The HTC EVO Shift 4G was recently spotted at the FCC and now we have a purported shot of the handset that exposes its landscape keyboard. The image was posted up by a Sprint employee on the SprintUsers forum and is assumed to be the real deal. The EVO Shift 4G has the standard 4-row keyboard with a trackpad for navigation. The keys are flat in design and rimmed with brushed metal. Noticeably absent from the handset in the photo is a front-facing camera.
Previous rumors hinted that the EVO Shift 4G would launch without a front-facing camera and this photo seems to confirm this rumor. If you are concerned with the thickness of the phone, rest easy as it is enclosed in a hard case that adds some heft to the handset. It is also obvious that the screen was pasted in and bears the name “ROFL” of the person who posted it to the SprintUsers forums.
Previously known as the HTC Knight and the HTC Speedy, the EVO Shift 4G will feature WiMAX connectivity and is thought to be a smaller version of the HTC EVO 4G. It may also be the HTC A7373, a handset recently spotted in a Sprint database with a January 9th launch date. This timing also lines up nicely with CES 2011 which will be held from January 6th through the 9th in Las Vegas. If these assumptions are true, then we may see this WiMAX-enabled handset finally break cover in the upcoming weeks.
[Via Android Central]