Thursday, March 11th, 2010
HTC Desire, the Nexus One twin is about to get even sexier, through a couple of feats added by an upcoming software update. In case you don’t remember, this device uses the HTC Sense UI, its major difference from the Nexus One. What’s coming in the next update? DivX support and 720P video encoding.
If you remember, the HTC roadmap leaked on the web back in December mentioned the handset as HTC Bravo and had “HD ready” written on it, so we’d expect the feature to be present. In case you’re wondering why DivX support wasn’t present on the phone in the first place, it may be the fault of the handset getting rushed towards release.
DivX support will allow the users to watch movies from their SD cards, playing them without issues. Meanwhile, you might be interested to know that some folks have come up with a petition to implement Nintendo and PSX emulator on Android. Back to the update, it seems that Desire will also get 720P video encoding.
[via IntoMobile]
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Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
If you’re looking for the mass market version of the Nexus One Google phone, HTC Desire is the answer. This phone, previously known as HTC Bravo will be announced today during MWC 2010 and you should know that we’ve just come across its first official image, that was leaked together with its specs.
HTC Desire uses a 1 GHz CPU, 512 MB ROM and 576 MB RAM to run Android 2.1 with the Sense interface and we also learn that the device sports a 3.7 inch AMOLED touch display with a 480 x 800 pixel resolution.
A 5MP camera is present at the back, complete with flash and autofocus, while the specs list of the HTC Bravo also includes HSPA/WCDMA support, quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE connectivity, an optical trackball, GPS, a microSD card slot and Bluetooth 2.1.
We should also mention that this Nexus One twin uses a proximity sensor, an ambient light sensor, a digital compass, a G-sensor, WiFi, a 3.5mm audio jack and a 1400 mAh battery. HTC Desire official launch coming up… in a couple of hours!
[via modaco]
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Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
The latest leaked image of HTC Bravo comes straight from Poland and can be seen below, followed by a bunch of details concerning HTC Legend. Bravo comes with a 3.7 inch WVGA AMOLED touchscreen display, a Snapdragon 1 GHz processor, a 5 megapixel camera with 720p HD video recording and the HTC Sense UI.
You can consider HTC Bravo a version of Nexus One, with much the same specs and design, but replacing the trackball with an optical trackpad. HTC Legend is sadly not pictured here, but we found out that it comes with a full aluminum body, an AMOLED display (800 x 480 probably) and a 5 megapixel camera with flash.
Legend is supposed to go live in March 2010.
[via androidcommunity]
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Thursday, January 21st, 2010
Remember HTC Bravo, the Google Nexus One lookalike with similar specs? The handset just got pictured below and we’ve learned that it’ll be launched by T-Mobile UK. This high end Android device comes with an optical trackpad, replacing the traditional trackball on Nexus One, according to mobilenews.
Also, last we heard, Bravo was packing a 3.7 inch WVGA AMOLED touchscreen display, a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU, GPS and a 5 megapixel camera. Multi-touch is also on board (on Nexus One it wasn’t), as well as WiFi and HSDPA support.
As far as the launch date is concerned, HTC Bravo will arrive in March, about the same time with the XPERIA X10 and closely after LG inTouch Max GW620. Expect it to be available for free to folks opting for 2 year plans of at least EUR 35 per month.
[via Unwired View]
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Friday, January 15th, 2010
If you want a device that as well-specced as the Nexus One, you might as well get the HTC Bravo, that should be available starting March via 3 Sweden, according to this source. The device uses the Sense UI and last we heard, the Bravo was scheduled for an April release date, at least in HTC’s leaked roadmap.
Apparently, 3 Sweden mentioned the March launch date for the HTC Bravo on its official Facebook page. This handset is a brilliant combo between a Snapdragon CPU, a 3.7 inch AMOLED display and a 5 megapixel camera, plus the Android 2.1 OS, complete with HTC Sense UI.
When will this device hit the US, as an alternative for the Nexus One?
[via Engadget]
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Monday, January 4th, 2010
Before HTC managed to leak most part of its 2010 smartphone portofolio on the web months ago, a couple of skilled hackers dissected a ROM and found the HTC Bravo and HTC Incredible names in its code. Now, a bunch of brochure scans popped on the web, courtesy of the XDA board, showing details about the Bravo model, but also mentioning Incredible on the same page.
While the headline of the page pictured above says “Bravo”, the text describes HTC Incredible, as a device sporting a 3.7 inch AMOLED display, viewable from any angle at any time of the day and great for multimedia experiences.
Then there’s the picture below, once again with the Bravo title and once again talking about the Incredible model and its Dolby and DivX features.
This can either mean that the two are one and the same device, or that one is the codename while the other is the official name, or maybe that a branding is meant for the US market and the other for the European market.
We’re really interested in this Android smartphone, because it comes with very neat features, like a 1 GHz Qualcomm CPU, a 5 megapixel camera with 720p video capture, GPS, 512 MB Flash and 256 MB RAM.
[via Phandroid]
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Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
Remember the huge list of HTC smartphones of 2010 (1H) recently leaked online? Well, HTC Bravo was certainly the most interesting of them, specially thanks to the uber-specs it sported. Now, we learn that the handset is in fact HTC Passion and that it’ll reach the US in January 2010.
Said device features a 3.7 AMOLED touchscreen display (capacitive), plus an Android-1 GHz Snapdragon CPU combo that will surely rock the market. On board there’s also a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and support for 720p video capture, plus a microSD card slot and a 1400 mAh battery.
As far as connectivity is concerned, you’ll get WiFi, Bluetooth and microUSB, plus you should alsocount stuff like FM radio, a digital compass and a 3.5mm audio jack as features. Sources are reliable, so this is a keeper, folks!
[via Engadget]
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Monday, December 7th, 2009
Well, if it ain’t the leak of the week?! HTC just managed to leak the entire portofolio of smartphones for the first half of 2010. The portofolio was presented in Venna in October, during a global meeting and somehow it got pictured/scanned and leaked on the web. As you can see, the handsets are divided into categories: Design, Performance, Social and Productivity.
Also, one might also notice that we’re dealing with both Windows Mobile 6.5 and Android devices. The Design and Lifestyle category includes the Legend and Salsa Android units, with the first coming in March 2010 and the second slated for a June 2010 release.
HTC Legend features a 3.2 inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display, 512MB of flash memory, 256MB RAM, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR and GPS. The phone also uses a 600 MHz CPU and a 1300 mAh battery, plus a G sensor, a 3.5mm audio jack and a compass.
Next up is HTC Salsa, a smartphone with a 2.6 inch flat touchscreen QVGA display, a 3.2 megapixel camera, 512MB flash memory and 256MB RAM. There’s also a microSD card slot on board, support for WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR, GPS and FM radio.
Moving on to the Social category, we discover HTC Tide and Buzz, both running Android and meant to arrive on the market in April and May 2010, respectively. HTC Tide uses a 528 MHz CPU, a 2.68 inch QVGA touchscreen display, a 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera, 512MB flash and 256MB RAM. The microSD card slot, WiFi connectivity, GPS and 1130 mAh battery fill in the blanks on the features list.
Buzz is quite similar to Tide, featuring a 528 MHz processor, GPS, a 1200 mAh battery, a 3.2 inch capacitive touchscreen display, a 5 megapixel camera, 512MB flash memory, 256MB RAM, a microSD card slot WiFi and Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR.
The Performance section includes the very, very hot HTC Bravo smartphone, wigh high end specs, like the Snapdragon QSD 8250 1 GHz CPU or the 720p HD video recording. There’s also a 3.7 inch WVGA AMOLED display among the features, a 16GB microSD card in-box, a 1400 mAh battery and also an April release date attached to the story. The device runs Android and uses a 5 megapixel camera.
The Productivity category includes 3 handsets: HTC Photon, HTC Trophy and HTC Tera. These are Windows Mobile 6.5 phones coming in April, May and probably summer 2010, respectively. HTC Photon comes with a 600 MHz CPU, a microSD card slot, 512MB flash, 256MB RAM, a 5 megapixel camera, Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR, GPS, a 3.2 inch touchscreen display and a 1300 mAh battery.
Trophy is very similar, with its 600 MHz processor, 1400 mAh battery, GPS, Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR, 512MB flash, 256MB RAM, 5 megapixel camera and 3 inch VGA capacitive touchscreen display.
HTC Tera is the last of the bunch, with a 3.2 megapixel camera, 600 MHz processor, 3 inch resistive touchscreen, 512MB flash, 256MB RAM, microSD card slot and GPS. What do you think about this huge list? Does it disappoint you? And what about HTC Hero’s successor meant to be announced at Mobile World Congress 2010?
[XDA Developers via BGR]
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