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Verizon is a hot carrier for Android right now, but globetrotters are a little bummed that none of its current Android handsets are world phones. It looks like one might be on the way from HTC, and it features a large touchscreen coupled with a physical QWERTY keyboard. The unnamed handset has all the labeling and branding of a Verizon device, that is, well, it says Verizon on it and it’s rumored to be launching in early 2011.
Given the time frame, the device will undoubtedly be released with Android 2.2 at the very least, or perhaps 3.0 or Gingerbread. It’s said to have a 4″ screen and a 1.2GHz processor, but since it’s a long way ’til release there’s a chance that specs can change. This prototype is said to be a world phone because a Vodafone SIM card was in it, so no doubts there about the dual CDMA/GSM capabilities.
There isn’t a whole lot to be said about this phone right now: it’s about the same size of the HTC EVO 4G, but a smaller screen at 4″ versus the EVO’s 4.3″ display. At least we know that HTC will still be cranking out some awesome Android handsets and it seems likely that there are plenty of exciting ones in the pipeline.
[Via: Android Guys]
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Marc Flores
Marc has been a mobile fanatic for the better part of a decade and has had more devices pass through his hands than he would care to count. Originally from Los Angeles and briefly in San Francisco, Marc now lives in Brooklyn where, unlike Will Park, he longs for simpler times and simpler technology. All the while, he writes about gadgets and wireless technology as he tinkers, hacks and ultimately breaks most of his gadgets in the process. Marc has written about the mobile industry for Boy Genius Report, MobileCrunch, Laptop Magazine and has had his work appear in the Wall Street Journal, Gizmodo, CrunchGear and more.
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