HTC Passion VZW (Dragon)!! NEW INFO 11-10-2009

[santod]

Looks like VZW is getting the HTC Dragon fairly soon, in the form of the HTC Passion, with the 1Ghz Snapdragon processor and an Android operating system.

4.3" screen, 5 Megapixel camera, well you know the specs.


Updated info: 11-10-2009

A picture of a handset screen is sending waves of excitement and anticipation throughout the rather large community of Verizon smartphone users. The photograph is certainly that of an HTC developed model that runs Android. The thinking is that this is the display of the Passion/Dragon, the super spec'd device that is the Android powered version of the drool forming HTC HD2. While the latter is a Windows Mobile 6.5 phone expected to be released in the States during the first quarter of 2010-most likely by T-Mobile-the Passion/Dragon should keep many of the HD2's features like a 4.3 inch screen, a 1GHz Snapdragon processor and a 5MP camera. Add Android 2.0 to the mix and you should have a device in high demand. A BGR tipster tells the site that this could be launched in time to participate in Black Friday. This is based on a previous tip to BGR that either the BlackBerry Curve2 or the HTC Dragon would be launched on Black Friday. Since the Curve2 is coming out on November 20th, that would leave the Dragon for Black Friday, and where there is a Dragon-there is Passion. The Android excitement at Verizon continues.

HTC Passion Preliminary Specifications
HTC HD2 Specifications

source: BGR

[bikeandestroyx]

Originally Posted by santod

Looks like VZW is getting the HD2 in the form of the HTC Passion, with the 1Ghz Snapdragon processor and an Android operating system.

4.3" screen, 5 Megapixel camera, well you know the HD2 specs.

Pretty sure that is the HTC Dragon.

[santod]

Correct, Dragon. Sorry

[ronaldheld]

Wjy is Verizon getting the Android OS and not WM?

[breakmyfootoff]

It looks to me like big red is placing it's bets on Android. I was really hoping Verizon would get the HD2, but if they dont get any winmo phones that can compete with this one I might have to start learning more about Android.

[bryn987]

Originally Posted by breakmyfootoff

It looks to me like big red is placing it's bets on Android. I was really hoping Verizon would get the HD2, but if they dont get any winmo phones that can compete with this one I might have to start learning more about Android.

Isn't the Passion almost exactly like the HD2?

[bikeandestroyx]

Originally Posted by bryn987

Isn't the Passion almost exactly like the HD2?

Internally it is, but the outside looks a lot like the cdma hero, and it is android based.

Santod where did you hear HD2 is coming to sprint? I would actually switch for that phone.

[breakmyfootoff]

Originally Posted by bryn987

Isn't the Passion almost exactly like the HD2?

Almost, but the HD2 is WM, which I still prefer at this point.

[breakmyfootoff]

Originally Posted by breakmyfootoff

Almost, but the HD2 is WM, which I still prefer at this point.

Yes, I am actually quoting myself lol. I've been researching info on Android all evening here at work (minus the time it took to respond to 2 emergencies) and I gotta say, Android is looking pretty damn good. Still very young and already over 10,000 apps and growing exponentially! Android market place is set to overtake iTunes app selection in no time at this rate. Watching reviews of the new 1ghz Android phones shows pretty much zero lag and hearing reviewers call the phone "the fastest they have ever used" are making it look amazing. Not to mention the phone will use Flash10 for browsing without having to use a workaround like Skyfire. I may have to go to Droid for the next year and see just what Microsoft does with WM7 to compete.

[Noir]

4.3 in 1 ghz processor with the hero sense ui seems like a dream come true