After writing an article earlier today about the HTC Mozart, I quickly skimmed Twitter user @Xmoo’s tweets and found this little gem. Above is a hardware sheet for a device called the “HTC Lexikon”. The 800 MHz Snapdragon processor, 5 megapixel camera, 512 MB of RAM, and built in QWERTY keyboard didn’t surprise me, but the Qualcomm MSM7630 did since I had trouble remembering that particular chipset.
A little bit of Googling and I found the press release, dated November 12, 2009, that announced the MSM7630. Here are a few choice snippets:
The MSM7x30 family features a strong emphasis on multimedia performance, supporting high-definition video recording and playback, exceptional graphics with dedicated 2D and 3D cores, and an overall chip design optimized for a highly responsive, immersive Web experience. The first devices based on the flagship MSM7x30 family of chipsets are expected to launch commercially before the end of 2010.
The MSM7x30 family of chipsets, which includes the MSM7230™ solution for HSPA+ networks and MSM7630™ solution with multi-mode HSPA+/EV-DO Rev. B and SV-DO support, is designed around optimal data throughput and powerful multimedia functionality. The 7×30 has the same market-leading Scorpion CPU as previously commercialized in the Snapdragon QSD8x50 chipset. The 7×30 uses an 800 MHz to 1 GHz custom superscalar CPU based on the ARM v7 instruction set.
That’s right, the HTC Lexikon could potentially be launched by either Verizon, or T-Mobile, since both could take advantage of the increased network bandwidth, and both could take advantage of the multi wireless network technology support.
The more I think about it, the more I’m convinced this is going to be a back to school device for Verizon that’s going to be toted as a device that will work when roaming in Europe or Asia. That or it’s going to be just like the Samsung Galaxy S, which was released by all of America’s 4 major operators [T-Mobile calls it the Vibrant, Verizon calls it the Fascinate, AT&T calls it the Captivate, and Sprint is calling it the Epic 4G] at the same time under different monikers.
Could be right, could be wrong, all I know is we’ve got yet another HTC code name to keep track of.