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Rumor: New HTC Device Coming to T-Mobile as the G3?

Categories: HTC, Rumors
By: , IntoMobile
Wednesday, April 8th, 2009 at 10:09 AM

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Throw this one in the rumor bin for now, but a tipster over at TMoNews has let my bud David in on some interesting info. Seems as though the tipster was chosen to participate in a market survey for T-Mobile. The survey was given to help T-Mo choose the name of an upcoming HTC device… The names available for selection were:

  • T-Mobile G3
  • T-Mobile Genius 3G with Google
  • T-Mobile myTouch 3G with Google
  • Prism 3G with Google

Interesting. Could the HTC device previously codenamed the Magic, Sapphire and Dream actually be coming to the US under one of the above names as a ‘G3′ device? Or are the names above for a completely different non-Magic/Sapphire/Dream Android-powered device from HTC?

I’m sure we’ll be hearing more about this one soon… But keep this under rumors for now, for sure… More ‘slides’ are below for your perusal.

Thanks David!

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  • Mark Hogan

    “Could the HTC device previously codenamed the Magic, Sapphire and Dream actually be coming to the US under one of the above names as a ‘G3? device? Or are the names above for a completely different non-Magic/Sapphire/Dream Android-powered device from HTC?”
    You seem to be confused. HTC Dream is the codename for the T-Mobile G1 (and it is now being sold under its codename in some countries that T-Mobile does not cover) – HTC Sapphire is the codename for the HTC Magic. If the exclusivity deal with Vodafone involving the Magic is anything like the deal done with T-Mobile involving the Dream/G1, the Magic will never come to T-Mobile. I would guess that the next Android-powered device from T-Mobile will be the HTC Hero (which happens to be pink – further strengthening the case).