HTC Passion rumors heat up
A leaked screenshot of the HTC Passion?
(Credit: Boy Genius Report)We've seen the Motorola Droid and the HTC Droid Eris from Verizon Wireless so far, but apparently there is a third Verizon Android handset waiting in the wings, if rumors are to be believed.
Rumors are that it will be the HTC Passion, which is supposedly powered by a 1GHz Snapdragon chipset (the Passion might also be called the Dragon). The rumor mill (from Boy Genius, Phone Arena, and elsewhere) claims that the HTC Passion will feature a 5-megapixel camera, a large WVGA-resolution screen with multitouch, a 3.5mm headset jack, 256MB RAM, and it's said to run Android 2.0 with the HTC Sense overlay.
We have heard nothing about this through official channels, so this is strictly rumor territory here, but we can't help but be intrigued by this mythical phone. The Android 2.0 with multitouch and the Snapdragon processor certainly puts it just a notch above the Droid. Perhaps that's why Verizon is keeping mum about the device for now. Still, the rumor mill claims we'll see an announcement about the Passion/Dragon in mid-December, so we'll definitely keep an eye for that.
Nicole Lee is an associate editor for CNET, covering cell phones, Bluetooth headsets, and all things mobile. She's also pretty geeky--she likes World of Warcraft, comic books, and shiny gadgets. E-mail Nicole.
1. Above you have the fake screen shot.
2. Here is the actual source, an iphone lock screen ripoff: http://macthemes2.net/forum/viewtopic.php?id=16800022&p=1
3. Here is what sense UI really looks like: http://www.cellphones.ca/news/upload/2009/06/htc-sense.jpg
And for those of you eager to jump on my back for seemingly crushing your dreams, I believe this phone exists and is coming to Verizon (or at least I really want to). Hell, I've chosen to wait for it over getting the Droid. I simply believe (as well as many other bloggers who avoided this story but have reported plenty of other stuff on this phone such as Engadget, Gizmodo, TechCrunch) that this screen shot is a fake, created by someone who wanted to hype us up.
PASSION: http://www.techmagnews.com/wp-content/uploads/images/HTC_Dragon_Android_Phone_Leaked_Shots.jpg
HD2: http://www.softsailor.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/HTC-HD2.jpg
further, rumors have the Android device w/ a smaller display size among other spec differences
Based on a v-mail I got from Verizon Wireless Support the phone will be called "Dragon"
The guy didn't know when it would be available but his answer confirmed that the "Dragon" is coming soon.
This seems to confirm to me that the "Dragon" is coming to Verizon.
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by tuohymedia
November 21, 2009 12:44 PM PST
- Acezhi, passion is coming but WHEN...is the real question!
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