HTC bringing HTC Diamond and HTC Raphael to Sprint with VGA touchscreens and WiFi
Posted by Will on Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 at 12:38 pm under Sprint, Rumors, HTC, Devices
Coinciding with HTC's new marketing push in the US, it looks like HTC is set to take the US CDMA market by storm with a couple gorgeous touchscreen handsets destined for Sprint. Newly discovered documents detail plans for HTC to bring the HTC Diamond and HTC Raphael to the No. 3 US carrier Sprint's network later this year.
As a successor to the HTC Touch's CDMA variant, the HTC Diamond really takes the touchscreen game to the next level with its generously large, glossy touchscreen. Just like its forebear, the HTC Diamond won't be sporting a keyboard of any sort, instead relying on that flush-mounted touchscreen to get the job done.
The HTC Raphael throws a full QWERTY keyboard in to the mix. Following HTC's roots in sliding QWERTY keyboards, the HTC Raphael gives touchscreen junkies the same glossy display, but offers a slide-out keyboard for texting input duties. The Raphael is slated to hit Sprint's network in September, with the Diamond following hot on its heels in November.
More interesting is the mention of a 3 megapixel camera, WiFi, and VGA displays for both the HTC Diamond and HTC Raphael. If this VGA touchscreen duo can manage to keep things on the slimmer end of the device-thickness spectrum, Sprint could have a couple serious Windows Mobile handsets on its hands. The question is, when will we see GSM variants of these baddies hit the streets?
[Via: EngadgetMobile]
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April 23rd, 2008 at 2:20 pm
This is definitly the phone I have been holding out for! I believe that this phone shouldn't come out in GSM. GSM already has all the coolest phones. it's about time us CDMA users get spoiled.
April 23rd, 2008 at 10:49 pm
I hear you Raidium.
April 28th, 2008 at 10:15 pm
when will they launch the HTC raphael?
May 6th, 2008 at 8:40 am
I purchased a BB Pearl 8120 with wi-fi. Can i load either skype or some other voip so i can use it in japan on an open hotspot for voice calling?
May 8th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
I was wondering if the 'HTC Raphael' and the 'HTC Diamond' have the same options?
Because if they do the Raphael seems to be much easier with his Qwerty instead of the Qwerty-touchscreen of the Diamond..(particularly for textmassaging).
Thank you very much. I think this will make it a lot easier to make a good choice.
May 8th, 2008 at 4:22 pm
I was wondering if the 'HTC Raphael' and the 'HTC Diamond' have the same options?
Because if they do the Raphael seems to be much easier with his Qwerty instead of the Qwerty-touchscreen of the Diamond..(particularly for textmassaging).
Thank you very much. I think this will make it a lot easier to make a good choice.
May 15th, 2008 at 5:48 pm
does anyone know the prices of the raphael or the diamond
and does anyone know wat the deal with the battery life is b/c i cant get it
May 21st, 2008 at 2:46 pm
willlllll sprint come out with the voyager? heard rumors but not sure. i rly hope they do!(:
-charles