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HTC Endeavor could debut at MWC 2012
While Samsung will not be holding a media event come MWC 2012, it looks like HTC may very well steal the show. According to rumors, HTC is set to unveil the HTC Endeavor (formerly known as the HTC Edge), a device that has been rumored to be the company’s, and possibly the world’s first, Android smartphone to sport a quad-core processor under the hood. The device popped up on our radars back in November of 2011 along with what appeared to be a rendering of the phone, and while the specs of the device remain hazy at the moment, the rumors are saying that the phone will be powered by none other than NVIDIA’s Tegra 3 quad-core processor, the same processor that is currently powering the ASUS Transformer Prime Android tablet.
The device is also said to feature a 4.7” display with 720p HD resolution, an 8MP rear-facing camera and will most likely come with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich loaded. We know that HTC has acknowledged that their performance last year was not up to standard and that they will be focusing on quality, not quantity, for 2012, and what better way to kick start the new year with a beast of a phone, right? Once again, no official confirmation was been given so we suggest you take this with a grain of salt for now, but fret not as we will get our hands on more details surrounding the device come MWC 2012, so check back with us then!
What is the world’s best kept secret? I suppose that would be a subjective question, with a myriad of answers for your picking if you were to take into consideration the different industries and niches, but where smartphones are concerned, especially with the HTC banner involved, then it would be the HTC One X9 being the next handset from the company. A set of photos of the alleged device has surfaced, and in these photos, it has more or less confirmed the overall design of the device – including its SIM card slot, power and volume button locations.
Other rumored hardware specifications include a 5.5” Full HD display, a MediaTek MT6795 SoC, either 2GB or 3GB of RAM, 16GB of internal memory, a 3,000mAh battery, a 13MP shooter at the back with OIS, and an UltraPixel front camera. All that we have to do now is to sit tight and wait for an official announcement concerning the hardware, and it is good to go.
Now here is a new handset (in a sense) that hails from the folks over at HTC, although it does not really pay homage to HTC’s motto of “Here’s To Change”. Apparently, the HTC One E9s Dual SIM arrived on the HTC India website with nary an official announcement, and do not be fooled by its name since it is far less an improvement over the HTC One E9 as opposed to the HTC Desire 820, taking into consideration this device is thicker, heavier, has a slower chipset, a smaller battery, and a lower resolution 720p display as opposed to the Full HD display on the HTC One E9.
Other hardware specifications of the HTC One E9s Dual SIM include 16GB of internal memory, a 13MP shooter at the back, a 4MP camera in front, 2GB RAM, LTE connectivity and as mentioned earlier, Dual SIM capability. Oh yes, throw in stereo speakers and Dolby audio, and you’ve got a “new” model.
We do know that the HTC One A9 is well on its way, but as to exactly when will it roll out to the masses? We do not really know, but what we do know is this – there will be an October 20th event that will be held by HTC, and chances are pretty high that will be the date on which HTC rolls out their new HTC One handset. Right here, right now, we will just have to make do with a bunch of leaked HTC One A9 photos, where this smartphone does seem to resemble an iPhone 6 where its design and form factor are concerned.
Of course, there is also a quick look at HTC’s very own Sense UI that will run on top of the Android operating system, in addition to rounded sides of an aluminum unibody and a microUSB 2.0 port – I guess that rules out the Type-C port that other handset manufacturers are starting to incorporate. Other than that, it looks like a loudspeaker resides on the bottom, with a lack of stereo speakers on the front. Check out the photo gallery after the jump.