HTC's XV6175 for Verizon outed in render form

Yo, T-Mobile, you guys might want to speed that Snap / Dash 2 / whatever along, because you've got a few carriers nipping at your heels with their own WinMo-based portrait QWERTY models fresh out of HTC's foundry. There's a whole jumble of codenames and model numbers used to identify this thing, but basically, you can look at the XV6175 as Verizon's answer to the GSM-powered Snap and S522 -- a device that's been seen in Sprint's roadmap as the Willow and in various regulatory agencies as the Cedar (ridiculous, yes, we know). We don't have any better idea of when it might launch, but in the meanwhile, feast your eyes on this render we've unearthed -- and enjoy the Verizon logo-free bezel while you can, because we'll bet you a bazillion dollars that's not lasting.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 27th 2009 11:53PM]

a "bazillion dollars" ?
great word choice Engadget.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 28th 2009 12:01AM]

Reminds of a Palm Centro!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 28th 2009 12:33AM]

Hell ya, first thing that popped into my head was a Centro too!!!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 28th 2009 12:48AM]

Yep, its been done. YAWN.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 28th 2009 6:23AM]

Yeah man, I thought "Woah, another Centro?" then read HTC.

[Higher Up Posted Apr 28th 2009 3:44PM]

Actually it looks most like the Palm Pro. And the Palm Pro was designed by HTC.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 28th 2009 12:06AM]

LOL you WinMo losers, I'll take my iphone over this POS any day! I have a MacbookPro too. Yes, you read it right: PRO!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 28th 2009 12:18AM]

Oh yea?

I got a MacbookWhoGivesAShit

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 28th 2009 12:14AM]

I actually prefer HTC's touchflo to the iPhone GUI. Call me crazy.

[morissen3k8 Posted Apr 28th 2009 1:00AM]

i think htc manila 2d is better than touchflo 3d anyday... imo

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 28th 2009 12:16AM]

Isn't that a smartphone developed by RIM?

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 28th 2009 12:20AM]

Fuck this noise!! Teen Mobil can HAVE this turd nugget!! Where's that sexy-ass Touch Pro 2?!?!?!?? And DON'T CRIPPLE IT AFTER HAVING US WAIT A YEAR FOR IT VERIZON!!!! Don't even change the frickin' color of it!!! Just get it here!!!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 28th 2009 12:28AM]

sorry Brian, T-Mobile is also getting the Touch Pro 2

http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2009/04/22/t-mobile-branded-htc-touch-pro2-appears-in-the-wild/

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 28th 2009 12:58AM]

you wont be getting it for at least a year, the first touch pro came out just a couple months ago.. I doubt verizon even gets the 2 in 09.

[imGoingNameless Posted Apr 28th 2009 12:21AM]

Bazillion dollars says Verizon is going to make it slow with their Vcrap.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 28th 2009 12:36AM]

windows mobile mmm not interested am done with WM i have a touch diamond and i wanna kill my self i hate windows mobile and now am stucked with WM for one more year

[Quikboy Posted Apr 28th 2009 3:54PM]

You know, there are ways to make Windows Mobile much more better, if you don't like the defaults. Just Live Search it.

[spasewalkr Posted Apr 28th 2009 12:42AM]

i suppose it figures. the one new htc phone verizon gets is a non-touchflo non-candybar moto q style phone. heavy sigh. :(

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 28th 2009 1:10AM]

Well, hopefully the Sprint version is Fully loaded. I just might buy this to hold me over till the Niagara or Touch Pro 2 Arrive.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 28th 2009 1:25AM]

This looks like winmo standard, no touchscreen (see the home button rather than start button). I like std over pro, i hate winmo touchscreens they do all sorts of stupid crap when you talk on the phone, whereas winmo std is actually pretty efficient for making calls and managing contacts/calendar. Wonder if it has a cdma/gsm chip for global roaming.