All About New Cell Phones

You are lucky if you are living in the United States, because Sprint will launch the HTC EVO 4G smartphone on June 4th, 2010 for only $199.99 with a new 2-year contract. The Sprint HTC EVO 4G will be the first 4G phone in the US. The smartphone has the forward facing camera that is capable of performing over both 3G and 4G networks. Video chats will run on Qik, a third party application which also points to the possibility of making phone-to-PC calls.

The HTC EVO 4G features the latest Android 2.1 OS, offering more than 35,000 apps. The phone is powered by a 4.3-inch display, a superfast 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, an 8.0-megapixel AutoFocus camera with HD-capable video camcorder and a forward-facing 1.3-megapixel camera. [Press Release]

You are lucky if you are living in the UK because Orange UK has recently launched the HTC Desire Black Edition in that region. The phone is available for free with plans of at least £35 per month. You can also get it for £49.99 on £30 plans, or for £99.99 on £25 plans.

For your info, the HTC Desire is a high-end Android 2.1 smartphone that is powered by a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, a 3.7-inch WVGA AMOLED touchscreen display, a 5MP AutoFocus camera, an optical trackball, HSDPA, Wi-Fi, A-GPS, and a 3.5mm headset jack. Read more…

The HTC HD Mini is now available in the UK via Clove. The handset retails for £275 without VAT or £323.17 with VAT. In case you didn’t know, the HTC HD Mini is powered by a 600MHz processor and a 3.2-inch display screen. It is a Windows Mobile device with HTC Sense, an interface that brings calls, texts, status updates or emails into a single contact view. The handset also features a Windows-based app and HTC Peep, allowing users to tweet and follow Twitter streams. Additionally, the HD Mini features a large touch screen display for viewing, zooming and resizing with a pinch of the fingers, a 5.0-megapixel camera, Wi-Fi and access to Windows Marketplace for Mobile for more games and applications. [Clove]

Word has it that T-Mobile will launch Moto CLIQ XT, HTC HD2, Nokia Nuron next month as part of its Q1 2010 line-up. The HTC HD2 will be launched on March 24th, meanwhile the Moto Cliq XT (aka Zeppelin) will be launched on Mach 10th. The highly anticipated Nokia Nuron will be released on March 17th. Stay tuned for more updates. [PPCGeeks via TmoNews]

Word has it that the Nexus One smartphone from Google might be available starting January 2010. The phone may be on sale directly from Google (most probably unlocked) as soon as January 5th, 2010. Manufactured by HTC, the Nexus One features a 3.7-inch WVGA display, a new UI with 3D elements, a 5MP camera and lots of Google services (including Google Navigation and Google Goggles). No word on pricing so far. [Unwired View]