HTC USING nVidia Tegra processor for future devices

[johnnycakes2]

If you consider that the HTC Touch Pro came with a 1350 mAH battery; the Touch HD has a 1350 mAH battery; and the HTC Max: 1500 mAH -- then we can assume the Whitestone W/Firestone will have at least 1350, but probably 1500 since they are considered the HTC Touch HD II and the Max was the most recent iteration of that model. Nvidia claims 130 hours of continuous audio using Tegra, and if you believe that they have tested it with a phone as small as a clamshell, then even if Tegra only achieved 60 hours it would still best an iPod. Furthermore, if HTC has the foresight to include an 1800 mAH battery and 8-16GB of pre-installed flash, you'd have yourself a winner.

Now why doesn't HTC install a separate non-removable battery the size of something in an iPod Nano to be used solely for audio/video, in addition to the removable phone battery? The cost of such a battery and flash memory combined would cost them no more than $30, and raise the consumer price by $75-100. Who wouldn't buy that? It amazes me that (and I'm no fanboi) Apple releases a subpar iPhone in 2007 and charges $600, it sells millions of units, and here we are almost two years later and no other manufacturer has the cojones to step up to the plate and equal that entry. I can't speak for everyone, but I for one would gladly pay $300-$500 for such a device.