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A flurry of T-Mobile-bound handsets have been priced by this screenshot of internal documents. What is most striking here is that the HTC HD2 is an altogether reasonable $199.99 on contract ($449.99 with no strings), which is a stark contrast to the $349.99 T-Mo was asking for the TouchPro2 at launch. That’s a great price for such a multimedia behemoth – check out our video, and you’ll see just what HTC can do with a 5 megapixel camera, 1 Ghz Snapdragon processor, and massive 4.3″ WVGA display. It’s just too bad that it’s not getting a Windows Phone 7 upgrade.
The Cliq XT (a.k.a. Quench) will be going for $149.99 on contract, $329.99 without. This Android bad boy was announced at Mobile World Congress, and we got to play with it – it’s a stylish, full-touchscreen slate with a 5 megapixel camera, 3.1″ OLED display, Android 1.5 with Motorola’s MotoBLUR custom user interface and service.
Finally, the Nokia Nuron 5230 XpressMusic was spotted earlier this month on its way to T-Mobile and is apparently coming March 17 for a scant $69.99 ($179.99 with no contract). The 5230 was announced over the summer and is expectedly modest, given the price point; it packs a 3.2″ display, 2 megapixel camera, S60 5th. edition, and has a variety of coloured backplates available. I presume at that pricetag, T-Mobile is taking a pass on Comes with Music.
Both the Cliq XT and the HD2 prices will be available without needing to resort to a rebate, so long as you get a data plan. Not bad at all. Anyone biting?
[via TMoNews]
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Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
