android 2.2 coming as soon as next month, and we’ve seen evidence of some of it such as automatic application updating, but it’s a wait-n-see game till we get our hands on it. There is also a rumor of possible trackball color changing, such as the Blackberry Pearl did.
[via Electronista]
TmoNews is reporting that the MyTouch Slide, the T-Mobile-bound, qwerty-packing handset replacing it’s namesake. The original rumored release date was pegged around May 17th, but now it’s looking more like June 2nd. According to their sources, it’s possibly due to a delay in manufacturing, like the HTC HD2, and they want to have enough stock on hand for the inevitable firesale. Or perhaps because of the delay of the HD2 shipping, they don’t want to cut into HD2 sales. Either way, we’re patiently waiting for the announcement and release of the latest Magenta Android offering.
AndroidGuys have got a bit more meat to the story on the strange looking square Motorola handset that popped up a couple days ago. From a translated internal Motorola document, we have the specs (below), a hint at a June availability, and the codename “Twist”, which may indicate that’s it’s not a slider, but a twist open, like the Nokia 7705 Twist.
And the specs include:
- Android 2.1 (Flash) with 1.5 Motoblur
- OMAP 3410 700MHz
- 512 MB ROM
- 256 RAM
- WCDMA / HSPA: 850/1900, GSM / EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900
- microSD card slot
- 2.8-inch 320×240 screen QVGA
- 3 megapixel camera
- Bluetooth 2.1, WiFi
- 3.5 mm Headphone Jack
- Browser with Flash support and multi-touch
- 940 mAh battery
Obviously very low end specs, don’t expect this to be a killer handset, but more of a teen-texter phone and an excuse to buy your kid some an Android. I imagine multi-touch would be near impossible on such as small screen except for those with small hands.
We’ll keep you posted as more details emerge, such as carrier and pricing info.
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