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HTC's P5500 'Nike' slated for September launch?
Although the most recent hunch about a handset release did indeed prove true, we're not so sure about these HTC claims. DigiTimes has it that High Tech Computer is "expected to launch its second touchscreen-controlled smartphone supporting a 3.5G standard perhaps as soon as September," and while it didn't confirm, the site did insinuate that the mobile in question is the P5500 "Nike." Additionally, the rumors suggested that the phone will be "built using a CPU from Samsung and chipsets from Qualcomm," while also supporting W-CDMA. Of note, these same "sources" claimed that a device codenamed Vogue would be hitting North, Central, and South American shores, and we certainly can't find any room to argue with that.[Via TheUnwired]
Is HTC's P5500 "Nike" the Touch II?
We saw hints of HTC's "Nike" back in March, and the word now touts that set as the Touch II. Interestingly, it would seem that the yet unreleased -- and officially unannounced -- handset has morphed since our first meeting from a Sammy-like square-shaped number, to the egg inspired thing you see above. We're mostly unsure which version is most believable at this point, the new render certainly isn't showing off any TouchFLO features -- or even Windows Mobile 6 -- so color us unconvinced. Either way, the supposed hardware specs are the same, so we'll just have to sit back and wait til the aesthetic mystery gets solved by HTC.[Via Just Another Mobile Phone Blog]
HTC slides in with "Nike" P5500
We don't generally associate the terms "HTC" and "slider" -- at least in the traditional, numeric keypad sense -- but it seems the Taiwanese patron saint of all things Windows Mobile would like us to have a change of heart in that regard. The rumored HTC "Nike" (these code names of theirs keep getting weirder and weirder, we swear) should bow as the P5500 when it becomes available this fall in HTC-branded trim, rolling deep with a 400MHz Samsung core, 128MB ROM / 64MB RAM with microSD expansion, integrated FM tuner, Bluetooth 2.0, a 3 megapixel cam, and a 2.6-inch QVGA touchscreen. Best of all, it'll pack GPS and industrial-strength data via both 802.11b/g and HSDPA (no word on bands, though) -- and yes, that is Windows Mobile 6 Professional you see there, hence the touchscreen.[Via Navigadget]
