Sprint 4G – Android Phone Soon
It seems Sprint is planning a new Android 4G smartphone codenamed “Supersonic”. The HTC phone will be similar to the HTC HD2 with a large 4.3 inch touchscreen.
Running on Android 2.1 it’ll be one of the first 4G phones available in the United States and will run on the Sprint 4G network.
Technical specs include a 1Ghz Snapdragon processor and Sense UI plus a kickstand on the back for relaxing back and enjoying those HD videos streaming via 4G…
4G Chips from Qualcomm
Mobile phone chip maker Qualcomm has announced it’s now providing a new family of wireless chipsets (MSM7×30) that combine 3G and 4G technology to help phone carriers move to 4G phone networks.
Among the first companies to test the new technology are LG Electronics, Sierra Wireless and ZTE. Qualcomm expects the new chips to be available in commercial products by mid 2010. Android, Brew, Symbian and Windows Mobile operating systems will all be supported.
Android 4G Phone?
Sprint has confirmed plans to sell a 4G smartphone next year and there’s speculation in the wireless industry that it could be a 4G Android phone.
The only confirmed details coming from Sprint are that the new smartphone will be dual 3G / 4G and WiMAX based. Talks are apparently ongoing with the handset manufacturer – but next month Sprint is hosting a mobile developer conference featuring the Android mobile platform. And one of the other participants, Samsung, has recently developed its first Android phone.
Android 4G Phone on Sprint
What fun is having a blog if you can’t publish an unsubstantiated rumor every now and then?
Phone News is reporting that Sprint will soon have not one but two Android 4G phones available in the shape of the HTC Hero and a mystery Samsung WiMAX / CDMA mobile device.
Sprint is apparently testing the HTC Hero at the moment and is expected to make it available before the end of the year.
The Samsung 4G phone is thought to be coming out in 2010.
