HTC Shift clears FCC in GSM and CDMA versions

HTC pulled a bit of a fast one on many of us recently with their FCC filing for an HTC Clio. The FCC filing showed a landscape-oriented QWERTY-slider that we speculated was the HTC Advantage/Athena.

Well, the FCC has finally posted exterior images of the HTC Clio 100 and 200 and it seems that the mysterious device is actually the HTC Shift in GSM (HTC Clio 100) and CDMA (HTC Clio 200) flavors. We’re glad to see the HTC Shift will finally be hitting most, if not all, national carriers in the US. The GSM version will be sporting HSDPA, while the CDMA version should rock EVDO Rev. A data connectivity.

We can’t wait to get our hands on an HTC Shift of our own. Windows Vista Business-powered UMPC for those times when you need full-fledged computing power and instant-on SnapVue functionality for those times when all you need is quick-access to PDA-type data – all in one device? We’ll take two, please.

Here’s the full rundown on the HTC Shift specifications:

• Intel® Stealey 800MHz + Little River (945GMS) + ICH7U;
• Qualcomm® MSM 7200, 400MHz chipset for GSM/HSDPA version
  (Probably) Qualcomm QSC6085 chipset for CDMA/EVDO version
• 1 GB DDR2 RAM for Windows Vista + 64MB of RAM
• 64 MB RAM and 128 MB ROM for SnapVUE
• 40 or 60 GB 1.8? HDD with optional G-Sensor shock protection
• Windows Vista Business OS
• 7? 800×480 px 262K color touch sensitive TFT LCD
• Internal GPS
• Color CMOS VGA camera for videoconferencing
• Bluetooth, Wi-Fi b/g, USB 2.0 connectivity
• VGA out post and 3.5 mm stereo audio out with microphone
• Hotswap SDIO port
• Rechargeable Lithium-ion polymer battery, 2700 mAh
• Windows Vista® operating time: Up to 2 hours
• SnapVUE™ standby time:
  * (Push e-mail enabled): Up to 11 days
  * (Push e-mail disabled): Up to 53 hours
• Cellular connectivity:
  For GSM/HSDPA networks:
  * Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900
  * Tri-band HSDPA/UMTS: Europe/US: 850/1900/2100, Japan: 800/2100
  * HSDPA: Up to 3.6Mbps for download, 384kbps for upload
  * UMTS: Up to 384kbps for download and upload
• For CDMA/EVDO networks:
  * CDMA2000 1xEVDO/1xRTT.0A (850/1900)

Now all we have to wait for is to find out if AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon will be picking up this bad-boy. But, there’s the question of whether or not devices like the HTC Shift can co-exist with devices like Celio’s REDLY Mobile Companion. Game on…

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