This is the HTC Viva
Speaking of an unannounced handset coming down HTC’s product pipeline, there’s another rumor sourced from Solo Palmari that has HTC prepping their first non-smartphone (dumbphone, feature phone, whatever you wanna call it) for launch this coming Fall. According to Palmari, the lower-end HTC feature phone will have a touchscreen form factor similar to the HTC Viva and will be powered by a custom HTC-made operating system that takes cues from HTC’s TouchFLO 3D and Sense UIs.
The move would make sense. HTC has had plenty of experience designing slick-looking, intuitive user interfaces (UIs) that make a Windows Mobile or Android smartphone look good and easier to use. HTC’s TouchFLO 3D UI proves that the Taiwanese smartphone maker is capable of providing top-level mobile phone functions, without having to dig too far into Windows Mobile. The Sense UI shows that even Android’s finger-friendly UI could use some help from focused designers. It really wouldn’t be too far a stretch to see HTC applying those lessons to a stand-alone dumbphone OS.
Could that recently leaked HTC “MEGA” have something to do with HTC’s upcoming proprietary mobile operating system? Take your grains of salt, on the house.
[SoloPalmari via: WMPowerUser]