HTC Scorpion with 1.5GHz Snapdragon, WiMAX tipped in build file of dubious provenance
By Joseph L. Flatley 
posted Feb 9th 2010 8:51PM
posted Feb 9th 2010 8:51PM
Sure, this next item might be a little bit of a stretch, but why the hell not: according to MobileCrunch, there's a build file from an-as-yet unknown device called the HTC Scorpion making the rounds. If the tea leaves are being read correctly (and, more to the point, if they're real tea leaves and not some sort of bogus tea leaf substitute) we're looking at a 1.5GHz Snapdragon device with WiMAX support, which means it could potentially be HTC's long-rumored Android smartbook, or at least a spiritual successor to the Shift. We're also told that the mysterious device is codenamed Olympian, and that it could sport a new version of Android (build ID FRE65C -- being billed as Android 2.2). Since you're adults, and we feel that we can trust you, we're placing the alleged file after the break, so you can make up your own mind -- handset, smartbook, or nothing at all? Just remember, it was a leaked HTC that broke the news of Android 2.1's existence.
# begin build properties
# autogenerated by buildinfo.sh
ro.build.id=FRE65C
ro.build.display.id=htc_scorpion-userdebug 2.2 FRE65C eng.xxxxx.20100206 test-keys
ro.build.version.incremental=26741
ro.build.version.sdk=8
ro.build.version.codename=REL
ro.build.version.release=2.2
ro.build.date=Sat Feb 6 13:42:06 CST 2010
ro.build.date.utc=1264645720
ro.build.type=userdebug
ro.build.user=u40000
ro.build.host=builder00101
ro.build.tags=test-keys
ro.product.model=HTC Olympian
ro.product.brand=generic
ro.product.name=htc_scorpion
ro.product.device=scorpion
ro.product.board=cortex1.5ghz
ro.product.cpu.abi=armeabi-va8c
ro.product.cpu.abi2=armeabi
ro.product.manufacturer=HTC
ro.product.locale.language=mdpi
ro.product.locale.region=
ro.board.platform=qsd8672
# ro.build.product is obsolete; use ro.product.device
ro.build.product=scorpion
# Do not try to parse ro.build.description or .fingerprint
ro.build.description=1.47.3.2 CL2***** test-keys
ro.build.changelist=2*****
ro.build.modelid=DF4732***
ro.build.fingerprint=generic/htc_scorpion/scorpion/scorpion:2.2/FRE65C/26741:userdebug/test-keys
keyguard.no_require_sim=1
# end build properties
#
# system.prop for scorpion
#
ro.sf.lcd_density=240
#
ro.home.ui.defualt.=0
ro.home.ui.media.scorpion.=1
ro.home.ui.sense.=0
ro.home.ui.define.=0
#
#
rild.libpath=/system/lib/libhtc_ril.so
wimax.interface = tiwlan0
# Time between scans in seconds. Keep it high to minimize battery drain.
# This only affects the case in which there are remembered access points,
# but none are in range.
# begin build properties
# autogenerated by buildinfo.sh
ro.build.id=FRE65C
ro.build.display.id=htc_scorpion-userdebug 2.2 FRE65C eng.xxxxx.20100206 test-keys
ro.build.version.incremental=26741
ro.build.version.sdk=8
ro.build.version.codename=REL
ro.build.version.release=2.2
ro.build.date=Sat Feb 6 13:42:06 CST 2010
ro.build.date.utc=1264645720
ro.build.type=userdebug
ro.build.user=u40000
ro.build.host=builder00101
ro.build.tags=test-keys
ro.product.model=HTC Olympian
ro.product.brand=generic
ro.product.name=htc_scorpion
ro.product.device=scorpion
ro.product.board=cortex1.5ghz
ro.product.cpu.abi=armeabi-va8c
ro.product.cpu.abi2=armeabi
ro.product.manufacturer=HTC
ro.product.locale.language=mdpi
ro.product.locale.region=
ro.board.platform=qsd8672
# ro.build.product is obsolete; use ro.product.device
ro.build.product=scorpion
# Do not try to parse ro.build.description or .fingerprint
ro.build.description=1.47.3.2 CL2***** test-keys
ro.build.changelist=2*****
ro.build.modelid=DF4732***
ro.build.fingerprint=generic/htc_scorpion/scorpion/scorpion:2.2/FRE65C/26741:userdebug/test-keys
keyguard.no_require_sim=1
# end build properties
#
# system.prop for scorpion
#
ro.sf.lcd_density=240
#
ro.home.ui.defualt.=0
ro.home.ui.media.scorpion.=1
ro.home.ui.sense.=0
ro.home.ui.define.=0
#
#
rild.libpath=/system/lib/libhtc_ril.so
wimax.interface = tiwlan0
# Time between scans in seconds. Keep it high to minimize battery drain.
# This only affects the case in which there are remembered access points,
# but none are in range
Oh no, you didn't!
China Whiiiite!! I can't hear you Ca-li-for-niaaaaaaaaaaa!!!
@aubreyq If only this was a phone....
HEY ENGADGET,
Why don't we leave mobile news for Engadget Mobile? Srsly getting annoying
@BUNT2
WTF are you talking about? Everyone on here wants to know about this kind of news. Damn, you might as well stop reading the site altogether. Seriously, what kind of news are you looking for anyway, specs on the latest netbook?
@BUNT2
Smartphones happen to be the convergence device of our era. So many different types of technology go into these devices. The truth is that smartphones really are the 'super-gadget' of the decade, and I have a feeling they will be for some time to come.
@aubreyq
*Throws NexusOne on the ground*
Oh yes they did.
HTC doesn't know the word over-kill which I adore them for.
@tonicboy
Not everyone, and all I see is HTC this and Android that these days
@aubreyq
And a mediocre German androgynous hair band that sadly reminds me of Spinal Tap has what to do with wireless phones?
Ah yes, they have the same name. Bravo. You have the reach of an orangutan Mr. Flatley.
@aubreyq
If that chip was going into a phone I would be excited. Else a laptop / netbook not so much. Good call on the 80s hairband cover.
@BUNT2
let me guess, do you own an iphone?
@tonicboy It may be called the HTC Scorpion (possibly codenamed “Olympian”), and it’s allegedly packing a 1.5GHz Snapdragon processor.
HTC’s all-new phone may be running Android 2.2 as well as be equipped with WiMax support, on top of a bone-crushing 1.5Ghz Snapdragon processor. New info: http://bit.ly/htc-scorpion-leaked-picture
1.5 *jaw drop*
@Jacinth I jizzed in my pants..
@Jacinth
The fact that technology has reached the point where we see dynamic growth in the form of devices that are magnitudes faster/stronger/better than the previous generation makes this an exciting time to be a tech-lover.
@New Reformation
Yea yea that's nice and all but i'm waiting for battery performance to have it's jump as well. Is it normal to charge an iPhone twice everyday.
@Jacinth
understand that the Nexus One rarely ever reaches the 1 Ghz speed because there are not very many instances where it will need to be. If the chip runs like that Snapdragon, which it should, the battery will probably last a day just like the current high end phones (iPhone, Droid, N1, Pre, etc.)
@New Reformation
Winds of Change
@Jacinth - SWEET JEBUS! An HTC HD3 iPad Killer!
We all have varying degrees of the hots for the HD2 but a BIG Brother running android to compete against the MaxiPod? BRING IT!!!
(requisite Rock You Like A Hurricane joke)
It has been done.
@Level 5
man i want this:
cortex 9 series with dual cores running at at least 1 ghz
a GPU such as the tegra 2.
that wireless chip by TI that includes: wifi a-n, wimax, FM, Cell phone radio and everything else that could be wanted.
slimmer or as slim as a iphone
android and windows 7
and get it blessed by jesus and i would by one for like $1000
but the battery life would be horrible. 6 cell+super slim= :)
@Level 5 Thanks for ruining my joke.... I wonder if a send me an angel joke would have the same effect.......nah
wow. just wow.
Is this a netbook or a phone? Lol. Insane CPU speed.
@Special Agent Steve Please be a phone
@Special Agent Steve
Most likely a tablet.
Cool. Probably be a smartbook unless they're gonna chuck in a huuuuuuge battery to power that snappyD.
Then again, they've surprised us slightly before. Android 2.2 I would like to see, and if this is Q2 it's probably about the right version for the time.
SONICBOOOOOOOOM.
1.5Ghz would be amazing. I just wonder what the battery life will be like with this kind of power consumption lol.
My guess is smart book, sounds to nice for us to get a phone like that
@Hydra
We can't have nice things :(
Looks like by the time Tegra 2 smartphones start hitting the market (H2 2010), they will again be outdated by Qualcomm's offerings.
Deja-vu for Tegra 1.
That pic is beyond awesome.
Wouldn't shock me to see this in HTC/Android's answer to the iPad.
@Wolfticket
Ouuuuu. I hadn't though of that. Google Books, Android Apps, hmm could get interesting.
megatrendy superphone/smartbook?
Wait, is that the new dual core 1.5GHz Snapdragon, or a faster clocked version of the one already out?
@Nitesh
Most likely the new one, as there are no current ones that clock at 1.5GHz
2.0GHz or bust
Another name for Sprint's soon to be Supersonic.
A boy can dream...
Hmmm, what would make it more interesting is if it was Google branded...
Slap it in a HD2 chassis with AT&T 3g bands and I'll camp out ovenight to buy it!
@AltairDusk why destroy such a perfectly good device with such a bad/evil network?
@stabbytheicepic
Because I'm still on contract for another year :(
@stabbytheicepic at&t sucks, but so do all the other carriers
Read these specs: http://www.qctconnect.com/products/snapdragon.html
Technical Features for QSD8672 chipsets
The single-chip, dual-CPU QSD8672™ includes most of the above features, in addition to:
Dual CPUs, up to 1.5 GHz for faster response and processing.
Low-power 45nm process technology for higher integration and performance.
Higher-resolution WSXGA (1440 x 900) display support.
High-definition (1080p) video recording and playback.
Support for HSPA+ networks - 28 Mbps downloads and 11 Mbps uploads.
Supports CDMA2000 1X, 1xEV-DO Rel 0/A/B networks.
Improved 3D graphics - up to 80M triangles/sec and 500M+ 3D pixels/sec.
maybe googles tablet?
If it's the snapdragon that has HDMI , AND it's a phone its gonna be a big one... (4.3" for starters , amoled ? super amoled ? uber amoled ? dunno...) ------- reading from wikipedia "The latest (Snapdragon) QSD8672 chip (to be sampled in the second half of 2009) uses 45 nm technology and includes two CPU cores running at up to 1.5 GHz. QSD8672 product targets advanced mobile computing devices and includes integrated HSPA+, GPS, Bluetooth, full high definition video recording and playback, Wi-Fi and mobile TV technologies (MediaFLO, DVB-H and ISDB-T).[3] Mobile devices using the QSD8672 are expected to become available in the second half of 2010."
@geekyboy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snapdragon_(processor) < The link... forgot it
next step is to stick an Atom inside a smartphone...or one of these into a micro-superslim-ultrathin-netbook