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It is not every day you get new details on five Android phones. Someone close to HTC has obtained their roadmap for the first half of 2010 and leaked all the details. I’m so overwhelmed right now that I am still trying to process all this information. I wanted to get the pics and specs up first and I will add my commentary in a few minutes. Enjoy.
These pictures come from a leaked brochure that was handed out in Vienna, Austria on October 2009. The exact specs and design details are subject to change.
Design / Lifestyle
HTC Legend – March 2010
HTC Legend
HTC Legend specs
HTC Salsa – June 2010
HTC Salsa
HTC Salsa specs
Social
HTC Tide – April 2010
HTC Tide
HTC Tide specs
HTC Buzz – May 2010
HTC Buzz
HTC Buzz specs
Performance
HTC Bravo – April 2010
HTC Bravo
HTC Bravo specs
[via XDA]
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Wow…nice road map. The Bravo looks nice.
I like the first one, reminds me of the HTC Hero with the chin. Not a big fan of the others though.. They look cheap
The hTc Bravo looks like a winner!!!!
Wow, epic… thanks Taylor.
Oh Em Gee. I feel like a kid in a candy store. LOl.
The bravo looks like something to wait for.
Yep – BRavo is the only 1Ghz device on the list and a decent battery. DivX and FM Radio is a nice feature too
This is crazy. Nice post. so many designs. that salsa is very different for an android phone. The thing i don’t understand is its still all 512 mb rom. They have to get apps on the sd cards. No compass in some of the devices is going to brake some location apps. dose the “flat touch screen” on some mean resistive? I like some of the phones but i am scared of app market problems here.
The legend and the bravo are pretty attractive but im not sure if im ready to stray from a physical keyboard just yet…
the bravo would be nicer with more ram and no sense ui
Does this mean that T-Mobile won’t be getting the Passion in January after all?
My guess T-Mobile won’t be getting any of these here in the US.
As a side note…. Thanks HTC for not support TMO’s 3G network here in the US. I can see why you’d want to create your phones for AT&T, they have such good 3G service now, with all those iPhones and the B&N Nook set to use their network as well.
Excellent work – NOT.
Bravo definitely looks nice, though the salsa is “full” qwerty, it looks palmpre-esque in cramped keyboard design
Actually, the keyboard is suspiciously similar to the Nokia E61/E61i/E71…
Hope there is news about the Passion… Even the Bravo is not that excitng, so I guess the Passion is no longer there.. Too bad
oops, so far no Passion
Salsa looks pretty awesome! Not so sure about the others tho sort of look like all the ’09 models….
Wow I am unimpressed, where are the xxGBs of internal memory?
Well, it seems my next phone might be the Sholes Tablet/Droid, unless Sprint and Verizon comes out with a HTC contender before February. Same goes w/ LG and Samsung.
The Bravo is the only interesting phone there to me.
@yee, the specs of the rumored Passion/Dragon and Bravo are identical. the name doesn’t really matter. it probably won’t even be called Bravo here either. basically, Bravo = Passion = Dragon
guess nothing will come in Jan. T.T
Wait wait wait is that tmobile over them true are they all tmobile bound? Tmobile usa not tmobile uk? Plz let it be tmobile usa. And what’s that natco day thing. And if these phones are coming to tmobile usa then hey passion I no it had dragon in it but hello bravo lol. Plzzz tmobile usa plzzz cuz they look tmobile uk bound
None of the specs listed US 3G bands.
all of these are compatible with AT&T USA bands.
Damn HTC….no xxgb internal memory, no good qwerty keyboard phones, and where’s the damn g1 v2. I’m going to see if other phone makers step up. I don’t want to go to Verizon for the Droid, but I may have to
im guessing that the bravo is the real name for the passion. the passion was just a codename. yea i also want to know if these are all comin to tmobile as well
The Bravo looks like something to look forward to with its 1GHz… maybe it’s the Passion…
that is a hero with a paintjob
Not impressed at all. Would much rather have Droid and the Verizon network. I think the smooth curves like the iPhone look old and tired. Notice that cars have much sharper lines now and look more boxy. These phones look like they are for kids. Disappointed.
I carefully compared the pictures of the rumored Passion and Bravo. Actually, they are not exactly the same. Bravo has the key lined up beside the trackball, while passion has the keys above it. So, hopefully, there will be Passion in Jan. maybe this is just an excuse to fulfill my disire for the Passion
Just wait and see, time will tell…
Omg I just noticed the bands there at&t bands. So y does it say tmobile is it photoshoped? Info info info plz tmobile usa or what. Ggggggrrrrrr f ing none tmobile bands
@abi I think more likely TMo USA because of the GSM 850 in the specs. Or at least, that’s what I’m hoping.
Bravo/Passion/Dragon/Hoodinky looks awesome, but I think I’m going to wait until something with specs along those lines and a full QWERTY keyboard is available before I move on from the G1.
Disregard previous statement about the 850 band. I’m wrong. Bah humbug.
Dibs Bravo.
I’m really hoping these are coming out soon. They’re not all Passion-level of lust, but hell, I wouldn’t kick any of them out of bed. Please tell me Verizon is getting at least one of these soon.
Been waiting to see an Android phone with the form factor of the Salsa.
Why are people complaining about the not getting the passion? almost the same phone. Besides a 4.3 in touch screen kinda seems unPocketable. I was excited for the passion but if we(T-Mobile subscribers) get this ill be equally happy!
Bravo, Bravo
Make sure you guiys click on the source link- there is WAY mor einformation on XDa than is posted here. Take a gander, and if you commented above, make sure you look. There is some awesome shiz…
At last we’ve now got phones with FM radio. Its about time.Bravo looks impressive,be keep an eye on it
Passion for X-mas 2009 ?
http://htcpassion.com/
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Rob Jackson runs Phandroid.com. that seems strange,
Is the bravo compatible with t-mobile (USA)’s 3G bands?
Wow htc is gonna have a bright android future. I definately think their form figure phones are top notch. Hopefully rogers wireless is keeping its htc android eye peeled.
I like the line up cant wait for Bravo. I wonder what is Friendstream on the Legend, Salsa, and Tide?
According to the source from xda the bravo will actually be 512 ram which is better but the whole sense ui crap is a huge turn off for me.
why the hell is everyone starting to make devices w/o physical send & end call buttons? These are still phones first and it makes it a pain in the arse to remove them
The Bravo looks the best all round phone but the important thing is will apps be able to be installed on the sd card natively, if not why not increase the rom size and have they put a decent camera in with decent video recording. Also, will it be responsive.
If they haven’t got these things right then its just another phone holding android back. The fact we have so many android phones out and not one can really be said to totally be an iphone killer is quite embarrassing really. Its not that the iphone is that great, its just everybody else has been that poor in creating an alternative that really stands out.
It looks like all tmo subcribers have the dilema I have we. All have G1 cuase we have no found an Android phone redemable to upgrade yet, if if this Passion phone and the Sony X10 was to come Tmo is the only phone I would upgrade from my G1, my G1 does everything and more I would not switch to Verizon even if it was for Free they charge you a nickle and a dime for everything all I wan or shoukd I say all we want is a good upgrade from G1 1ghz would be awsome with a larger sacreen that’s all we want.
Ok, that is cool how you got this info, thanks. The way I see it and I have the Hero/Sprint is 4.3 or Bigger and a 1gig snapdragon or better, since its already out in the HTC HD2, And that cell should hit Sprint in the 1Q 2010.
Wow I’m really digging the Bravo! Looks good and hope it works better.
wowww all for T-Mobile? phewwwww T-Mobile is on the BALL with these phones. The Passion is the only one that i would switch my G1 for. Although my G1 might not get Android 2.0, its still my fave phone from all of the designs, especially because of the QWERTY keyboard. Would NEVER replace my keyboard, except for the Passion. pretty soon all phones will be ALL touch screens, and most phone companies are making them only touch screen, so might as well jump on the wagon and not HOPE for so long for a PERFECT replacement for my G1.
I love you G1, and i wish there was someone perfect to replace you but there isnt, Passion would be my only alternative, but the G1 still ranks over the rest of the Android phones, except the Droid.
The Bravo looks nice, as do the Salsa and Buzz. Salsa is a little low-tech, though, so I’m thinking Buzz is the one for me (provided it’s released for T-Mobile).
The Bravo is a disappointment compared to the HD2. HTC, we need Android on a device with HD2′s specs
Always good to see HTC make more Android Phones. Although I must say, they need a new, solid flagship phone to fend off Motorola Droid, before people start to forget HTC made Android phones first.
Wow, that’s disappointing! Still no HD2 equivalent (same screen-to-device-size-ratio) with Android and no potential “iPhone killer” before June (most likely next iPhone release month). Not even a “Droid killer” with slide-out keyboard.
I’m really hoping this is not the real or complete Android roadmap for H1/2010!
Nice, if this is true… I’m waiting, I mean, I was planning on waiting until next year anyway.
Impressive nonetheless, thanks for sharing.
-Mig
Superb..The 2nd 1 reminded me of Apple products!
yeah the bravo looks awesome
i love blackberrys and ive been wanting to get an android phone that has the same appeal as my blackberry. the salsa just might do it! the buzz looks cute too (:
Ugh.. here we go again with NO QWERTYs.
I’m sorry but that palm /BB lookin thing with a small screen is no qwerty solution.
I’m starting to get nervous that I’m not gonna find a decent upgrade form the G1 on Tmobile this year.. may have to go Droid.
Tmobile/HTC: OPEN YOUR EARS, we want real QWERTYS. Look at a sidekick. that’s the keyboard right there.
Now make one with 1gb internal, a big ass screen, the fastest processor available, and a 3.5 mm headphone jack.
Dont forget a Dpad and make sure you dont leave out the trackball on the front.
You’re welcome
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แต่ HTC Salsa ก็สวยดีนะ เอามาใช้กับแมคบุ๊คเข้ากันดีนะ
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So wait, this means the Legend will be almost exactly the same as the MT3G?
Never mind, it has a 600MhZ processor.
ok this is pretty nice and all but when will htc learn…WHY CANT WE GET AN ALL TOUCH ANDROID DEVICE!!!!
I dont need any of these stinkin hard buttons…gimme an all touch android where the screen goes as far to the edge as possible…
the only htc phone i wouldnt mind that has buttons is the HD2…too bad they wasted that one on WinMo
Looks nice so far.. but there are none with a slideout Qwerty Keyboard…
Pity none includes FRONT-FACING CAMERA!!!! (to use Fring!)
Oh well, guess I’ll be keeping my HTC HERO for another year.. LOL
BRAVO maybe will have a FRONT-FACING CAMERA
Give me a GSM Droid so I can drop it on T-Mobile’s network. Or just give me a G2 – aka a G1 with at least twice as much ROM and a faster processor. The G1 was the perfect phone for its time – it needs a successor!
If Salsa’s keyboard didn’t look like exactly that of Nokia E61′s, I might actually believe this.
Bravo. Wantsies.
I like some of the designs, but don’t like how all of them have a 512 flash and 256 RAM. These are the same specs as the older phones.
The bravo has the 1GHz. I want the bravo now!! lol
The bravo has 1GHz
Wow @ Tide – Finally an Android candybar. It may be an old design, but most of the people i know over 40 have candybars (including both my parents). It may be whats needed to bring Android to the masses.
Salsa looks interesting, am I right in thinking it’ll be landscape-only? That’s actually a pretty good solution to what I perceived would be a problem with Android Flip/Candybar/Slide phones (usually being of smaller form factor).
I wanna Bravo please!
Are these all for tmobile?? because they all say tmobile natco day
HTC, you disappoint me…no fold-out or sliding keyboards for a full-size screen phone? I want an improved version of the G1 – I love the keyboard; I just want better battery life. GRRRRRR.
I love the “HTC Tide”!!! It could be even better if it would have a bigger screen (HVGA would be nice).
I think it is great someone on the inside is working for the people and releasing the information for not but 5 phones.
i love how some of the people that commented have no f*(&*^&^% idea what the hell there talking about….. go to some noob site and stay out of here till you have a useful opinion… and by the way the bravo is already being talked about as a T-Mobile phone dumbass
I like the bravo. It’s the best out of all with it’s processor. I believe the bravo/passion/dragon will be basically the same phone but on different networks. The 1ghz processor on the bravo will work very nice with flash. I just hope it has multitouch support.
nope! u lost me @ not a one with a physical qwerty keyboard.
that’s a necessity for most apps.(snesroid)
I mean, i understand the compensation. But there’s no substitution…