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HTC A9292 'Supersonic' shows up in another inventory listing
It's anyone's guess whether we'll see this mythical Supersonic from HTC show up at CTIA next week (wouldn't that be awesome?), but a phone identified as the HTC A9292 has recently made an appearance in yet another internal system which can't be a bad sign. As a refresher, the A9292 is popularly believed to be the Supersonic, a 4.3-inch Android-powered beast for Sprint that could become one of the carrier's very first WiMAX-enabled phones. This time around, the phone's turned up in a warehouse portal used by indirect third-party dealers, which would seem like a sign that they're getting ready to distribute these bad boys; hopefully we'll know all in just a few days' time out in Vegas. Stay tuned. [Thanks, Onyoursix]
HTC 'Supersonic' to ring in WiMAX on Sprint, Android-style
Remember that mysterious HTC A9292 with WiMAX rumored for Sprint a few days back? Well, take a seat, folks -- we think we've got the lowdown on it here from a trusted source, and it's a bit of a monster: Codename is "Supersonic" -- a name we've heard at least once before. Feels a lot like you'd expect an Android-powered HD2 to feel thanks to a 4.3-inch non-AMOLED display and a svelte shell. (For reference, the HD2 is 11mm thick, but we don't have exact dimensions here.) It's got a kickstand on the back. This wouldn't be a first for HTC; the Imagio on Verizon has one, for example. Runs Android 2.1 with HTC's Sense UI. Our tipster saw it in white; production devices could be available in different colors, of course, but white seems like it'd be an intriguing choice for a phone of the HD2's size and shape. The phone's software stack is buggy enough right now to suggest that we're not looking at a release any time soon, but we don't have details on the projected launch window. It's fast -- Snapdragon fast, it seems, though our tipster can't confirm the processor under the hood. We know 2010's just begun, but between all this noise and the promise of a legitimate 4G radio on board, let's be real -- we're already looking at a very, very early contender for smartphone of the year. Let's not run into any major roadblocks between here and retail, alright, guys?
Sprint bringing on A9292 WiMAX phone from HTC?
HTC's produced a WiMAX phone in the past, so there's precedent to believe the rumors coming out today that Sprint will be picking up a so-called "A9292 WiMAX bar handset" from the company. PhoneArena appears to have secured some sort of inventory sheet showing the phone without any additional detail; for what it's worth, Sprint has been basically mum recently on its plans for taking its WiMAX network from data cards to handsets, but this seems to jibe with a recent rumor that the carrier's first 4G phone would be packing Android -- something HTC's pretty well acquainted with. Other than that, your guess is as good as ours on when this'll happen and exactly what form it'll take, but we can already say with a high degree confidence that we want one.
