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HTC Dragon: Take the Touch HD2, take off Windows Mobile, and slap on Android 2.0

Categories: Android, HTC
By: , IntoMobile
Monday, October 19th, 2009 at 6:55 AM

HTC, the Taiwanese smartphone maker who used to be in an exclusive relationship with Microsoft, but is now engaging in a ménage à trois with Google being the +1, is going to be releasing a new handset soon code named Dragon. Specification wise, it’s an exact clone of the recently announced Touch HD2: capacitive 4.3 inch touch screen with 800 x 480 pixel resolution, 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, and while the camera hasn’t been identified yet, I would not be surprised if it turned out to be a 5 megapixel module. The 3G logo in the status bar indicates that this is a GSM device as well, a plus for us people in Europe and Asia. The trackball looks to be the exact same one from the HTC Hero, and the overall design language of this device screams CDMA Hero. No idea when this puppy will be officially unveiled, for which networks it will be available, or how much it is going to cost, but hey, at least we know she exists!

Two more photos after the jump.

[Via: The Unlocker]

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Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.