So Verizon Wireless has done something very interesting and very new (in their case). By offering a prepaid plan on all of their new smartphones, Droid Incredible, Droid 2, Droid 1, and Droid X included, customers will be flocking in on Spetember 28th when sales begin. An unlimited 3G data plan will run you at about $30, and a voice plan on top of that should probably end up at paying $60-70 a month for a brand new spanking smartphone, without a 2-year agreement.
And to honor this post, I will be striding into a Verizon store on the 28th to go ahead a buy myself a Droid X, Incredible, Droid 2, or just get all three.
Today T-Mobile’s own website confirmed that the T-Mobile G2 has an 800MHz Scorpion processor, and not the 1GHz Snapdragon previously thought of. It will run Android 2.2 and have full access to Flash 10.1. With HSPA+ access which is nearly as fast as 4G WiMAX, T-Mobile is calling it “fastest smartphone experience in America”.
Do any of you think trhat is so now that it only has an 800Mhz brain with Froyo?
So the T-Mobile G2 pricing you ask? According to unofficial but ding-on-the-right-note-every-time TMoNews, the G2 will cost $199.99 on a 2-year contract, and $499.99 without. Mind you that T-Mobile is a GSM carrier, and the phone supports HSPA+ bands, so it’s a match made in heaven. Now all we (the tech industry and consumers) is an official unveiling and some detailed specifications. And of course a press invite *wink*.
So the T-Mobile G2 will ‘officially’ have the following specs:
3.7″ Active Matrix OLED display
1 GHz Snapdragon Processor
Landscape slide-out QWERTY keyboard
5MP camera with autofocus.
3G HSPA+
WiFi + Hotspot capabilities
aGPS
Bluetooth 2.1 + Enhanced Data Rate
And then the leaked press shot above was recently found by Cell Phone Signal. The G2 will be known as the Desire Z or Vision overseas. But who gives a tweet about that? *Shiny high-end Android slidey phone, oohhh*
So what did Boy Genius & Friends do today? Well in this case, some tasty tipster leaked out these shots which display in crystal-clear quality the HTC handset that is very much EVO 4G-like, but instead headed to Verizon. An 8 megapixel camera with dual-LED flash, front-facing camera, Sense UI, and has a built-in kickstand. Whatever it might be called, I’ll want this as a review unit in my office. Expect a report of some sort on this handset between the end of this week, and early next week. I am planning something interesting here y’know?
So the HTC Vision (known to T-Mobile as the G2, successor to the first ever Android phone, the G1) was recently seen in one of the best photo-shoots of a leaked device this entire month. Mr. BlurryCam didn’t dare try a shot at this one!
In the meantime, there’s an awesoome-looking QWERTY, dedicated camera button, screen size of 3.7 to 4.0 inches, and a lot of awesome 1GHz power with HSPA+ “4G speeds” provided by T-Mobile.
T-Mobile’s first HSPA+ phone, the G2, was just given its own teaser page on T-Mobile site, which actually isn’t quite new. As the site mentions:
The T-Mobile G2 will deliver tight integration with Google services and break new ground as the first smartphone designed to run at 4G speeds on our new HSPA+ network. In the coming weeks, we’ll share more details about the G2 and offer exclusive first access to current T-Mobile customers.
So, anyone excited for a successor to the T-Mobile G1, built by HTC? In the G2′s case, it is believed that it’s also built by HTC, runs Android, and has HSPA+support.
While a lot of you may have heard of Mashable’s storyregarding Android 2.2 frozen yogurt coming to the Droid Incredible on August 18th, I’ve recently spoken to a very experienced Verizon ninja who has yet to fail me, and says the it will begin rolling out “at the end of “the month. It will bring Flash 10.1 ,720p HD video recording, a boatload of other improvments, and of course, the gloating aspect where you can say “My Droid has Froyo! on it”.
The HTC Desire HD is one of the cooler looking, unreleased devices that run Android out there right now, with a half matte, half glossy back, 4.3-inch screen, 3.5mm headset jack, and dual-LED flash. Check it out in the HD YouTube video above from the newly (and cleverly named) 247android.com blog.
So that up there is the HTC Desire HD, in some inventory systems known as the Ace. It’ll be exactly that: an HTC Desire, but with a bigger screen and more beefed-up specs. Also don’t forget the mashup-like stying taken from an EVO 4G and a Desire.
The specs of the behemoth are: a 4.3-inch WVGA touchscreen, Android 2.2 (with Sense UI?), an 8MP camera, 1Ghz processor, 720p video recording, 4GB of storage built-in, an aluminum body casing, and all of the nook and cannies we’ve come to expect of high-end Androids. It’s expected to launch in Europe sometimes this October.
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So the T-Mobile G2 will ‘officially’ have the following specs:
