HTC HD2 turns up in purported T-Mobile USA materials
By Donald Melanson 
posted Oct 14th 2009 6:23PM
posted Oct 14th 2009 6:23PM
We've already had some indication that HTC's take on Windows Mobile 6.5, the HD2, would be headed to T-Mobile UK, and heard straight from HTC itself that the phone would indeed be headed to the US in next year, but it looks like we may now have one more key piece of the puzzle. If that slide pictured above is authentic as it's purported to be, it looks like the smartphone will be heading to none other than T-Mobile USA, and presumably sometime in that "early 2010" period HTC mentioned. Of course, this slide noticeably doesn't make mention of Windows Mobile at all, so the phone in question could also conceivably be HTC's rumored Android-based Dragon handset -- or... not.
[Via Brighthand]
looks like a fake, check the date at the bottom right: 07/30/2009
i knew about this 3 weeks ago, now everyone is catching up to speed. t-mobile is really stepping up their selection. BTW don't be shocked to see a android verison of this phone too.
Seriously they must be really going for the win. If they get this AND the N900 as people are expecting there will be riots in the streets and it will cause a ripple in the space time continuum. Not to mention iphone fanboys bursting into flames. Im so glad their parent company is twisting their arm :) I'm all for the best handsets in the market, great customer service and cheaper bills!! where's my $50 unlimited plan?
Oh god, please run Android.
I'm good, I prefer Windows Mobile.
I'm not against WinMo at all, but I've been extremely happy with Android. I just want better performance than my sluggish G1 can give.
They just need to start making phones where we can change the OS at will, or multiboot easily. Android, WinMo, etc.
not to mention better battery management!
Please be quad-boot - Android, WinMo, WebOS, and iPhoneOS.
I'm serious - it's my dream phone.
this would be using winmo7 by the time it comes out right? Have you seen the screen shots of winmo7 and with their sense ui this would be a more polished phone with winmo7 than it would with the basic android os... but then again they do have something similar to sense ui for android. i guess i dont care, just give me a phone that works!!!
Nope WM is good enough for me after seeing this: http://www.mobiletechworld.com/2009/10/09/10-minutes-long-htc-hd2-hands-on-video/
I don't know why you're ranked down. I ranked you up cause I want to see Android running on this.
The guys at Xda-Developers are working on getting Android on some HTC Winmo phones so there is still hope.
I have a Touch Pro for work. I use it hours hours each day. I've played around with the 6.5 interface with a hacked ROM (Thank you XDA developers.). When it comes to touch, 6.5 really is NO better then 6.1. So no. You may prefer it and that is fine. But from the standpoint of a phone Windows Mobile has years to go. It has never elevated itself away from a PDA OS with phone features bolted onto it and that is where it fails and will continue to fail until MS realized they need to do what they did from the transition from CE to the Pocket PC and that is revamp the UI literally from the ground up. Until then they will still be on the mobile phone equivalent of Windows 95. And I'm starting to seriously question if Windows Mobile 7 will bring about the equivalent of XP let along Win7.
No, Windows is basically dead on the mobile front. I mean when you have Android and the reality of a free license....Android may still be a little rough around the edges, but its FAR better right now then Win Mo is. And by next spring which is the rumored date when it comes out of development and then add, lets say optimistically, 4 months for the handset developers to get it up and running on new hardware. We are now talking mid to late summer and most likely Android 2.5
The future of win Mo does not look good other then for business users. That's about it.
Agreed. The Stylus OS is done. HTC will continue to surfer if they
continue their path with WinDINOSAUR Mobile.
John Doe,
Winmo 6.5 with a TouchFlo3D interface is very finger friendly. In the last week I have only used the stylus about 3 times and I think it was more out of habit from Winmo 6.1.
I am a little concerned about being forced to only use my finger with windows mobile. I haven't tried 6.5, but with 6.1 on my Touch, I couldn't imagine giving up the d-pad and stylus. Especially the d-pad... I mostly get by with a very limited amount of finger usage and the d-pad. But without the d-pad I think I'd have to break out the stylus often.
tin.. tinn.... tiiinnnnnnnnn....
By the way it can't be the dragon cause the dragon doesn't used snapdragon processor.
Why don't you talk about things you know something about?
i think he was...
http://news.softpedia.com/news/HTC-Dragon-039-s-CPU-to-Be-OMAP-124086.shtml
Wow engadget, can you guys take any longer posting this!
Oh God, please STFU.
lol, I'm not allowed to prefer one mobile platform over another? I like my G1 but I definitely want a faster processor and bigger screen. Google already integrates all the services I use so tightly that I have little reason to want to switch to WinMo, even though I have nothing against it.
Judging by your first comment may be you should STFU
google needs better power management, even a blackberry lasts 4 to 5 days of use that's w a 1380mA battery.
It says "Fantastic Web-browsing experience" so its OBVIOUSLY not running Winmo.......
amirite???
/s
Well since this device will run Mobile Opera, no you are not right.
whooosh!
this post was on gizmodo this morning....you guys are getting slow
gizmodo also is fun of a bunch of massive tools. looks like this place is becoming more like it every day. i don't like it.
if it got Android i will take it.
My contract just expired and want to renew. If I can get the hardware in the HD2 with Android, then it is a done deal.
God, this is so blatantly a fake.
"Mobile Entertainment like you have nere seen (engaged with) before"
Really?
Probably mobile entertainment meant downloadable movies for most people and some casual gaming. Does android or win mo have any serious games designed for the OS not just some rehashed java midp?
Phone pictured on the slide has a windows logo button (3rd button in from the left). HTC2 is upgradeable to win mo 7 too.
I sent this in last night btw 10 and 11 PM PST and it's not posted until now. Engadget is just too slooooooooooooooooow.
Can I be you?
This will be an AT&T phone. HTC is sending mostly Android phones to Sprint, Verizon and T-Mobile. Because AT&T doesnt want anything to compete with the iPhone. As far as windows mobile and the iPhone, they're just totally different. But I also believe this phon will be unlocked with no ties to any company, it will cost them too much. For example, who carries the N97? No one!
If I'm singing an AT&T contract one way or another I don't see why they would care which phone/mobile OS I would be using.
This Phone will be an BEAST!!!!!
please run android!!
Yes Android, you're looking kinda tubby these days. A bit of exercise can do you no harm...
T-mobile means Wind Mobile in Canada!
HTC CEO Peter Chou confirmed that the HD 2 (Windows version) will be coming to the US in Q2, 2010 which coincides with the rumored release date for T-Mobile.
Its going to be Windows Mobile.
http://www.slashgear.com/htc-hd2-gets-official-hands-on-video-0659275/
Sorry, meant to say Q1 2010.
He said Q1. I guess u have T-Mobile. The fact is the phone will cost alot. Even higher than a full priced iPhone. It will be unlocked for the masses.
It is obvious that it will cost a lot, you don't need to be smart to know that. Obviously It will also be sold unlocked because it is GSM and every GSM phone is sold unlocked meaning no carrier BS on it.
Anybody else think "Yum." "Yum." "WANT."
No.. you're the only one with the "Yum yum"
Wonder if it will be desired by Americans ?
As much as they desired the I----e.
App store ?
Compass?
iTunes?
Riiiiigggghttt... that is why Everyone in America in on AT&T with an iPhone... ... ..... My map is bigger than yours... Oh yeaahhhh ... you got served homeboy **black girl snap with neck move ***
no one cares about a compass. give me something thats more than a party trick
Did someone say Black Girl Snap....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rm4SazjKsQ
the HD2 does have a digital compass and every other sensor the iPhone has, plus a few more. And why a digital compass is of use is for apps to know which direction the phone is pointing.
I desire it! I want it to slide right into my right pocket to be aroused by it's appeal and forever stay in love...
I'll take the Dragon or HD2. I just want to upgrade on this hardware. I can't wait to see the snapdragon in action plus the 5mp w/ flash camera.
Based on recent reports, the HD2 will retail for approximately $740.00US unlocked: http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2009/1...ovember-11-fo/
In the linked video below (2nd video on the page) being demoed by an HTC rep, at 51 seconds, at the top of the screen list, you can see the entry "Verizon Wireless Accessories." Unlike the photo above, this video isn’t a fake. Verizon will get this phone! http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/h...ions-on-video/
And another thing, to all the little boys, craving Android; have any of you ever actually used it??? It’s so cool and hip to say “WinMo sucks” and to put a “FAIL” after anything WinMo or MS.
The HTC HD2 is going to be the greatest and most powerful Smartphone/PDA in the market, for however long that may last. I’ve researched the heck out of this thing and I could write a long list of features this bad boy has, that no iPhone hacked or not, can match, period!
Can't find that video, but I REALLY, REALLY hope you're right about going to Verizon. If so, this is most definitely my next phone.
MONKEY, sorry about that! Here is the correct link, 2nd video down, at 51sec, at the top of the HD2's screen:
http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/htc-hd2-hands-on-and-impressions-on-video/
It's just a contact on his contact list... It's like if I have "Apple Accessories" on my contact list, doesn't mean I have an iphone.
Richard, I've been with Verizon for over 10 years now (started back with AirTouch) as both a corporate and personal customer. I've had more than 4 phones that I can recall, that all came with Verizon entries in the contacts. The TMobile banner looks like a fake, as if the HD2 image was just placed into it. And have you ever seen any other HTC or T-Mobile ad's with such wording?
Good for you... ignorant.
Richard, if you’re a teenage boy, then that’s a sufficient excuse. However, is there really a need to insert a claim of ignorance without any logical point of reference? Why not try to respond to one mature comment with a mature comment of your own?
Seems obvious that I am immature and only 15 years old... Look I have "Papa Johns" in my contact list and it obviously means I am business manager for them.
Richard, you do realize that either one of us, could be right or wrong?! The difference is, I’m not calling you ignorant because you don’t agree with my assessment. Nobodies attacking you personally, but rather suggesting a point of view that differs from the one you’re holding onto. There’s a lesson about character development, somewhere here, but most likely lost……..
I made some comments based on my experiences. The phone in the video is a demo phone which does not belong to a consumer. As I’ve already indicated, I’ve had my own Verizon phones loaded with Verizon numbers at the time of purchase. Really, my only point is again, that either one of us could be right or wrong, and that it’s silly and very revealing of one’s character, when one has to resort to pointless name calling because his point of view is not shared. I’m sure we’ll find out the details of this phone, within the next few months. Good night dude!
I will be sad if this device goes to TMo and not AT&T.... I hate to say it, but TMo's network just doesn't cut it for me.
Hell, I'll throw my 3GS in the toilet if AT&T gets this phone because I'd much rather be on WinMo. (Well my 3GS will probably go to my wife, but I'd like to throw it in the toilet if this device is available)...
i may have to switch to tmobile for this phone, too bad alot of people have their heads up their asses and think that thee iphone is the first last and only touchscreen phone
HD2, I'mma let you finish, but HTC's Dragon is the most anticipated Android phone of all time!
What about verizon/??!! :( C'mooon goooo Verizon!
hello SPRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNT..................... DO YOU HEAR ME??????
this phone could get me to LEAVE YOU if you dont get it
I HOPE YOU're LISTENING
This meme will never get old to me. And its spot on.
ANDROID UP IN THIS b*****t
I3wish, would it be possible for you to give us a few meaningful reasons why you believe this phone should contain Android? Reasons that exclude the words FAIL or suck.
I3wish, would it be possible for you to give us a few meaningful reasons why you believe this phone should contain Android? Reasons that exclude the words FAIL or suck.
YES BABY!!
No android and more importantly no keyboard makes this a fail for me personally. I use social networks on my phone. I need a keyboard. this virtual crap is just too damn slow.
"so the phone in question could also conceivably be HTC's rumored Android-based Dragon handset"
Certainly looks like the windows start menu button in the picture...
NO!!! no offense to t-mobile users but in NYC tmobile sucks period. there is no way around it, if you don't have access to the 850/800mhz bands like at&t/verizon than your in building coverage is horrible. and i can't get a signal with tmobile at home barely 2 bars at work. i really hope at&t gets a version of this because i want it.
Richard, you do realize that either one of us, could be right or wrong?! The difference is, I’m not calling you ignorant because you don’t agree with my assessment. Nobodies attacking you personally, but rather suggesting a point of view that differs from the one you’re holding onto. There’s a lesson about character development, somewhere here, but most likely lost……..
I made some comments based on my experiences. The phone in the video is a demo phone which does not belong to a consumer. As I’ve already indicated, I’ve had my own Verizon phones loaded with Verizon numbers at the time of purchase. Really, my only point is again, that either one of us could be right or wrong, and that it’s silly and very revealing of one’s character, when one has to resort to pointless name calling because his point of view is not shared. I’m sure we’ll find out the details of this phone, within the next few months. Good night dude!
Either one of us could be right or wrong. The difference is, I’m not calling you ignorant because you don’t agree with my assessment. Nobodies attacking you personally, but rather suggesting a point of view that differs from the one you’re holding onto. There’s a lesson about character development, somewhere here, but mostly likely lost……..
I made some comments based on my experiences. The phone in the video is a demo phone which does not belong to anyone. As I’ve already indicated, I’ve had my own Verizon phones loaded with Verizon numbers at the time of purchase. Really my only point is again that either one of us could be right or wrong and that it’s silly and very revealing of one’s character, when one has to resort to pointless name calling because his point of view is not shared.
I’m sure we’ll find out the details of this phone, within the next few months. Good night dude!
wow t-mobile really got a lot of haters.
if this comes to the states im getting this phone at launch to replace my sidekick
if this beast run Android, then I am all in. If not, the Acer Liquid is looking mighty fine too.
I'm going to be really pissed if this thing "comes to the states" on either T-Mobile or Verizon and us AT&T folk are yet again left without NAM 3G on a nice HTC. I'm already passing on the Touch Pro 2 because I don't feel like dropping $ on what is little more than a bigger version of my Touch Pro; if the Omnia2 with 850/1900 MHz 3G comes out before this does I'm just buying that.
Ahahhahh, keep telling yourself that...as I upgrade my G1 to yet a newer more robust Adroid rom...I love the smell of freedom!
Oh. My. God. YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!
it better be the exact same phone the Euros are getting, i want everything it already has. WM 6.5 too. But I hope they still have support for European carriers, gotta head over there next summer.