Huge stash of HTC Android codenames found within 2.1 ROM

You know that leaked HTC Sense ROM with Android 2.1 underneath? Well, somebody did some digging and found a wild stack of HTC Android handset codenames buried within. It starts in the realm of the familiar, with mentions of Dragon, Passion, Dream and Hero, but then it starts to get a little wild. Here's the full list: Bahamas, Bravo, DesireC, Dragon, Dream, Espresso, Halo, HeroCT, HeroC, Hero, Huangshan, Incredible, Legend, Liberty, Memphis, Paradise, PassionC, Passion, Sapphire and Supersonic. Pretty wild, right? There's no telling what exactly this list implies, other than the fact that Passion and Dragon are indeed on the books, and that HTC's naming department can really let the superlatives fly, but we're sure all will be made clear over the next year or two.

[BigD145 Posted Dec 3rd 2009 4:31PM]

@iroq d mullet
Thanks, I will. Wake me when there's something interesting going on, like a real product.

[pika2000 Posted Dec 3rd 2009 1:58PM]

Now, how many of those are the same exact model? This is the thing with HTC, they're confusing the market with all these names despite a lot of them pretty much the same thing/carry the exact same spec. And then you don't know which model is newer unless you're checking tech blog sites.

[Ryujin Posted Dec 3rd 2009 2:26PM]

@pika2000
Wouldn't that be a good thing? Say you have 4 models but 3 for each carrier and give them all different names, not only do stores can track them better but it also makes them look like they have 12 phones out on the market. I find making less seem more is probably a good thing, especially for people who don't follow things as we do.

[ChazClout Posted Dec 3rd 2009 2:28PM]

@pika2000

I doubt that the general public will really care. It's only us interested in technology that will really look for a difference in the specifications of these phones.

I do hope that HTC do some internal upgrades rather than whacking the guts of the Hero into even more handsets. (I still love my Hero tho)

[JONNNathannn Posted Dec 3rd 2009 5:08PM]

@pika2000 But that doesn't matter. All these names are working names, and when name changes occur, like the Magic/myTouch, it's the carrier's orders. I see no problem.

[Mikeo Posted Dec 3rd 2009 10:03PM]

@pika2000 Yeeeeah, like that never happens with iPhone versioning, when they all look the same *eyeroll*


Stop playing dumb please. If you want to troll just do it direct, if you actually want to participate in a conversation read up the facts or STFU.

[pika2000 Posted Dec 3rd 2009 10:09PM]

@Mikeo Oh, hi dumb fucker. Troll somewhere else. Nobody is talking about the iPhone here.

[corcoran Posted Dec 3rd 2009 2:17PM]

What, no Passion P?

[Rick James Posted Dec 3rd 2009 2:23PM]

My BB Storm is telling me I need some sweet sweet passion in my life.

[aversusb Posted Dec 3rd 2009 2:26PM]

These are HTC's code names...not the carrier's. So to HTC, the G1 is still the Dream. The Mytouch/Magic is called Sapphire by HTC.

[NinjaMonkey Posted Dec 3rd 2009 2:26PM]

Carriers can finally use the "Passion" android with their new "our phone vibrates better than yours" add...?

[NinjaMonkey Posted Dec 3rd 2009 2:30PM]

Burninating the country side. Burninating the iphones.

[SteveG Posted Dec 3rd 2009 4:21PM]

@NinjaMonkey

and all the people in the thatch-roofed cottages?

[maxisma Posted Dec 3rd 2009 2:34PM]

Hehe.. That was me ;-)

It was embedded into the framework.. No idea why HTC integrated it into it *WTF*

[Duckman Posted Dec 3rd 2009 2:46PM]

@maxisma
Max You rock!

[Gooner14 Posted Dec 3rd 2009 2:38PM]

i know win6.5 aint the best but every OS has its pros/cons. im just about to get the HD2, is it worth waiting for passion/dragon?? as constantly waiting for the next "big thing" will mean you will never get anything new lol not sure if i can wait till after February!
views please :)

[emnetic Posted Dec 3rd 2009 3:50PM]

@Gooner14 You do have a point about how always waiting for the next big thing will mean you'll never buy anything.

I agree that the HD2 is a beautiful thing, but that OS is a piece of turd. unless you're a employee that needs WinMo, you gotta hold out for Android version.

It may mean waiting till Feb, but hopefully some more picture leak and that will keep you going till then :)

[Gooner14 Posted Dec 3rd 2009 4:57PM]

@emnetic Im at uni so i dont need WinMo for business i guess! im looking at the long term commitment to the phone i choose, so the HD2 its amazing the now (iv read and seen alot on it and tested it myself in the shops) and with winmo 7? might just be truly awesome!

BUT i think ill wait and see what happens this month, with the sholes tablet and new android phones like SEx10 and htc dragon/passion ill see if they are worth the hype! :)

[3rdsun Posted Dec 3rd 2009 2:39PM]

I love HTC model naming schemes. Too bad carriers downgrade to names that sound gay sometimes

[nicklar Posted Dec 3rd 2009 2:42PM]

Please, Please, Please, HTC... I want to see John Davidson, Fran Tarkenton, and Cathy-Lee Crosby at the unveiling of the That's Incredible phone.

[htowngator Posted Dec 3rd 2009 3:04PM]

2.1 not 2.0? Is everyone getting a bump to 2.1 then?

[Erickg Posted Dec 3rd 2009 3:04PM]

There we go:
desireC is Droid Eris
Halo is Tattoo (budget Android)
passion is dragon

nicest though is Espresso. I read somewhere at tweakers.net that Espresso is a Hero with qwerty keyboard. Complete with profile and all.

[Trevolutionary Posted Dec 3rd 2009 3:13PM]

C = CDMA?

[shark1987 Posted Dec 3rd 2009 5:51PM]

@(Unverified) yea, exactly what i thought when i read it, I bet the PassionC is the Passion (Dragon-variant) that's coming to Verizon.

[qakgob Posted Dec 3rd 2009 3:19PM]

Hopefully this means official 2.1 for magic. 32a? probably not so much. At least there's still xda

[spaz1 Posted Dec 3rd 2009 3:26PM]

I love how engadget has bleeped out the source of that image.

[HustleHard101 Posted Dec 3rd 2009 3:27PM]

I just want the HTC HD2 running android. Do that for 2010 PLEASE HTC and I'll be happy. Oh by the way I have Sprint so if you can give it to them that'll be great. Lol..

[krizoitz Posted Dec 3rd 2009 4:25PM]

Whats with the messed up pixelation on this image? I mean it kinda looks like they are bluring out something, but its all vertical and not placed ina very good-for-displaying-info manner.

[xconan Posted Dec 3rd 2009 8:25PM]

@krizoitz
it's to cover the watermarks as the photo or screen has been watermarked by HTC to track the mole...

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 3rd 2009 4:37PM]

As far as I got from http://www.htcphones.net/htc-passion-android-version-of-htc-whitestone/, the passion will be similiar to whitestone

[qrius Posted Dec 3rd 2009 4:43PM]

hm.... HeroCT, HeroC and Hero?

What will be the difference?

[iCello Posted Dec 3rd 2009 9:13PM]

@qrius Hero is eouropean Hero, and HeroC and HeroCT are sprint hero and droid eris. I think.

[dr34mc4st3r Posted Dec 3rd 2009 5:50PM]

i love the name "supersonic" the most. "i've got a supersonic phone!"

[HardToBelieve Posted Dec 3rd 2009 8:28PM]

@dr34mc4st3r

As soon as I read the name Supersonic the crunk rock song of the same name by Family Force 5, started playing in my mind. Then I wanted it.

[coolbho3000 Posted Dec 3rd 2009 6:36PM]

Bahamas is most certainly the HTC Tattoo.

[husher Posted Dec 3rd 2009 7:20PM]

its nice to know that the phone i bought a few weeks ago will be obsolete by the standers of 6 years in one swoop.
i mean Christ... I was frozen today!

[tech head Posted Dec 3rd 2009 8:15PM]

Ok, here is my dream device. A droid Eris with A snapdragon would be like the best thing in the world.

[xconan Posted Dec 3rd 2009 8:25PM]

@tech head
a tegra2 would B even better

[tech head Posted Dec 4th 2009 10:33AM]

@xconan yeah, but there aren't a whole lot of apps in the android marketplace that would take advantage of tegra. Maby once the phone came out, devs would start developing for it, but then android would be very fragmented because only certain apps can run on certain phones, unless i can run a game designed for tegra on my arm 11 g1. :)

[MathiasMM Posted Dec 4th 2009 11:31AM]

"Is that a legend in your pants or are you just happy to see me?"